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Mac Miller - The Spins (Vincent Casanova Remix)

The German minimal DJ returns to the spotlight with two hours of artfully subtle house and techno.

There's an old German proverb that goes "Der stete Tropfen höhlt den Stein." Literally, it means a constant dripping wears away the stone, but the point isn't about force but patience: slow, steady repetition can leave the deepest mark. It's an apt metaphor for the career of Kosta Athanassiadis, better known as XDB.

Active since the early '90s, first as a DJ and then producer by the decade's end, Athanassiadis has built a career less on hype than persistence. His catalogue spans labels like Dial, Metrolux and Echocord, alongside a steady trickle of EPs and remixes that have quietly cemented his reputation as one of minimal house and techno's undersung heroes.

That patience carries into his sound and production ethos. Where many of his peers embraced software upgrades and new workflows, Athanassiadis has long stuck to Cubase, a handful of trusty instruments and 30-year-old speakers he claims to have run "hundreds of thousands of tunes" through. He also still prefers to use inexpensive, straightforward gear—what matters, he insists, is not the tools but the feel. The result is a sound that’s stripped back, direct and enduring.

Lately, Athanassiadis has found himself back in focus. With minimal enjoying fresh attention, his calendar has filled, and with it a run of back-to-back sets—most often alongside PLO Man, a regular sparring partner this year. True to form, though, you won't find that his style has changed much. Over 30 years after his first gig, you can rest assured you'll still find him playing with patience, carving out long arcs rather than sharp peaks.

His RA Mix captures him in a reflective mood. Running just over two hours, RA.1003 is a hushed yet absorbing affair, moving seamlessly from the delicate atmospherics of Valentino Mora and Caldera to the machine funk of Robert Hood, Solid Gold Playaz and Marcellus Pittman. There are left turns folded into XDB's patient narrative arc, too: John Carpenter's brooding scores here, DJ Sprinkles' melancholic work with Will Long on "Acid Trax N (Acid Dog)" there.

It's the sound of a DJ who has been quietly chiseling away for three decades, and who understands the value of persistence as much as restraint.

@xdb

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/1021

RA.1003 XDB

New Month, New Podcast!

We’re happy to kick off the month with a new podcast, this time featuring AudioMunk. His music has been released on well-known labels such as Astral Infusion, Microgarden Lab, and House of the Sun.

With his signature deep, groovy minimal sound, AudioMunk takes us on a 90-minute journey that showcases his unique style and musical vision.

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Gravicast 004 | AudioMunk

In the heart of Orion there is Trapezium: four bright stars, that can be found near the center of this sharp cosmic portrait. Gathered within a region about 1.5 light-years in radius, these stars dominate the core of the dense Orion Nebula Star Cluster.

Down to Planet Earth: from the first contact we had with https://soundcloud.com/dona-volkova’s recordings, we’ve been enchanted by her gracious way to guide us through the dubbier forests of house music. Adopted by the city of Prague, Anastasia preaches about the humble analog format of vinyl records with her record selections rooted in dub techno as well as minimal house. One of the many reasons we invited Dona Volkova to take over our Strangers In The Night series with a vinyl only 60 minutes mix, recorded in the confort of her own place on a pair of turntables. With tracks from Steve O’Sullivan, Sirko Muller, Eric Louis, Andre Kronert, Tm Shuffle , Roger Gerressen, Simon Mann, Federsen and more.

Enjoy it as much as we did!

Strangers In The Night: Dona Volkova

recordmix 093 - Lim Tzo

https://www.deejay.de/Extra_Animal_Kingdom_KHID2_Vinyl__1171480

@kihonido

Premiere : Extra - Single Decker (KHID2)

https://gargaroche.bandcamp.com/album/ghetto-funk-ep-david-delgado-void-bloom-remixes

@samsuffittt
@gargaroche

Premiere : Sam Suffit - Ghetto Funk (GRR016)

https://gunnter.bandcamp.com/album/lazy-sunday-ep

@gunnter
@user-239260287-42020152

Premiere : Gunnter - Lazy Sunday (DOW042)

https://tresydosrecords.bandcamp.com/album/answers-ep

@briantopham
@tresydosrecords

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