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Another super fun time on www.ultrawizardsword.net.  Cats and techno.   

01. Tin Man - Hack [Pomelo]
02. L/F/D/M - Greyscale [Optimo Trax]
03. Sei A - Swoon [Turbo]
04. Jon Gurd - Shun [Det Sync]
05. Par Grindvik - Culture Road [Stockholm LTD]
06. H & M - 88 [Axis]
07. Leander - 2.2 [Leander]
08. Voiski - Ad Infinitum [Construct Reform]
09. Jon Gurd - Solit [Det Sync]
10. Stephen Brown - Chopping Board (Roberto Remix) [Restructured]
11. Dark Chambers - Flow (Rebekah Remix) [Gynoid]
12. DP-6 - Waves [DP-6]
13. Virulent - Ate Oh Wait [unreleased]
14. Dax J - La Haine [Weekend Circuit]
15. Frank Maurel - Esquizo (Lewis Fautzi & Nuklear Default Remix) [Konstrukt]
16. Joton - In The Mood [Newrhythmic LTD]
17. Roman Poncet - SSN02 (Truncate Remix 2) [Figure]
18. DJ Shiva - Oh Bother [unreleased]
19. Markus Suckut - Vibrant [Figure]
20. Andrei Morant - Falling Down [unreleased]
21. On/Off - Braintrapped (Petter B Stripped Remix) [Onofficial]
22. SCNTST - Basement Structure [Boysnoize]
23. Mateo Murphy - Jack 2 Jack [Turbo]
24. Clouds - HE 1523-0901[Turbo]
25. DJ Shiva - Hackjammer [Different Is Different]
26. DJ T-1000 - Cockblockin' Beats (Plural Remix) [Pure Sonik]
27. Sosak - Sketch [Overlee Assembly]
28. TWR72 - Rik [Turbo]
29. Andrei Morant - Triumph [Scope]
30. Rivet - Running (Edit) [Naked Index]
31. DJ Shiva - Pride Before [Different Is Different]
32. 1DERL& - Ray's House (Kamikaze Space Programme Remix) [Processed Sounds]
33. DVS1 - Break Away [Klockworks]

DJ Shiva - Bleepy Bloopy Wibbly Wobbly Stuff (Live @ ultrawizardsword.net - 9.27.13)

We’re excited to announce our newest collective member, Ogazón! 

To celebrate her residency, we decided to share her three-hour set recorded at Left Bank during her stay in September. 
Not bound to a sound in particular, Luxemburgish/Spanish artist's recording uncovers her genuine skill and passion in selecting the blissful tones for the dancefloor.

Left Bank 038 - Ogazón

Meet our next SPND20 Mixtape guests: Fireground (@fireground_r12), the magnetic duo renowned for their electrifying blend of house and techno, setting dancefloors ablaze across the globe with their deftly composed and engineered live performances. Angela and Daniele, first crossed paths in a world far removed from the pulsating beats of the nightclub scene. Angela, with a background in performance, dance, and vocal work, and Daniele, a classically trained multi-instrumentalist, discovered a shared vision rooted in their diverse influences.✨

From the earthy grooves of Naples to the pulsating energy of the electronic music scene, Fireground crafts an ecstatic and universally compelling sound. 🔊Fireground made waves with their debut record released as part of Tresor’s 30th anniversary celebrations, earning their club residency at Tresor and a spot at Ilian Tape, the legendary Munich label. This is also what put them on the radar of our founders @FJAAK, since they were on that same anniversary release. With upcoming live performances on Europe's most iconic stages, Fireground's high-energy hardware-only sets captivate audiences with infectious melodies and relentless rhythms.🎛️

Get ready to groove with Fireground's exclusive vinyl-only SPND20. Charged with infectious melodies and soulful influences, this mixtape is a journey through groove-infused beats and swingy rhythms. Packed with lush keys and harmonies, it's the perfect soundtrack to usher in the spring vibes. With tempos ranging from 129 to 133 bpm, this one might transport you into a world of euphoria and dancefloor bliss. Let Fireground's mixtape ignite your soul and elevate your spirits!🖤

SPND20 Mixtape by Fireground

Recording of Victor's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2024.

