We're delighted to share this week's podcast from Sugar Free, a DJ many attendees of Dimensions over the last few years will be familiar with, and rightly so, she's been quickly rising through the ranks as one of the scene's most sought after selectors, and it's clear to see why ✨

Sit back and enjoy this beautifully crafted mix; 70 minutes of exquisite records and tight mixing skills. Thank you Ale, this one’s a real treat.

@freesugarfree

DIM276 - Sugar Free

Pressure Dome label boss, Jen Hartley – better known as Yushh – is next to supply a flagship Crack Mix.

“I'm into so many different styles at the minute so it was hard deciding on the vibe I wanted to go for, so there are lots of energy shifts throughout the mix,” she tells us. “It's got some beautiful moments, some deep, moody moments and – of course – some wonky, weirdo high-energy bangers. I also wanted to take the opportunity to showcase some incredible new music from mates, some forthcoming Pressure Dome, and a new remix I've been working on, all of which I'm excited to share!”

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Crack Mix 488: Yushh

Sully & Flowdan: Jungle Set - 7th July 2023

Recorded live at the first DaMetalMessiah event in collaboration with Percy Mingle at Colour Factory. 

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Sully & Flowdan Jungle Set: DaMetalMessiah + Percy Mingle Presents

Quest's RA Podcast starts slowly, with a thrum of synths that feels like watching a rocket take off in slow motion. Before you know it, you're in outer space, floating through zero gravity with waves of synths and gentle breakbeats. The Italian DJ is a premiere selector in the world of digging for rare records, but his outré taste shouldn't be confused with willful obscurity. He's a beloved DJ partly because of his approachability. There's a serene, early '90s feel to RA.915 that's reminiscent of some of the earliest and best ambient techno.

When he's not DJing, Quest runs the label La Nota Del Diablo. He's only put out two records, including this year's Red Tears EP from his dear friend (and fellow esteemed DJ) Christian AB, which RA's Henry Ivry described as "a careful balance of late-night tension and early morning twilight." That's not a bad way to describe Quest's RA Podcast—if it's not a soundtrack for an astral journey, then it's perfect for an afterhours, for when the laid-back vibes come to a simmer for one last stretch of dancing.

@questwax

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RA.915 Quest

We focus on underground penetrative sounds, psychologically safe communities, and shaping the future of dance music from Tokyo, Japan.
Kicking off the first of a mix from England's wizard of breakbeats, @sullyuk.

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Sully - GROW THE CULTURE Mix Series: #001

Of all the Berlin DJs who make a living spinning strange, I'm-not-sharing-the-tracklist kind of records, Sugar Free, originally hailing from Madrid, might be the most fun. She plays bold, colourful tracks with an air of sci-fi and sleaze, somewhere between Italo, hi-NRG, electro and house. (Her Dimensions Mix last year was one of our favourites of 2023.) She's the kind of DJ who messes with your perception of genres and tempos by how she blends tracks together, and also a DJ with a rare grasp of mixing melodies and moods—just check out the first transition of this RA Podcast for a spine-tingling example.

Sugar Free doesn't speak much publicly, and you won't find a lot about her on the internet. She prefers to let her DJing speak for itself. And her RA Podcast says a lot: proggy basslines, heart-in-mouth descents into reverb-heavy breakdowns, eerie vocals and a general feel of psychedelia and '80s decadence. It's difficult to tell what era these records are from, which is part of the charm. For a bonus point, try and pick out two just-completed Sugar Free originals, some of her first productions ever after her debut track came out on Limousine Dream in 2022.

@freesugarfree

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/927

RA.927 Sugar Free

(tracklist below) 

This is part 1 of 3 of the recording from my set at Nowadays Nonstop on April 7, 2024.

I played from 9am-3pm, between JASSS and Bearcat, and it was one of the most creatively fulfilling sets I can remember playing – one of those sets where the audience, environment, atmosphere, tech setup, phase of the moon, whatever, all somehow lined up for a full 6 hours. And happily, the recording is maybe my favorite I’ve managed to capture to date. Huge thanks to Kristin for inviting me and to everyone who was there that morning.


