Phonica Mix Series 130 welcomes an artist who has defined and defied the rules of drum & bass like no other. dBridge, real name Darren White has been in the game for well over 30 years. Growing up listening to artists like DJ Randall & Grooverider on Rush FM when he was starting out shaped his ear for the sound that he would learn to grow with, love and mutate. With over 100 records released on labels like R&S, Convex, Metalheadz, Nonplus and more that span well into the 90's dBridge has become a pioneer well in his own right. Not only that but his label Exit Records which not too long ago celebrated its 100th release has been a output determined to push the boundaries of experimental bass, D&B and more. 
Having usually referred to himself as being producer first, it is not to be mistaken that White is a seasoned pro behind the decks. Having stepped into Worlds of his own playing with some of Drum & Bass' biggest names like Doc Scott & Goldie, the artist has also stepped into lengthy b2b's with Bass artist Youngsta and Techno legend Donato Dozzy (which he will do once more this Summer at Dekmantel). 
For this mix dBridge has dedicated it to people around him, a friends and family mix of sorts. With heavy bassy tones from the get go and experimental techno and electro flowing throughout - it showcases the sure diversity of one of the best to do it! We had a brief chat with dBridge about the mix and what he has coming up.

Phonica Mix Series 130: dBridge

Tune into Martyn's monthly show on 2 for some delectable jazz treats from over the Atlantic.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/martyn/episodes/martyn-16th-april-2025

Martyn's Darkest Light: Andrew Hill Special  160425

Tresor Resident LNS started out organizing warehouse parties in Vancouver, Canada. Since residing in Berlin her style of classic techno, house, electro and braindance can easily be identified in her studio productions and DJ sets. Her collaborations with DJ Sotofett are regularly released on Tresor Records and WANIA, while her solo productions and remixes have been released by Counter 99, Emotional Response, Freakout Cult, Sex Tags Ufo and DFA. Enjoy!

ITPS115 LNS

It's 10am. Sunlight radiates through the shutters in the Steam Room at London's Fold. Almost half way through Neighbourhood's 24 hour party, people are in their element. Some have been dancing all night; others are arriving fresh. The mood is excellent.

This is one of my favourite sets I have ever played. A deep, moody and energising journey heading into the second half of Neighbourhood's electrifying 15th birthday celebrations. Big up Tasha for having me play. No one does it better!

@neighbourhood-music
@dj_tasha

Neighbourhood 15th bday - Jay Carder at Fold

A rare club mix from the ever-evolving artist, with 90 minutes of shadowy, atmospheric pressure.

Music's therapeutic value is often linked to relaxation—gongs, singing bowls and the like. Dense passages of foggy droning and eerie static aren't traditionally considered restorative, but Laurel Halo makes a pretty good case for it.

The Detroit-born, Los Angeles-based musician's abstract, often improvised productions are heavy on sound design and emotional climax. Driven by atmosphere rather than rhythm, they push listeners to grapple with their innermost insecurities, fears and dreams. "I'm lucky my music has helped people through crises," Halo once told Discwoman. It's easy to see why.

Since her 2010 debut King Felix, Halo has built a stunningly diverse catalogue of classically-informed records. A multi-instrumentalist—piano, violin, guitar, keys—her sharpest instrument is arrangement. Inspired by the surrealism of Italo Calvino and Apichatpong Weerasethakul, her releases, from Atlas to Behind The Green Door, unfold with slow-burning narrative and dense emotional weight. Her soundworlds are layered and labyrinthine—an architectonic space where self-reflection happens almost by force.

Even in the club, the sought-after composer excels in immersion. Her sets extend the expressionist palette of her records, trading traditional rhythm for tension, space and surprise. It’s no wonder she takes a genre-agnostic approach to the dance floor—her deep roots in freeform radio began at WCBN-FM in Michigan, followed by Berlin Community Radio, Rinse FM, and now a regular show on NTS.

