Concluding our 15 Years of Dispatch celebrations, we are headed to Australia for 3x shows and we're pleased to present an exclusive CERN mix to mark the occassion. 

The Kiwi native, now residing in Melbourne, has been huge inspiration to us on the label, ever since his first release 'Leverage / Insight' alongside Dabs in 2010. 

Encapsulating a huge amount of emotion and funk into his music, delivering groove in even the hardest forays, we were honoured to release his 'Under Another Sky' album in 2014, to a fantastic reception across the board. 

Since departing the UK, Cern is now back on the music, with a fresh Gerra & Stone collab 'Kontrol' out next week on Dispatch 100, a track with OneMind & Hydro forthcoming on Metalheadz, all the while working on his 2nd album for us at Dispatch. 

Catch him playing tonight at The Rosemount Hotel in Perth! 

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15 Years of Dispatch - Australia tour:

02.12.2016 - The Rosemount Hotel, Perth (Ant TC1, Cern & Safire)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1791882471090384/

09.12.2016 - Miind Nightclub, Sydney (Ant TC1 & Dauntless)
https://www.facebook.com/events/360309834306744/

10.12.2016 - Grumpys, Melbourne (Ant TC1 & Safire)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1470975069584963/

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Cern - 15 Years of Dispatch Recordings Mix

Chris C.

Sound designer
Technophile
Explorer and adventurer

The music was new / Black polished chrome / And came over the summer / Like liquid light

Truly the only rump master that ever walked the earth...not one buttocks is created equally

South coast based Drum & Bass DJ.

Minimal, tech, industrial, jungle, rollers is my kinda vibe.

Ant TC1 along with Hidden Agenda founded Dispatch Recordings back in 2001, Ant originally helped out with the management side of the label before finding his feet within the realms of production; which was a natural progression for him having DJ’d on pirate radio and in clubs from the age of 14 (since 1992).  His first release alongside frequent production partner Stress Level appeared on Dispatch after almost 3 years of hard work getting their collective sound where they felt it needed to be before even thinking about turning on a DAT recorder.  After their first release hit the stores they quickly picked up a wealth of DJ support across their early material and went on to release for a who’s who list of established Drum & Bass record labels including the likes of Renegade, CIA, Advanced, Critical Records Integral, Liquid V, Commercial Suicide, Good Looking Records, Bingo Beats and Samurai Music.

By demand remix work started to feature heavily within their output and the duo went on to remix for the likes of Hidden Agenda, Chris SU, Artificial Intelligence, Kabuki, Total Science, Optical & Ryme Time (Jagged Edge), Atlantic Connection, Tactile & DJ Marky.  Branching out and working with other producers such as Survival, DLR & Philth has only furthered experience Ant’s skills at the controls over the years, Ant has also released his own solo material more recently on top of remixing for the likes of Lomax on Integral Records.  In 2014 Ant realised a lifetime ambition, securing his first ever release for the legendary Metalheadz label “Hungry For Atmosphere” alongside Mako, DLR & Villem with further releases for the label and counting going into 2024.

Ant’s production output has featured on a mass of compilations and mix CD’s compiled by the likes of Shy FX, LTJ Bukem, Total Science, AI, Spectrasoul, Klute and Brian G.  Additionally his work has featured very heavily within the radio shows of Friction, Grooverider, Fabio, Goldie, Bailey & Rene LaVice on their respective BBC Radio 1 slots over the years as well as BBC 1Xtra where Ant once hosted his own one-off 4 hour show, he has since additionally made 2 guest DJ appearances for DJ Friction on his Radio 1 show.  His DJ’ing work has seen him play all over the globe from Adelaide to Los Angeles, from Hong Kong to Sarajevo, Vancouver to Bangkok and last but by no means least regularly UK and EU wide. Additionally for the most part of the decade beyond 2010 Ant also worked as the Artist Manager for both Outlook and Dimensions Festival in Croatia, leading up the booking process, budgets and travel aspects for the festival.

Fast forward through to 2024; Ant is now responsible for the lead label management roles of both Metalheadz & Dispatch Recordings and is based in Thailand, with a purpose built studio room recently finished the plan (alongside managing a mass of planned record label releases) is to get back to focusing on writing music more consistently than he ever has previously.

Cern - 15 Years of Dispatch Recordings Mix

Dispatch Recs | Ant TC1