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collection of all my guest mixes and podcasts which define my sound.

Guest Mixes

Reference Mark Mix Series

Drum n Bass mix by Koehler, recorded with two Technics 1210's, one mixer, some heroin and an old Playboy issue from the 90's with Jenny McCarthy on the cover. All laser disc mix of course.   

Koehler mix for Berceuse Heroique

Next up on Expressions is one of our all time favourite people, and a marvellous DJ. Gibbin has been with us since the beginning, and impresses us each and every time we hear him play. He has leant his avant-garde production techniques to 199's release catalogue, and he has provided flawless sets at parties back in Leeds. We're very happy to welcome him to the series.

Expressions 09 - Gibbin

Voices Radio - Ruby SD b2b Gibbin (Nov 23)

Voices Radio - Ruby SD b2b Gibbin (April 24)

Breakin' Legs 001 // Gibbin

In our new mix series, resident @gibbinuk showcases an hour of his timeless smooth rhythms, recorded live from Next Door Records.

Breakin' Legs 001 // Gibbin

Voices Radio - Ruby SD b2b Gibbin (Dec 2024)

Selected and mixed by Tommaso Colliva at Toomi Labs
I MARC 4 - Trama Nella Metropoli
Italian soundtracks best musicians ever keepin it real with one library track that is just awesome.
RITZ ORTOLANI - Si può’ essere più bastardi dell’Ispettore Cliff
sometimes it is all just in the title and you can’t beat Ortolani’s  “Can you be more bastard than Inspector Cliff”, can you?
WHITE NOISE - Love without sound
An English band in a  pretty much all Italian set. White Noise are out of BBC radiophonic workshop where Delia Derbyshire and friends used to produce music for “Dr Who” and so forth
PIERO UMILIANI - Bus Stop
Piero Umiliani is by far one of the best Italian Maestro. He had his studio - Soundworkshop - and his own labe - Liuto - and used to release shit load of libraries and the quality is always amazing. 
TONY ESPOSITO - Eroe di Plastica
He became famous for a terrible song - you likely and luckily never heard - during the ‘80s but Italian percussionist Tony Esposito had the time to do a brilliant masterpiece album this song is taken from
RINO DE FILIPPI - Calcolatore elettronico
Rino De Filippi used to be programmer for Italian BBC - Radio Televisione Italiana - and he produced quite a few interesting libraries over the years. ARCHIE SHEPP - Song for Mozambique
Recorded in Milan in 1978 just before Archie Sheep’s appearance at Italin most important jazz festival Umbria jazz this song is out of “Sea of Faces” a brilliant album for Italian niche label Black Saint. 
HELIOCENTRICS - Distant Star
English aces Heliocentrics are always wicked and they album inspired us a lot during last album. 
WHITE FIELD BROTHERS - Safari Strut
Germany got funk, Kudos to Weissenfeldt brothers. 
BUDOS BAND - Up from the South
When we’ve first listened , we thought it was something recorded 40 years ago. 
CALIBRO 35 - Locale
This song is out of a soundtrack we did for a Spanish Italian movie “Said”. 
THE GROUP - Feed-back
This was Morricone’s wet dream. A high level noise making bunch of musicians recording what they feel like. 
MORRICONE - Placcaggio
Another Morricone’s masterpiece out of “Cat of Nine Tails” soundtrack. Hypnotic groove plus noises and effects are infectious and really work well within Dario Argento's movie context. 
ARMANDO SCIASCIA - Heaven on their Mind
Sometimes Italians do it better and Armando Sciascia was great re-doing international soundtracks. Original song is out of Jesus Christ Superstar but this version really killed it!
LESIMAN - Moto Centripeto
Paolo Renosto was one of the most important Italian avant grade composer but during his spare time he dedicated to compose some wicked library music covered under Lesion nickname.
PIERO UMILIANI - Exploration
Mililani again for a killer song out of its label Omicron releases. He was proud and independent and really knew what he was doing.
BALDAN BEMBO - Kamasutra
Sometimes Italian soundtracks are just very well made rip offs and this is just the case. Baldan Bembo doing an erotic movie called Kamasutra and really nailing it with a killer tune, he probably forgot doing this...
M.ZALLA - Produzione
Umiliani again under pseudonym 
RAIMOND SCOTT - Cindy Electronium
Astonishing Raymond Scott’s side project. With money he gained doing commercials in the ‘50s he fund this electronic synth experiment that is just so ahed of its time that is unbelievable!
PIERO UMILIANI - il Motivetto delle 10.30
"Quantity music”, this is the name Alessandrini gave to me describing library production and this is the proof. Title - translates “10.30 theme” - tells us it was really quick to do this thing and was really improvised by very talented musicians.
CALIBRO 35 - L’uomo dagli occhi di ghiaccio
We made this song between first and second album and I’m very happy with the result. It’s a cover of Peppino De Luca “L’Uomo dagli Occhi di Ghiaccio” 
BRAEN MACHINE - Flying 
Covered under psychedelic pseudonym Braen Machine
CALIBRO 35 - E nessuno si fara’ del male


