2023, Down Low Session

The Down Low: Session 056

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Rolling our with some lower 130bpm business on this Dow Low featuring mainly Breaks, Garage and a little bit of broken beat Electronica. As always I’m highlighting D&B producers who like to roll back the BPMs such as Bop & Subwave, Dub Phizix, Redeyes, GLXY and Fox.

I’d also like to put a big shout out to the Breaks masters, Stanton Warriors on this one as their recent Unreleased Dubs series has been nothing short of spectacular. A lot of the bootlegs and dubs I brocked out too back when I lived in Brighton, UK 20 years ago are finally available to play and it is a seriously good time.

The Down Low: Session 056 – 1hr of Breaks, Garage and Electronica.

Holly – DARKNESS EDGE
Bombo Rosa Vs Stanton Warriors – This Is America
Stanton Warriors – Voodoo Magic Man
Xeonz – Away From U
Bop & Subwave – Closer 2 U
Dub Phizix – Whispers
Bonobo – Sapien
Stanton Warriors – PNG
Redeyes – Autumn
Bop & Subwave – Addicted To Space
Rameses B – Fade Away
Scuba – In Yr Dreams
Bioritm – Baikal
GLXY – Stamina Creux
Fox feat. Coco – Rebel Souljah (Sam Binga Remix)
MindOfaDragon – Hype M8

2023, Ear & Drum Session, Liquid D&B, Melodic

Ear & Drum: Session 261 – Lively

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A little summer sumting this time around for my northern hemisphere peeps, as we go some older classics and some brand new liquid tunes to set the summer time vibe.

On the OG tip we kick of with one of my all time favourite Seba tunes Sweet Magnolia and A.Sides alongside MC Fats’, rest his soul, with their best collaboration Arctic. We also have the freshly remastered Life is Beautiful by London Elektricity and the absolute classic techno tinged Late Night Squeeze by ST:Cal and featuring Alison Crockett.

Coming in strong for the fresh sounds we have dBridges Lucid Remix of Workforce – Death Dreams, Need for Mirrors & TomInTheChamber’s sublime track Boo, a new High Contrast remix of Solomon – Listen Up and track from the The North Quarter All Stars’ incredible new release Balboa Square called Never.

Lively – 1hr of Summertime D&B

Seba feat. Jenna G – Sweet Magnolia
Workforce – Death Dreams feat. Made Lane (dBridge’s Lucid Remix)
Alix Perez & Workforce – Distant Figures
A.Sides feat. MC Fats – Arctic
Conrad Subs – Caliente
DRS & Document One – Can’t Explain
Inja – Match Fit
Mystific – Between Us
Soul Connection – Subvision
Need for Mirrors & TomInTheChamber – Boo
Seba & Biörn Berglund – Caral
PA – Live Life
Alix Perez – Wairua
London Elektricity – Life is Beautiful
Solomon – Listen Up (High Contrast Remix)
The North Quarter All Stars – Never
ST:Cal – Late Night Squeeze (feat. Alison Crockett)
DJ Marky, Dossa & Locuzzed – Sliding Gliding
Calibre – Why Time
Nu:Logic – Tripping In Space (Nu:Logic VIP)
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Garden (Calibre Remix)

2023, Ambient, Deep D&B, Ear & Drum Session

Ear & Drum: Session 260 – Call the Ambience 18: Infusion

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It’s been a hot minute since I’ve pulled out an Ambient D&B mix, but this one is special. Ibunshi has been releasing some quality D&B over the last few of years, but his recent Deepest Secret album on Omni Music is a step away from his regular technical sound into what he describes as ‘synthwave inspired atmospheric beats’. Yes fucking please!

Anyone I’ve put this LP onto has either bought it straight away, or streamed the hell out of it as it is quite simply a lush, cohesive work on an atmospheric theme that massages the ears in all the right ways. Big ups Ink, Soul Connection, Ivy Lab and K3Bee for playing support, who’s tunes are in no way any lesser than Ibunshi’s master work on display here. Tune in, turn on and drift out.

