A selection of recorded mixes from over the years. Enjoy!

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Radio, Guest Mixes & Live Sets

As the underground drum & bass label celebrates its 20th anniversary, @critical-music founder @kasra-critical records a breakneck mix of tracks from its catalogue, and chats to Jake Hirst about the imprint’s history and constant evolution

Interview: https://djmag.com/sound-critical-music-kasra

The Sound Of: Critical Music, mixed by Kasra

Listen back to my 'Chilled Mix' I recorded for Charlie Tee's D&B show on BBC Radio 1. 
Recorded in January 2023

Check out my next release - Azure (w/ VISLA) / Negative Space → https://fanlink.to/Azure_NegSpace

Kasra - Guilty
En:vy - You
Waeys - Cast A Path
Halogenix & Alix Perez - Amé
Halogenix - Independent (Skeptical Remix)
Kasra - From The Outside In
En:vy - It’s Her
ID - ID
Enei - Never Too Late feat. Sydney Bryce 
Particle - Fall 2 Fast (Skeptical Remix)
Waeys - Familiar Face
ID - ID
Circuits - Wingwalker (Hyroglifics Remix)
QZB - Take It All feat. Charli Brix (Halogenix Remix)
Kasra & Enei - So Real

Kasra - D&B Chilled Mix - BBC Radio 1 (January 2023)

Last month, with Goldie's guest curatorship of Resident Advisor, we focused on the history of one of the most important music genres and scenes to come out of the UK: drum & bass. With this RA Podcast from Kasra, we switch over to the style's cutting edge. He's probably best known for his long-running Critical Music label, whose name is instructive. You'll find some of the most essential, crucial drum & bass of the last two decades through its 20-plus year-old back catalogue.

As a DJ and producer, Kasra embodies everything great about Critical and its approach: drum & bass with flair and personality, forward-thinking while staying true to the roots of the sound. The kind of music he plays is wide-ranging, but it usually leans towards the tight and minimalist. The basslines stop and start like stuck engines, drums hit with the mechanical precision of a Swiss-made watch, the MCs move with a tactical flow. Kasra's RA Podcast is a blend of new and old cuts from the likes of Skeptical, Halogenix, Break and the boundary-breaking Ivy Lab, plus a few cuts from the man himself. 

@kasra-critical

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/910

RA podcast

RA.910 Kasra

NEXT EVENT
Critical Sound - Summer Sonics - London - 25th May2024 → https://bit.ly/CriticalSoundSummerSonics24

Over the coming week’s Critical will be releasing six 60 minute sets of pure underground energy recorded live from the show at FOLD London back in February. 

Kicking off first with my set alongside MC Rage. 


Follow Kasra:
Releases → https://kasra.komi.io/
Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/3W1ubrHvNSMltB1l7zo6xt
Instagram → @kasracritical
Soundcloud → @kasra-critical
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/kasracritical

Follow MC Rage:
Instagram → open.spotify.com/artist/7DrL4NTd8JcbCpxOvdCnV9
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/RebelclashSound

NEXT LDN SHOW

Kasra & MC Rage | Critical Sound @ FOLD | 23.02.24

With the smoke still settling on their 15-year anniversary LP project, we caught up with Kasra for an in-depth look at the past, present, and future of one of the best labels D&B has to offer. 

Read More here: https://www.insomniac.com/music/cut-from-the-catalog-critical-music/

Follow https://soundcloud.com/kasra-critical
Facebook: facebook.com/kasracritical
Twitter: twitter.com/kasracritical

Follow https://soundcloud.com/critical-music
Facebook: facebook.com/criticalmusicdnb
Twitter: twitter.com/criticalmusic

Cut From the Catalog: Critical Music (Mixed by Kasra)

This week Dj Randall invited myself and SPMC onto his Rinse Fm show.

Show first recorded 23rd February 2018

DJ Randall with Kasra & SPMC - Rinse FM - Friday 23rd February 2018

Listen back to my Beats One #OneMix recorded specially for Apple Music.

You listen to my mix and other #OneMix guest mixes live or on demand via:
Listen live: http://apple.co/onemix
Listen on demand (uploaded after airing): http://apple.co/onemixaod
On mobile tap radio tab inside the APPLEMUSIC app

Follow me online:
https://www.facebook.com/kasracritical
https://twitter.com/kasracritical
https://www.instagram.com/kasracritical/

Check out my new 'Circuits' project release: https://criticalmusic.com/releases/coming-through-ep/
Or follow us >> https://www.facebook.com/circuits/

More OneMixes

KASRA | Beats 1 #OneMix | Episode #137 | March 2018

Circuits (@kasra-critical & @insideinfo) delivered a guest mix for BBC Radio 1 back in July 2018.

