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MIX SERIES

Etch

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After his killer record on our ITX series, Etch delivers number 61 of our podcast series. His approach to DJing is as far flung as his inspirations for production, seamlessly moving up and down different styles creating an exciting and varied amalgamation of sounds. Enjoy!

Interview: https://iliantape.de/itps061-etch/

ITPS061 ETCH

The Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 0:00 - 2:00 AM UK time on Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, the Essential Mix features contemporary DJs and music producers of electronic dance music. The show has been presented since its inception by Pete Tong and features an uninterrupted two-hour mix from a different artist each week, overlaid with occasional continuity announcements delivered by Tong. With a broadcast run in excess of 25 years, the Essential Mix is one of the longest-running programmes in the current BBC Radio 1 schedule, and is one of very few Radio 1 shows which is not broadcast live.

Essential Mix

2020-04-25 - Essential Mix - Jamie xx

We’re extremely proud to present the first edition of our SOLITUDE MIX SERIES. Curated by one of the most promising new names in the UKG scene, we introduce Arfa; the 19-year-old DJ/producer whose talent and flair for this music far surpasses his age.

Ahead of his debut EP ‘Freefall’ that releases on 3rd May, Arfa has blessed us with this selection. Moving from garage to jungle, the mix features unreleased music from himself and a host of other up and coming artists. We suggest you take some time to lock into the sounds of Arfa for SOLITUDE.






TRACKLIST:
1. Arfa - Pacing
2. Donsurf - Through The Motion
3. Holloway - Evanition
4. Alfredo Romero - This Bump
5. Arfa - Transit
6. IZCO - Brighter Days (Bakey Remix)
7. Arfa - ???
8. Holloway - Out Of Town Foes
9. Arfa - Junction
10. Donsurf - Mercy 
11. Arfa X Joe - Recognise
12. Arfa - Freefall

MIX SERIES: 001 / ARFA

Our second edition in the SOLITUDE MIX Series comes from the lab of DONSURF. 

This one is packed full of dubplates that are yet to see the light of day, so lock in and listen to some unreleased goodness. In the mix, DONSURF moves from melodic jazzy piano chords, all the way to gully UKG wobbles and bootlegs of classic R&B rhythms. Clean, crisp and funky; this one is for the heads.










Tracklist:

Sonar Cirlcle - Face Off
Geode - Boogie Woogie
Zero FG - Get the Vibes Right
DJ Perception - Work My Body
Bakey - No Name groove Ft Kasia (unreleased)
Wilfy D - All About You (3am Mix)
Interplanetary Criminal - Dreams VIP
Mike Delgado - Get Up & Dance
Wheel Up - Goodness, Gracious Me
Z. James - Poison
Arfa - On you
Donsurf - Warrior Chant VIP (unreleased)
Arfa - Motions (unreleased)
Papa Nugs - Brainstorm
Donsurf - Worries ina dance (unreleased)
Lucy - Shh
Donsurf - ?? (Unreleased)

MIX SERIES: 002 / DONSURF

Representing SOLITUDE for our third entry of the guest mix series, we bring you the man like M|CK. Emerging from Dublin, @mick_offcut is a founder of Offcut Dublin, a DJ collective who curate underground selections and nights over in Ireland. They launched their first event back in March 2020, but of course got put on pause over lockdown. Since then, they’ve kept it moving with their bi-weekly show on Phever TV and have got some events in the pipeline ready for when things fully settle down in IE 🇮🇪 


To keep in tune with the sounds of SOLITUDE, Mick recorded a punchy UKG mix with one of the sickest intros we’ve heard in a minute 📞  


This one oozes funk. Full of big two-steppers, melodic vocals and a healthy amount of sub-bass. Large up the Irish connections, we see ye ☘️




Tracklist:

1. Heritage - Dial Up
2. Hexxem - Ruff Riddim
3. Velvet Velour - Youre Crazy
4. Lucca - Friskee
5. Main Phase - Seen
6. Lijah - After Dark (UKG Edit)
7. Oldboy - KungFuKenneth
8. Max Casebolt - Nasty Girl
9. Ingi Visions - Throwback 
10. VYZER - ALWAYS URS
11. Lo5ive - Call Me
12. Para - Let You Go

MIX SERIES: 003 / M|CK

Insurrect is a selector who resides on the darker side of the tracks. He’s always represented the music he loves, initially carving his path as a resident at the Crystal Clear DJ society in Hull (they’ve been holding it down for 14 years now…) He’s currently based out of Manchester and has been shelling in full force since he moved down. We’re gassed to have him as the mastermind behind the fourth entry of our guest mix series.

