Earlier this year we brought you the news of an innovative new collaboration which pairs two producers with unique perspectives on sound design and music.

Prequel Tapes is best known for his noisy, disjointed approach to techno and the rougher drone inspired fringes of electronica and IDM. He has released music on the likes of Mannequin and R'COUP'D. 

Meanwhile, dBridge remains one of the most innovative figures in UK bass music culture having released cutting edge downtempo, jungle and drum 'n' bass over many decades for the likes of Creative Source, Exit Records and Metalheadz. 

Now the two have collaborated on a new EP for Midnight Shift, a record label which continues to connect generations of well versed music heads through its consistent release of high quality techno, bass and the weirder, heavier fringes of dance music. This new EP pairs two unique, creative minds. The result is a mutant hybrid showcasing the importance of collaboration and innovation. 

Following the release we asked kindly whether the pair might be up for recording a mix together, an alternative insight into their own collections and musical tapestry. The result is an old school mixtape, reel to reel vibes with integrity at its core.

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Prequel Tapes & dBridge: The 'Monday Is Okay' Mix

Fracture & Sam Binga present: Omura Mix

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As part of the process of exploring our relationship with this project, we put together a mix built around some own the concepts and inspirations behind Omura. Tunes that inspired us, in their original form, or reworked and reinterpreted to better reflect the way we channelled each other’s idea through the creative ecosystem that grew out of the album. 

The ecosystem represents a realm of pure creativity where ideas exist, on their own terms. They are there for anyone to discover but to do so, we need to step out of our usual patterns and spaces to find them. Omura was our guide to this realm and our guide once we had found it.

Divided into four sections, roughly corresponding to the different ecosystems Omura helped us to explore, the mix was initially performed live on the same mixing desk the album was built with in Hackney, before being bounced down and sent over to Bristol for further manipulation and processing. At each stage, further layers of texture and creative degradation was incorporated, mirroring the way we distorted and recontextualised each other’s musical ideas as we bounced files between our studios.

>>> SEA <<<
	1.	Fracture & Sam Binga - Omura
	2.	Aquarius - Aquatic [Omura Underwater Edit]
	3.	Drexciya - Under Sea Disturbances

>>> AIR <<< 
	1.	Julee Cruise - Into The Night [Omura Cassette Edit]
	2.	Fracture & Sam Binga - 6 Foot Drift
	3.	KLF - Chillout [Omura Avian Edit]

>>> LAND <<<
	1.	Monolake - Indigo [Omura Jetty Edit]
	2.	Reflektor - El Mirador [Slow Edit]
	3.	DJ Technics - Cheesesteak Beats [Slow Edit]
	4.	Fracture & Sam Binga - Maps
	5.	KLF - Last Train To Trancentral [Omura Ritual Edit
	6.	E.R.P. - Vox Automation

>>> EARTH <<<
	1.	Echo & The Bunnymen - Stars Are Stars [Omura Visualisation Edit]
	2.	Kraftwerk - Numbers
	3.	Fracture & Sam Binga - Termites

Astrophonica Podcast 07 - Omura Mix

Tracklist:
Philip D Kick - Orbit
Fracture - Avian
Philip D Kick - Work It
0860 - 0860 (feat. Eastman)
Om Unit - High Plains
Philip D Kick - Predator
Fracture - Shada Shada (feat. Nah Eeto)
Philip D Kick - Drips
Fracture - Cold & Rain (feat. Inaya Day)
Philip D Kick - For Real
Fracture - Feel 4 U
Sam Binga - Believe (feat. Redders & Rider Shafique)
Philip D Kick - Future Shock
Philip D Kick - Replicant (feat. Om Unit)

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I've always had a love for all styles of music. I get fired up when a song or album or artist creates something that blends numerous styles into one fresh thing. So recent work by two artists has freaked me out in the best way. 

And are they really two individuals or a multiplicity? In a sonic movie starring Jim Cole and Charlie Fieber as Philip D Kick, Om Unit, 0860 and Fracture, they fractalize and connect, in my estimation, every significant dance genre of the past 40 years — touching on hip hop, electro, drum & bass, jungle, techno, dub, dubstep, grime, trap, garage, house, footwork, and who knows what else — shaping it all into something that's ultra fresh, respectfully nostalgic and seemingly a mirror of our contemporary crazy world. Fast, slow, old, new, lots going on, yet — coherent. A welcome signal amongst so much noise.

I've had Om Unit and Fracture on rotation for years, they've both got a megaton of music to dive into and I love it all. Currently, Off World Tales by Philip D Kick and Fracture's 0860 project (a salute to and celebration of London pirate radio) stands out in a big way. Profound even.

I hadn't intended to do a mix of (primarily) one or two artists but, starting off with Orbit by Philip D Kick and — the thing took off on a wild life of its own, with some sorta gravitational pull drawing specific moons and planets and ships into its sphere. I barely even remember making it and it seems to me this is some of the most futuristic stuff out there.

Plus it's super fun.

Get into it:

Off World Tales by Philip D Kick:
https://omunit.bandcamp.com/album/off-world-tales-2

0860 by Fracture: 
https://fracture.bandcamp.com/album/0860

Atemporal Mix - Electrical

The fourth installment of 3024 TAPES is a live recording of Om Unit b2b Martyn! Lots of heaters inside - Enjoy. 