Tracklist:
00:00 Circuits - Dream State 
02:06 Arkaik - Big Data 
03:32 Circuits - Designer Drugs 
05:25 Fierce & Cause 4 Concern - Carrier 
06:52 Skeptical - Grub 
09:05 SpectraSoul - Organiser (Circuits Remix) [dub] 
10:17 Kiril - Strike 
11:45 Circuits - Coming Through 
13:13 Circuits - Drench 
16:07 Skeptical & Safire - With You (feat. DRS) [dub] 
17:38 Circuits & QZB - Capsized [dub] 
19:25 Circuits & Synth Ethics - ???
20:56 Foreign Concept & Halogenix - Waiheke Wine Club (Circuits Remix) 
22:47 Circuits - Resistor 
25:00 Circuits - FHIT

Follow Circuits:
FB https://www.facebook.com/circuits

Book Circuits:
francesco@primarytalent.com / james@evolutionartists.co.uk

Circuits

Circuits Guest Mix (Rene Lavice D&B Show BBC R1) - 31.07.18

Redbull asked me to put together a mix. 

This mix showcases solo material, collaborative work and tracks i've made as part of Circuits (myself and InsideInfo)

Check out my recent release - the 'Ski Mask' EP - Out Now! >> https://criticalmusic.com/releases/ski-mask-ep/

Track List:
Circuits - Drench
Origin Unknown - Truly One (Kasra & Enei Remix)
Enei x Kasra x Bou - No Logos 
Kasra - Miso
Kasra - Alburz
Circuits - Dream State
Kasra & Enei - So Real
Enei & Kasra - 1000
Kasra - Ski Mask
Enei & Kasra Feat Jakes - Transmitter VIP
Kasra - Chrome Tapes 
Mefjus & Kasra - Conversion
Spectrasoul - Organiser (Circuits Remix)
Circuits - FHIT
Enei & Kasra Feat DRS - Overthinking
Circuits - Coming Through

https://criticalmusic.com

Ski Mask EP

Kasra - Red Bull Mix - October 2018

I recorded the final Critical Sound show of 2018 on Rinse FM. Featuring a guest mix from Emperor.

Emperor - Boxcutter EP: https://criticalmusic.com/releases/boxcutter-ep/

www.criticalmusic.com

You can check the Critical Sound Show every first Wednesday of the month // @rinsefm // https://rinse.fm/

Emperor online:
Soundcloud: @the_emperor
Facebook: www.facebook.com/EmperorDNB
Twitter: www.twitter.com/emperordnb
Instagram: www.instagram.com/emperordnb/
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2Kovlta
Apple Music: http://apple.co/2BlNJQt

Rinse FM Podcasts

Kasra - Ski Mask EP

Critical Sound no.61 | Kasra (Emperor Guest Mix) | Rinse FM | 05.12.18

Kasra is a pioneer in the drum 'n' bass scene. The Londoner is committed to showcasing new mutations of the genre at clubs across the world and via his record label of 16 years, Critical. Having scored some of the biggest shows on the d'n'b circuit and fostered a new generation of artists who are very much pushing things forward, he turns his attention to our In Session mix.

https://mixmag.net/feature/in-session-kasra

Full feature

In Session: Kasra

Listen back this week's #CriticalSound show on @rinsefm.
Show first recorded 6th March 2019

Bou EP (Critical Systems 015) https://criticalmusic.com/releases/critical-presents-systems-015/

Catch the Critical Sound show on the first Wednesday of every month.
https://rinse.fm // @rinsefm // 106.8FM

Kasra Online:
SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2IDTJpQ
APPLE MUSIC: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/kasra/338227390
FB: https://www.facebook.com/kasracritical/ 
SC: @kasra-critical
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/kasracritical
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/kasracritical/

Bou online
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BouDnb/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/boudnb
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bou_dnb/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/35dxfY1wywqVRUEaVuMm13?si=TbUnvFmyR1iAb2YxaZ9DZA
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/bou/1438269533

Bou EP

Critical Sound No.64 | Kasra (Bou Guest Mix) | 06.03.2019

Listen back to this months Critical Sound show on Rinse FM.
Kasra's special guest this month is Levela.

Levela - Cerebral EP: https://criticalmusic.com/releases/cerebral-ep/

Catch the Critical Sound show on RinseFM every first Wednesday of the month 11pm -1am [GMT] http://rinse.fm/

Levela online:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/djlevela/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DJLevela
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/djlevela
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/levela/
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2CDG8Na
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/levela/304598424

Kasra online:
SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2IDTJpQ
APPLE MUSIC: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/kasra/338227390
FB: https://www.facebook.com/kasracritical/ 
SC: @kasra-critical
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/kasracritical

Rinse Podcasts

Levela  - Cerebral EP

Critical Sound no.65 | Kasra (Levela Guest Mix) | 03.04.19

Listen back to my Essential Mix recorded for Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1.