Solid Steel Radio Show 11/3/2016 Hour 2 - Calibro 35

Perc & Truss - 404 Festival

Tracklist :
01 - C Mantle - We Care Becuase They Don't (Anti Social Network)
02 - C Mantle - Sulk (Acre Recordings)
03 - Oyaarss - Umbra (C Mantle remix) (Nukapa Records)
04 - C Mantle - Sativae (Obscuur)
05 - C Mantle - Conjoiner (Stasis Records)
06 - C Mantle - Kindly Ones 3 (Earwiggle)
07 - C Mantle - Exhale the Rubbish (Unreleased)
08 - C Mantle - Pure (Obscuur)
09 - C Mantle - Untitled (Unreleased)
10 - Dekode - Untitled (C Mantle remix) (Mindcut - forthcoming)
11 - Ingen - Green Skinned Sandra (C Mantle remix) (Acre Recordings - forthcoming)
12 - C Mantle - Kindly Ones 1 (Earwiggle)
13 - C Mantle - Lift (Obscuur)
14 - C Mantle - Furies (Mindcut)
15 - C Mantle - Anonyma (Nukapa Records)
16 - C Mantle - Glitch (Closing Credits) (Obscuur)
17 - C Mantle - Congener 4 (Acre Recordings)
18 - C Mantle - Blindsight (Acre Recordings)
19 - C Mantle - Jamie vs Malcolm (Acre Recordings)

OBSCUUR PODCAST 02 | C MANTLE

The first instalment of the Reference Mark Mix Series. Past, present and future friends of the label are given the chance to reference the sounds that define them.

After hearing Robin Hearn play as one quarter of Tything Collective at Brilliant Corners and Peckham Springs, we can confirm that he is not only a mixing specialist, but also a serious selector. This is apparent from the get-go of this hour-long vinyl only voyage through disco, house, techno and even a bit of trance (Wax). Here Robin gives us a mere glimpse of his eclectic, deep and beloved record collection.

Javaroo - Breakin In (Velvet Season & The Hearts of Gold Edit) [Love Circle]
Shake Tapes - Body Oil (Dan Shake Cut) [Shake]
Makeness & Adult Jazz - Other Life [Meno Records]
Gary’s Gang - Let’s Lovedance Tonight (Jaques Renault Edit) [Harmless]
Crown Heights Affair - Come Fly With Me [De-Lite Records]
GQ - It’s Like That [Arista]
Citi - Power Play [De-Lite Records]
Terrence Parker - Let God Arise (Instrumental) [Superb]
Javonntte - Searching [Visions Inc]
Eamon Harkin - Are You Listening? [Mister Saturday Night]
Eric Ericksson - Synchronized Minds [Fragile Records]
Sonodab - Rainy Day [Infuse]
Trance Wax - Trance #18 [Trance Wax]
Robert Glasper - Enoch’s House (DJ Kemit Remix) [Not on Label]
Kettenkarussell - Brueder [Giegling]

Reference Mark Mix 001 ※ Robin Hearn

The second instalment of the Reference Mark Mix Series. Past, present and future friends of the label are given the chance to reference the sounds that define them.

