How many gems does this man have waiting to be released jesus

what an amazing vibe to start the mix ✨

The fact that 99% of the tracks here are still unreleased is illegal.

Still the most impressive mix ive heard in years

With sizzling electro, crunching breakbreats, frenzied footwork and much more in between, @nikki-nair records a jaw dropping productions mix for the Recognise series.

Atlanta-based Nikki Nair has made waves recently thanks to his sonically varied productions, released on labels such as Scuffed Recordings, Dirtybird and Gobstopper. For this month's Recognise interview, he chats to Katie Thomas about his route into music-making and DJing, the importance of respecting dance music history, and the push for a more diverse scene.

Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/recognise-nikki-nair

Recognise: Nikki Nair

Ah yes. The man, the legend. Encompassing years upon years of experience dj'ing various styles, BunZer0 was at the front of the ranks when dubstep was growing it's first tendrils out of the UK, and hosted Belgium's very first events inviting names that all turned out to become household.  Netting himself spots at Dour festival (various times), 10 Days Off, Ancienne Belgique (next to Amon Tobin, Mary Anne Hobbs, Skream, Benga,...), Star Wars, Tomorrowland and so much more... He's also an undisputed leader on the international scale with multiple performances at Outlook festival Croatia, the most prestigious gigs in the UK including FWD at Plastic People or D&B Arena, and even in USA at Tsunami Bass and Reconstrvct.  Nowadays also very busy with his own productions, he is still running the FOB Show on sub.fm, a fan favourite.  (Mentality)

Tracklist:
Blutch - Cobalan - Astropolis Records
Nicky Soft Touch - Lonely City Cut 2 - Time Is Now Records
Michelle Samba & Phil Mills - Blauw - Yuku
Breaka - Descending - Breaka
Frmd & Schim - Untitled - Unreleased
Frmd - Morotin - Unreleased
Notion - On It (feat. Snowy) - Notion
Tower Block Dreams - Soundboy - Time Is Now Records
Al Wootton - Doxa - Trule
Gavnlig - Frequencies (Delay Grounds Hoon It Remix) - Eatmybeat
Golden Girls - Kinetic (Aotoa Remix) - Jalapeno Records
Two Shell - Oil Slick - Mainframe Audio
Nikki Nair - Startrack - Pretty Weird Records
Pugilist - Déjà Vu - Banoffee Pies Records
Yosh - Don't Say - Lobster Theremin
Iami - Lost - 1HX
Jafu x BunZer0 - Let U Go - Unreleased
Yosh - Out Of Control - Hot Haus Recs
Flowdan - Plans In Motion (Marcus Visionary Remix) - Bare Selection
Leo Cap - Flavour - Deep Dark & Dangerous
Unknown - Unknown - Forthcoming Deep Medi
Nightmares On Wax - 3D Warrior (Mala's Souljah VIP Remix) - Warp
Deleted Scenes - Stutter - Deleted Scenes
Keene Angst - Give It Up - Keene Angst
Nethermere - Samurai13 - Bandcamp
s8jfou - Flip U See Side (s8jfou Remix) - Parapente Music

RSMIX038 - BunZer0

Techno, electro, bass and breakbeat combine on a club mix from Atlanta-based producer @nikki-nair.

More info and tracklist here:

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Fact Mix 851: Nikki Nair (Mar '22)

Alex Frosell, better known as DJ ADHD, delivers an hour of trademark, off-kilter gems for number 34 in the Junction 2 Mix series. 

From his roots in the UK dubstep scene as part of the DEEP MEDI family to his most recent repositioning as DJ ADHD, Alex has carved out a distinguished sound that blurs the lines between techno and UK bass music. Last year’s standout debut EP release on Pretty Weird saw support from artists such as Four Tet, Floating Points, Caribou, Giant Swan and Special Request and he’s continued his prolific output into 2022 with dancefloor tested releases with Nikki Nair, Villager and Chloé Robinson.

