Dexta's Lab: Mixtape Series

we'R'hardstyle

170 Mixes

Mixes

different music

1 KOLECTIV - VOICES - FLEXOUT RECORDINGS
2 EASTCOLORS & NOEL - MOONWALKER -DEMAND
3 HALOGENIX - TAKE THE LEAD - DISPATCH RECORDINGS
4 SKULPTURE - THE FALL - SCIENTIA MUSIC
5 ??? - ??? - DUB
6 CHRIS SU & SPINLINE - STEREOTYPE - HORIZONS
7 AMOSS feat MCJC - BLEED IT - HORIZONS
8 KOLECTIV, DEXTA & MAUOQ - TEMPER GLASS -DISPATCH LTD
9 AXON & HYROGLIFICS - FIT GIRLS WITH AVERAGE NAMES -PROXIMITY
10 M-ZINE, SCEPTICZ & MTWN - COBRA - DUB
11 DEXTA & MAUOQ - WEREWOLF (HOMEMADE WEAPONS REMIX) DUB
12 FEARFUL & KEOSZ - SCARS ft BLACK LOUIS - CITRUS RECORDINGS
13 SKULPTURE - LOST CONTACT - SCIENTIA MUSIC
14 DLR HYDRO MAKO & VILLEM - THE FORMULA - DISPATCH RECORDINGS
15 EASTCOLORS TRAFFIC & NOEL feat MESSYMC - DREAMS (DUB)
16 FEARFUL - TONGUES - DIFFRENT DUB
17 NICK MODERN & ARX - COLOUR BETWEEN - BURIED AUDIO
18 RIDO - COCKROACH FUNK (ft CODEBREAKER) - METALHEADZ
19 ??? - ??? - DUB
20 KOLECTIV - YOU DON'T KNOW - FLEXOUT RECORDINGS
21 RELEASE - KRYTEN - PROXIMITY
22 DABS & SAFIRE- BACK AND FORTH (MAKO DLR & ANT TC1 RMX)DISPATCH
23 KOLECTIV - CELL STATE - PROXIMITY DUB
24 GHOSTCHANT - LAID TO REST (KOLECTIV REMIX) - BBE MUSIC

http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/news/dont-you-know-kolectiv-are-hearing-voices.html
http://flexoutaudio.co.uk/kmag-kole

Kolectiv-2013-guest-mix

Here's the AMOSS promo special in preparation for the party next week // details below ;-)

NURTURED BEATZ
Plan B Basement
Friday 15th November 2013

418 Brixton Road, London SW9 9AY
10pm 4am

£5 (+ Booking fee with Ticket)
£10 on the door
(Tickets on sale now http://nurturedbeatz.com/)

Line up

AMOSS

GENOTYPE b2b PARAGON

KALM b2b SPINDALL

KYRIST b2b HYROGLIFICS

KOLECTIV b2b DEXTA & MAUOQ

Hosts

SENSE MC

K EYE

BLACKEYE

Event link
https://www.facebook.com/events/201062966738966/

Amoss- Nurtured Beatz Promo  mix - November 2013

"If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story." 
~ Orson Welles

This is the final episode of Dexta's Lab for 2013. Full of loads of fun and beauty.

" So this is my final mix-tape for the year, it's been fun organising, and very useful for my record box. Thanks to everyone who's supplied music over the past ever, whether via shops, promo firms, demo's or just dub-plate business. This years been quite intense for me with the label, and to celebrate the end of the year, I've organised and put together a label album featuring artists from the past, present and future. It's called "Evolution Of The Giraffe" and will be out pretty soon, so make sure you keep your eyes and ears open for the clips, CD's and Vinyls!

PS: I hope you've enjoyed the music and the mixing form the Dexta's Lab series. There will be plenty more of this over my next few gigs (below). Until next time!""

Dates:
15/11/2013 - NURTURED BEATZ @ Plan B, Brixton, London.
16/11/2013 - NOISE @ Dogstar, Brixton, London.
01/12/2013 - SUNDAY SESSIONS @ Common Bar, Old St, London. (TBC)
06/12/2013 - DIFFRENTxGENESIS ALBUM LAUNCH @ Diffrent's House, Hoxton, London.
16/12/2013 - PHILTH RADIO SHOW @ OriginFM, FM+Online Radio.
18/12/2013 - NOISE @ Dogstar, Brixton, London.
18/01/2014 - FLEXOUT AUDIO @ Plan B, Brixton, London.
XX/XX/2014 - DIFFRENT @ Brighton (TBA)
XX/03/2014 - DIFFRENT BIRTHDAY @ Diffrent's House (TBA)

PS: For bookings please contact lucie@empressartists.com x

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Dexta's Lab #6

The ninth edition of my radioshow 'Brennan Heart presents WE R Hardstyle'. Listen to me on SLAM Harder at SLAM!FM every second saturday of the month between 00-01am CET!

