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

British Female Voice Over Artist with over 20 years experience.

producer and dj of alien bass sounds, NY via TX. SWU FM Resident, 2nd Saturday of the month 8PM GMT
bookings/contact - contactbellcurve@gmail.com

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TGIB (Thank God It’s Bridie) 

Garage, UK Funky, Bassline, Deep House, Techno 

Relatively new to the DJ scene TGIB (AKA Bridie Chetwin-Kelly) has been playing for just under two years with her selection made up of a strong UK influence. Her move into DJing came from natural love and passion for music that turned into a career as a music journalist and now music publicist. Her speciality lies in UK Garage, Baseline and UK Funky but has a real love for all genres that stem from the UK sound such as jungle and dubstep as well as house and pop. Expect a real mix of the classics and new sound with TGIB.

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

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