Show recorded 20th July 2019
Also available on the BBC Sounds App:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0006ttb

Find me on:
SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2IDTJpQ
APPLE MUSIC: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/kasra/338227390
FB: https://www.facebook.com/kasracritical/ 
SC: @kasra-critical
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/kasracritical/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/kasracritical

Essential Mix

Kasra | Essential Mix | BBC Radio 1 | 20.07.2019

Kasra returns to host this months Critical Sound show on Rinse FM. Particle steps in to showcase his new EP on the guest mix.

Show first recorded 4th September 2019

Catch the Critical Sound show on @RinseFM every first Wednesday of the month 11pm - 1am [GMT] http://rinse.fm/

Kasra Online:
SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2IDTJpQ
APPLE MUSIC: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/kasra/338227390
FB: https://www.facebook.com/kasracritical/ 
SC: @kasra-critical
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/kasracritical

Particle online:
Facebook → www.facebook.com/particlednb
Twitter → www.twitter.com/alexparticle
Instagram → www.instagram.com/alexparticle
Spotify → bit.ly/particlespotify

Critical Sound Rinse FM show

More Shows >>

Critical Sound no. 70 | Kasra (Particle Guest Mix - Empires EP Showcase | 04.09.12

A complete @critical-music journey spanning all corners of the DNB hemisphere, presenting 60 minutes of an outrageous B2B2B of @kasra-critical, @djlevela + @particle with the immersive lyricism of @iamthejakes taken from the final @rundnbuk of 2019 at Motion Bristol...

Hold tight, this one features a large dose of fresh heavyweight dubs alongside the iconic Critical underground DNB sonics + make sure to listen out for a @dminds classic being given the @djlevela treatment! 

>> You can catch Kasra, Particle + Jakes representing Critical Sound on their to Bristol this January for Critical Sound // Bristol alongside Enei, Halogenix, Fade Black + @theblastbristol! • http://bit.ly/CriticalBris20 <<

Critical Sound Bristol

Critical Soundsystem (Kasra B2B Levela B2B Particle + Jakes) | Live at RUN x in:Motion

Listen to Circuits (aka Kasra & InsideInfo) 2019 New Years Eve set where they took over the main room at Bristol's in:Motion. Supported by  MC Jakes.

Catch Circuits headlining Room 2 at Critical Sound London @ Studio 338 on February 15th. 
Tickets available at: http://bit.ly/crit_sound_LDN

Join the Critical Sound London Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/498024354119893

Circuits online:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/circuits/
Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Dwsuv2
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2E4c6mT
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/circuitsdnb/

Jakes:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamthejakes/
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/iamthejakes
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamthajakes/

Next Event (Tickets)

Circuits + MC Jakes | Live from The Blast x in:Motion Bristol | NYE 2019

Episode 013 of the onesevenfour feature mix with Kasra

Critical Sound Australia and NZ tour now on, visit www.onesevenfour.co for tickets!

Kasra online:
Spotify: spoti.fi/2IDTJpQ
Apple Music: itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/kasra/338227390
FB: www.facebook.com/kasracritical/
SC: @kasra-critical
Twitter: twitter.com/kasracritical

Feature Mix 013 - Kasra [Drum & Bass]

I’ve really missed DJing, so i thought i'd put together a mix. 

It would have been our Critical Sound show at 338 this Saturday so this mix features a lot of what would have made up my set, its stacked full of dubs and forthcoming Critical material.

We may not be in the clubs but the music carries on.

I hope you enjoy it.

SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2IDTJpQ
APPLE MUSIC: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/kasra/338227390
FB: https://www.facebook.com/kasracritical/ 
SC: @kasra-critical
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/kasracritical/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/kasracritical

Kasra // 0520 Mix

It’s our last Critical Sound show of 2020 on Rinse FM tonight.
Saving the best til last, we got the boss Kasra Critical accompanied by Slay for a 90min set followed by QZB doing an ‘all QZB’ mix.

show first aired 2nd December 2020

Kasra & Slay - Let It Slide >> https://fanlink.to/Let_It_Slide

Kasra online:
SPOTIFY → https://spoti.fi/2IDTJpQ
APPLE MUSIC → https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/kasra/338227390
INSTAGRAM → https://www.instagram.com/kasracritical/
FACEBOOK → https://www.facebook.com/kasracritical/ 
SOUNDCLOUD → https://soundcloud.com/kasra-critical


QZB online:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/QZBMusic/
Soundcloud: @qbig-zenith-b]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qzb.music/
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2D65uV8
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/q-z-b/1248886531

Critical Sound no.85 - Kasra & Slay (QZB Guest Mix) | Rinse FM | 02.12.2020

Label founder and owner of Critical Music

For Bookings email: francesco@primarytalent.com

http://www.criticalmusic.com/