Call the Ambience 18: Infusion – 1hr of Atmospheric D&B Beats

Ibunshi – I Remember (We Played)
Ibunshi – As the Ocean
Ibunshi – Walking in the Storm
Ink – Lost in Time
Muffler – Water Piano Ambient
Ibunshi – Burst in Fire
Ibunshi – Her Eyes Carries Storms
Ibunshi – Waiting for You
Soul Connection – Longing
Ivy Lab – Late Night Fit
Ibunshi – A New Day
Leodia – Badkat Sonics
Soul Connection – Worlds
Ibunshi – Deepest Secret
K3Bee – Drained
Ibunshi – Like Crystal Tears
Ibunshi – Green Mirrors

2023, Down Low Session

The Down Low: Session 055

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Another mix in the intermittent series where I play non-D&B music made mainly by D&B producers. Here we’ve got the likes of Ivy Lab, Om Unit, Synkro, Blame and Adred at lower BPMs and heading a bit deeper into their music production. This one sits around 160bpm and features UK Garage, Breaks, Ambient and a whole heap more.

The Down Low: Session 055 – 1hr of 160bmp Beats

Ive Lab – Dogma (Infinite Falling Ground)
Ivy Lab – Press Play
Philip D Kick & Om Unit – Funk 100
Dizzy Rascal & Ocean Wisdom – Don’t Be Dumb
Synkro – Hollow
Deadmau5 – Unjaded (Mad Zach Remix)
Children of Dub – Colorado (Ambient 2)
Captivate – No More
Symbiosis – Los Ovnis
The Drum Club – The Illuminated
Blame – Revival
Adred – Before Your Eyes
Josh Abrahams – Marakesh
Aurora Borealis – Aquacular Subsun
Om Unit – Bristol Theme
Om Unit – Joy Spark
R/K – Still Not Smoking
Mystic State – Expectations
Flume – Quirk

2023, Ear & Drum Session, Liquid D&B, Melodic, Soulful

Ear & Drum: Session 259 – Splash

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Summer must be on it’s way in the northern hemisphere because even the Soulful D&B has a certain bounce to it and a little less melancholy from DRS. If you want a good time Atlantic Connection has a B-Sides compilation that is packed to the gills with 50 amazing, lesser known tracks from the US liquid master called unsurprisingly B-Sides. Here you will find Equator from his Red Spaces LP, which also features 4D Spaces.

Another EP worth keeping an ear out for is Mystifics – Good Girl EP from which I rolled Flames and Save My Soul in this mix, along with Peace of Mind from his DNBB Records release. Calibre, Nookie, LSB, Dawn Wall and Break also all bring the vibes in the soulful but upbeat collection of summertime vibes.

Splash – 1hr of Soul Summer tunes

Halogenix – Ivory
Minor Forms & Rider Shafique – Time Ticking (Total Science Remix)
Atlantic Connection – Equator
Atlantic Connection – 4D Spaces
Kingsize – Star Machine (Nookie Remix)
Mystific – Flames
Calibre – Chantilly
Ed:it – Lock Blues
Dawn Wall – Movies
London Elektricity – Fast Soul Music (Dogger & Mindstate Remix)
LSB – Golden
DRS & Tyler Daley feat. Calibre – I Remember
Envy – Beautiful Dreamer
Mystific – Peace of Mind
Bop & Subway – Last Night
Mystific – Save My Soul
Halogenix & Alix Perez – Amé
DRS & Tyler Daley feat. LSB – Too Late
Nookie – Only You (Madcap Remix)
Break & Charlie Brix – Lost

2023, Ear & Drum Session, Hard D&B

Ear & Drum: Session 258 – The Well

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A little bit of old and a little bit of new with a big bit of bitch slapping beats in this mix off tuff tracks from 2023. The old comes in the form of Doc Scott’s rework of Rider’s Ghost called Ghost 25, and some very tasty remasters from Seba and Paradox thanks to the Secret Operations Reissue series.