Dekmantel Selectors 2024

Victor at Dekmantel Selectors 2024

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New SPND20 Mixtape incoming! Welcome @norbakmusic 📼
A crucial force in today’s techno environment, Nørbak has built a sound that balances precision with power. With his knowledge in the genre’s tradition and eyes fixed firmly on the future, the Portuguese producer blends classic sensibilities with cutting-edge sound design - the result is a sonic identity that’s earned him releases on labels like Token and his own collective, Hayes, as well as consistent support from the scene’s top selectors.🔊

Nørbak’s sets are crafted, intense, and always evolving and this mix is no exception. Recorded in the lead-up to a run of important summer dates, it captures a moment of high creative energy. A collection of tracks handpicked and received from close friends, plus a few unreleased of his own, the mix is both personal and powerful.

Heavy, hypnotic, and locked-in from the first beat to the last. Press play and step into the world of Nørbak.🖤

SPND20 Mixtape by Nørbak

Local player Mitchel Polderman alias Stranger steps in the RYC mix series with a two-hour pumper of a set epitomizing the very trademark character of his productions: hard-hitting, dynamic, unfaltering. Trading heavyweight floor-busters via his own labels Self Reflektion, Paling Trax and Perspektiv, or through the likes of Monnom Black or Clergy, Stranger has cemented his reputation as a surefire big-room puncher, serving up frantic, utilitarian peak time grooves and hi-impact warehouse ordnance like one goes for a walk in the park. Expertly mixed and proper XTC-inducing, Stranger’s mix vouches for the mad sound quality flowing in the veins of our beloved city. Reclaim.

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Reclaim Your City 653 | Stranger

Recorded live at AMORE — TILLATEC. Three hours of strictly house music and its subgenres.

Sunday 27.07.25
ST 1800 - 2100

Berkan V8 at Tillatec for AMORE • 27.07.2025

Andrew Weatherall's first official posthumous mix. The only b2b DJ Harvey ever agreed to. Six hours at Trouw. This one's special.

When mulling which direction to go in for RA's 1000th mix celebrations, many options came to mind. Some shadowy character 2-stepping around the fringe of our collective consciousness? An impossible-level IDM icon?

All tempting. But, ultimately, we are a DJ-forward publication and this is a DJ mix series. It felt truer to the history of the RA Podcast to release deep vault material from a time when the world of niche records felt different, tighter, more discrete.

The fourth-longest mix in the series' history is an unrepeatable marathon set recorded in 2012 at a superclub that no longer exists. 2012, incidentally, is farther away from 2025 than 2012 was from 2000... if we have to clock it, so do you.

It's the coming together of one British icon who passed away in 2020, and another whose time on the road has scaled back considerably as of late. DJ Harvey agreed to exactly one b2b set in his life: this one, with Andrew Weatherall.

The night took place at Trouw, an Amsterdam club already considered legendary before it shuttered its doors in the opening hours of 2015, as part of an RA series anchored around start-to-close combinations. Harvey was at the peak of an irresistible career second act, which dovetailed with a disco revival that dominated clubs for years. Weatherall, with infinite brownie points stockpiled from the '90s, remained everyone's favourite debonair psychonaut. 

What follows is 385 scintillating minutes of arpeggiated chug and slow-cresting climaxes: a moment when the resting heart rate of dance floors plunged lower than any comparable point in the 21st century. A masterclass, entirely self-contained in audio form.

If you've got time to spare, a fun side game is sussing out who plays what. A disco-dub cover of Echo & the Bunnymen? Smart money's on Weatherall. Exuberant EQ'ing of The Isley Brothers? Gotta be Harvey. As for the low 'n slow, lightly spangled house that was all the rage in the early 2010s (think Maxxi Soundsystem, Disco Bloodbath, Rub & Tug, C.O.M.B.I. and Full Pupp), it's anyone's guess. 127 BPM feels practically like an F1 car.

When we kicked off our RA.1000 campaign, we outlined a few goals: tick off a handful of long-awaited dream guests, honour architects who shaped the world around us and deliver recordings you truly can't hear anywhere else. Full send.

DJing and the mythmaking around it has undergone a quantum leap since 2012, let alone 2006, 1996 or 1989. For those of us who were kicking around in the former, there's a creeping melancholy that our prime is fast becoming a matter of historical record. The killing moon really did come too soon. 