Tracklist:
00. WE R Hardstyle Intro 
01. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike ft. Wolfpack & Katy B - Find Tomorrow (Brennan Heart Rmx) 
02. Coone - Survival of the Fittest (Defqon.1 Anthem 2014) 
03. Dillytek ft. MissJudged - This Moment 
04. Frontliner - Somebody Say Yeah 
05. Wildstylez & Noisecontrollers - Cats, Jets & Breaks 
06. Code Black & Atmozfears - Accelerate (Official XXlerator Anthem 2014) 
07. Da Tweekaz & Atmozfears ft. Popr3b3l - Weapons Of Love 
08. Noisecontrollers & Waverider - Have You 
09. Toneshifterz ft. John Harris - How Could It Be 
10. The Prophet ft. Lilly Julian - Echoes 
11. Faizar - Space Factory 
12. R3hab & NERVO & Ummet Ozcan - Revolution (Sound Freakerz Bootleg)
13. Omegatypez - Good Love 
14. Juized - No Way To Explain 
15. The Vision - Dreamworld 
16. B-Front & Digital Punk - Purify 
17. The Anarchist - Raise Hell 
18. The Prophet - Louder 
19. X-pander - Role Model 
20. Caine & Deimos - Anguish

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Brennan Heart presents WE R Hardstyle - April 2014 (SLAM Harder)

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty" ~ Winston Churchill

After a six month break the mix-tape series, Dexta returns with instalment number 7. Approx 30 minutes of non stop fresh music.
 
" So, I decided that Dexta's Lab 06 was going to be the last one for a while, and after half a year, I've decided to bring yet another 6 episodes, for 2014, this time I'm turning up the heat, and will be recording the mix-tapes monthly.

I've been mad busy behind the scenes with the label, and I've been spending a lot of time working on music for a whole host of projects, so expect to start seeing them popping up. Since the last mix I done, I've also played a load of really cool events, and have both found and acquired some really great music, here's a selection of tunes that I am currently implementing into my sets, along with some less dancefloor orientated jams that I thought it'd be rude not to air.

As with last years series, there's no track-list, just enjoy the music!

Yours truly

Dexta "

Dates:
05/07/2014 - Simply Vinyl @ Volks, Brighton
03/10/2014 - Hospitality @ Motion, Bristol

PS: For bookings please contact info@diffrentmusic.com

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Dexta's Lab #7

"You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life." ~ Steve Jobs

Literally the last day in July, here is the 8th instalment of Dexta's Lab mixtape series, a monthly mixtape covering tunes that are in the box, on the mind, or just on point.

"Things have been hectic for me over the past month and I've found it really hard to even squeeze this mix in, but I feel that today, I could positively put this together. There's a range of tunes here that I have been playing lately, and tunes that I am going to start playing out. I've not had many bookings this summer, so I've been in he studio, you'll hear a couple of new bits in this mix from me too, but as always, there's no track-list. I hope you enjoy! ~  Until next time, peace. Dexta"

Dates:
03/10/2014 - Hospitality @ Motion, Bristol.
18/10/2014 - Shut That Sh*t Down @ Brixton Jamm, London.
27/12/2014 - TBC @ TBC, Milton Keynes.

PS: For bookings please contact info@diffrentmusic.com

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Dexta's Lab #8

"Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans" ~ John Lennon

This is the 9th mix in the Dexta's Lab series. 30 mins of music from the record box, download folder and some exclusive diffrent music material.

"Hey, so I've been quite busy with business lately and things are starting to look rather interesting, so that's quite exciting! This is the 9th mix and I've squashed in a range of different styles and sounds into half hour, it's quite fast paced this time as I prepare for my run of bookings that are coming up, if you're local to any of them come down say hi and bring a giraffe or something!! ~ Dex"

26/09/2014 - TBC @ TBC, London.
03/10/2014 - Hospitality @ Motion, Bristol.
04/10/2014 - Noise Test @ Market House, Brixton, London.
18/10/2014 - Oxjam @ New Cross, London.
18/10/2014 - Shut That Sh*t Down @ Brixton Jamm, London.
29/10/2014 - Soul Dynamics @ Wire, Leeds.
29/11/2014 - Independent Label Market @ Spitalfields, London.
13/12/2014 - Diffrent x Flexout @ TBA, London.
19/12/2014 - TBC @ TBA, London.
27/12/2014 - TBC @ TBA, Milton Keynes.

