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1 h 34
RA.1061 Andy Martin
A 100 percent production mix from the dubwise don. “You can find inspiration in everything, as insignificant as it seems,” Andy Martin told 15 Questions earlier this year. For the…
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1 h 28
RA.1060 Ogazón
The Berlin DJ, one of the brightest of her generation, makes a patient case for house and techno on vinyl. We’ve all heard the phrase “DJ’s DJ.” Too often, it’s lazy shorthand for…
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56 min
RA.1059 nthng
Cinematic techno from the mysterious Dutch producer. Some of the best techno is both beautiful and austere. On an old Robert Hood or Sandwell District track, the industrial clank o…
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42 min
EX.815 Saul Williams & James Massiah
Kicking off a run of artist-on-artist Exchanges for RA25, the musical multi-hyphenates discuss poetry, religion and their experiences as protectors of oratorical tradition. There's…
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1 h 06
RA.1058 Tromac
A showcase of East Coast club music, old and new, from a new Baltimore star. Baltimore doesn't get the credit it deserves. Maryland's largest city gave the world Baltimore club, a…
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54 min
EX.814 Syd
The frontwoman of Grammy-nominated The Internet talks ambition, contentment and her third solo album, Beard. Syd, born Sydney Bennett, is nearly 20 years into a career that started…
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1 h 00
RA.1057 Marina Herlop
An hour of ancient and alien sounds from the Catalan composer and PAN favourite. Marina Herlop is at once from the future and from the past. The classically trained Catalan singer'…
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1 h 15
EX.813 Marlon Hoffstadt
The trance DJ on clickbait journalism, commercial success and making a name in the viral age. Marlon Hoffstadt started DJing at 17. By 18, he got his first taste of moderate succes…
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2 h 37
RA.1056 Jasmín
One of the Netherlands' sharpest selectors turns in over two hours of smoke-thick techno and cathartic bass weight. "Genre-defying" has trailed Jasmín Hoek, best known as Jasmín, f…
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1 h 03
RA.1055 Grace Dahl
Supersized techno, from the Vault Sessions darling. If you're part of the post-2020 cohort of techno heads, odds are you've heard of Grace Dahl. The Amsterdam native has become ubi…
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43 min
EX.811 Jorja Smith
A decade on from her breakthrough, Jorja Smith reflects on growing up in the public eye, staying independent and turning towards the dance floor. Jorja Smith's career took off in 2…
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1 h 29
RA.1054 SW.
90 minutes of trip-hop and electronica, as the elusive SUED founder walks down memory lane. Everything is cyclical. Stick around long enough and what was new and thrilling, then ga…
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1 h 06
RA.810 SHERELLE
The British jungle star reflects on grief, artistic integrity, bass communities and why slowing down has become central to the next phase of her career. In 2019, SHERELLE's life ch…
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2 h 20
RA.1053 Public Service
A New York summertime block party in all of its glory. New York City has had an epic few months. From clinching a milestone NBA Championship title, to Mayor Mamdani rolling out aff…
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42 min
EX.809 Mykki Blanco
The US musician, poet and performance artist reflects on "queer rap,” the industry that boxed him into it and the reinvention he's built on the other side. A consummate multi-hyphe…
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1 h 41
RA.1052 The Bug
The titan of UK bass delivers a head trip through dub's past, present and future, one year on from RA.1000.Time has a way of slipping through the fingers. A year ago, RA.1000 marke…
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59 min
EX.808 Tiësto
Decades after walking away from trance, the superstar DJ unpicks the machinery behind his own brand, and what a career spent at the top actually costs. Tiësto has been one of the b…
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1 h 00
RA.1051 Mietze Conte
An antidote to the summertime banger, with an hour of breezy ambient from the Vienna artist. When we picture the summertime banger, we picture high energy. But with record-breaking…
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1 h 00
EX.807 Overmono
The British sibling duo talk creative process, stepping away from successful solo projects and their new album, Pure Devotion, on XL Recordings. Tom and Ed Russell are brothers who…
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2 h 01
RA.1050 O Ghettão
The Príncipe all stars transmit the future sound of batida, live from Waking Life. In theory, a supergroup should be a carefree yet thrilling assembly of well-known talents, bound…