[ “NF-2” 2gether wit RAY7 | TEC-TROIT | Nuestro Futuro Records | Cryovac Recordings | Expressway Records / Locals 313, Detroit USA ]
Brief bio of an artist: Born and raised in Detroit Raul Rocha is the son of accordion player and vocalist Librado Rocha. He is a DJ, producer and label owner of Nuestro Futuro Records (distributed by Submerge & MS Distro).
without the past … there’s no phuture …
these alltime top20 faves in no particular order
01 QUADRANT SIX [JOHN ROBIEe & KENNY SIMMONS]: Body Mechanic [ A-side from “Body Mechanic” Atlantic0-89902 / RFC Records-0-89902 US 12” | 1982 ]
02 JAY DENHAM: Black Planet [ B1-track from “Escape To The Black Planet” Disko B db-064 2x12” / Album | 1998 ]
03 SCAN7 [ANTHONY HORTON, KRIS HARRIS, LOU ROBINSON, ONE OF 7, VERNELL SHELTON]: You Have The Right [ B-side from “I Am From Detroit” Elypsia ELY028 BEL 12” | 2001 ]
04 MODEL 500 [JUAN ATKINS]: Night Drive (Thru-Babylon) [ A-side from Metroplex M-002 US 12” | 1985 ]
05 K.O.T. [KINGS ODF THOUGHTS / ANTHONY SHAKIR, K. McCOY, R. HARRIS, T. BRYANT]: Da Jit [ B-side from “Heavy On The Tongue / Da Jit” Black Bottom Records BLACKBOTTOM-1000 US 12” | 1989 ]
06 ERIK TRAVIS: Rolling Through Time [ B-side from “Freaky (Programming)” F.A.C.T. Records ET 004 US 12” | 1998 ]
07 M.I.A. [RAY7/RAPHAEL MERRIWEATHER aka THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER]: Schoolcraft Bump [ B-side from “Mississippi Mutants / Schoolcraft Bump” Underground Resistance UR-018 / Submerge US 12” | 1999 ]
08 ELECTRIC SOUL [MIKE BANKS / UR]: X² [ Direct Beat DB4W-015 / 430 West US 12" | 1996 ]
09 UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE: Find Your Friends [ B-side from “Somewhere In Japan EP” World Power Alliance WPA-4 /
Underground Resistance UR-079 / Submerge US 12” | 2010 ]
10 ESTEBAN ADAME: Political Gain [ B2-track from V.A. “Union EP” Motech MT-104 / Submerge US 12” | 2017 ]
11 GERALD MITCHELL: Freedom Dancer [ B-side from “Resurrection EP” Los Hermanos LH-005 / Submerge US 12” | 2004 ]
12 SHAWN RUDIMAN & RELATIVE Q [PAUL ZYLA]: Trust Us ... [ A1-track from “Trust Us... EP” Broken Planet BP-000 / Detroit Threads US 12” | 2014 ]
13 CHRIS SATTINGER: That Old Chicken Thing [ B2-track from “Aw...Shit” Black Nation Records bnr-360 / Submerge US 12” | 2000 ]
14 DJ ROACH & RAY7 [NF2]: Remember Where You Came From (Remember Your Culture) [ B1-track from “Future” Nuestro Futuro NF-004 / Submerge US 12” | 2018 ]
15 AUX 88 [KEITH TUCKER, TOMMY HAMILTON, WILLIAM ‘BJ’ SMITH]: Direct Drive [ A-side from “Direct Drive/Aux Express/ Bytes 1-4” Direct Beat DB4W-013 US 12” | 1995 ]
16 THE MECHANIC [RAY7 aka RAPHAEL MERRIWEATHER]: Solenoid [ B-side from “Actuator / Solenoid” Underground Resistance UR7-058 / Submerge US 7” | 2003 ]
17 RAÍZ [VANGELIS & VIDAL VARGAS]: Sabio [ B-side from “Curandero EP” Historia y Violencia H&V-008 US 12” | 2012 ]
18 DJ SKURGE [MILTON BALDWIN]: Shut It Down (Hope U Had A Good Time) [ B1-track from “Lanminds EP” Underground Resistance UR-077 / Submerge US 12” | 2007 ]
19 FLOORPLAN [ROBERT HOOD]: So Glad [ A-side from “So Glad / I Feel Him Moving” M-Plant M.PM32 US/BEL 12” | 2019 ]
20 TWILIGHT 22 [ZERO HOUR / GORDON BAHARY & JOSEPH SAULTER]: Siberian Nights [ Vanguard SPV-073 US 12” | 1984 ]
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