Mixes

Compilations

Squib [Intercept]

Counterweight [Of Paradise]

Mutationist [Scuffed recordings]

'IT WAS ALWAYS THERE vol 2'

It Was Always There vol 2

Destrata - Bait & Switch

Nothing seemed to start today; from lifting his head off the pillow to tricking his mind into thinking the day ahead would actually be productive. Going back to bed felt like the only feasible option; the only way to erase these thoughts and start back at square one. Sometimes shutting off from the world before rejoining was all that was needed to set the wheels in motion again.

Following their first foray into releasing a full EP, London-based non-profit label Shubzin get back to basics with the fourth instalment of their VA charity compilation series. This time they've invited 14 new producers to contribute original tracks that range from jungle to leftfield bass and experimental — and, as always, it's for a very good cause.

After raising money for several different charities through their previous comps, they now focus their support on Sisters Uncut, a charity who challenges gendered violence and government cuts to social and community services, and who were instrumental in leading the Kill the Bill marches against new draconian changes to policing and prison laws.

SHUBZINVA004

PREMIERE: Destrata - Actuate [Shubzin]

100 minutes of rave from me and Garneau

Tracklist:
Dj Assault - Backwards In Time
POSH! The Prince - Re-bokk Robot (Hannah Holland Remix)
Pantile - DTB
Doctor Jeep - Necka Pill
Client_03 - ur_luv
Tom Blip - Kickdrums!!!
Saah - System Shock
Overmono - Daisy Chain
Xander - Ain’t Nobody (’94 Breaks Cuts)
Acen - Licka
Hooverian Blur - Hand In The Fire
Jubilee - Peak
Disaffected - Mutapa
Cici - Extraneous
Malugi - 03049 W.emi.snc
Boddika & Joy Orbison - For What.....
Fiesta Soundsystem - Acid Tool
AGT Rave Cru - Warhead Workout
Locked Club - Panagoi
Garneau & Max Ullis - Well 
Energy Boyz - Five Oh ft. Dj Fuck Off
Jossy Mitsu - Turismo
Turk Turkelton - Shake Left and Right 
Garneau - Other Worlds
D3U5E - Nebula
Leo RD ft. El Cherry Scom - El Tiki Tiki (Sui Mata Edit)
Aloka - Brain Confusion
Wildlife! - Work It 
Ayesha - Dark Matter
Davis Galvin - Rissup
Fjaak & Elli Acula - To The Peak (Steffi Mix)
Toni Moralez - 313 (Nrg Mixx)
Hermeth - So
Sobolik - Ski Tool
Casina - Toxiccc
Dj Fuck Off - B.I.M.B. (Bills In My Booty)
Negroni Nails - Reprogram/Rewrite
Energy Boyz - Ray Of Light

Garneau & Destrata Present - Energy Boyz Vol. 2

Tunes ranging across the bass and techno spectrum.
 
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Destrata @ The Lot Radio 09 - 30 - 2022

To celebrate the success of Destrata's new record 'Squib' the Vancouver based producer and dj contributes to the Intercept Mix Series. 

'Squib' is out now.

Tracklist:
Lurka - Powers
Jay Carder - Eva's Stoned
Chloé Robinson & DJ ADHD - Pax (Four Tet Remix)
Mosca - Shut Everything Down
Destrata - Squib
Otik - Sometimes The Night Lasts Forever
Stratton - Vapour Trail Hurricane
Noise Casino - Grit
Son Of Phillip - Raleigh Banana
Hodge - Sub 100
Nick León ft. DJ Babatr - Xtasis (Pearson Sound Remix)
Rene Wise - Raptor
Batu - Melts Into Air
Ekzander - Overexposure
Rhyw - Honey Badger
Clay Wilson - DSO 2
Zenker Brothers - Focus On Positivity
Tommy Lewis - Blü

Intercept Mix Series 14 - Destrata

Intercept welcomes Destrata with his debut EP for the label: Squib. Over three tracks, the Vancouver based artist shows you his take on UK influenced bass and techno.

The title track 'Squib' is Eli's first foray in 4x4 music and showcases his talent for energetic moves whilst still retaining a taste for detail. With a lead built out of a twisted vocal sample and a bass that's as grooving as it is chest pumping, it perfectly sets the tone for the EP.