He isn’t one to shy away from the grimy sounds and nasty basslines we all screwface to. Having opened for some of the sickest names in UKG; Conducta, Higgo, Smokey and Wookie to name a few, we assure you his SOLITUDE guest mix is more than serious. In his own words “sometimes you’ve gotta get dark and wobbly.”

Don’t miss out on his residency shows at @subtleradio and UKG sets for @altoradio either. You can often hear him move through breaks, dubstep, UKG and electro with no stress. Hit play and get ready to bop your head to this one.




Tracklist:

Bandoe & Cortex - XS
Holloway - Echo Tone
Interplanetary Criminal - Bronze
Oldboy - Kung Fu Kenneth
Eyesight - ??? [Unreleased]
Xander - You'll Understand (Bam Bam)
Instinct - Phased
Main Phase - Restless
Stones Taro - Step Of Love
Oldboy - Mantis
Eyesight - Champion Race
Al Wootton - Witness

MIX SERIES: 004 / INSURRECT

Freddie Baker AKA BAKEY has got to be one of the most influential young producers this side of the scene. His releases have been featured by UK giants @mixmag-1, he has almost 15,000 monthly Spotify listeners and he’s been getting support from some of the biggest underground names out there for a while now; @skeptical, @bigflowdan and @e5izco to choose a few.

@bakeymusic isn’t locked to one genre, with his guest mix for SOLITUDE truly expressing his talent with some crazy blends, HUGE dubplates and a bunch of features from fellow music heads. He effortlessly experiments through styles and pulls out selections that on paper don’t sound like they’d work, but when in the mix they sound nothing short of incredible. You gotta hear it to believe it.

He’s also the brother of @breakaleeds who is killing it right now. The two of them have just released "Pro Perc" and "Club Dynamics" two super crisp pieces of production that feature on Breaka’s upcoming EP "Breaka 003" – You don’t want to miss that one. Talk about talent running in the family.

P.S We don’t want to say too much… but you will probably see BAKEY on a SOLITUDE line-up towards the end of the year...


Tracklist:

Bakey - ???
Commodo - Guah
Biome - Formations
Bailey Ibbs - ???
Bailey Ibbs - Get Off The Lorry
IZCO & PK - Warrior Chant (Dark N Bakey Remix)
Krypsis & Neesnu - ???
9TRANE - ???
Breaka & Frazer Ray - Phone’s Ringin
Donsurf - ???
Frazer Ray - Out To The Rider
Bakey - ???
EXIT99 - ???
Master Plan - DAT Tape Machine 98
Redders, Bakey, Sam Binga - How It Goes
ZeroFG - Get The Vibes Right
Dunman & Reeko - Know Me Already (Bakey’s Dark side)
Soul Mass Transit System - Nutty Bread Rocks
??? - ???

MIX SERIES: 005 / BAKEY

A dip into the sounds of the South Asian underground from Daytimers member Gracie T.

More info and tracklist here: https://www.factmag.com/2021/12/06/gracie-t-fact-mix/

Fact Mixes

Fact Mix 837: Gracie T (Dec '21)

Coming through with an almighty switch up from our usual UKG bits this week is the people’s favourite and master of all styles @etches828 📝 💜

Etch has provided an early 2000’s vinyl drum & bass mix that is so fuckin nostalgic, it took us on an emotional journey through young adolescent memories. Much like Etch, we all grew up on dnb and will always adore these sounds. The SOLITUDE crew are all junglists at heart yanno. This era of dnb up until about 2012 was the limewire sourced, background music to nuff gaming sessions with some sorta energy drink in hand… If that sounds familiar this one is for you. If not, check it anyway cos this selection and this calibre of artists is proper historical. 

