Dispatch Recordings Official Playlist - 2

Finally out is this eagerly-awaited release of SUNANDBASS Recordings, Hits Me In Waves EP by Mark System. Friends and close members of the SAB family know it's been brewing for the last decade, appearing in bits in aftermovies and we are beyond excited to now share it with the world.

‘Hits Me In Waves’ captures the exhilarating experience of being inspired musically, truly  falling in love at iconic La Cinta Beach while having fun in the crystal clear waters - all at the same time. Thus, each track of the EP explores a wide range of emotions and moods, expressed in multiple styles within drum & bass; the lead single ‘On An Island’, sets the tone with unmatched sound design, rich musical elements, and raw, uncompromising production. Next comes ‘Point Of Reference’, built for the dancefloor and eternally young in its refined appeal. ‘Celebration’ follows, a powerful track that ties the listening journey together, pairing heavy low-end weight with slick musicality to keep it both melodic and full of energy. ‘Where’s The Dog’ stands out for its playability and tough bass synthesis, making it the hardest-hitting cut on the record. Closing the EP is the beautiful and introspective ‘Started At The End’, a deep dive into Mark’s musical mind, offering a classic, emotive finale.

Hits Me In Waves is more than just a collection of tracks, it’s a reflection of Mark’s long-standing relationship with SUNANDBASS and our shared vision for music that speaks to the soul and stands the test of time. Spanning from Ibiza, this release embodies the SAB spirit: pushing the boundaries of drum & bass while fostering connection through rhythm, movement, and community.

Mark System - https://marksystem.bandcamp.com/
SUNANDBASS Recordings - https://sunandbass.bandcamp.com/

Mark System - On An Island (SAB014)

The Grind - Featuring DJ Raket playing Jungle & Drum & Bass, live on The Underground Lair internet radio and twitch channel, every 2nd and 4th Thursday. Available to stream every 1st and 3rd Thursday on SoundCloud.

DJ Raket - The Grind 9-11-25

Tracklist;
Tweakz - Atlas
Bam Bam's Boogie - Ghost Town
Lynx - Freshhh
Wagz - Explorer
DRS/Dogger - On Your Feet
Tweakz - The Dreamz
Lurch -	Love You More
Hyroglifics - Silver Lining
Edan - Fall
Toez - Some Groove (Sevin Remix)
Mr. G -	Move Ya Body (Alix Perez Remix)
The Sauce & Fox - Yagga Yagga (Lenzman Remix) 
FX909 - Rollzilla (Mystery Bass Mix)
Keist & Oversight - Hollow
Dark Ops - Procession
VEX - 5:30am
Numatix - Bring Me Down
Tweakz - KIlla
Wagz - Simple Thing
Lynx Ft Marcus Intalex - PTO
Digital/Response - Silver Lining (Seba Remix)
Counter Culture, Nvrsoft, Breezy Lee - Premonitions of Love
Lynx - Gargoyle
Sage, Eala - Metropolis (Original mix)
Potential Badboy feat. Indigo Reign  Syren Rivers - Do What They Say (Instrumental)
Settle Down - Ask I
John Rolodex, Jungle Drummer - Serve No Kings
Gui/Leks/Silloh - Badboy
Hurrian/She.B.Kool - Dangerous
Skuff - Shot In The Dark
Umbra/Morrow - Dance Can't Run
Qua Rush/XHL - Get into It
Gui - The People
Conrad Subs - Chrome
VEX - Functional
Conrad Subs/Diligent Fingers/Valiant Emcee - District - Vocal Mix
G-Class - Buss Back
Lynx Ft Kemo & Hellrazor - Welcome to the Future
Duoscience - Something
Calibre - Key Flix - Original Mix

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For the next edition of Sweet N Sour Invites, we welcome Noppo, one of the most exciting rising talents in drum & bass. With releases on labels like Footnotes, Liquicity, and Vandal, plus radio support from BBC Radio 1, Kiss FM, and Noisia Radio, Noppo has quickly become a standout name in the liquid scene. His sound blends dancefloor weight with late-night warmth, delivering tracks just as suited to big systems as they are to intimate listening.

Sweet N Sour Invites: Noppo

Sofa Sound Bristol with DLR & LD50 - 19 November 2025

Umbra - 20 November 2025

‣ Available here: quartz.bfan.link/interloper

Metalheadz and Quartz present Interloper, a body of work years in the making, and an unfiltered document of evolution, displacement and creative persistence. Originally sparked by an invitation from Goldie in 2018 to deliver multiple releases for the label, the album gradually took on its own identity, absorbing each stage of Quartz’s shifting environments and mindset.

There has always been something quietly disquieting about the music of Quartz, also known as Elliot Garvey. Not in a theatrical sense, but more like a fog that rolls in and never quite lifts. Interloper continues that tension: textured, brooding, and deeply precise. The record doesn’t announce itself; it unfolds slowly, rewarding close attention with meticulous detail and atmosphere.