The ‘new’ is everything else, with my picks being Carlito coming out of nowhere with a banging 12″ on V Recordings. Both tracks Take Me Down and Got It are doing the damage. Electrosoul System also takes a turn for the darker with his outstanding Black Album on his own Kos.Mos.Music imprint. I love it when producers step out of their lane and do something different and both of these releases fit that bill!

The Well – 1hr of Tuff D&B Beats

Break – Don’t You Ever Stop
Electrosoul System – Suicide Suicide
Electrosoul System – Somatic Blues
Acid_Lab – Wait No More
Dom & Rolland – Scatter
Ed:it – Wikid Bad
Leaf – Keep On Truckin’
Carlitio – Take Me Down
Doc Scott – Ghost 25
Seba – Wakeup Call 2023
Subfocus & MC ID – Alarm
aBLe – Still There
Carlitio – Got It
Seba & Paradox – Fire Like This
Kasra – Negative Space
Electrosoul System – Chuck Norris On LSD
Jubei & LSB – The Source

160bpm, 2023, Atmospheric, Ear & Drum Session

Ear & Drum: Session 257 – Pour Down

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Back on the 160bpm train for this mix of mainly atmospheric D&B. Focusing on two labels in particular, first up is the massively underrated Westbay Music label run by Atlantic Connection, his recent Don’t Play EP and Unconventional EP are slabs of breakbeat perfection. I really don’t understand why Atlantic Connection isn’t bigger than he already is.

Another label blazing their own trail is ASC’s new(ish) atmospheric jungle imprint Spatial. The quality of Spatial releases is clear to hear on first play, but it isn’t until you start mixing these tunes that you really get a sense of just how immense some of this music really is. If you loved Progression Sessions at The End, these tunes will take you straight back to that special place in time.

Pour Down – 1hr of 160bpm D&B

Atlantic Collection – Unconventional
Atlantic Collection – Ina Dem ’23
Atlantic Collection – One Night
Kid Drama & Tim Reaper – Ambient Sequence
ASC – Substance
Aural Imbalance – Sunlight Through Clouds
ASC – Tranquility
Adred – Before You Eyes
ASC – Deep Dive
ASC – Devine Intervention
Coco Bryce – Mantra
MSDos – Melodi
ASC – Loose Ends
Blame – Fallen Heros
Atlantic Collection – Space, Time
Nine Windows – Looking Back
ASC – Vapour Trail

2023, Ear & Drum Session, Liquid D&B

Ear & Drum: Session 256 – Reflections

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Here comes the Liquid heat. It’s a bit hard to pin this mix down as it is Liquid, but a lot of it has a hard edge that will have you head bobbing . Kicking things off is Calibre’s – Thrubbin from his 8th Shelflife release. I always look forward to Shelflife releases as the opportunity to catch up on Calibre’s unreleased and more obscure tracks is always appreciated. This one does not disappoint with Heat, No Sense and Thrubbin’ being obvious stand outs for me.

Other big tunes for me a Rockwell & LaMeduza’s – Estranged, a vocal banger with Rockwell’s signature skittery drum work and production. Very good to hear more Rockwell after a short hiatus. Seba also has a new track out on Spearhead’s Soul Warming Sonics LP with Marina Sambą providing the vocal on Whatever You Feel. Not your typical Seba track, but still solid as always. From the same LP is the Workforce Remix of Lens’ big tune from 22′ Feels Like, a tougher more dance floor rerub that does the business.

Reflections – 1hr of Liquid Belters

Calibre – Thrubbin
Telomic – Lesson Learned
Impartial – Flow State
Waeys – Similarities
Calibre – No Sense
Seba & Marina Sambą – Whatever You Feel
Calibre – Heat
Motional – Fall
Rockwell & LaMeduza – Estranged
Lens – Feels Like (Workforce Remix)
Dawn Wall – Judgement
XJ – TImeshift
Deviant – Always
OZB & Charli Brix – Take It All (Halogenix Remix)
Brainwork – Felt Your Touch
Atlantic Connection – Cycles (VIP)
Alex Perez – Wairua
Halogenix & Alix Perez – Amé
Secret Structures – Hurt Me
Sam Bingo & Redders – AYO (Foreign Concept Remix)

2023, Deep D&B, Ear & Drum Session, Half Beat, Minimal

Ear & Drum: Session 255 – Swept Under

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Heading into deeper territories with this mix of half time and more minimal rollers. Scar features heavily with tracks from their moody Metalheadz LP release The Road Less Travelled as does J:Kenzo with Typhoon / RawZ on Alternate Recordings, both well worth investing in.

