When I started buying my first UK Funky records, I was immediately hooked on this syncopated style with its aggressive, swaying snares. The first record was bought and found by chance in a “grime” bin in Paris during a trip with friends. It was Emvee's “Groove EP”. I already had some affinity with bass music, but I didn't yet know anything about the genre. 

There was a very danceable, enthusiastic side to most of the tracks, with lots of vocals and euphoric elements. But on the other hand, there was a much more worrying atmosphere and more minimalist rhythms on some tracks. Sometimes very Uk funky and sometimes close to grime, Uk techno, dubstep or even hard drum. It's this side that I wanted to revive when recording this mixtape with selected tracks released between 2008 and 2024. Some are big classics, others a little less well known...

So I asked Loofi to create a visual representing dark funky with a cartoonish edge and a Halloween theme, since October had arrived and autumn was starting to show its face.

To accompany the mix, I added a whole host of samples from video games, including : Luigi's Mansion, Silent Hill 2, Medievil but also other samples from my personal database.

BOOOOOOO 🐦‍⬛

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Dark Funky Revivals Mix

LoftCast: A new platform building on the freeform spirit of the Loft Sessions mix series & radio shows. Playing across the boundaries of genre & style; mixes built to move mind & body. 

LoftCast Episode 1 stands as a mission statement for the series; diving deep into the sounds of FWD>> bound dancefloors and twitchy afters. 
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Tracklist
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Liz Meredith - B
Sengle - 72
Xterea - Get Ya Lick Back
Ilayruni - A Walk
Tutu Ta - A Nice Picnic (Dub)
Nice Girl - Fabaceae Family 
Primordial Om - Atl Tlachinoli
First Epoque - Boro Waka
Mercy System - Vacuum 
Joey - In For A Dime 
Awo Ojiji - Glyph 
Lurka - Red (Ossia Remix Version 1)
Cardoza - Swap
Dayzero - Bare Brain
Piezo - Souk 96
Ayesha - Swim 
Trails - Something New 
Cando - Breathe 
MM & NKC - Airprox
DJ Polo - Burndown 
Seta Loto - Indistinct Chattering 
Bruce - Post Rave Wrestle 
Deadbeat - Horns of Jericho 
Jumping Back Slash - We Getting Out The Jungle Biome With This One 
Pat Orburn ft. Kemikal - Whistle 
Alan Johnson - Goron Sound 
Lua Preta - Tipo de Moca
Farsight - Flash Flood 
Daser - Bubble Baile (Sputnik One Remix) 
Pepe - Drumsheds
Mutant Joe - Lost In Nothing 
Samba - F'n
Hassan Abou Alam - Mage in a Rage 
Borderland State_The Best Kisser in La - Silicon Overseer
Harba - Despair
Freq444 - First Contact VIP
Hevlaran - Varsity
Post Scriptvm - Ложное солнце 

LoftCast Episode 1

T.NO - 20 August 2025

In 2006 Mary Anne Hobbs aired a special titled Dubstep Warz on BBCR1 assembling the early dubstep pioneers for a pivotal two and a half hour showcase that helped spark a global movement for the genre. Prior to that dubstep had been mostly confined to pirate radio and dark basement clubs. She went on to curate worldwide showcases around this sound and continues to push experimental and underground culture forward through her radio show to this day.

To say Mary Anne Hobbs is a huge inspiration to me would be an understatement. As a woman that cut her teeth in a time when men really ruled the scene she was a beacon of light that paved the way for many of us. She gave us hope we could be impactful when that idea felt impossible due to our gender. A true cultural sculptor and a level of influence I aspire to. 

Fast forward almost 20 years and there are more FLINTAs in dubstep than ever. It is inspiring to see a new generation carrying the flag with their own fresh take on the sound and I tried to include as many of them as possible in here. When I was asked to contribute, all I could think of was the soothing tone of Mary Anne’s voice, which became my anchor for the palette of this mix. And of course there was no way I was going to do anything other than dubstep to honor her.


Tracklist: 

1. Bukkha - Abstract 
2. DBL Negative - Tension Dub
3. Wetman - Bongo Dub 
4. Carré - Faded 
5. Ila Brugal & Jon 1st - Contemplate 
6. Unreleased - SPE:C 
7. DJ Madd - Someone (Breakage remix) 
8. Slimy Ape - Onstera (Dubrunner remix) 
9. Dubrunner - Blackheart 
10. Sicaria - Rhassoul 
11. re:ni - Sunrise on the Superloop 
12. Beatrice M. & Trois-Quarts Taxi System - French Lessons 
13. Unreleased - Useless Seconds 
14. Walter White - Seven 
15. DJ Bwin - Cell Phone 
16. Unreleased - SPE:C 
17. Kercha feat. Hypho - Stimulate 
18. Unreleased - Useless Seconds 
19. Mob Killa - Kill a Boo 


Darwin Mix BBC 6 Music

Axle - 16 October 2025

Dublin's EMA pops into Kiosk Radio for the first time.

EMA @ Kiosk Radio 24.10.2025

RE:NI 28.10.25

Peverelist b2b Pinch at Draaimolen Festival 2025

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Kaiju - Justice [Burland Flip]

Dubwise atmospherics flood Guy Brewer's third RA Mix.

Hear the word "Dionysus" and you picture the Greek god of ecstasy: overflowing tables, delirious revelry, chaos. Not the austere soundworld of Guy Brewer, AKA Carrier. On the surface, the UK artist's latest alias feels almost Spartan. But look closer and the Dionysian link starts to show:  it's about shedding fixed forms and identities, to allow something more true, more alive, to form. 

RA.1011 marks Brewer's third entry in the RA Mix series, following editions as drum & bass outfit Commix (RA.269) and, later, the techno alias Shifted (RA.310). "I guess it's an effort to step away from purism," Brewer told <i>Resident Advisor</i> back in 2023. "Right now the thresholds between genres are where you find the most exciting music." 

Carrier's phenomenal debut album, <i>Rhythm Immortal</i>, delivers on that promise. Low-end pressure cloaks like foreboding shadows, punctured only by eerie, otherworldly percussion comparable only to Photek or T++. Listen to the LP in full and it feels like walking through a scene in a true-crime drama: a fog-drenched city street in the deep of night, ambushed by gusts of wind, whispers and strange noises—and it sounds totally, utterly original.

Tracing a line through dub pressure, fractured percussion and narcotic ambience, Brewer explores that same world on RA.1011. As with the album, there's a primal pulse that threads through the recording. Walls of negative space seem to hover before dissolving inexplicably, their tension intact; drums move more like the weather than rhythm. - Bella Aquilina

RA.1011 Carrier

my edit of abattoir i finished the other day. happy halloween

Kahn - Abattoir (Harry Rodger Fright Night Special)

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