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RA.939 BEIGE : People tend to remember the first time they see BEIGE DJ—and a lot of the times after, too. One RA editor described them as “doing some crazy shit” after seeing a set. The Detroit DJ is all about playing to party rock, but also gently subverting expectations. It’s a cliché now that good DJs can make whole new tracks out of blending existing songs together. Few embody this as easily or effortlessly as BEIGE, who loves to take sounds you already know and present them in a context you’ve never heard them in before.

BEIGE started DJing after they moved to Detroit roughly a decade ago, and has since become a vital DJ in the Motor City’s ecosystem, bridging gaps, scenes and genres. Their DJing style is adaptable and versatile, but you can count on a few things: a techno foundation, rollicking drums, throbbing basslines and vocals coming at you from all angles.

Their RA Podcast flows beautifully, with just the right amount of bumps and left turns to keep you from getting comfortable. And the edits? There’s plenty of head-turning moments here, like DJ Chap’s downtempo drum & bass remix of seminal emo band American Football, a 150 BPM version of “Energy Flash,” a cheeky Skrillex flip from Darian and excellent weirdo beats from the freakier ends of the US underground, including producers like Davis Galvin, Alien D and the late Jasen Loveland.

@justbeige

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RA.938 Actress : Actress’ highlight reel needs little exposition. Darren J. Cunningham has been a prominent yet inscrutable figure in electronic music since the late 2000s, typically flickering to life from the margins before receding into the shadows. Beloved albums like R.I.P., Karma & Desire and Splazsh may switch up the template, but the Actress hallmarks of haze, murk and showstopping beauty remain.

As you’ll see in the interview below, he’s a man of few words—that’s in character for him. What’s characteristic, too, is a taste for surprises. Ahead of the release of tenth studio album Statik on esteemed Norwegian label Smalltown Supersound next month, here’s the “Дарен Дж. Каннінгем RA Mix”—a tapestry of 100 percent original and exclusive Actress music you won’t find anywhere else. Flowing between pensive, rugged and stargazing moods across an album’s worth of unaired tracks, Actress’ first time stepping up on the RA Podcast was clearly worth the wait.

@actress1

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