Garvey’s path has always been unconventional. A Welsh producer uninterested in social media or self-promotion, he has carved out a singular presence within the underground. Respected by veterans and quietly championed by tastemakers, his work sits outside trend or scene. “I’ve always chased that looming tension,” he says. “Something that hits in a way you don’t quite expect.”

Unlike many concept-driven projects, Interloper emerged organically, over years of work alongside his other releases. “I realised I’d been holding onto this idea that albums needed a narrative,” Garvey explains. “Once I let that go, it became a diary, a reflection of refining my craft and finding the music I truly love.”

Sonically, the record resists easy classification. Distorted textures, intricate sound design, and subtle sampling weave through each track, balancing grit and clarity. Despite its variety, a single thread runs throughout: a tension that feels both ominous and euphoric. That restless curiosity defines the album, from the stark propulsion of Ganzfeld to the layered atmospherics of Skeng.

Growing up in Cardiff, far from London’s pirate radio hubs, Garvey developed in isolation, guided by instinct. Record shops were classrooms, and intuition was the only teacher. “I had to work out what hit me,” he recalls. “No tutorials, no shortcuts, just listening and learning.” That independence shaped a sound that is club-ready but unconstrained, detailed yet raw.

The title Interloper reflects Garvey’s position within the culture: present but never fully belonging. It is both an inside joke and a quiet statement, a nod to the artist who exists in the shadows, shaping the scene without demanding its spotlight.

In a world driven by visibility, Garvey’s silence is deliberate. He allows the music to speak for itself, building a reputation on substance over persona. “If I was going to make an impact, it had to be through the strength of the music,” he says.

Interloper stands as both culmination and continuation, intense without theatrics, brooding without ego, and deeply personal while remaining universal. It is a record that lingers, its impact growing long after the final note fades.

“Really, it’s just about doing the work,” Garvey says. “You show up, make something honest, and let it run.” In a landscape obsessed with immediacy, Interloper is quiet defiance, a record that doesn’t ask to be seen, only to be felt. 

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Nostalgia is a thing that influences our cultural creation and consumption today, but nostalgia is also how Drum & Bass finds a way to reinvigorate itself, and M-zine expresses this feeling immaculately. M-zine’s work is meticulous and transportive. He is an artist plucked from the deepest depths of Drum & bass music, and taking influences from genres like Techno, Hip-Hop, Soul & Funk, M-zine has carved his own niche in the Drum & Bass scene.
M-zine started his journey as a Drum & Bass producer in 2011 with Proximity Recordings with two funky releases in Peristaltic and Riddance. His first Vinyl release came in 2012 with Swiss-based label Demand Records. Endings, a hypnotic low-end roller was heavily supported by some of the heavyweights in Drum & Bass like Doc Scott, Skeptical, Spinline, and Loxy.
M-zine’s watershed moment as producer came in 2013; when he saw his music being released on labels like Dispatch Recordings, 31 Recordings, and Warm Communications, with a special mention by Tom Yorke’s “Pissing In The Wind On A Monday” for his release on 31 Recordings.
With big releases on labels like Dispatch Recordings, Commercial Suicide, Critical Recordings, 31 Records, a thumping release with Belgian trio Bredren that topped the Beatport charts, one LP plus several EPs and singles on Sofa Sound Bristol, and an EP coming out on Subtitles Recordings, M-zine has comfortably registered his name as one of the finest producers in Drum & Bass.


La nostalgie influence nos créations culturelles et notre consommation actuelle, mais elle est aussi un moyen pour la Drum & Bass de se revitaliser, et M-zine exprime ce sentiment à merveille. M-zine travaille de façon méticuleuse et expressive. C'est un artiste qui vient des profondeurs de la Drum & Bass, et en puise ses influences dans divers genres tels que la Techno, le Hip-Hop, la Soul et le Funk, il s'est taillé une niche bien à lui dans la scène Drum & Bass.
M-zine a commencé son parcours de producteur de Drum & Bass en 2011 sur Proximity Recordings avec deux sorties funky ; Peristaltic et Riddance. Sa première sortie vinyle a eu lieu en 2012 sur le label Demand Records, basé en Suisse. Endings, un roller hypnotique, a été fortement soutenu par certains poids lourds de la Drum & Bass comme Doc Scott, Skeptical, Spinline, et Loxy.
Le moment décisif pour M-zine en tant que producteur s'est produit en 2013 ; quand il a vu sortir ces morceaux sur des labels de renom tels que Dispatch Recordings, 31 Recordings, et Warm Communications, avec une mention dans Tom Yorke's "Pissing In The Wind On A Monday" pour sa sortie sur 31 Recordings.
Avec de grosses sorties chez Dispatch Recordings, Commercial Suicide, Critical Recordings, 31 Records, une sortie fracassante avec le trio belge Bredren qui atteint le sommet des charts Beatport, un LP ainsi que plusieurs EPs et singles chez Sofa Sound Bristol, et un EP à venir chez Subtitles Recordings, M-zine a confortablement inscrit son nom comme l'un des plus fins producteurs en matière de Drum & Bass.







