A true standard bearer for Drum & Bass for the best part of two decades, the mighty Makoto returns with his newest single “Watercolour”, releasing on Human Elements.

The legendary producer unleashes a sumptuous summer bubbler on the cusp of festival season, bringing a rapture of smooth-grooving energy on a characteristically infectious anthem. Clean-cut percussion, funky bass rumblings and majestic piano melody combine seamlessly, as “Watercolour” paints itself as a picture perfect masterclass of euphoric Drum & Bass!

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Challenged myself to make three tracks in a week. Marked improvement vs the 6 months I would take for one, in previous years. For that, this is a win. These will be up for a while to listen to. And free DL if nobody listens to them. I'm over caring too much about my output, and I want to work on some other ideas and approaches.

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G'day g'day, another 6 months has gone by since the last Pugcast so I felt it was only natural to record the final mix in the series to showcase some of the stuff I have been working on and have coming over the next year or so!

It is crazy even with 3 full 1 hour production mixes I still haven't even covered half of the music that I am sitting on currently.

Inside this mix is a blend of dubby and musical vibes across the bpm spectrum! Thanks for all your support with Ruff Kutz lately, at a time where it's proving more challenging to create physical media - you keep the culture alive!

Debut album in Feb.

Cheers - Pug

Pugcast Vol 3

The Blacklight Special - Sans Nom's Ain't Fucking Around Techno Mix

Ears are crispy again so it’s time for something other than ride cymbals. Also beatless #ambient is fun and intuitive. I might add more textures to this but it’s always nice to unwind not think so much, and let go. Also as a powerhouse, analog 4, novation peak and iridium can’t be beat. Bloom in effect on big sky and the RE-20 is going through the phaser on modfactor. I programmed a pattern on keys and did some midi time stretching.

y'all just ever? 1

Ultra rare sounds in a lost mix from one of the greatest DJs in the world. Paul Johnson mixing electro, synth and '80s classics in a unique throwback mix called RETROJACKTIVE.

Where This Mix Came From:
For a time, Paul Johnson was posting mixes to SoundCloud almost weekly and would delete them when they reached 100 downloads. I was one of the 100. Sometimes people re-uploaded them on SoundCloud or Mixcloud. But looking back through 5 Mag's archives, I found this mix again and realized that not only had it disappeared from the internet, but even the word "retrojacktive" turned up 0 search results. This might be the only copy of a very rare side of Paul Johnson. 

We have about three or four other mixes like this — either vanished from the internet or available in very restricted formats.

✳️ Read 5 Mag's THE LEGEND OF PAUL JOHNSON for free: https://5mag.net/issues/5-mag-legend-of-paul-johnson-issue-free-download/

SYNC Paul Johnson: RetroJacktive (2015)

Written and produced by John Graham aka Quivver - Remixed by TILT (2025)

Space Manoeuvres 'Stage One' (TILT's Abandoned Remix) SoundCloud Edit

Closing the podcast series of this year in style with almost 5 hours mix from Antonio Lombardo. Enjoy!

@antoniolombardoofficial

notyourcast 049 / Antonio Lombardo

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Experimenter since 1994; Producer since 2006
Influences: Amon Tobin, Paul van Dyk, Moby, The Chemical Brothers, Luke Vibert, Sasha, Mango, Radiohead, Bonobo, The Seatbelts, The Prodigy, Brian Eno, Koen Groeneveld, Burial, Royksopp, Lustral, Massive Attack, Moguai, Ricardo Villalobos, Teifschwarz, DJ Hell, Kurt Lorenz, Jenkins, Paul the Otter


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