Bookings ~ info@diffrentmusic.com

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Dexta's Lab #9

Kolectiv come with their first individual release for Diffrent Music after their track "Slow" which featured on the 'Evolution Of The Giraffe' LP last year. This EP shows off the London based trio's versatility in sound, with two new solo pieces which are both worlds apart from one another and a pair of collaborations with Dexta & Mauoq which explore two slightly different area's of the Drum & Bass world. The 'Immortalis EP' is being released as a digital package and a very limited edition CD run with handmade packaging and two 'CD only' exclusive tracks.

1. Immortalis
2. Make Me (w/ Dexta)
3. Sleeper Cell 
4. Killer Instinct (w/ Mauoq)
5. Immortalis VIP [CD Only]
6. Slow (Dexta's Time Machine Edit) [CD Only]
Cat. DIFF024CD / DIFF024
Release date: 10/11/2014 & 17/11/2014

Buy CD: http://shop.diffrentmusic.com
Buy Digital: http://diffrent.bandcamp.com

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Kolectiv - Sleeper Cell [DIFF024]

“Only one man ever understood me, and he didn’t understand me” ~ G. W. F. Hegel

After a year or so's break, Dexta returns to the Dexta's Lab mixtape series, a monthly affair covering fresh new music from the recordbox, inbox and boxbox.

"Last year, I had loads of personal commitments, and not gonna lie my time management has a lot to be desired, but this year I said to myself I would get back to work on the mixtape series, and in good old fashion, just before the month is out, here we have it! I've spent the last 4 days consolidating and re-organising my music collection, which is proving to be a long ongoing task, but it's opened my mind to a lot of old music that I used to play out, listen to at home and in the studio, and I've got plenty of ideas for where to take this series. The first instalment this year is a mishmash of different styles of music that I've been feeling over the past few months and gives a little insight into my club DJ set, expect the unexpected! Also, importantly, massive thanks to everyone who's been making and sending music to me, it's all very inspiring" ~ Dexta

As always, no tracklist, just sit back and enjoy!

Dates:
11/3/2016 - Diffrent x Flexout @ Silver Bullet, London.

Bookings: bookings@diffrentmusic.com
Remixes: info@diffrentmusic.com

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Dexta's Lab #10

"I try to keep it real. I don't have time to worry about what I'm projecting to the world. I'm just busy being myself." ~ Demi Lovato

Just in the nick of time here's February's installation of the Dexta's Lab mixtape series, a monthly affair covering fresh new music from the recordbox, inbox and the toy-box.

"I've been massively procrastinating this year, maybe due to the rubbish weather, or maybe as my mind needs some time to escape and refocus,  I literally just got round to recording this months mix, and I done a few takes with different tracklists and found this one worked the best. There's some old(isn) bits in there along with some fresh, forthcoming, and dubplate material, along with some cheeky new bits from myself too, next month it's Diffrent Music's birthday, so expect that to reflect in my next instalment!" ~ Dexta

Dates:
11/3/2016 - Diffrent x Flexout @ Silver Bullet, London.

Bookings: bookings@diffrentmusic.com
Remixes: info@diffrentmusic.com

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Dexta's Lab #11

Off the back of their recent collaborative 'Arkestra' EP the @IvyLab guys team up once again with @AlixPerez for a live broadcast! Plenty of fresh new beats were showcased! 

Catch the Critical Sound show on RinseFM every first Wednesday of the month 11pm -1am [GMT] http://rinse.fm/

Ivy Lab online:
@ivylab
www.facebook.com/IvyLab
http://2020ldn.com
https://twitter.com/IvyLab_
http://www.criticalmusic.com/artist/ivy-lab/

Alix Perez online:
https://soundcloud.com/alixperez
https://www.facebook.com/alixperezmusic
https://twitter.com/AlixPerez
https://alixperez.bandcamp.com/

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www.twitter.com/CriticalMusic
www.criticalmusic.com/
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Critical Sound No. 29 | Rinse FM | Alix Perez & Ivy Lab | 02.03.16

KongKast 162 - Halogenix.