Shouts to my DOA brethren, Satl for his track UFO off the Gloom LP on the ever present and tasty The North Quarter. So too Electrosoul System for the unique Black Album, very nice to hear him stepping away from liquid and flexing deeper and darker take on his sound.

This one is best listened to travelling on a rainy day through some headphones watching the world slide by. Enjoy.

Swept Under – 1hr of Deep D&B

Scar – The Lane
Resound – Rhytual: Pagan (Inner Terrain Remix)
Telomic – Lesson Learned
Electrosoul System – Suicide Suicide
Satl – UFO
Skoel – Leftsound
Marcus Intalex feat. S.P.Y & Ras Tweed – Make a Raise (2022 Remix)
Atlantic Connection – Rockdub (Instramental)
Leaf – Keep on Trucking
Scar – The Road Less Travelled
Scar – Lifted
Moakz – A New Future (Mineral Remix)
Flipper – NErgal
Enei – Falling
J:Kenzo – Typhoon
Electrosoul System – Chuck Norris On LSD
J:Kenzo – RawZ

All Artist Mix, Atmospheric, Intelligent

Mixed By Blick – Mix 002 – All Big Bud Mix Part 1 – 1995 – 2001

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My second mix on the Ear And Drum and it’s another one of my favorite artists Big Bud, Like to thank Woz again for hosting my mixes. Originally did this mix back in 2006 and it was about two and a half hours long but it was still missing some peoples favorite tracks from him and it was at 192 kbps and the sound quality wasn’t that great so i was reluctant to re-upload it when i was occasionally asked to. I’ve since bought the tracks that Were missing from the original mix and done the mix again but it turned out to be nearly four hours long so i decided to split it into two parts. This is obviously part 1, with part 2 to follow soon. Big Bud was OK with a mix of his tunes back in the day because they were all old tunes and not on his label, i hope he still is. Some of the tunes are more than 25 years old now but still sound fresh, like they were made yesterday. Such relaxing beautiful music, i hope you enjoy it.

All Big Bud Mix Part 1 – 1995 – 2001

01 – 00.00 – Big Bud 2000 – Millenium (Carlito Remix) – Creative Source
02 – 06:42 – Big Bud 1997 – Meltdown – Vibez Recordings
03 – 13:00 – Big Bud 1998 – Pistachio – Good Looking Records
04 – 20:30 – Big Bud 2001 – Indian Summer – Good Looking Records
05 – 27:50 – Big Bud 2000 – Hypnosis – Good Looking Records
06 – 34:30 – B.U.Z.Z. Feat. Sarah Morris 2003 – Fever (Big Bud Remix) – Full Fat
07 – 41:08 – Big Bud 1998 – Soulfood – Good Looking Records
08 – 49:00 – Big Bud 1995 – Fantasy – Creative Source
09 – 53:25 – Big Bud 2000 – Bluegrass – Good Looking Records
10 – 1:01:08 – Big Bud 2000 – High Times – Good Looking Records
11 – 1:07:34 – Aquasky 1996 – Tranquility (Big Bud rmx) – Moving Shadow Records
12 – 1:13:14 – Big Bud 1998 – Blue 52 – Good Looking Records
13 – 1:21:20 – Big Bud 1997 – Rafiki – Creative Source
14 – 1:27:40 – Big Bud 2000 – Listen – Good Looking Records
15 – 1:34:30 – Big Bud 1999 – State of Mind – Good Looking Records
16 – 1:42:36 – Big Bud 1998 – Mystique – Good Looking Records