About this episode
RA.1038 features a mix of blissful house music from UK producer duo Oliver Hiam and Max van Dijk, showcasing their emotional and euphoric sound.
90 minutes of blissful, sun-soaked house from the essential UK producer duo. For a certain type of DJ, a record from The Trip is a buy-on-sight proposition. Even if the name is new, you’ve likely heard their tracks in sets from Job Jobse, Shanti Celeste or Avalon Emerson. With a catalogue full of records equally at home at Pitch Music & Arts or fabric Room 2, Oliver Hiam and Max van Dijk have locked into a particular sweet spot: big, emotional dance music with enough drive to snap a festival crowd into focus, while still carrying the nuance and emotional pull of the best ’90s club records. The key to this is decidedly old-fashion: clocking hours on the dance floor. Long before they became a hot-shot producer duo, Hiam and van Dijk were promoters first. For more than a decade, they hosted parties at Corsica Studios under the Tessellate banner, bringing artists like DJ Sprinkles, Mr. Ties and Octo Octa to London. Think of RA.1038 as a marker for the start of summer: packed with bongo drums, piano breakdowns, and the occasional surprise (at one point, you might even hear what sounds like a dolphin sample). It hits that sweet spot for outdoor dancing: light, playful and just euphoric…
People in this episode
Host: Resident Advisor
Topics covered
- house music
- DJ culture
- emotional dance music
- festival music
- promoting events
Keywords
- house
- dance music
- DJ
- festival
- emotional
- bongo drums
- piano breakdowns
- Tessellate
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Job Jobse, Shanti Celeste, Avalon Emerson, DJ Sprinkles, Mr. Ties, Octo Octa, Tessellate
Books & works: RA.1038
Places: Corsica Studios, London
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