'U4ia' is next up and is built around the idea to run all percussive hits through different colorful delays and reverbs. Gritty textured bass stabs act as a counterpoint to the heavy kick pattern. Combined with the ever shifting hi hats the track feels oddly tribal without stepping
into clichés.

'What Dreams Are Made Of' ends this banging EP, but delivers something different. Destrata forms a bridge between the current wave of mutant dancehall and higher tempo Latin American inspired club tracks. It showcases his feeling for off kilter rhythms and bass even more.

We couldn't be happier to have Destrata on the label, be sure to keep an eye out for what's to come

Squib

Destrata - What Dreams Are Made Of

Destrata - U4IA

Intercept welcomes Destrata with his debut EP for the label: Squib. Over three tracks, the Vancouver based artist shows you his take on UK influenced bass and techno.

The title track 'Squib' is Eli's first foray in 4x4 music and showcases his talent for energetic moves whilst still retaining a taste for detail. With a lead built out of a twisted vocal sample and a bass that's as grooving as it is chest pumping, it perfectly sets the tone for the EP.

@destratavan
@interceptrecords

Buy:
https://intercept.bandcamp.com/album/squib

PREMIERE: Destrata - Squib [Intercept]

@destratavan
@ofparadiserecords

Of Paradise continue their Various Artists series with an 11-track masterclass in shapeshifting underground dance music.

Comprised of all new material, the fifth instalment in the label’s VA series showcases a spellbinding collection of cross-genre and multifaceted compositions that mutate from rumbling bass pressure into atmospheric jungle, contorted techno and beyond.

Featuring selected works from Slolek, Kellen303, Destrata, Pugilist, Fiesta Soundsystem, Tom Jarmey, Vilhelm, Fade, Atrice, Lazarus and D3U5E, Of Paradise Vol. 5 is a mesmerising and hallucinatory soundtrack curated to be played out across a shattered club landscape.

BC Pre-order: https://ofparadise.bandcamp.com/album/of-paradise-vol-5

pi pi pi premiere: Destrata - Meridian (Of Paradise)

Vancouver-based artist Destrata chalks up his first solo release for Of Paradise with Counterweight, a multi-layered, richly-textured and often hyper-real journey through new school club music. Placing the critical elements of UK-flavoured bass and breaks under the microscope, Destrata’s scientific approach to production sees him examine everything in minute detail, disassembling and reassembling every aspect of a track until a structurally perfect composition emerges. 

Featuring four highly immersive cuts, Counterweight showcases a flux of atmospheric inspirations, displaying Destrata’s enthusiasm for more ethereal and fractal sounds built to ooze through back rooms, safeguarding the listener with a weighty lushness.

1. XL
2. Counterweight
3. Soft Target
4. Outfitta

Destrata: https://soundcloud.com/destratavan

Counterweight

OP023 // Destrata - Counterweight

@ofparadiserecords
@destratavan
https://ofparadise.bandcamp.com/album/counterweight
"Vancouver-based artist Destrata chalks up his first solo release for Of Paradise with Counterweight, a multi-layered, richly-textured and often hyper-real journey through new school club music. Placing the critical elements of UK-flavoured bass and breaks under the microscope, Destrata’s almost scientific approach to production sees him examine everything in minute detail, disassembling and reassembling every aspect of a track until a structurally perfect composition emerges.

Featuring four highly immersive cuts, Counterweight showcases a flux of atmospheric inspirations, displaying Destrata’s enthusiasm for more ethereal and fractal sounds built to ooze through back rooms, safeguarding the listener with a weighty lushness."

Bandcamp

*PREMIERE* Destrata - Counterweight

We premiere new music from Vancouver-based artist Destrata features on Of Paradise for his first solo EP. We host ‘XL’ a dark and heaving bass-heavy piece of UK-flavoured breaks.

Destrata, based in Vancouver, marks his debut solo body of work for Of Paradise with his 4 track offering ‘Counterweight’ – a multi-layered, textured, and frequently hyper-real trip through contemporary bass-heavy club music. Destrata’s scientific approach to production sees him disassemble and reassemble every piece of a track until a structurally perfect composition emerges, putting the crucial aspects of UK-flavored bass and breaks under the microscope.

Counterweight shows a flow of ambient inspirations, demonstrating Destrata’s interest in more ethereal and fractal sounds designed to ooze through back rooms, sheltering the listener with a hefty lushness.

