RA.994 D.Dan by Resident Advisor published on 2025-06-22T21:32:52Z Waves of pulsing, layered techno from the revered Mala Junta resident. If the electronic music industry is caught in the crosshairs of a battle over what makes for true techno, then D.Dan is one of the underground's great modern emissaries. A figurehead from the new guard of DJs to arise in the '20s, the Berlin-based artist and Mala Junta resident is an ambassador for a sound that is strongly anchored in the classic roots of techno. His productions, like his mixes, are revved-up takes on the hypnotic wormholes that defined dance floors last decade, but with a fresh (and high BPM) millennial twist. Originally from Seattle, D.Dan became enamoured with the spectral stylings of psych rock and shoegaze in adolescence. It's not difficult to see how the cosmic tapestry of bands like Cocteau Twins became a blueprint for the entrancing music he's gone on to make as an adult. His releases on Mutant Future and summerpup are latticeworks of loops and layered percussion, custom-tooled for lost hours on the dance floor and drawn-out mixes behind the decks. This approach directly extends into his DJ practice, where he pairs song selections from contemporaries that mirror his own reduced, controlled approach to techno. RA.994 is a Grade A display of contemporary four-to-the-floor from flagbearers like Roll Dann and Marcal. And like D.Dan's standalone records, his RA Podcast finds room for sweetness—the intermittent peal of an open clap, the steady ripening of a chord—while ultimately emphasising the beauty of function and form over flair. @ddan-sounds Find the full interview and tracklist at ra.co/podcast/994 Genre Techno Comment by Mithra Absolute JOURNEY 2025-07-09T01:30:58Z Comment by Estiven Gómez Tokeennn 🔥🔥 2025-07-07T23:34:35Z Comment by Estiven Gómez Wepaaaa 2025-07-07T23:08:37Z Comment by Estiven Gómez 🤯🤯 2025-07-07T22:29:05Z Comment by Estiven Gómez 🛸🛸 2025-07-07T22:24:56Z Comment by aalejaandrro 🌊🌊🌊 2025-07-07T08:55:04Z Comment by Ripple$$ yeeee 2025-07-03T21:42:11Z Comment by kd 😮💨 2025-07-03T06:47:55Z Comment by digijaxon This intro… 2025-07-02T15:13:05Z Comment by KLORE-TEX 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 2025-07-02T10:30:57Z Comment by Luis Hincapié pfff wowww 2025-07-02T10:27:22Z Comment by Luis Hincapié beautiful 2025-07-02T10:09:13Z Comment by Vinny Delboni Bravo!! 2025-07-01T23:13:40Z Comment by dimneonsum out for a run and tapping the fire emoji for this one 2025-07-01T14:00:39Z Comment by KLORE-TEX Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 2025-07-01T03:04:58Z Comment by KLORE-TEX ⚡️🔋💡🔌⚡️🔋💡🔌 2025-07-01T03:04:27Z Comment by Miguel Hdez Great job 🔥 2025-06-29T23:27:07Z Comment by Lan Li Woooo, bass my brain 2025-06-29T13:07:10Z Comment by Cordner 😍 2025-06-29T12:05:50Z Comment by techmedilife Amazing 2025-06-28T15:51:46Z Comment by LKY ! 2025-06-28T10:05:57Z Comment by emergentvessels <3 2025-06-27T23:50:23Z Comment by TUCUSU master 2025-06-27T20:36:44Z Comment by ash p Diddy? 2025-06-27T11:49:42Z Comment by DJ Alpha Romeo JakoJako - Amygdala 2025-06-27T05:02:50Z Comment by sc8tty 🚂🚂🚂 2025-06-27T01:21:19Z Comment by Pongi32 sexy 🖤 2025-06-26T16:41:28Z Comment by Amit Rajput Pure art! You never disappoint 🤌🏻💥 2025-06-26T15:41:22Z Comment by LX BOFFFF❤️🔥 2025-06-26T13:47:32Z Comment by romsi_ great mix :) 2025-06-26T13:42:58Z