Sometimes there are moments and sets in London clubland where the stars align, certain artists are in the building and the energy is LOOSE.

Skee Mask at the HVYWGHT 4th Birthday back in February was one of those moments.

Following on from a South London Digital Mystikz homecoming at peak time to a fever pitch Brixton Electric. Playing a dubstep party for the first time, alongside legends of the scene - Skee Mask proceeded to play one of the hardest sets we’ve ever seen, effortlessly mixing classic grime into dubstep into techno into breaks and beyond.

A flurry of MC’s were in the wings, none of whom were booked to host the set but had no choice but to jump on. The energy was infectious - Flowdan B2B Trim B2B Chunky B2B SP:MC over Skee Mask on the Sinai Soundsystem. We can guarantee you will never get this combination of artists on a set EVER again.

Listen back as we jump into the set roughly 10 minutes in. Flowdan has just jumped on and Trim is lurking.

Skee Mask w/ Flowdan, Trim, SP:MC & Chunky - Recorded Live at HVYWGHT 4th Birthday

There might have been a UKG renaissance in recent years, but some artists doing their thing underground since those early heydays. DJ Perception is one of them. A pioneer of the UKG underground, he's been pushing the sound for years through his slick DJ sets, signature rolling grooves and his Moodswing imprint.

The label originally began in the late 80s and after a hiatus was passed down to Perception to helm a few years back, now it's become a space for UKG offerings from himself, Sky Joose and The Stab Mechanics, with plenty more on the way.

When he's not running his own label, he's making music for others: the likes of Rhythm N Vibe, Vex White, Dansu Discs and Bluff Records. But it's his partnership with Timehri that has been a really fruitful one. The London-based platform-turned-label, run by DJ T Dunn, has had a hand in elevating Perception to his rightful status and introduced a new audience of UKG lovers to his old school sound.

He helped launch the label arm in March last year, then contributed a joint mixtape alongside Highrise that consisted of almost entirely unreleased music - now, he's returned for a long player which also marks the only album on the label so far. Arguably the first of its kind in the Garage world, Perception charts a voyage through space for his new concept Journey To The Star.

To celebrate the release, which dropped today, he gives us a taste of his stacked UKG collection as he travels through different eras, sounds and styles...

DJ Perception: The 'Ransom Note' Mix

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Following up his monolithic Sustain-Release Year 8 closing set and an incredible b2b with Aurora Halal at Nowadays Nonstop -- Wrecked maestro, The Duke Of New York, A#1 Ron Like Hell (@ronlikehell) joins us for a super special first time b2b with our friend and US bass heavyweight Doctor Jeep (@drjeep).

Recorded live at Good Room in Brooklyn for our Sorry Records takeover on Nov 4th 2022

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SORRYMIX19: Ron Like Hell b2b Doctor Jeep @ Sorry Records Good Room Takeover

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Batu at Dekmantel Festival 2022

Finn & Jordan return for the fourth instalment of their Christmas mixtape series - this time recorded live in Soup Basement on Mad Friday. 

Just over two hours of dance music gold, frankincense and myrrh. Merry Christmas ya filthy animals!

Tracklist on request.

Finn & I. Jordan - Joy 4 The World

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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/re-lax-w-laksa-nvst-7th-january-2023

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Sam Shepherd a.k.a Floating Points barely needs introduction. Cataloguing depths uncharted to expose some of the best jazz, soul, rare groove and disco around.

https://www.nts.live/shows/floating-points/episodes/floating-points-16th-january-2023

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Two and a half hours of mutant muckery. Lifted from Rhyw & Lukas' all night b2b. Recorded live at Wigflex in Nottingham, October 8th, 2022.

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