Mia Koden (@miakoden) first emerged as half of Sicaria Sound but since breaking out alone has established her own musical identity. It draws on her South Sudanese heritage and music from across the African continent and beyond, not least her current surroundings in South London and the city's rich sound system culture. Often operating around the 140BPM mark, she dropped two head-turning tracks ‘Hot Take' and 'I Did’ early last year then debuted on Ilian Tape with a dark and irresistible EP that traverses multiple bass-heavy genres.

Mia does the same with her mix for us this week with, in her words, "bass, percussive, 2step, 140BPM, dubstep, dub, dub techno and breaks" all coming thick and fast at up to 150 beats per minute. It's a breathless 90-minute selection of global body music packed with lively percussion, big on low ends and not afraid to get rhythmically inventive while also dropping in the odd playful vocal from the worlds of grime and r&b. Both technically sound and tastefully assembled, it's a thrilling statement from the vital Koden.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 458 - Mia Koden

Selection by @livwutang blends by Beatrice M. 

PANGAEA - YOU & I
VON D - SHOW ME FT. PHEPHE
APPLEBLIM & PEV - CIRCLING
PLASTICIAN - DREADING (EL-B REMIX)
EGOLESS - EMPIRE OF DIRT
SICARIA SOUND - CAVED IN
SHACKLETON - I WANT TO EAT YOU
SEARCH & DESTROY - CANDY FLOSS
J:KENZO - CONQUEROR (HENY G REMIX)
SCIENTIST VS ASBO - DOG MONEY (LOEFAH & SGT POKES)
DUBAMINE FT. NAZAMBA - COOL & RELAX
ULRICH TROYER - LOST IN ADDIS
FIEND - JAH HEAR ME (J. SPARROW REMIX)
FOAMPLATE - HUNGRY GHOST
GIL SCOTT-HERRON & JAMIE XX - NY IS KILLING ME
GEIOM - UNNECESSARY STRESS FT. MARITA
GLUME & PHOSSA - JITTER
KYLE HALL - GIRL U SO STRONG
MIZZ BEATS - SANCTUARY
GEOIM & APPLEBLIM - FLAME TREE
KODE9 - 2 FAR GONE
WALSH & KROMESTAR - PANIK ROOM
SAULE - AFFLICTION
THE GOD IN HACKNEY - THE WORLD IN AIR QUOTES (ETCH AMALGAMIX)
MARTYN - LOVE & MACHINES FT. SPACEAPE
TIMEBLIND - BACKWARDATION
BANDULU - CONTINGENCY
CARRÉ - AIR SIGN
VACCINE - WISHFUL THINKING VIP
RSD - LOVING IT
QUEST - EDEN
PANGAEA - YOU & I

Everything reminds me of dubstep pt. III - curated by livwutang

CARRÉ 25.3.25

Almost 2 years on from her NTS debut, Introspekt delivers a brand new production mix consisting entirely of her own forthcoming productions, unreleased dubs and edits. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/introspekt/episodes/introspekt-25th-april-2025

Spaces In Between: Introspekt 100% Production Mix 250425

Interview: https://truantsblog.com/2025/truancy-volume-348-reni/ 

Soundcloud: @renildn

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re:ni

Truancy Volume 348: re:ni

re:lax with laksa - 02 June 2025

1 hour of my 4 hour set at the inimitable Canary Test in LA.

DJ Plead - 05 June 2025

Live recording of Hodge and re:ni's set at Parameter 10, San Francisco.

Such a fun set from the loft on the second night of our anniversary weekender with Endzeit. Big thanks to Jake and Lauren for letting us release this one!

@hodgebristol
@renildn
instagram.com/hodgebristol
instagram.com/reni_ldn

Mastered by @mark-pistel

Hodge b2b re:ni at Parameter 10

Live recording of Farsight's set at Parameter 10, San Francisco.  

3am vibes in the loft of the final night of our 10 year weekender with ILIAN TAPE and FLUXIONS. Huge thanks to Marshall for letting us release this special homecoming set.

@djfarsight
instagram.com/djfarsight

Mastered by @mark-pistel

Farsight at Parameter 10

A debut back-to-back for the books from AliA & Mia Koden—Brussels meets South London meets bass weight, live and direct from RA's stage at Horst Arts & Music 2025.

@aliamusicc
@miakoden
@horstartsandmusicfestival

RA Live - AliA & Mia Koden - Horst Arts & Music 2025, Belgium

Tribal Frequencies

Elephant Express

San Francisco event series, founded 2014

11/21: Timedance 10 Year