Nostalgie heeft vandaag een grote invloed op onze culturele creatie en consumptie, maar nostalgie is ook hoe Drum & Bass een manier vindt om zichzelf te vernieuwen, en M-zine drukt dit gevoel perfect uit. Het werk van M-zine is nauwgezet en transportief. Hij is een artiest die uit de diepste krochten van Drum & Bass is geplukt, en met invloeden uit genres als Techno, Hip-Hop, Soul & Funk heeft M-zine zijn eigen niche in de Drum & Bass-scene ontwikkeld.
M-zine begon zijn reis als Drum & Bass-producer in 2011 bij Proximity Recordings met twee funky releases : Peristaltic en Riddance. Zijn eerste Vinyl release kwam in 2012 met het Zwitserse label Demand Records. Endings, een hypnotiserende low-end roller werd zwaar ondersteund door zwaargewichten in Drum & Bass zoals Doc Scott, Skeptical, Spinline en Loxy.
M-zine's keerpunt als producer kwam toen hij in 2013 zijn muziek begon uit te brengen op labels als Dispatch Recordings, 31 Recordings en Warm Communications, met een vermelding in Tom Yorke's "Pissing In The Wind On A Monday" voor zijn release op 31 Recordings.
Met grote releases op labels als Dispatch Recordings, Commercial Suicide, Critical Recordings, 31 Records, een dreunende release met het Belgische trio Bredren die de top van de Beatport charts haalde, een LP en meerdere EP's en singles op Sofa Sound Bristol, en een EP die uitkomt op Subtitles Recordings, heeft M-zine met gemak zijn naam geregistreerd als een van de fijnste producers in Drum & Bass.



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After a background in traditional piano training and progression onto the electronic organ during childhood, I got my first 16-bit computer aged 13 in the form of the Commodore Amiga 500.
Somebody gave me copies of Soundtracker software and the ST range of sample disks, and along with my best friend, we began making our own tunes. Then along came MED Sound Studio and we started really getting to grips with producing using just the Amiga and simple keyboards.

As our output grew and the next few years unfurled, so we created first Q-P-I Music (Quadrosonix Productions Inc), 'Headlong Recordings', and finally 'Unborn Records', all basically label names for our growing output of experimental, late 80's/early 90's rave-influenced tunes. I became CJ Shadow, making hardcore, techno and jungle style tracks, while CJ Trinity made remixes of more commercial sounding tunes like that of The Prodigy and laid-back house/techno stuff, and developed a more general electronica-like, ambient, trance-style sound.

By the time we left school in 1992, aged 16, we had produced well over twenty C90 cassette albums of material. The next year or so saw investment in our kit as we upgraded to Amiga 1200 computers, better synths, and for the first time the introduction of simple mixers and decent monitor speakers. The quantity of our output certainly reduced, but the quality significantly increased.

Though our paths in life diverged significantly at aged 17, we continued to produce an evolving sound, improving and honing our individual styles and incorporating our personal influences as jobs and money allowed investment in better software and hardware. By the time the internet was a thing and even before ADSL (broadband) I was releasing the best of our music on unsigned music websites like MP3.com. Uploading several hours of music on a dial-up connection, now that was fun :)

By the turn of the millenium we had our own website, unbornrecords.net, and ran it as our label and home online to promote our music. CJ Trinity's material was by now very much in the house/trance and dance remix genres, whilst mine was definitively a breakbeat-driven, jungle and drum&amp;bass sound, reflecting the scene I was busy raving in every weekend, and immersed in fanatically. We sold a few CD albums, got quite a lot of downloads and generally enjoyed what we did, but life got in the way of it ever becoming more than a hobby.

Though our music continued to increase in quality and get some serious attention from a few people in the right places, sadly by 2005 we both had so much going on in our separate lives and so little time for music production that the website fizzled out, and along with the demise of several of the unsigned artist sites we had our material on, our music basically fell off the edge of a cliff. CJ Trinity's unfinished but astonishingly good final album, 'Atmospheric Hi Trip', really showed how far and complete his particular dance sound had come. My last CJ Shadow album, entitled 'Kitchen For No Reason', was completed that year and actually reflects how complete and professional my DnB-based sound was becoming. Even today, everyone who hears it seems to agree that it truly is a crying shame that I never continued making music.

Since 2005 I remain infatuated with the Drum & Bass scene, keeping up with the massive online output and trends, going out whenever possible to the dances and just loving everything I'm hearing and seeing. Recent months have seen me going through the old hard drives, listening to our old music, and a dawning realisation that I cannot allow this part of my life to die. And having now stumbled on a folder of projects and work from 2005 that basically constitutes what would have been my next album, I have decided to plug myself back into production.

2025 sees the 20th anniversary of the release of Kitchen For No Reason. I can confirm that a new LP is on its way, produced under my new Ignomius Darka moniker.

https://ignomius.com

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M-zine

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