RA.992 stitches foggy ambient loops, propulsive techno, mutant percussion and heady left turns with care. Tracks from DJ Rush, Octave One and Eddie Fowlkes nod to her Midwestern heritage, balanced out by deeper, psychedelic fare from the likes of Polygonia and Cousin. It's the mark of an artist revealing both deep curiosity and a precise hand as a selector. Rare, indeed.

@laurelhalo

Find the full interview at ra.co/podcast/992

RA.992 Laurel Halo

A new studio set from one of the foundational icons of drum & bass.

Few names in drum & bass carry as much history as Peshay. Paul Pesce came up in the crucible of early rave and left fingerprints on labels like Mo' Wax, Good Looking and, most obviously, Metalheadz. By the time drum & bass was surging in the mid-'90s, he was bolted as one of the scene's most distinctive voices. 

Where others were pushing clinical austerity or waves of dark pressure, Pesce's ear drew him to featherlight, jazzy chords instead. The atmospheric drum & bass movement—or intelligent, as it's sometimes known today—cohered in his hands with timeless staples like "The Piano Tune" and "Miles From Home."

To a contemporary generation, he may now be best known for Studio Set, which caught alight as a prime slice of algorithm fodder on YouTube in the late 2010s, racking up millions of plays. Alongside Bailey’s Intelligent Drum & Bass, the mix has taken on a second life as a seminal document of a genre in flux. All of which made its removal from the internet, based around a spurious copyright strike, a hot concern.

Although a little tad reserved than some of the scene's most dominant names, Pesce has remained a loyal custodian and historian of the sound. While Studio Set was down, we offered him a crack at making something fresh, and though it's thankfully back up, the Kafkian nightmare galvanised his commitment to preserve recorded history.

Known as a DJ for his dynamic way with a groove, extended blends have long been Pesce's signature. You’ll hear plenty of those on his RA Podcast, as golden-age rollers and contemporary vocal cuts push in and out for up to four minutes, painting a portrait of the genre’s vitality from someone who helped define its terms. True to form, RA.993 carries the touch of a jazz conductor and the assured cool of a veteran who's been deep in the culture for over 30 years.

@peshay-official

Find the interview and tracklist at ra.co/podcast/993

RA.993 Peshay

London-based Oblig's (@djoblig) sound is closely intertwined with the rich DNA of UK club culture. Bass, garage, grime and techno all influence his robust rhythms, whether he's going dark at 140 bpm or hypnotising with sleek techno. His label Obligated Records and regular shows on Rinse FM are extensions of that, as are his razor-sharp DJ sets across the world.

Hot on the heels of Volume 2 of his label's latest compilation, he's put together an hour mix that smudges the lines between his go-to genres. The selections are punchy and uptempo while twisting through mysterious late-night grime, kinetic club cuts and pneumatic bass workouts, all with a constant low-end pressure that keeps lips curled and heads nodding. 

Dekmantel Mix 494 - Oblig

DJRUM appears in Room Two on Friday 6th May. 

Tickets & Info >> http://www.fabriclondon.com/club/listing/1260

Track list 
Djrum - Untitled 9
Facta - Scotch Mist
Kowton - Shots Fired
Stenny - Westward [forthcoming Ilian Tape]
Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics - Addis Black Widow
Stenny - Scanner [forthcoming Ilian Tape]
Sonic Experience - Protein [Revamp '92]
Manni Dee - Fear Is The Mother of Man
Joe Farr - Post Bloc
Lakker - Maeslantskering Gating [forthcoming R&S]
SMF - Bad Temper
Skee Mask -  Melczop 2
A Made Up Sound - I Repeat
M D Emm - Got Any Hardcore [Dubwize Skank Mix]
Homemade Weapons & Red Army - Buzzkill [forthcoming Samurai Music]
Ilk - Yes, Ruff! (Moresounds_Remix) [forthcoming Bun The Grid]
Djrum - Space Race pt3, Sometimes I Share [forthcoming 2nd Drop]
Amazon II - Control Yourself
Djrum - Plantain
Djrum - LA [forthcoming 2nd Drop]


DJRUM - FABRICLIVE Promo Mix

Buy on Bandcamp: http://found.ee/CPowers-18
Exclusive announce via Tiny Mix Tapes: http://found.ee/CPowersTmT

US producer C Powers, a close friend and colloborator with 18+ on both studio albums 'Trust' & 'Collect' reworks Drama.

