hange Prepared to capture the limelight -- insclife

totally agreed. i still feel that certain grime instrumentals outweigh a lot of dubstep tunes in heavyness and heavy grime vocals oftentimes increase the impact of a dubstep tune.

"Vocals go hand in hand with the grime I know." Ahead of his appearance at London's Waterworks Festival, the UK artist discusses the significance of MCs, working with Skrillex and more.

Marc Veira, AKA  Flowdan, sees MCs as the "hub of all the vibes." Growing up in East London's rich dancehall and reggae scene, he developed a singular view of music that blossomed into a career as a well-known MC and cofounder of the grime collective Roll Deep. Alongside a string of successful EPs and collaborations come on labels like Hyperdub and Tru Thoughts, he recently earned widespread plaudits for his collaboration with Skrillex and Fred Again…. on their anthem, "Rumble," which came out last year.

In this RA Exchange with DJ and radio host Tash LC, Veira discusses how he got to this point, starting from his time at home and his mother's passion for sound system culture. "The MC being the hub of all the vibes—I heard that in sound system culture," he says. He believes there still isn't enough credit afforded to vocalists in live performances more generally. "The grime I know, the garage I know, the drum & bass I know—vocals go hand in hand with all of that. And at festivals, massive artists headlining shows have no mention of their vocalists. That's not what the music is."

Veira also unpacks his love for working with other people, his mentorship of up-and-coming producers and using Flowdan as the character behind which he hides his natural shyness on stage. To hear more about his creative process and trajectory, listen to the episode in full.

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Forward-thinking sounds from across the bass spectrum from NTS WIP artist re:ni and Timedance/Ilian Tape producer Laksa. 
https://www.nts.live/shows/relax-w-reni/episodes/relax-w-reni-17th-september-2023

re:lax w/ re:ni, laksa & oblig 170923

East London’s @ohmydais records a mix of “cool, fast, sexy breaks and high energy bangers” for the Fresh Kicks series, and speaks to Olivia Stock about cutting her teeth in the Nottingham scene, finding her sound, uplifting friends, and her brand new collective party series

Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/fresh-kicks-203-ohmydais

Interview & tracklist

Fresh Kicks 203: ohmydais

Tracklist + Q&A: https://bit.ly/3RRE8sq

@boredlord's ecstatic broken beats will have you grinning through your bass face

"This mix is a snapshot into my DJ sets lately as I’ve been on the road. I always love blending both American and UK styles, the house with the hardcore, the club with the UKG. It’s what I think best represents my taste as both a DJ and producer. I threw in both recent tracks from myself or my friends and also some older classic tunes from my crates. My hope is that you can hear my love for the dancefloor inside the one-hour span - it’s meant as a medium of love for the craft."

Tracklist + Q&A

Impact: Bored Lord

Rinse FM Podcast

Bluetoof - 04 October 2023

Hodge - 07 October 2023

Further information and tracklist: https://bleep.com/bleep-mix-273--bok-bok

Celebrating 15 years of seminal UK bass imprint Night Slugs, label founder Bok Bok provides a special Bleep mix fuelled with 100% of their finest production. From fresh takes on club classics to dancefloor movers off their latest offering 'Duetto', Bok Bok guides us through a sonic journey of their signature percussive sound.

"It's been a busy year celebrating 15 years of Night Slugs while also making a ton of edits and new music. For this mix I decided to play 100% either my own material or else friends remixing me” - Bok Bok

Bleep Mix #273 - Bok Bok

Ilian Tape with re:ni & Mia Koden - 03 November 2023

Hodge - 04 November 2023

NYC dj and producer, Ayesha is in the mix to celebrate her debut album Rhythm Is Memory on Kindergarten (exploring how bodies store and channel creative knowledge)

[https://twitter.com/ayescold](https://twitter.com/ayescold) [https://twitter.com/kindergarten_ny ](https://twitter.com/kindergarten_ny) 
https://www.nts.live/shows/martha/episodes/martha-10th-november-2023

Martha w/ Ayesha 101123

Jossy Mitsu corrals bass weight and razor-sharp sound design for her very first production mix.

https://www.factmag.com/2023/11/27/fact-mix-jossy-mitsu/

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Fact Mix 936: Jossy Mitsu (Nov '23)

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