DOWNLOAD VIA http://kongkretebass.com/kkblog/?p=3042

Tracklist:

Prelude. Laurence Reading - Curious [White]
1. Submotion Orchestra - Perfection (Stray Remix) [Exceptional Records]
2. Technicolour & Komatic - The Glow [SGN:LTD]
3. Hydro & Halogenix - Trieste [Horizons Music]
4. Hydro & Halogenix - Scarlett [White]
5. Break & Hydro - Dream Dequence [Quarantine]
6. Heavy1 - Specium [Vampire Records]
7. FD - Blue Sky Research [Warm Communications]
8. Sabre, Stray & Halogenix - St. Clair [Critical Music]
9. Villem - Solar Plexus [Red Seal]
10. Konflict - Celestial [Renegade Hardware]
11. Mute & Mako - Cali Sleaze [Utopia Music]
12. Halogenix - Laika [Dispatch]
13. Naibu Ft. Ena & Key - Into The Distance [Horizons Music]
14. Ena - Wave Pattern [Convict Digital]
15. Stray & Halogenix - Poison [Warm Communications]
16. Halogenix - Mercenary [White]
17. Blocks & Escher - Shiver [Narratives Music]
18. Mode - The Abyss (Sam KDC's Acid Dub Re-Think) [The Cresent]
19. Halogenix & Finbar Ft. Natalie Wood - Want You [White]

KongKast Podcast - 162 - Halogenix

A short promo mix i did for Fabric.

Catch me b2b Stray on April 20th in room 2!

http://www.fabriclondon.com/club/listing/551

Check out http://www.fabriclondon.com/blog/view/introducing-halogenix for more info and download link!

Enjoy!

Halogenix & Mitchell Aldrich – The Passage
Reza & Ena – Untitled
Vinnie Paz - Drag You To Hell (Digital Goon Remix)
Clarity – Fractured
Xtrah - Here I Go Again
Halogenix – Laika
Breakage - Rebel Creations
Sabre, Stray & Halogenix ft. Frank Carter III - Oblique VIP
Mefjus - Far Too Close
Halogenix – Raya
Line Of Sight - Suspension (Sunchase Remix)
M-Zine & Scepticz - A!on3
Halogenix - Post [2008]

Halogenix / FABRICLIVE Promo Mix

Everyone loves free stuff, so here's a load of music that has previously been made free to download...Feel free to donate to the cause, making a living from music isn't as easy as it seems!!

A bunch of original music, remixes, bootlegs, VIPs and collaborations! Big ups Clarity, Dan (LowRise), Gaunt, Mauoq, Medika, Silent Dust (None60), Tehbis (Medallion Sounds) - for the opportunity to work together on these tunes...

https://dexta.bandcamp.com/album/free-shit

Dexta - Choke [FREE]

Ahead of <a href="http://www.criticalmusic.com/event/critical-sound-new-years-eve/">Critical Sound NYE London</a>, Critical artist - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EmperorDNBEmperor">Emperor</a> has put together a 30 min promotional mix geared to get you ready for the celebration!

Tickets are selling fast for this event!
1st Release of tickets £10 - SOLD OUT
2nd Release of tickets £15 - SOLD OUT
3rd Release of tickets £20 - SOLD OUT
4th release of tickets £25 - SOLD OUT
5th and final release of tickets - £30 - <a href="http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?421365">ON SALE NOW - CLICK TO BUY</a>

JOIN & SHARE the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/298097970301003/?fref=ts">Facebook Event</a>

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Track List:

Centra - Deadlock
Break - Submerged (Calyx & Teebee Remix)
Ulterior Motive - Seven Segments
Spor & Noisia - Falling Through
Alix Perez Feat. Icicle - Caution
LSB - This City
Audio - Headroom
Enei - Trainchaser
Mefjus & M-Force - Abandon
Emperor - Face To Face
Emperor - Monolith
Emperor - Hold Up
Mefjus - Distantia
Ed Rush & Optical - Watermelon

Buy Tickets for NYE

Emperor - Critical NYE Promo Mix

Kasra 30 minute guest mix on BBC Radio1.

