RA.1031 Priori

RA.1031 Priori

From RA Podcast by Resident Advisor

March 22, 2026 · 2h 25m

About this episode

Priori makes his debut on the RA Mix, showcasing his versatile sound that blends various genres.

A key architect of the 2020s underground debuts on the RA Mix. Scroll through end-of-year features or the tracklists of a certain kind of new-school techno DJ, and Priori is rarely far away. The Montreal artist has built a reputation as a kind of studio chameleon, working with the biggest names across the underground. Whether it be james K, Tiga or Paul St. Hilare, or his work co-running naff recordings, his output will be familiar to any raver who has touched grass at the likes of Sustain-Release, Dekmantel or Waking Life in recent years. The "Priori touch" is easy to spot. It shapeshifts as you listen: strange, synthetic textures, enveloping low-end, everything draped in a fine silk gauze that seems to hover just above the surface. But for all its hallmarks, it's also deeply versatile. Priori is prog, Priori is dub, sometimes Priori is even pop. Just as you think you've grasped his sound, it slips away. This is by design. Priori takes inspiration from myriad genres and mediums—as likely to be moved by an obscure illbient 12-inch as a Wong Kar-wai film. "I love world-building," he once told Butter Sessions, and that instinct lends his productions a sense of richness. Making his…

People in this episode

Guest: Priori

Topics covered

  • underground music
  • techno
  • music production
  • genre blending
  • atmospheric soundscapes

Keywords

  • Priori
  • RA Mix
  • techno
  • dub
  • electronica
  • music production
  • Sustain-Release

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: naff recordings

Books & works: Butter Sessions, Wong Kar-wai

Places: Montreal

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