Etch provided us with an insight to this one: “This mix is essentially my soundtrack to playing counter-strike online in 2004 with my mates, which may seem alarming because the tracks are fucking dirty slammers, but this along with 
everything that matched it’s intensity is what we banged. 

By the time we got fake ID’s and were out raving things got a bit more slick & romantic, but I always have hours of time for bash yer head in DnB and some borderline Breakcore like this.

I think with the UK music scene’s fetishization of everything that makes it feel like it has its own identity – it needs to look left and right and realise this was here the whole time. (Apologies to any clicks n pops from knackered/poorly looked after records, also I shall not take the whole blame, this era of DnB had some TERRIBLE presses, like wtf, shit is like a circle of paper)”

You can catch Etch at a bunch of shows this year (probably not music like this, but he’ll try slip a lil’ bit in if poss) 

Some highlights include: Drumskull Presents (@drumskull_must_die) at @theglovethatfits in South Ldn on 6th May

He’ll also be thwacking the stage with heroes & legends @2_bad_mice at @gottwood festival in June 

And lastly for the 🇦🇺 gang, he should be heading back to Australia at the 
end of this year. Which in his words “will be glorious because I played some of my funnest shows of the decade in that dusty ol’ love island” 

💜

MIX SERIES: 062 / ETCH

Red Bull Radio Mix - 2013

s/o to Prendo for tech skills.


Jamie XX - Live At Night And Day Berlin

Following our party with Inna Sound back in May, Etch brings the heat for the next instalment of our mix series!

“It’s the rowdiest mix I’ve ever done. Pure solid jungle rarities n classics. Trust this mix will knock your blocks off”

EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/190590531453979/

TRACKLIST:

01 – Armageddon – Nina’s Rinse (Mix 2) [Dread Recordings]
02 – Breakage – Untitled Jungle [Bassbin]
03 – Danny Breaks – Astrology [Droppin’ Science]
04 – Cold Mission – Drugstore Rudeboy [Reinforced Records]
05 – DJ Ron – Dangerous [London Som’ting]
06 – Double Dipped & Dr.G – Jupiter [Double Dipped Records]
07 – Source Direct – Modem [Source Direct]
08 – Rob Dougan – Clubbed 2 Death (Peshay Remix) [Mo’ Wax]
09 – Safari Sounds – Ghetto Born Kid [Droppin’ Science]
10 – Total Science – Concrete Proof [C.I.A. Deep Kut]
11 – Photek – Fifth Column [Science]
12 – Paradox – Curse Of Coincidence [Paradox Music]
13 – Plasmic Life – Death Trip [Brain Records]
14 – DJ Trace – Final Chapta (Chronic Mix) [Dee Jay Recordings]
15 – Decoder – Fog [Hardleaders]
16 – Dillinja – Silver Blade [Prototype]

ANSYS Mix Series 003 - Etch

Recorded live at fabric on 28.07.2017

We're stoked to present the first in a new mixtape series from FABRICLIVE. Aiming to capture the essence of those classic and cherished rave tapes from back in the day, FABRICLIVE mixtapes will showcase some of our favourite sets recorded live on the night from selected events. 

For the first installment, we have none other than the legendary Drum & Bass pioneer and FABRICLIVE favourite Ed Rush. This set was recorded live from Room One at fabric on Friday the 27th July 2017 and features the Virus Recordings boss alongside AFT head honcho MC Carasel with an hour-long showcase of the best in dark, techy and upfront Drum & Bass. 

You can catch Ed Rush back in EC1 on Friday 27th October alongside his long term DJ and production partner Optical for a classic Virus set at FABRICLIVE Halloween. He will also be returning on Friday 8th December for a solo set at FABRICLIVE SaSaSaS x Get Hype Records. Tickets: http://fabricldn.co/zdi81p 

Download: https://www.unlock.fm/9vh

www.fabriclondon.com

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FABRICLIVE Mixtape #1 - Ed Rush - 28.07.2017

FOUR MEN - ONE MISSION

It happened during the summer of 2000. North America’s most prominent drum and bass DJs joined forces to create the legendary crew known as PLANET OF THE DRUMS. Using their combined muscle to push drum and bass music into the spotlight of the main stage they toured tirelessly for well over a decade, fronted by the vocal rhyme animal known as Messinian. Their incessant drive and motivation helped set the groundwork of the scene that exists today.

