As a former member of the Sicaria Sound duo, Mia Koden now is exploring wider fields and tempos of electronic bass music. With her South Sudanese and British roots she is also working across heritage, culture and community projects. Enjoy!

ITPS092 MIA KODEN

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.

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Dekmantel Podcast 458 - Mia Koden

A breakbeat masterclass from @sullyuk, recorded live at Parameter & @vitamin1000 in San Francisco on November 23rd, 2024.

Huge thanks to Jack for letting us release this amazing set!

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Sully at Parameter & Vitamin1000, San Francisco 2024

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

Well Street Records with Robert Fleck - 03 June 2025

An artist with minimal online presence, Commodo is one of an increasingly rare few who make waves through the strength of their music alone. He builds bass-focused beats with soul and substance that never perpetuate a formula. Together with Gantz he just released a monster record on our ITX series. Enjoy!

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Josi Devil with Hermeneia - 10 June 2025

Live recording of Kode9 b2b Tim Reaper at Parameter 10, San Francisco

The Hyperdub and Future Retro label heads delivered a much anticipated b2b in one of the sets of the weekend. Jungle, footwork, hip hop, juke. Absolute insanity on the NA & Thought Society sound system. Recorded on the final night of our 10 year anniversary weekender with ILIAN TAPE and FLUXIONS, May 17th, 2025.

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Kode9 b2b Tim Reaper at Parameter 10

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10/03 - 10/05: Weekender with Endzeit at TBA, Bay Area

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Sully at Parameter & Vitamin1000, San Francisco 2024

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