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Junction 2 Mix Series 034 - DJ ADHD

If you haven't heard of Nikki Nair at this point, we'd invite you to come out from under that rock you're living in. But jokes aside, the last 12 months have been the Atlanta producer's year. He's toured seemingly endlessly, has found his way into a number of local scenes and has put out records for labels like Dirtybird, Lobster Theremin and Scuffed Recordings. If that weren't enough, he's also been putting out an illuminating series of monthly singles on his Bandcamp that show off both his restless muse and his seeming ability to both perfect and put his own stamp on any sub-genre or style he tries.

People usually use some form of the word "bass" to describe Nikki Nair, because of the way his music flits between dubstep, drum & bass, electro and more. One moment he's making staggering hip-hop instrumentals that would have fit right into the old LA beat scene, the next minute he's making pneumatic techno or uptempo stuff that would fit right in one Juke Bounce Werk. 

His voracious appetite for new sounds comes across on his RA Podcast, which is a sprawling two-hours-plus of genre hopping and careful mixing, hopping from mood to mood like a 2-D video game platformer. It starts off perhaps a little slower than you'd expect, but weaves through countless Nikki Nair tracks, older selections from Wolfgang Voigt and Drexciya and mind-melting club tracks from newer producers including DJ ADHD, Despina, Limewax and more. If you want to know what the hippest, most inventive dance music sounds like, bridging continents and oceans, this mix is it.

@nikki-nair

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/848

RA podcast

RA.848 Nikki Nair - 2022.09.05

Sicaria Sound are resident DJs for the Deep Medi Musik label and since 2018 they have held a monthly residency on Rinse FM. In 2020 they launched their Cutcross imprint to “champion the melting pot of bass-centric sounds teetering around 140 BPM…whilst spotlighting underground artists" and in March 2021 they made their production debut with their first EP 'Binate'. Enjoy!

ITPS083 SICARIA SOUND

Sometimes there are moments and sets in London clubland where the stars align, certain artists are in the building and the energy is LOOSE.

Skee Mask at the HVYWGHT 4th Birthday back in February was one of those moments.

Following on from a South London Digital Mystikz homecoming at peak time to a fever pitch Brixton Electric. Playing a dubstep party for the first time, alongside legends of the scene - Skee Mask proceeded to play one of the hardest sets we’ve ever seen, effortlessly mixing classic grime into dubstep into techno into breaks and beyond.

A flurry of MC’s were in the wings, none of whom were booked to host the set but had no choice but to jump on. The energy was infectious - Flowdan B2B Trim B2B Chunky B2B SP:MC over Skee Mask on the Sinai Soundsystem. We can guarantee you will never get this combination of artists on a set EVER again.

Listen back as we jump into the set roughly 10 minutes in. Flowdan has just jumped on and Trim is lurking.

Skee Mask w/ Flowdan, Trim, SP:MC & Chunky - Recorded Live at HVYWGHT 4th Birthday

Rinse FM Podcast

Nikki Nair - 11 January 2023

As Printworks prepares to bring its tenure to an end, the beloved London venue is calling upon The Hydra for a last hurrah event series, the Teachers, paying homage to the clubs and spaces that have come before. FWD>> – the seminal club night that needs little to no introduction – is one such space being showcased.

The bass-centric night is celebrated here, too, in a new mix from Plastician, an early fixture of FWD>>, who steps up for the first instalment in a three-part series that doubles as a vivid trip down memory lane.

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FWD>> x The Hydra: Plastician

As a former member of the Sicaria Sound duo, Mia Koden now is exploring wider fields and tempos of electronic bass music. With her South Sudanese and British roots she is also working across heritage, culture and community projects. Enjoy!

ITPS092 MIA KODEN

3 ++ hrs recorded at KAIZEN KLUB 01/02/2020
Venue MOT - London

Disclaimer - last hr packed with pull-ups, UKG and a late entrance from DJ Hutch on mic & deck

KAIZEN

Madam X - Recorded live at Kaizen Klub - Venue MOT - Feb 2020

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