Where will electronic music, DJ sets or any of this be in 2044? Hard to say. Best not to overthink that one. Instead, we want to say thanks to all contributors on the series so far. Now enjoy luxuriating in the company of two of the greatest to ever do it, together, for the first and last time.⁠ – Gabriel Szatan (Editor, RA)

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Read the interview with DJ Harvey and Andrew Weatherall's family at https://ra.co/podcast/1016. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 DJ Harvey & Andrew Weatherall

New SPND20 Mixtape in: welcome Function!📼

One of techno’s true underground heroes, Function steps in with a mix that captures the essence of his club sound: deep, dark, hypnotic and intensely layered. Cerebral yet physical, this set distills over 30 years of experience into a rolling trip that’s as uncompromising as it is immersive.

Recorded in Berlin with a Xone 96, with Function’s signature sound design woven throughout, the mix bridges heavyweight classics and future-shaping material. Kicking off with Nastia Reigel’s massive new remix of his own Disaffected, it showcases three tracks from her upcoming debut album Identity (out September 26 on Infrastructure).

The selection runs wide: from Regis, Rødhâd, LSD, Nørbak, Nastia Reigel, Ignez, Rene Wise, Silent Servant, Alarico and UFO95 to unreleased gems by Filippo Scorcucchi - alongside Function’s own productions, edits and textures. The result is a hypnotic, high-pressure session built for the club’s inner core, designed for maximum immersion and intensity.

A rare insight into the craft of one of techno’s most enduring innovators. Expect a journey that tunnels deep, bends time, and refuses to let go. 🖤

SPND20 Mixtape by Function

Recorded at Public Works, San Francisco on Nov 5, 2016 on 2 Technics 1200 and A&H Xone 92.

Petko Nikolov opening for Rhadoo

Dax J - ID (Awakenings ADE Closing 2016)

!! UNDERGROUND RÉBELLION ; TOTEM NEVER DIE !! (SUPPORT TOTEMYSTIK FESTIVAL 2017)

Another one from the Sims archives for the lockdown crew, don't think this went public before but i could be wrong.
It was recorded in '99, to cassette, and the tape just says 'Party Mix' on it, although i know for sure it wasn't from a party (unless just me, my bestie Sosa, Reggie Redstripe and some Benson's in the dining room of a shit house in Essex is a party..ha ha).

Anyways, it's kinda cool, lots of classics and faves amongst early Hardgroove material and standard late 90s flavoured trickery.

Enjoy! Stay safe. Sims x

UPDATE 23/4/20:
Big thx to everyone piecing the tracklisting together, i've added a few more, still a couple missing tho, sorry!

1. Paul Johnson – Flange beat
2. Steve Stoll - Proper Thirty (B1)
3. Static Drum - Analog
4. Samuel L Session – Givin you five 
5. James Ruskin - Prevention Beyond Cause
6. BFC – Galaxy 
7. Locomotive - Middle 1
8. Henrik B – Kompressorkanonen (Combined mix) [G-Force reworks] 
9. Reload – Birth of a disco dancer 
10. Ricky Smith - Working Without
11. Tyree Cooper – TCX 
12. Da Posse – The groove 
13. Psyche – Crackdown (Mayday reproduction mix) 
14. Psyche - Crackdown (Original MIx)
15. Ben Sims – The loops (A1) 
16. Jeff Mills – Alarms 
17. Lighter Thief - Zippo King
18. Lil Louis – French kiss [Innocent until proven guilty vocal remix re-layed] 
19. Rue East – Unwanted (Ben Sims hardgroove mix) 
20. Santos Rodriguez – Untitled (B1) [Road to Rio EP] 
21. Ben Sims – Body music 
22. User - 001a (B1)
23. Smith & Selway - Streak 
24. Frankie Bones – All access 
25. Dj Shufflemaster - SUBV XX (B1)
26. Designer Music – Good girls 
27. Aural Emote - First Expression (Locked Groove B7)
28. Joel Mull – The mole (Ben Sims just don’t understand remix) 
29. Ben Sims - Solartime ("Unreleased" Hardgroove mix)
30. Ben Sims - Windows
31. Innerzone Orchestra – Manufactured memories 
32. ? (no idea)
33. Ramon Lafour – Stop What You Doing. White Label
34. Reese Project – Station of groove (Jay Denham mix)

Dax J - ID (Awakenings ADE Closing 2016)

Willem Zoet

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