We premiere ‘XL’ a tribal-licked growling bass-heavy cut. Cut from the same cloth as intricate hard-drum grooves and post-dubstep influenced tools, Destrata displays a cocktail of UK-flavoured sub-churning club music. Vocal stabs and tribal percussion give the track a locked groove that is high-tempered yet remains icey, add some pounding sub punches and some off-kilter perc hits and you’ve got a classy piece of modern UK-inspired club music.

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Four Four Premiere: Destrata - XL [Of Paradise]

Canadian producer Destrata enters the series with a bubbling bass bath that leans into both the old and new school featuring tracks from Jurango, Piezo, Doctor Jeep, Mia Koden, INVT and a couple of unreleased gems for good measure. 

Most recently releasing on Darwin’s SPE:C and Of Paradise imprint, Destrata also co-runs the Audio Social mix series and is one half of the production duo Energy Boyz. 

@destratavan

'Let The Dust Settle' by Destrata is out now via SPE:C - buy here: https://specrecords.bandcamp.com/album/destrata-let-the-dust-settle-spe-c-015-13

Tracklist:
Jorja Smith - Little Thing's (BokBok Dub)
Jurango - Jungalizer feat. Jamaica Mnanda
Coen - Pressure Roll
Coido - Minimal Afrobeat
Breaka - Lime Bike Elf Bar
Destrata - Mutationist (Forthcoming Scuffed Records)
Le Motel - Raving Crew
Doctor Jeep - Reso Danz (Hodge Remix)
Cress - Bootin
Stones Taro - Ton Tan
Young Muscle - Bad Spirits
Papa Nugs - Tea Time
PJ Bridger - Haul and Pull Up
INVT - We Inside (Culebra VIP) feat. Logan
Piezo - Sensory OVerdraw
Destrata - Let The Dust Settle
Ismail Nosrat - (Basha Remix) feat. Zaid Zaza, Aly B & Hassan Abou Alam
Destrata - Clubmoss (Forthcoming Scuffed Records)
Mia Koden - Hot Take
OSSX - C240
INVT - Subelo Y Bajalo
Kincaid - Sugar

Untitled 909 Podcast 168: Destrata

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Destrata - Delos

Vancouver’s @destratavan debuts on Scuffed Recordings with three warping, club-ready tracks. 

In his short career so far, Destrata has worked with a who’s who of essential underground labels, making his debut in 2021 on Martyn’s seminal 3024 with the hybrid drum workout ‘Bait & Switch’. 

Now making his first appearance on London’s Scuffed Recordings, Destrata offers up three new tracks on the Mutationist EP.

Closing the release is Desire Signal, which sees Destrata dial back the pace for a writhing techno-dancehall hybrid.

Buy:
https://scuffed.lnk.to/MutationistEP

Destrata - Desire Signal

Vancouver’s @destratavan debuts on Scuffed Recordings with three warping, club-ready tracks. 

In his short career so far, Destrata has worked with a who’s who of essential underground labels, making his debut in 2021 on Martyn’s seminal 3024 with the hybrid drum workout ‘Bait & Switch’. 

Now making his first appearance on London’s Scuffed Recordings, Destrata offers up three new tracks on the Mutationist EP.

On the title track, Destrata lays out a statement of intent with chopped vocals, lurching bass and tension-building synths. 

Buy:
https://scuffed.lnk.to/MutationistEP

Destrata - Mutationist

Vancouver’s @destratavan debuts on @scuffedrecs (@definitepartymaterial + @wagerdj) with three cuts of hypertextural club music

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-destrata-clubmoss

Clubmoss

Premiere: Destrata ‘Clubmoss’

Martha is a DJ and broadcaster from South London with roots in community radio and documentary making. Each of Martha’s thoughtfully curated radio shows navigate the fringes of electronic music, with a clear narrative that is grounded in community and storytelling.  
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Martha w/ Destrada 271023

@malocarecords champions club music’s next-wave with its new 17-track V/A compilation, ‘Maloca, Vol. 2’. Check out @ultimaesuna & @destratavan’s mystic contribution now

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-ultima-esuna-destrata-semillas-y-clavos

Maloca, Vol. 2

Semillas y Clavos

Premiere: Ultima Esuna & Destrata ‘Semillas y Clavos’

My bass music friends think I make techno & my techno friends think I make bass music…
1/4 of Audio Social 
1/2 of Energy Boys
Say hi, Destrata.trax@gmail.com

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