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RA.1000 Mark Ernestus

118 min • 6 augusti 2025

The mastermind behind Basic Channel, Hard Wax and Rhythm & Sound doesn't do mixes. For RA.1000, he made an exception. Trace Mark Ernestus's path, and you trace the evolution of electronic sound itself. The timeline of contemporary Berlin is unimaginable without him. At first, that meant Hard Wax, the crucial hub that shaped the early era of the city's techno revolution. Carl Craig once said it plainly: "Mark was ground zero." From there, Ernestus never stopped. There's the birth of dub techno and the near-flawless catalogue that followed through Basic Channel and Rhythm & Sound. There's his immersion in Senegalese mbalax with Ndagga Rhythm Force. Lately, that means Open Ground the Wuppertal bunker that's letting people hear music as never before. As part three of RA.1000, Ernestus has kindly supplied his first studio DJ mix. As you might expect, it's technically immaculate, but more than that, it feels like a substantial and generous conduit to one of the world's most vital genres. Amapiano remains underexplored in music media. Publications like our own are still learning to keep pace with the South African sound's global pull, animating millions across the globe. You'll hear the range and richness of the genre across the near two-hour mix, from the gothic, percussive stomp of Caltetonic's "Bambela" to the devotional glow of GemValleyMusiq's "Something Spiritual." Through all of this, Ernestus has remained understated. He lets the music speak for him, with a quiet honesty that lies in decades of opening doors—creating the conditions for new sounds and scenes to flourish and carry the culture forward. @opengroundclub @hardwax Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/1011. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at 1000.ra.co.

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RA.1000 Mark Ernestus

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RA.1000 DJ Harvey & Andrew Weatherall

RA.1000 Frankie Knuckles

RA.1000 Helena Hauff

RA.1000 Jyoty

RA.1000 Bicep

RA.1000 Terre Thaemlitz (AKA DJ Sprinkles)

RA.1000 Tim Reaper

RA.1000 Mark Ernestus

RA.1000 Sama' Abdulhadi

RA.1000 Theo Parrish

RA.999 Sonja Moonear & Margaret Dygas

RA.999 DJ Spinn & DJ Manny

RA.999 Prosumer & Peach

RA.999 1morning & Regal86

RA.998 Roza Terenzi

RA.998 Kim Ann Foxman

RA.997 Verraco

RA.997 Bitter Babe

RA.996 Ron Trent

RA.996 Ash Lauryn

RA.995 DJ TOBZY

RA.995 Kampire

RA.994 D.Dan

RA.993 Peshay

RA.992 Laurel Halo

RA.991 BADSISTA

RA.990 bastiengoat

RA.989 Binh

RA.988 PLO Man

RA.987 gyrofield

RA.986 Suze Ijó

RA.985 Lechuga Zafiro

RA.984 DJ Travella

RA.983 Ayesha

RA.982 Barker

RA.981 MALUGI

RA.980 Philippa Pacho

RA.979 Lyra Pramuk

RA.978 Sandwell District

RA.977 EldiaNYC

RA.976 Sansibar

RA.975 livwutang

RA.974 Black Rave Culture

RA.973 Kia

RA.972 Afriqua

RA.971 DJ MARIA.

RA.970 upsammy

RA.969 Lukas Wigflex

RA.968 Barry Can't Swim

RA.967 Konduku

RA.966 Paurro

RA.965 Loidis

RA.964 Fumiya Tanaka

RA.963 Kiernan Laveaux

RA.962 Joker

RA.961 Beatrice M.

RA.960 Funk Assault

RA.959 DITA

RA.958 Slipmatt

RA.957 Nídia

RA.956 S-candalo

RA.955 Polygonia

RA.954 Rey Colino

RA.953 999999999

RA.952 ▶︎ •၊၊_၊_။_ TWO SHELL HORST 24 ၊၊_၊_။_။•◀

RA.951 KRN

RA.950 Ayanna Heaven

RA.949 DJ PGZ

RA.948 Amor Satyr & Siu Mata

RA.947 LYDO

RA.946 Dar Disku

RA.945 KYRUH

RA.944 TSVI

RA.943 Sofia Kourtesis

RA.942 DJ Flight

RA.941 MUSCLECARS

RA.940 Man Power

RA.939 BEIGE