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RA Podcast

RA.830 Roy Davis Jr

RA Podcast

Resident Advisor

Music

4.6640 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2022

⏱️ 112 minutes

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Summary

The decade-spanning career of Roy Davis Jr. is intrinsically intertwined with the history of house music. As one of the defining voices of Chicago's underground, he's worked both behind the decks and behind-the-scenes. From handling Strictly Rhythm's A&R sector in the '90s to joining seminal production crew Phuture to launching his own Undaground Therapy Muzik label, Davis Jr. isn't just a veteran but a compendium of dance music knowledge. Daft Punk cites him as an influence while the likes of Disclosure, Zed Bias and Waajeed have sought him out for collaborations. He may be best known for his 1998 single Gabriel with Peven Everett—now a garage anthem on both sides of the Atlantic—but his discography and DJ sets go well beyond club hits. Weaving in soul, gospel, disco, techno and acid into a deep house framework, he marries raw funk, plush melodies, hypnotic synths and stripped-down arrangements. All these elements are beautifully captured on his RA Podcast. Moving from a state of eyes-closed bliss to body-moving grooves, the near two-hour session is as grounding as it is free-floating. Spiritual, sensual and tightly mixed, it's a lesson in multifaceted house music.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Woman, woman, behold thy son.

0:18.0

He is my cousin, my disciple, my brother, my beloved.

0:26.6

He is my witness, counterpart and confidant through many moons, filled with the spirit,

0:34.6

riding with me all the way to the two.

0:38.3

My brother, my dear brother,

0:43.3

behold, she is my shield, she is my cover.

0:49.3

Praying for me continually, praying for me effectually, praying for me continually praying for me effectually praying for me fervent even submitting

1:00.0

to the anointing on me woman behold thy son my behold your mother.

1:17.6

My brother, behold your mother.

1:24.6

May the Lord watch between you and me.

1:29.3

Now watch over one another. You're tied by the spirit, woven on the inside.

1:33.3

Can you feel it?

1:36.3

My brother, behold your mother.

1:40.3

Not merely by flesh, not only by blood, but fitly joined together, purpose and assignment.

1:51.0

So walk, I said, walk in love.

1:55.0

Walk together, children, don't you get you?

1:59.0

Sing together, children, don't you get weary? Pray together, children, don't you get weary?

2:02.6

Pray together, children, don't you get feeling?

2:06.6

There's a great camp meeting, and I'll meet you there in the promise land.

2:14.6

Dear brother, my dear mother, dear mother,

2:20.3

my dear mother, be home one another. The

2:37.0

The The

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