As a co-founder of the Sheffield-based Rave New World night Andrew Cook aka Soundboy Cookie immediately established himself in the underground garage scene. This success up north was swiftly followed by a move to London, a slew of swinging productions and recognition from some of the most prominent figures in the scene such as Perception, DJ Shy Dee and El-B. Here he shows why we refer to him as the 2-step garage guru – introducing us to the scenes thriving new school, including forthcoming and unreleased material as well as adding some breakbeat/techno flavour for good measure. 

Soundboy Cookie - Too Much Cognac [Vex Records (Forthcoming)]
Fievre - First Time [Let me tell U - EP]
Jordan Dessar & Shai Spooner - No Help No Hand Outs [Entity]
Perception - Rain is Falling [Unreleased]
Soundboy Cookie - Not Like The Way It Was [Vex Records (Forthcoming)]
Tristan Arp - Plexi [Human Pitch]
Zero FG - What I Do [TxtBk]
Soundboy Cookie - My Production [Vex Records (Forthcoming)]
Highrise - Untitled [Swings and Roundabouts]
Duncan Powell - Step Till Dawn [DPR Recordings]
Perception - Rallye [Unreleased]
Prescribe Da Vibe - Nothing's The Same [Unreleased]
Mosca - Don't Take This The Wrong Way [Livity Sound]
Yak - Don Greno [3024]
Stones Taro - Holy Holly [Scuffed Recordings]
Desert Sound Colony - Aunt Wendy's Wedding In Waled [Holding Hands]
Locklead - Madniz [BORG LTD]
El-Tuff - 2 3 Bass [2tuf 4u Records]

Reference Mark Mix 002 ※ Soundboy Cookie

The third instalment of the Reference Mark Mix Series. Past, present and future friends of the label are given the chance to reference the sounds that define them.

We are very proud to present the third mix in this ever-evolving series. As current president of Leeds’s leading DJ society BPM, Tañ is (in every sense) a party starter. From putting on open deck nights for up and coming DJs to test their skills on a club standard setup, to spinning tunes in Belgrave for 3 hours, she has a proven track record. This one is not for the faint hearted. Clocking in at 76 minutes and including an incredible 40 tracks, Tañ provides us with an insight into her fierce, powerful and club ready sound.

LSDXOXO - Lady Vengeance [GHE20G0TH1K RECORDS]
Mssingno - Xe3 [Goon Club Allstars]
Moondog - Doyuu [Melt Records]
LSDXOXO - On Fire ft Beek [GHE20G0TH1K RECORDS]
Anz - Clanger [Chow Down]
L U C Y - Clapped
Abstract - Day Dreaming [Tuff Records]
Bok Bok - Silo Pass [Night Slugs]
GoldLink - Crew [RCA Records]
Junq - From Below [Art Mechanical]
I-F - Us & Our & You & Yours [Viewlexx]
Jessie Ware - 12 (DJ J Heat Remix)
L U C Y ft Bran Mazz - Summer Fiends
Branko - Take Off [Enchufada]
Anz - Panrico [Chow Down]
Justice - Let There Be Light (DJ Funk's Bounce Dat Ass Remix) [Because Music]
Textasy - Booty in the Jungle [Dolphin Traxx]
Anz - Invitation 2 Dance [2 B REAL]
Privacy - Four IO [Klakson]
L U C Y - Nights
Princess Nokia - Tomboy [Rough Trade]
LSDXOXO - Sugarfalls [GHE20G0TH1K RECORDS]
Mssingno - 124th [Goon Club Allstars]
Anz - But At Least We Have This [2 B REAL]
LSDXOXO - Burn the Witch
Yazzus - She in Wonderland
L U C Y - Fess Interlude
Pzg & Dubsknit - Moovin Hardcore [Dred Collective]
LSDXOXO - Death Rattle
Ynfynyt Scroll - Tranquilo Skr
A$AP Ferg - Shabba [RCA Records]
Unknown T - Homerton B (Hella's Toxic Edit)
DJ Deeon - Let Me Bang [Databass Records]
Kahn - Abattoir (Yazzus Hardcore Remix)
D. Tiffany - AK [Planet Euphorique]
Bruce - In Line [Hemlock Recordings]
Jack Sparrow - Good Old Days (Yazzus Nostalgic Remix)
Dj Pippi & Jl - Dangerous [Music For Dreams]
Yazzus - Experience in 5D
L U C Y - Khadija