"I feel like this remix is a piece of gritty American club music that might actually be allowed entry to Berghain without flashy friends." ~ C Powers


Drama

18+ Drama (C Powers Remix) [Houndstooth]

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/?s1c29wdipiq9zk4

Original article and interview here:
http://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=307

Tracklist:
Chris Watson - The Blue Men Of The Minch 
Murcof - Una 
Pangaea - Memories 
Frozen Border - 3.1 
Sleeparchive - Papercup 
Djrum - Mountains pt.1 (Live) 
Djrum - Mountains pt.1 (Pedestrian's Pirate Radio Remix) 
Djrum - Mountains pt.2 
Beatless (ft. Quasimoto & Mablib) - Dominant 
Herbie Hancock - Goodbye To Childhood 
Andy Bey - Celestial Blues 
Untold - Kingdom
Chris Watson - River Mara At Dawn. Maasai Mara 
Djrum (ft. Shad[]wb[]x) - Lies 
Perc - Tension 
Chris Watson - The Blue Men Of The Minch. Moray 
Djrum - The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn (Undercoat pt. 2) 
Djrum - Honey 
Richard Skelton - Noon Hill Wood
Marcel Dettmann - Shatter Proof 
Daughter - Landfill 
Andy Stott - Handle With Care 
Chris Watson - Oceanus Pacificus (10m) 
Indigo - Snowfall 
Chris Watson - Oceanus Pacificus (3m) 
Vashti Bunyan - Here Before 
Elephant & Castle - I Will 
Alix Perez (ft. Sabre) - Hemlines 
Chris Watson - The Blue Men Of The Minch 
The Drop - Looking To The Sky (Djrum Remix)

DjRUM - Imaginary Movie Mix for Resident Advisor

A mix I did for Clash Magazine at the end of last year. Here's the original post and interview:
http://www.clashmusic.com/features/clashmusic-dj-mix-podcast-djrum

Track list:
Laurent - Wind in the trees
Maurice Ravel - Gaspard De La Nuit / Le Gibet
Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans [Polydor]
Ore - Rise [unreleased]
King Tubby & August Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown [Yard Music]
Jacob Miller - Baby I Love You So [Yard Music]
Augustus Pablo - Ah Jah Dub [Yard Music]
Susumu Yokota - The Dying Black Swan [Skintone / Lo Recordings]
Chaba Fadela - N'Sel Fik [Supersound]
ESG - Talk It [Soul Jazz Records]
Aphex Twin - Ruglen Holon [Warp Records]
Darling Farah - Grace [Civil Music]
Skudge - Wonder Stories [unreleased]
DjRUM - Arcana (Do I Need You) [unreleased]
Royce Wood Junior - Jodie (DjRUM remix) [unreleased]
Peter Van Hoesen - Inspection In Solitude [Time To Express]
Inigo Kennedy - Obsidian [Token]
Maurice Ravel - Kaddish
Darling Farah - Division [Civil Music]
Xhin - Drawer (Original Mix) [Apotek]
Tim Hecker - No Drums [Kranky]
Marc Z - It's Easy
Deft - Illicit Fantasy (fLako Remix) [unreleased]
Quasimoto - Bad Character [Stonesthrow]
Flying Lotus - Getting There (feat. Niki Randa) [Warp Records]
Tim Hecker - In The Air iii [Kranky]
ASC - Defiant To The End VIP [unreleased]
DjRUM - Mountains pt.3 [2nd Drop Records]
Chris Watson - the forest path. meallan na ceardaich
DjRUM - Thankyou (edit) [unreleased]

Photograph by Oliver Clasper 
http://oliverclasper.com/

Soundtrack To An Imaginary Movie Mix for Clash Magazine 320

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