Welcoming back the Detroit techno pioneer Jeff Mills back to the show ahead of his Star Chronicle artist residency at Spot Lite, plus a selection of rockin’ Motown covers from Rod Stewart, The Band and Fanny, and lots more.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for September 9, 2025

• “SHELL ( OF A MAN )” – Saya Gray
• “Girl I Love You” – Massive Attack
• “Diego” – Gotts Street Park
• “Drifting” – Omar Apollo
• “Sick Of The Blues” – Porridge Radio
• “DNM” – Mk.gee
• “Yep (Remix)” – Catpack, DJ Harrison
• “Better Days” – Tom Misch
• “Gravity Rides Everything” – Modest Mouse
• “7/4 (Shoreline)” – Broken Social Scene
• “Speak In The Dark” – Tara Lily
• “Neverender (Kaytranada Remix)” – Justice, Tame Impala & KAYTRANADA
• “BE YOUR GIRL (KAYTRANADA REMIX)” – Teedra Moses
• “The Only Way Out Is Through” – Hannah Williams & The Affirmations
• “Find A Way” – Say She She
• “It’s All Around You” – Tortoise
• “Gotta Get Up (Another Day) [Minnie Version]” – Jill Scott
• “Jump Into The Fire” – Harry Nilsson
• “(I Know) I’m Losing You” – Rod Stewart
• “Ain’t That Peculiar” – Fanny
• “Don’t Do It (Concert Version)” – The Band
• “Catamaran” – Allah-Lahs
• “Veni Vidi Vici” – The Black Lips
• “Say I Wanna Know” – Nick Waterhouse
• “For the Time Being” – Erlend Øye & La Comitiva
• “Hammers” – Kessoncoda
• “Don’t Get Me Started” – The Smile
• “False Street Dub” – Kings Of High Speed & JKriv
• “The Happening (Radio Mix)” – Tomorrow Comes The Harvest
• “Conceptions” – Optic Nerve
• “Direct Drive” – Terrence Dixon
• “Methane Bubbles” – Jeff Mills
• “Inner City Blues (In The Groove Iso Vocal Edit)” – Marvin Gaye
• “Dark Moon” – Okonski

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