3024: Please describe the mix in a single sentence ?

Om Unit:  It’s me and the legend Martyn playing tunes we love to a crowd of people at Zeba Bar in DC, April 15th 2023 for Hast Du Feuer.  

Martyn: Shouts to Grand Ancestor Sound for the sound system and the recording of this set!


3024: What DJ inspires you at the moment / has inspired you throughout the years and why?

Om Unit: Through the years.. dBridge, Craze, Stingray, EZ, Optimo, Jah Tubbys, Uncle Dugs, Randall, Chris Farrell, Kutmah, Mixmaster Mike, Andrew Weatherall, Batu, the list goes on! 

Martyn:  Randall, Kemistry & Storm, Stingray, Josey Rebelle, Mike Servito and Theo Parrish



3024: What are you working on / what have you got forthcoming?

Om Unit: My vegetable Garden, my studio setup, collaborations and more acid dub! Some club tracks too, also my teaching skills, my relationships and my health! 
Forthcoming music on Zam Zam and Acid Test as well as the dope collab ep w Martyn of course!

Martyn: Yep our second collab EP on 3024 called 'AJ^6', and a remix of Nosaj Thing's 'We Are' (last track of the mix)

Buy the new EP

3024 TAPES 004 : Martyn b2b Om Unit (Live in DC)

It’s quite an honour to get an exclusive mix from an artist who you’ve been buying his records for 10+ years. Marc Mac of 4Hero fame (founded with Dego) and tons of other projects like Visioneers, Nu Era has been one of the most influential forces in all sorts of cutting edge British music; from Jungle, Broken Beat to Downtempo.

Marc always shares tons of absolute treasures on twitter (@MarcMac4Hero) so we asked him to make us a mix as part of our amazing Forgotten Treasures. He dug deep for this one and delivered a fantastic mix which he affectionately calls “Weird & Wonders”

Essential Listening!

Tracklist is here -----> http://www.musicismysanctuary.com/marc-mac-forgotten-treasures-mix-13

MIMS Guest Mix: MARC MAC (4Hero / Hipology, UK)

For our 905th RA Podcast, we're proud to welcome Goldie, one of the most famous, talented and important electronic music artists of all time. Starting out as a graffiti artist, he eventually made music under the name Rufige Kru, helping push the then-nascent genre of jungle forward with tracks like "Krisp Biscuit (Power)" and "Terminator." The latter was released under the name Metalheads, which would later become the name of his label (with a z instead of an s). Metalheadz—which he cofounded with DJ Storm and the late Kemistry—celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and remains the defining outlet of drum & bass, the genre that grew out of jungle that Goldie helped invent with records like 1995's massive crossover album Timeless (alongside countless other classics). He's a producer, DJ, actor and all-around celebrity, a huge personality in UK electronic music.

Goldie is also RA's guest curator this month, and his tenure starts with this mix. We'll have more to come starting this week—check our editor's letter later today for more information—but for now, here's a survey of drum & bass past and present from a man who helped invent the genre. With plenty of new Metalheadz material plus a healthy dose of older tracks, these two hours lay out the history of Metalheadz, drum & bass and its various subgenres, from twinkling liquid to rumbling techstep. It's the first part of a month celebrating Goldie's legacy, and we can't wait to show you the rest.


@goldie-official

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dBridge presents Exit Records (The Aptitude Show) - 01 February 2024

Sinistarr takes over the controls for the latest instalment of our Broadcast series of mixes

TRACKLIST

Madison Willing - Youth
Blackpocket feat. Fatima - Sho U
Blackpocket - After Beris
Elec - Want You To Know
Dolenz - Nazca
Blackpocket - Wake Up Feel Good
Synkro - Graisse
Stray - Movements [Machinedrum Remix]
Blackpocket - Alayly
Stray - Fragile
Sun People - To Give
DJFulltono - Roganman
Zed Bias - Hipbounce
Sinistarr - I Pop, I Jit
Fracture + DJ Spinn - Acid Claps
Itoa - Fonda U
//
Chimpo - Stanna Stairlift
Neil Landstrumm - Chincy
Itoa - Sous Vide Foot Bath
Dolenz - Some Drum
Dolenz - Some Drum Redux
Addison Groove - Meaty Business
Groves - Ginza
Fixate - Morbid Chatter
System - Voices
Skeptical - Freudian Slip
Instra:Mental - Thugtronik
Break and Survival - U-457 (Born Adrift)
Strategy - Kings of Kochi
//
Rockwell - [808]
Skeptical - Grub
Jubei & Sato - Resistance
Skream - Motorway
ASC - Stutter
dBridge - Nachtilus
dBridge feat. Alia Fresco - Ur A Sta Reprise
Instra:Mental - Fist Level 2B
Lewis James, Instra:Mental & Alia Fresco - Flawless
dBridge & Kid Drama - Wij Zijn
Stray - Dizzy
Sinistarr - Lose Track

BROADCAST015: Sinistarr

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Fracture feat. Sully 'Influences' Guest Mix - 08 February 2024

Atemporal Mix series is a sonic cinematic salute to the now, the new, the past, the future — mixed up, presented and re-presented.

It is a collection of synaesthetic short stories, songs that caught my eye, layers, vibes, breakbeat graffiti, years of digging, vinyl foundations, cliffhanger drops and digital bridges.

Atemporal Mix - Electrical

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