A month on from Conrad's passing I was reminiscing to the second Bukem and Conrad Essential mix and thought I'd upload. Equally brilliant and revolutionary as their first Essential mix, this one built on the impeccable selection of 1995 with another slew of dubplates highlighting incredible tunes that would come out of Good Looking and a few other select labels over the coming years. The tunes ranged from intricate ambient workouts like Jonny L Tychonic Cycle to deep amen batterers like Universal's Live Session (which was a little different and better on dubplate). Some took a little longer such as the lost G-Force Proximity tune that didn't surface till only recently. It's no exaggeration to say all the tunes on this mix were peak golden age, particularly Crystl Mindgames and Intense Only You...

Again, Conrad absolutely rules this mix from start to finish with total confidence and deep soulful lyrics - beautiful stuff from the leading master of ceremonies. A perfect mix for a summer's day. 

'The music's gonna pick you up and take you for a stroll....New found mystics they unfold, we bring you stories that have never been told...'
So long and rest easy Conrad 🙌🙏

Tracklist
Axis – One in Ten
G-Force – Proximity
Jonny L – Tychonic Cycle
Mystic Moods – Jazz Stepper (Dubplate Mix)
Intense – The Genesis Project (Earl Grey Remix)
Shogun – Nautilus
Ken Ishii – Stretch (Shogun Remix)
Universal – Live Session
Voyager – Hyper Sleep
Seba & Lotek – So Long
The Funky Technicians & PHD – Above & Beyond
Forme – New Element
Intense – Only You
Subject 13 – Faith
DJ Crystl – Mind Games
Universal – Groove Therapy
UFO – Loud Minority (Alex Reece Remix)
Axis – High Point
Forces of Nature – Cool Spot
The Jedi Knights – Solina
Phungus – Untitled
Voodoo Child – Desperate

LTJ Bukem & MC Conrad - Second Essential Mix - 1996

Donna D & Da Stylus - In The Clouds (1997 Vinyl)

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Hello fellow subs and listeners, your locked into the UKG 
July showcase mix. Bringing some of the best releases in my collection from this month. Enjoy
TRACKLIST🎧

CATCHMENT - LET IT GO (ORIGINAL MIX)
UKNOWN PAST - TOUCH ME IN YOUR DREAMS
BRAGA CIRCUIT - FIL
MARRZ - DON'T NEED YOU
DMIZE - THE MUSIC(ORIGINAL MIX)
DUKE HARRISON - VISIONS
D MIZE - ONLY 1 4 M3
PERSIAN - REAL LOVE (ORIGINAL MIX)
BWK PROJECT - SWING MY WAY
S.R - NOTICE DUB
1TK & OPERATOR P - WIGGLY B ICE
MKU - CAN'T GET ENOUGH
MKU - PUSH IT (DUB)
MKU - ODE TO DUSK




UK GARAGE | JULY SHOWCASE MIX

Im telling you guys right now, mixing this was a experience.....dark, brooding, bass galore and tormented. That's what DUBSTEP is about. Its Underground Music therapy to a tee. Only a minority can handle what's to come in this mix. 

Best listening pleasure is dark room, descent soundsystem or headphones and the " herb "
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DUBSTEP | ISOLATION MIX

I stay underground and so do my musical interests. The talent emerged through the Dubstep, Garage and D&B genres have kept sounds deep, emotional , atmospheric ,uplifting ,dark and engaging. All those elements feature on this platform.....

My personal journey started with Mj Cole's  "Sincere" released in spring 98. That tune along with Goldie's " Innercity life" and " Timeless" Album from 95 was a soul defining moment of 90's UKG ,the D&B scene and my personal appreciation for music. It has been etched into my brain since 8 years old. UK Garage was my number one genre back then and i still spin mixes past,present and new to reminisce as it was my first venture into underground music . 06/07 was my discovery of Dubstep and Burial. Tunes like Skream's " Glamma" , Coki's " Haunted " Kromestar's "Ghostship" and many more was a fresh pleasure to the ears as were the dark ,wobbly dub elements found in most early songs back then. Burial however was the guy to really take it to dark places .Often described as the " Midnight london soundtrack" His E.P Untrue made me want to dive into the genre even more and out came a craving for half beat subbassed darkness. A Follow up of artists LX One, SPMC, Kahn and more kept me addicted to this day...

 2011 a sub genre emerged from Dubstep called future garage. A mix between 2step garage and Ambient Dubstep sounds. Pushed by early pioneers submerse and clueless. This genre gained another follower within me. Once again a genre thriving underground for a minority and has stabilised with talents like sorrow, craset, sloati and many others. 

2015 i retraced my subtle love for intelligent/atmospheric D&B and the liquid form which has amplified my ties with Drum & Bass from the 90s . Having heard a Smooth & Groove podcast on insta fm(Northampton) i was hooked by the melodies and deep pads used. This prompted a look into releases on Soul Deep and Smooth and Groove records, coming across Greekboy's " inside your soul" this was the tune to throw me into a binge of great present D&B music

All these genres have a special place in my soul and i will continue to DJ and hopefully produce these genres that take you on a journey like no other.
                           Bless to the listeners, Subscribers and support x
                                                      DJ SKYn

DUBSTEP | ISOLATION MIX

CruKreN/DJ SKYn