Mia Koden (@miakoden) first emerged as half of Sicaria Sound but since breaking out alone has established her own musical identity. It draws on her South Sudanese heritage and music from across the African continent and beyond, not least her current surroundings in South London and the city's rich sound system culture. Often operating around the 140BPM mark, she dropped two head-turning tracks ‘Hot Take' and 'I Did’ early last year then debuted on Ilian Tape with a dark and irresistible EP that traverses multiple bass-heavy genres.

Mia does the same with her mix for us this week with, in her words, "bass, percussive, 2step, 140BPM, dubstep, dub, dub techno and breaks" all coming thick and fast at up to 150 beats per minute. It's a breathless 90-minute selection of global body music packed with lively percussion, big on low ends and not afraid to get rhythmically inventive while also dropping in the odd playful vocal from the worlds of grime and r&b. Both technically sound and tastefully assembled, it's a thrilling statement from the vital Koden.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 458 - Mia Koden

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A breakbeat masterclass from @sullyuk, recorded live at Parameter & @vitamin1000 in San Francisco on November 23rd, 2024.

Huge thanks to Jack for letting us release this amazing set!

Mastered by @mark-pistel

Sully at Parameter & Vitamin1000, San Francisco 2024

Scuba - 12 April 2025

Hodge - 28 April 2025

Well Street Records with Robert Fleck - 03 June 2025

Woozy with EMA feat. Carré - 06 June 2025

The dub maestro kept the energy up and the crowd sweating in this 80-minute set, recorded at Mode Festival 2024.

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RA Live - Om Unit - Mode Festival 2024, Australia

netil radio ~ spiralling, naturally 012 w/ tim reaper (18 06 2025)

FYI Robyn invites Intertoto - 22 June 2025

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London nightclub fabric and its in-house, artist-led label Houndstooth have released a huge, 111-track compilation of previously unreleased music.  #SaveFabric features tracks from Clams Casino, Skream, Machinedrum, Coldcut, Simian Mobile Disco, Clark, Howie B, µ-Ziq, Terry Francis, Mumdance, Caspa & Rusko, Roman Flügel, Route 94, and many other artists who all donated their music.

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