Category Archives: 2026

Ear & Drum: Session 306 – Come What May

Another month, another mix and May saw the release of some fantastic music across the D&B spectrum. First up we have new Quartz on 1985 from his Cold Voids EP in the form of Mute Reflex, followed by Burn The Clock VIP on Dispatch from NC-17 & Philth off the jam packed Dis25 Vol.1 LP. Arcane lowers the pace with his half-time vocal title track Rain Dance from his new LP, which also feature Paradox (the track, not the artist.)

Critical Music had a big month with Kasra’s new bit Опух and Enei’s Stoned and Underscope dropping. And as always, stalwarts of the scene 31 Records and Metalheadz came with the goods in the form of Wagz – Revolution from his Magnetize EP and Blade’s Bye the Bye from his Times Gone By EP.

Special shouts to Ikiryo for the monstrous Haramaki from his Cursed Banners EP on Third Foundation. If you are into deep, dark half-time he is one to watch. And The Sauce for dropping an unexpected and very tasty vocal track,  Scandal with Porcelyn on the mic.

Come What May – 1hr of new D&B for the month of May

Quartz – Mute Reflex
NC-17 & Philth – Burn The Clock (VIP)
HLZ – It’s Going Wrong (ft. Bipolar)
LSB – Reflections
Arcane – Rain Dance (ft. Dub Princess)
Arcane – Paradox
Medicinal -Psalm
Kasra – Опух
Conrad Subs – Contain
Ikiryo – Haramaki
Wagz – Revolution
Amoss & Minor Forms – The Set
HLZ -Blue Codes
Blade – Bye The Bye
Enei – Stoned
Rainforest – Murk Patterns
Enei – Underscope
The Sauce & Porcelyn – Scandal
dRamatic & Tayla – Kano

Ear & Drum: Session 305 – Irrepressive

BIG month this month with HLZ dropping his new LP, All My Life plus Conrad Subs dropping his Cylinder EP both on Metalheadz. Subs also slipped in another banger EP, Abstract Souls on Four Corners Music.

Subject 13 finally released new music on R&S of all places with The Whole Truth. Vanguard Project have an LP teaser out called Midazolam and Critical Music brings it again with Cold Cuts Part.2 from T>I and Kasra & Samurai Breaks’ new bit titled EZ on the Cobalt EP.

Irrepressive – 1hr of new D&B for April

Subject 13 – The Whole Truth
Conrad Subs – Detached
Conrad Subs – Contain
Anthony Kasper – Departure (Technimatic Remix)
HLZ – Roadblock
The Vanguard Project – Midazolam
HLZ – All My Life
Conrad Subs – Jiggery Pokery
Conrad Subs – Abstract Souls
HLZ – Blue Codes
Sunchase – Remove Heaven
Kiko – Passport
Fortran – The End Part II (feat. Fierce)
Adred – New Soul (VIP)
Amoss & Minor Forms – Slow Turbo
Kasra & Samurai Breaks – EZ
T>| – Mode
HLZ – It’s Going Wrong (ft. Bipolar)
Conrad Subs – The Score

Ear & Drum: Session 304 – Marching On

More fresh beats, this time for March 2026 and we’ve got some absolute pearlers for you. Kicking things off Amoss’ lowkey growler Ghost Signals mixed into MC Fats & Inja’s good time tune Good Good Rhythm. Rainforest has released an uncharacteristically dark LP on Offish astutely called Murk Patterns, from which we have Ashen and the title track.

Shouts to Andy Odysee for his barnstorming The Moving Finger 2026 from Broken Circuitry Vol. 7. Cymatix – G-Force is a bone rattling good time from his recent Unfinished Business LP. Out The Dance is a sneak peak of from the forthcoming album on The North Quarter by Lenzman & Redeyes, The Quiet Space Between. Speaking of collabs, Space Cadet & Footnotes get together for a joint release in the form of Brave Hearts by DRS & Zar and featuring vocals by Aya Dia.

On the classics side of things we have AK1200 – Juniors Tune (Digital Remix) into A Sides feat. MC Fats stone cold Arctic.
A sneaky unreleased Rufige Kru remix of lan Brown’s – Illegal Attacks which fits like a glove with Blocks & Escher – This One.