Reference Mark Mix 003 ※ Tañ

The fourth instalment of the Reference Mark Mix Series. Past, present and future friends of the label are given the chance to reference the sounds that define them.

Tything Collective make their second appearance in the series with The Third Worst DJ In England aka Jacob Ratcliffe. As the host of The Bootleg John Peel Show on Threads Radio (previously hosted on 199 Radio) Jacob effortlessly ties music together not by distinct genres or bpm but by timbre and feel. His shows cover everything from Aphex Twin to Nina Simone to Omar Souleyman to a Wiley Vs Kano clash; RMM004 follows suit. This is a true odyssey, starting at funk, going through the hardcore continuum (briefly stopping at Bollywood and new wave on the way!) and ending up at the Looney Tunes.

The Time – Tricky [Warner Bros. Records] 
Perry Haines ‎– Whats Funk? [Fetish Funk Rox] 
Rare Gems Odyssey ‎– What Is Funk [Casablanca] 
Asha Bhosle & Pancham – Duniya Men [Odeon] 
James White & The Blacks – Stained Sheets [ZE Records] 
Galaxy 2 Galaxy – Metamorphosis (The Creation Of I.S.F. Unit ZC-121861 Stardate: 05 30 93) [Underground Resistance] 
DJ Backspin – Weapon '97 (Taste the Darkside VIP) [Relics] 
Musical Mob feat. Lorraine Cato – Bring Back The Ladies [DDJs Productions] 
DJ Shufflemaster – Geylang [Subvoice Electronic Music] 
Blame – Ecstacy Takes You [Moving Shadow] 
SLK feat. Ribz & Rugrat – Wen I'm Ere [Not On Label] 
Addison Groove & DJ Die – Morro Dub [Gutterfunk] 
Don of Don’s – We Intelligent [Drum & Bass Records] 
Future Primitive – Infect Me [Kniteforce Records] 
Orca – 4AM [Lucky Spin Recordings] 
Hyper-On Experience – Monarch of the Glenn [Moving Shadow] 
DJ Space Heater – The Frontier (HMT Donkapella) [Unreleased] 
Gloria Gaynor – Never Can Say Goodbye [MGM Records]

Reference Mark Mix 004 ※ The Third Worst DJ In England

The fifth instalment of the Reference Mark Mix Series. Past, present and future friends of the label are given the chance to reference the sounds that define them.

After a short break, we are back to bring you another hour of power. This time we are blessed with another BPM affiliate, Alice Tapper. If you’ve ever been to a Love Muscle, Equaliser or Brudenell Groove night in Leeds then you will have seen Alice – whether that be witnessing her get groovy behind the decks in the bar at Wharf Chambers, Sheaf Street or Belgrave, or giving it all on the dancefloor - you will have seen her. The connection to these distinctly energetic nights can be heard throughout this 90% vinyl mix with Alice’s own character and charm shining through. Be prepared for powerful vocals, funky basslines and a sprinkle of tasteful acapellas.

