RA.1041 Chlär

RA.1041 Chlär

From RA Podcast by Resident Advisor

May 31, 2026 · 1h 10m

About this episode

Chlär presents a 70-minute set of entirely unreleased, funky techno tracks, showcasing his unique approach to music production.

Entirely unreleased, undeniably funky techno. Charles Accarisi, AKA Chlär, treats techno like a science. From his earliest days as an audio engineer, the Lisbon-via-Switzerland artist has approached techno with the precision of a seasoned experimentalist, dissecting our love of listening to kick drums in dark, sweaty clubs down to its very bones. Before launching his label, Primal Instinct, in 2023, he dug deep, building its foundation on neuroscience studies exploring syncopation and bass frequencies. Yet, for all its academic rigor, Accarisi's music remains incredibly funky. You can hear this endless pursuit of groove in his DJ sets. His productions flit across the techno continuum with similar versatility. One minute, as half of Funk Assault, he's flipping a Beastie Boys vocal into a 140-BPM weapon; the next, he aims straight for the head, trading peak-time bacchanalia for the haunted hypnotism of the afterhours. RA 1041 is all of this and more. Composed entirely of unreleased tracks, it delivers 70 minutes of heads-down techno in its purest form. It's heavy and dark, for sure, but undeniably swung, seamlessly bridging dub techno and sweat-inducing hardgroove throwbacks. This…

People in this episode

Host: Resident Advisor

Guest: Charles Accarisi

Topics covered

  • techno
  • music production
  • DJ sets
  • experimental music
  • neuroscience
  • groove

Keywords

  • techno
  • Chlär
  • Primal Instinct
  • unreleased tracks
  • DJ sets
  • experimentalist
  • groove

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Primal Instinct

Books & works: RA 1041

Places: Lisbon, Switzerland

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