TRACKLIST – PART 1 – 9am – 11am

Moritz Von Oswald – Opaco
La Fe – Alta
Xcor – transmission
Levl – Nullpunkt #4
DB1 – B5
Es.Tereo – Temple of Ra
Skeptical, dBridge – Poor & Poverty
Last Life – Hope Killer
Metrist – GMFGR
Fracture & Deft – I Just
Reeko – Rooted
Massive Attack – Inertia Creeps (Floating On Dubwise)
Overlook – Phantom
Scotch Rolex and Shackleton – The Eleventh Voyage
Cortex of Light – Key Hall Mix
Sote – Kangaroo Court
Meo & Steve – Global Village (Funk Version)
Ali – Abyadh Aswad
Kalua feat. Dj Brahms – Brain
Hysterical Love Project – Boyracer
Scorn – Exodus
El Alfa, El Mayor Clasico, Chael Produciendo – Galapin
Osheyack & Nahash – Bait (Florentino Remix)
Material – Reality Dub
Golden Bug – Tokoyo No Kuni (Wolf Müller Remix)
Tammo Hesselink – Work Work Work
Robo-Gnostic – Ghost Rider
Sea Of Disillusions – Voodoo Heaven
Om – Brother That (Tribal Om Acid Remix)
Mosca – Thin That Blood Down
Timeblind – Come Back Wicked (Original Mix)
Pluralist – Body
Einstürzende Neubauten – Yü-gung (Fütter mein Ego)
Piezo – Skinner
Hypna feat. Warrior Queen – Rolling Deep
Kouslin – Michael
Siu Mata – Vaalbara
TEACHI feat. カクマクシャカ – Esther
vromb – emphase
Two Dogs in a House – Dogs DJ Tool
Neon – Voices
The Knife – We Share Our Mothers's Health
Unknown Artist – Spider Crab [Sacred Stones 01]
Ssiege – Drama Lover


Artwork by Brodie Kaman

Live at Nowadays 7 April 2024

Live at Nowadays 7 April 2024 - Part 1

Bare Bones - Arptastic

Two hours of classic drum'n'bass from a pioneering producer sculpting new sounds at the end of the hardcore era.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-bizzy-b-6th-september-2024

In Focus: Bizzy B 060924

2 Hour tribute to Bizzy B's amazing 92-95 tunes, recorded by Equinox & me.

Bizzy is one of absolute best and most prolific producers of this music without question, so we couldn't possibly fit all his good 92-95 tunes into just 2 hours.. we'd probably need 8+ hours for those years alone! But hopefully we got a lot of the best in there.

Big up @bizzyb2007

First Hour: 92-93 (mixed by Equinox)
Dub 2 - Badman (Big City Records 1992)
Bizzy B & TDK - Cherry Bomb (Brain Records 1992)
Bizzy B & Peshay - Itch It Up Mi Selector (Brain Records 1992)
Bizzy b & TDK - The German Project (Brain Records 1992)
Bizzy B & Peshay - Murder Style (Brain Records 1992)
Bizzy B & DLux - Darkness (Tops Mix)(Brain Records 1993)
Bizzy B & Equinox -7 Minutes Of Madness (Brain Records 1993)
Bizzy B - Weekend (Big City Records 1993)
Ruff & Tumble Crew - Innocence (Brain Progression 1993)
Gappa G & Hyper hype - Information centre - Bizzy B Remix (Ruffkut! Records 1993)
Bizzy B - Extacy Is A Science (Whitehouse records 1993)
Bizzy B & Technochild - Dubplate Wars (Brain Records 1993)
Bizzy B - Slow Jam (Whitehouse records 1993)
Dream Team - Poison Flower (Unreleased)
C Biz - I Wanna Say Yeah (Brain Records 1992)

Second Hour: 93-95 (mixed by Dev/Null)
Bizzy B + Equinox - Brain Crew VIP (Kickin Records 1994)
Bizzy B - Obsessions (Brain Records 1993)
Bizzy B - Darken My Lines (8205 Recordings 2022)
Bizzy B - Infactuation (One Nation Records 1993)
Bizzy B - Revolution Remix (Whitehouse Records 1993)
DJ Hype - Trooper (Bizzy B Remix) (Suburban Base 1993)
Bizzy B & Cool Hand Flex - Come Back 2 Me (Brain Records 1994)
Bizzy B & Technochild - Fighting Without Fighting (Brain Records 1994)
Bizzy B - Twisted Mentazm (Brain Progression 1993)
Warped Kore - The Power (Whitehouse Records 1993)
Bizzy B - Dark III (Whitehouse Records 1994)
Bizzy B - Mad Experiments
Bizzy B - Dub Select (Brain Records 1994)
Bizzy B & Marley Marl - Gangster
Dream Team - Untitled (Mix 1) (Intalektive Records 1995)
Bizzy B & Agent K - Original Gangster (2 Getherness 1995)
Dynamic Duo - Shadow (Revamp) (Intalektive Records 1995)
Bizzy B & TDK - Wicked Man (Brain Records 1995)
Bizzy B & Ruffkutt - Listen Up! (Brain Records 2019)
Bizzy B - Fling Down The Bass (feat Steve Dread) (8205 Recordings 2022)
Bizzy Bee - Big Things (White Label 1995)
Dream Team - Stamina (Suburban Base 1994)
Don of Dons - We Intelligent (Drum & Bass Records 1995)
Marvellous Cain & Bizzy B Featuring Tempo O'Neil - Everyday (Macca 1996)

Equinox & Devnull - Bizzy B: In Focus Special

Mantra went in the mix with some of her favorite hardcore and jungle records. Just over 2 hours of 91-93 goodness. Also available to watch on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW9sokV6fF4&feature=youtu.be

Mantra - Oldksool Hardcore & Jungle Vinyl Set

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Bare Bones - Arptastic

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