Taken from Friction's BBC Radio 1 show - 16/12/2012

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Kasra Guest Mix | Friction D&B Show BBC Radio1 | 16.12.2012

Merry Christmas and happy holidays from Wukileaks!
Free Download: https://www.toneden.io/space-camp-1/post/wuki-s-castle

Free Download

Wuki's Castle

from Code Apparel's write up for the feature and mix:

So we head into 2013 with the first Codecast of the year. After the great response from the last one, we thought it fitting to bring you the next installment.

Stepping up for number Six we have none other than Dispatch Recordings head honcho, Ant TC1. Ant takes us through selection of choice cuts, some new, some old. We can assure that he brings the fire!

As is the way, we also caught up with Ant for a quick chat about the label, Outlook and Dimensions as well as DLR's smelly feet.

You can check it out the full interview here -
http://code-apparel.com/mixes/codecast-006-ant-tc1/

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Track List -

Matrix, Ed Rush & Optical - Junction - Virus Recordings
// Break & Survival - Stano - Dispatch Recordings //
Survival & Silent Witness - What I Need - Dispatch Recordings
Cern - Unititled - Renegade Hardware
Ed Rush & Optical - Medicine (Matrix rmx) - Virus Recordings
// SPY & Kasra - Surface - Critical Music //
Survival, Silent Witness & Cern - Tracer - Dispatch Recordings
Kolectiv - Dogpad (Zero T rmx) - Scientia Recordings
Skeptical - Static - Commercial Suicide
// Special Forces - Something Else (The Bleeps Tune) - Photek Productions //
Studio Pressure - The Water Margin - Photek Recordings
Survival & Silent Witness - The Wall - Dispatch LTD
Doc Scott - Swarm - Metalheadz
Sabre & Cern - Pinch Me - Dispatch Recordings
// Undercover Agent - Slaughter (rmx) - Juice Recordings //
Photek - Knitevision - Virgin Records
// Untitled - Unknown //
Marcus Intalex - Hell to Pay - Metalheadz
Boom Boom Satellites - Dub Me Crazy (Optical rmx) - R & S Records
Matrix - Airhead - Virus Recordings
Ivy Lab - Brat - Critical Music
Survival & Silent Witness - The Feeding - Dispatch Recordings

Ant TC1 - Code Apparel studio mix - Recorded 12th Jan 2013

Wednesday night's show on RinseFM

Halogenix // Ivy Lab // Critical Music

RinseFM // Critical Music - Halogenix // Ivy Lab - 10 April 2013

Originally a North London kid, Dexta’s new release is dedicated to the lands South of the River that have shaped his adult life. Brockley, Syndenham, Honor Oak, Deptford. The streets, buildings and sounds that have surrounded him as he fell in love and got married, turned his passion into a career, and found untold new friends and inspiration. 

Taking a trip down memory lane, the Diffrent boss unleashes two tracks from the archives. 
First comes ‘Tenz’, a dubbed-out halftime chugger with a sting in its tail. Like a Drunken Fist Master, Dexta’s signature wonky style is in full effect, landing a fatal combination of ungainly subs, below-the-belt bass stabs, and the harsh clang of metallic snares. As the track’s woozy elements appear to stumble into each other, they in fact neatly slide together to deliver the knockout blow.

On the flip comes a final hurrah from Conduct, the Blu Mar Ten Music-aligned duo who have now sadly parted ways. ‘Dissolute’, featuring Coma, originally featured on Dexta’s 2015 debut EP, ‘SE4’ — another love letter to South London — as a globular beats cut with a jittery footwork slant and wistful vox. Conduct’s sci-fi reconstruction chops, glitches and repeats like the controls of a malfunctioning spacecraft as it glides through deep space. Long sat as a secret weapon in the records boxes of a very select few, this is one for the Diffrent headz.

“It’s been quite the ride, hasn’t it? Thanks for sticking with me!” ⁓ Dexta

DIFF045 lands as part of a trio of releases from Diffrent’s core artists Dexta, Lakeway and BrandNewTrumpets, each in some way reflecting the past, present and future of the label to celebrate its 11th anniversary. All three are out 26th March on digital and limited edition 10” lathe cut vinyl. Pre-order from the Diffrent Music Bandcamp from 5th March.

Pre-order: https://dexta.bandcamp.com/album/tenz-dissolute-conduct-remix

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Dexta - Tenz

“Great minds don’t think alike. They think Diffrent.”

British independent record label exploring the experimental realms of Drum & Bass / Bass Music and beyond. Established in 2010, run by Chris Dexta, Ben Funks, James Hillah & Chris OneTen

Send Demos & DUbs via www.diffrentmusic.com/demos