Marching On – 1hr of fresh tunes for March 2026

Amoss – Ghost Signals
MC Fats & Inja – Good Good Rhythm
Rainforest – Ashen
Andy Odysee – The Moving Finger 2026
Business As Usual feat. Liv Campbell – Light
Cymatix – G-Force
Jet Li – The Island
Satl feat. Konny Kon – Cold Nights
AK1200 – Juniors Tune (Digital Remix)
A Sides feat. MC Fats – Arctic
Lenzman & Redeyes feat. Danny Sanchez – Out The Dance
lan Brown – Illegal Attacks (Rufige Kru Remix)
Blocks & Escher – This One
DRS & Zar feat. Aya Dia – Brave Hearts
Adred – New Soul (VIP)
Rainforest – Murk Patterns

Ear & Drum: Session 303 – Time Flies

Slipping in a crafty middle of the month mix of 160bpm stuff that I’ve been sitting on for awhile. Some of it recent like Atlantic Connection’s Unconventional and Space, Time from his killer Full Circle LP. And some are classics I’ve been trying to get into a mix for years, such as LTJ Bukem featuring DRS – Constellation which first popped up the seminal Earth LP.

Other bangers include Blank Space and Rolling Apache on Green Bay from Kid Lib’s incredible Jungle Mood LP. Bob Gnarly – The Mind and Trident – Pressure from the infamous Dubs on Acid Vol.3, Fracture’s very tasty What’s Gwarnin? (Rollers Mix) and a few Bounty Killaz remixes in the form of Do It Now! (LMajor Remix) and Tango Unreleased Dubplate Mix of the classic Silent Voices which you’ll find on the Creative Wax Bandcamp page.

Time Flies – 1hr of 160bpm Broken Beats

Atlantic Connection – Unconventional
Kid Lib – Blank Space
Sleepnet & Lumen – Surrender (Sleepnet Remix)
Atlantic Connection – Space, Time
Bounty Killaz – Do It Now! (LMajor Remix)
Aeon Four – Saturn Rising
LTJ Bukem featuring DRS – Constellation
Bob Gnarly – The Mind
Fracture feat. Mighty Moe – What’s Gwarnin? (Rollers Mix)
Heart Drive – It’s OK
Josh Abrahams – Marakesh
Sheba @ + Nectax – Asterix
Aeon Four – Mind Stretch
Trident – Pressure
Kid Lib – Rolling Apache
Bounty Killaz – Silent Voices (Tango Unreleased Dubplate Mix)
A.Fruit – Somnambulism
Tim Reaper – Mirage

Ear & Drum: Session 302 – Febulous

Even though February is a short month it hasn’t been short on great music with killah tracks from artists old and new. Calibre kicks us off with his remix of Chopin featuring Sun Ra Arkestra. Mineral dropped his Echoes Of Departure EP on Modern Convenience with the 8 minute plus epic The Quiet Beneath being a standout.

A lot of OG headz dropped new tracks in February including Kemal’s  return to D&B with Dom on the Dom and Friends EP and their nasty roller The Seed. Total Science joined forces with Kubla for Rack ’em Up on CIA and Breakage combined with Riko Dano to drop their jungle tinged banger CTRL on DIgital Soundboy.

It doesn’t get more classic than Cool Hand Flex’s rave staple Melody Madness and we’re treated to the lesser heard Outrage AWOL Remix and a fresh 2020s take by Bladerunner. And last but not least we dropped the tempo for some Dub love from DOA’s own Rollin who’s Wonky saw a reinterpretation by Duder in the form of the  Warm & Easy Remix off the exceptional Dubs on Acid – Volume Three. If you like Dub then you need this LP, not just because proceeds go to a good cause, but because the music is head noddingly great.

Febulous – 1hr of D&B from February 2026

Calibre feat. Sun Ra Arkestra – Chopin (Calibre Mix)
Mineral – The Quiet Beneath
Need For Mirrors – SIM
Ill Skillz & S.P.Y – This is Why
Thread – Stay Leave
A.T.5 – Witch Metal
Dom & Kemal – The Seed
Total Science & Kublai – Rack ’em Up
Breakage & Riko Dan – CTRL
Silent Dust & DRS – Refuse (Calibre Remix)
Cool Hand Flex – Melody Madness (feat MC GQ) (Outrage AWOL Remix)
Cool Hand Flex – Melody Madness (Bladerunner Remix)
Elementz Of Noize – Guided By Lights
Calibre – Eschaton feat MC DRS
Rufige Kru – People & Places (Submotive VIP)
Rollin – Wonky (Duder’s Warm & Easy Remix)
Alix Perez – Cape Reinga