Heras Records with Klose One & Jonny Banger B2B Paleman - 02 April 2025

HQ Series: Paleman - 07 June 2025

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.

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

RA.993 Peshay

Info & tracklist: www.radioflouka.com/shows/woe-invites-babypufff-13-06-2025

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LATE NIGHT LATE NIGHT BRIBES: LIL MOFO (Recorded live from Raggatron @ Club Open): 26th June '25

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PMx 34 EM + STAV

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Here's episode III of my NTS reisdency ( http://www.nts.live ). It's my first ever Reggae mixtape and available to download for a short time - Enjoy!

Tracklisting:

01. The Revolutionaries - DJ's Special (Bond Export)
02. Gregory Isaacs - One One Coco (Pantomime Records/Greensleeves Records)
03. Horace Andy - Spying Glass (Wackie's)
04. Freddy McKay - Youth Of Today (Iroko Records)
05. Prince Hammer - D'Day Dub (Horus Records)
06. The Abbysinians - I&I (Azul)
07. Lee Perry - Evil Tongues (VP Records)
08. King Tubby - Coxsone Down Beat (Studio 16)
09. David Isaacs - Live & Devotion (Imperial Records)
10. Cornell Campbell - Mash You Down (Mash-It)
11. Dr. Alimentado - Unitone Skank (Keyman Records)
12. Naggo Morris - Going Place (SG Records)
13. Johnny Osborne - Kiss Somebody (Greensleeves Records)
14. Tommy McCook - Scatterlight Rock (Dubstore Records)
15. Keith Poppin - Get Together (Pantomime Records/Greensleeves Records)
16. Alton Ellis - Ain't No Music (Iroko Records)
17. Susan Cardogan - Nice'n'Easy (Trojan Records)
18. Nicky Thomas - Baby Can I Change My Mind (Horse Records)
19. Joe Gibbs And The Professionals - High Noon (Joe Gibbs Record Globe)
20. King Sighter - Another Scorcher (Burning Sound)
21. Freddie McGregor - Big Ship (Greensleeves Records)
22. Rod Taylor - Morning Train (Kingston Connection)
23. Wailing Souls - Fire House Rock (Greensleeves Records)
24. Wayne Jarrett - Bubble Up (Wackie's)
25. Dennis Brown - Make It Easy On Yourself (Studio One)
26. Phyllis Dillon - Woman Ghetto (Earth Sound)
27. Keith Hudson - Treasures Of The World (Basic Replay)
28. Colonell Elliott & The Lunatics - Earth (Olympico)
29. Marcia Griffiths - I Need Love (Studio One/Heart Beat)
30. Noel Phillips - Living In The Ghetto (VP Records)
31. Barrington Levy - Praise His Name (Jam Can)
32. Sonia Spence - Pure Love (Starlight Records)

Mixes

NTS Residency Show III

My set from @detournaeem's radio show, 'Side A, Side B' on @wrct_883.

Also credit to John Healey for capturing this image of me on the live stream clearly neglecting my deejay duties..

Tracklist:

Zaumne - Special [czaszka]
Toasty - Skinny [Hotflush]
Peverelist - Gather [Punch Drunk]
Hame DJ - LL [Vulcan Venti]
Martyn - Voids Two [Ostgut Ton]
Marco Shuttle - Tablharmonium [Lavibe]
Torvvo - Grip [Unreleased]
The KLF - Justified And Ancient (Let Them Eat Ice Cream)
Lone - Pulsar [R & S Records]
Klein Zage - She's Out There (Local Artist Cult Mix) [Orphan Records]
Piezo - Parrots [Ansia]
Levon Vincent - These Games [Novel Sound]
Cardopusher - Nambu Line Dub [Dark Entries]
Zaumne - Friends (stay put mix) [czaszka]
Sharif Laffrey - EVERYTHING IS NICE [ESP Institute]
Luar Domatrix - Una Lira [naivety]
Ian O'Brien - Midday Sunshine [Peacefrog]
Photek - Into The 90's [Metalheadz]

Side A, Side B Radio Show on WRCT - Guest Mix

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Side A, Side B Radio Show on WRCT - Guest Mix

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