Aretha Franklin – A Deeper Love (A Deeper Mix) [Arista]
Roach Motel – Afro Sleeze (Downtown Mix) [Junior Boy’s Own]
Eddie Fowlkes feat. Maurissa Rose – Let Us Pray (Tedd & Hippie’s Pray Mix) [Bold! Soul Records]
Angel Moraes – I Like It (The “Moraes” Mix) [Hot ‘N’ Spycy]
Rosie Gaines – I Want U (M&M Anthem Mix) [Motown]
Patti Austin – Reach (Club Mix) [MCA-GRP]
ATFC Presents OnePhatDeeva – Bad Habit (Spen and Karizma Piano Habit) [Defected]
Cultured Pearl’s – Mother Earth (Hoff’s Optimistic House Edit) [Plastik People Recordings]
UBP presents Jay Williams – Testify (U.B.P Sunday Vocal) [DiFFUSION]
Piratebrain vs LTD – Love Ballad (Geoffrey C. More Than We Have Mix) [Piratebrain Records]
Sophie Lloyd Feat. Dames Brown – Calling Out [Classic]

Reference Mark Mix 005 ※ Alice Tapper

The eleventh instalment of the Reference Mark Mix Series. Past, present and future friends of the label are given the chance to reference the sounds that define them.

2020 has been a strange one. But in the midst of all the unrest, music has provided a solace for many, including here at Reference Mark. Uncovering new talent and sharing that talent with the world can only serve to unite and bring some positivity in this time of perpetual negativity. With that being said, we look to the future. The future for Reference Mark involves Gibbin. As a DJ he first captured our attention through open decks in Leeds, and as a producer his dark/emotive style is instantly recognisable. This mix has been described by the man himself as “a dream warm-up set - 100 bpm chugs through to bass to dubstep and beyond.” This certainly won’t be the last year hear of Gibbin…

Koyil - Al Alba [DiG Records]
Klein Zage - Womanhood (DJ Python Remix) [Orphan. Records]
Yak - Knothole [3024]
Kouslin - 2020 Vision [Livity Sound]
Yushh - Eggo Death [Control Freak Recordings]
Pluralist - Elate [Control Freak Recordings]
Kouslin - Ice [Livity Sound]
Aki Aki / Rasputin - Opti-Mystik Dub [candomblé]
Cleveland - Gamma [Kalahari Oyster Cult]
Florentino - NIGHT (FLORENTINO REFIX) [Self-Released]
Metrist - OL Face You Got [Timedance]
Client_03 - Am I Reaching You? [Self-Released]
Sputnik One - Gnaw [R&S]
Otik & Tom VR - Ploy Echo 97 [Ransom Note Records]
Guava - Water Off A Frog's Back [Control Freak Recordings]
Alfred - Reshift (Gibbin Remix) [Reference Mark Recordings (Forthcoming)]
Thoden - Heides Gade [ROW Records]
Geeneus - JA KNOW [Dub Plate]
Addison Groove - Brand New Drop [Gutterfunk]
A Taut Line - Shigansha [Diskotopia]

Reference Mark Mix 011 ※ Gibbin

Demo Mix for Lost Memories pres. "Carpainter - Yamanote Disko Klub" Release Party on Feb 27,2021

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Tracklist

Scott Groove - Mothership Re-Connection (Daft Punk Remix)
Carl Falk - Funk You (Original Mix)
Carpainter - Route 246
Player - Player 026 B1
Carpainter - Yamanote Disko Klub
Robert Hood - The Greatest Dancer (Original Mix)
Carpainter - Boogie Night Song (Square Side)
Jan Waterman - Yuka Yoko (Original Mix)
Carpainter - Golazoooo
Co-Fusion - Tokyo Funky Beat!
Nine Wall Five - Cascade (Long Version)
Elton D - Rudee
Carpainter - Coyote Time
Carpainter - YATAI
Shin Nishimura - Rhythm Machine (Star Tracks Remix)
Robert Armani - Ambulance (Boriqua Tribez Remix)
Carpainter - Do Not Clatter
Thomas Bangalter - Spinal Beats
KAGAMI - Elefunts' Disco

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