Once upon a time, V.I.V.E.K Sharda was unhappy with the sound at UK nightclubs and parties—sound that he felt couldn't capture the deepest, truest vibrations of the music he wanted to play and hear—so he just made his own sound system. (Naturally, he called it System.) That should give you an idea of how seriously Sharda takes his wubs and his sub-bass, and if you have even a passing interest in UK sound system culture or dub's crossover with dance music—including, yes, dubstep—then you've probably heard of V.I.V.E.K, or at least heard one of his chest-rattling records.

Along with producers like Om Unit and Kryptic Minds—both of whom feature in the mix below—Sharda has never been one for following trends or concerned about scenes. Instead, he's fully devoted to the pulse of dub and the luxury of bassweight. He's put out slow but steady stream of ultra-heavy releases on his own labels System Music and VIVEK, and now he's on a mission to change perceptions of what 140 BPM music can sound like. That's what you'll hear on his RA Podcast, a meditative and occasionally tectonically-shifting mix that highlights dubstep, dub and its many offshoots—not just staggered drums and subterranean low-end but smooth swing and soulful melodies, too.

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/879

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RA.879 V.I.V.E.K

Mantra and Decibella were having as much fun as anyone on the dance floor during their afternoon set at this year's Waterworks. The pair worked their way through an hour of jungle, breakbeat hardcore and more.

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RA Live: Mantra b2b Decibella - Waterworks 2024, London

Had the pleasure of visiting The Lot radio in New York. Here's the tracklist, biggup!!
Chad Dubz - Made By Nature	
Dubkasm - Concrete & Steel (C75)	     
Earwax - Matrix
MoMA Ready - The Fade	
Stones Taro - Sink To Chair	
Scott & Keith - Get Busy Cru - Original Mix		
Pugilist & Tamen - Libre  
PFM - Dreams (Original 12'' Mix)		
Kid Lib - Chill Factor				
DJ Phantasy - The Atmosphere				
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Drowning in Her (Sonar's Ghost Remix)	
Mixrace - Metanoid
Fez the Kid - Landing Zone 
Mantra - Total Danger			
Dead Man's Chest & Tim Reaper - Starr Peak (Tim Reaper Remix)	
Amazon II ft Aphrodite - Deep In The Jungle 
Dead Man's Chest X Thugwidow - How U Wanna (Jungle Edit) 
Skeptical - Soundclash		
FDW - Waiting for you 		
Holsten - Taken 2 Task 	
Photek - UFO (J Majik Remix)	
Kamanchi - Hostile	


Rupture with Mantra @ The Lot Radio 12-08-2024

We are finally walking out of the gloom and doom of January with Spring firmly in view. To give us that extra jolt and wipe off them cobwebs we have reached out to drum & bass and jungle master Tim Reaper to put a shock to our system.
Tim is without doubt one of the striving forces in pushing a new wave of drum & bass and jungle in London and beyond. Alongside other names like Sully, Kloke, Stones Taro and Coco Bryce, Tim has brought a old school sound to an entirely new generation - sounds similar to alumni like Source Direct & Commix but with a new twist. With closing out 2024 with his new album "In Full Effect" with Australian producer Kloke on Hyperdub to much critical acclaim, the name Tim Reaper has never been bigger! So with that being said we are very honoured to have him join us for our series. For Tim's mix he takes us on an hour and half deep dive that he describes as the more chilled side to D&B and Jungle - but don't be fooled this mix definitely has a bit of power behind it. We had a brief chat with Tim about the mix and what hes gotta coming up this year.

Phonica Mix Series 128: Tim Reaper

IWD25 - Mantra B2B Tasha - fabric podcast

Sounds from the grass roots of jungle and drum & bass with London scene heroes Rupture - featuring selections from residents Mantra & Double O. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/rupture/episodes/rupture-1st-april-2025

RUPTURE W/ MANTRA & PANKA 010425

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A mix featuring music only by Calibre

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Tracklist:
Uncut - Chinese Silk (Calibre Remix)
Calibre - Vice
Version - Hustle
Calibre - Light Years
Calibre - Breathe
Calibre - Sax Track
Calibre - Easy On My Mind
Calibre - Breathing Man
Calibre - Can't Stop This Fire
Calibre - Go Back To Go Forward
Calibre - Untitled (Dubwise)
Calibre - Waiting
Calibre - Highlander
Calibre - Watuku
Calibre ft Lariman - Blink Of An Eye
Calibre - Twister
Calibre - Alone In A Crowd
Calibre ft DRS - You Used To Listen
Calibre - Gone Away
Calibre - No One Gets You
Calibre - Close To Me
Calibre - Pushing Out
Calibre - TV On
Dominick Martin - Lakeside

DJ Flight: Calibre

Representing real drum and bass at it’s finest, Mantra’s deep and emotive sound in the mix comes from an intense passion for the music. With a selection that’s both inspirational as well as educational, her sets bring the beats into balance and cross the spectrum of dark and uplifting styles. Much more than just a DJ, Mantra has already made an impact across the drum and bass scene and looks set to keep rolling strong. 
Conscious of the history of the music she loves yet always looking to push things forward, she’s no newcomer and her involvement with drum and bass runs much deeper than just a hobby. Having worked for record distributers SRD as well as promoting her own regular club night, Rupture, she’s learnt from the ground up and built a solid foundation on which she continues to grow.
The success of Rupture stands testament to Mantra’s hard work and commitment, and that of her partner Double-O. Borne of a desire to take it back to basics, Rupture has gone from strength to strength with original line ups that combine the best new DJs alongside some of the underground’s leading lights. The night has built up over the past 10 years to form what is now recognized as London’s best underground dnb night. 
Her productions have been supported by dBridge, Loxy, Flight, Storm amongst others. With releases line up on AKO, Repertoire, UVB-76 and Rupture LDN Mantra’s productions are set to keep moving forward in 2018.


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