Feeling their work completed, the team turned their focus to personal projects and the PLANET OF THE DRUMS program was retired. But as was soon discovered, the drum and bass scene in North America began a slow freefall into underground obscurity.

This could not stand.

Reuniting in 2017, the PLANET OF THE DRUMS crew returned to continue their original mission - celebrating, honoring and advancing drum and bass music. “AWAKENING” represents a retrospective of some of their favorite sounds, highlights and moments from the past year. What always made POTD special was the compelling combination of the boys’ varied styles - AK and his raw motherfucking breakbeats. Dara’s rolling dancefloor vibes. Dieselboy with the heavy cinematic pressure. Three hundred and sixty degrees of futuristic drum and bass business.

THE PLANET HAS AWAKENED!

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PLANET OF THE DRUMS ➤
fb.com/planetofthedrums

AK1200 ➤
fb.com/ak1200official
twitter.com/ak1200
soundcloud : @ak1200

DARA ➤
fb.com/thedjdaraofficial
twitter.com/daralickt
soundcloud : @dj-dara

DIESELBOY ➤
fb.com/dieselboy
twitter.com/djdieselboy
soundcloud : @dieselboy

MESSINIAN ➤
fb.com/messinianmusic
twitter.com/mcmessinian
soundcloud : @messiniandubstep

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CLICK HERE FOR TRACKLIST >> tinyurl.com/yblufllg

Awakening

Planet Of The Drums - Awakening

Some new tunes. Some old tunes. Biggup to everyone for the support this year. Don't forget to grab The Second Renaissance Remixes. See you in 2018!
Tracklist:
1. Mefjus - Expedition [Critical Music]
2. Des McMahon - Stone Fists VIP [Play Me Records]
3. Alix Perez - Nighthawks [1985 Music]
4. Break & DLR - New Design [Symmetry Recordings]
5. Ivy Lab - Forex [Critical Music]
6. Wickaman, Mavrik & Hoodlum - One Scratch [Program]
7. Des McMahon - Voodoo (Zere & Gabriel Habit Remix) [Play Me Records]
8. Emperor - SMPL [Critical Music]
9. Jam Thieves & Fre4knc - 3rd DAL Universe [Playaz]
10. Mefjus - Blame You ft. Zoe Klinck [Critical Music]
11. Icicle & Mefjus - Efficient [Entropy Music]
12. Des McMahon - Dopamine VIP [Santoku Records]
13. Signal & Disprove - Fearless [Critical Music]
14. Kyrist - Geometry [Dispatch Recordings]
15. Mefjus - Far Too Close [Neodigital Recordings]
16. Cruk - Full Tilt [Blackout Music NL]
17. Was A Be - Brainstorm [Shogun Audio]
18. Enei - Wolfpack [Critical Music]
19. Cruk - Devil and the Deep [Critical Music]
20. Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Ouija [Technique Recordings]
21. Bad Company UK - The Fear [Bad Taste Recordings]
22. Mohican Sun - Dead Sea [Integral Records]
23. T>I - Minimal Genercide [Co-Lab Recordings]
24. BassBrothers & Jam Thieves - Pusher [Playaz]
25. BassBrothers - Tuff Tuna [Playaz]
26. Calyx & Teebee - A Day That Never Comes (Break Remix) [RAM Records]
27. Des McMahon - Black Widow [Insomniac Records]
28. Des McMahon - Blackhearted (Blacklab Remix) [Play Me Records]
29. Des McMahon & not sorry - Shadows [Viper Recordings]
30. Noisia - My World ft. Giovanca [Vision Recordings]
31. Phace - Freedom of Filth [Critical Music]
32. Inward, Hanzo & Randie - Tune-X [C4C Recordings]
33. Spor - Stoppit [Lifted Music]
34. Noisia - Facade VIP [RAM Records]
35. Audio - Fizziks [Blackout Music NL]
36. Rido & Optiv - Liar [Blackout Music NL]
37. Toronto Is Broken - Make Me Feel [Viper Recordings]
38. Des McMahon - The Second Renaissance [Play Me Records]
39. Des McMahon - The Second Renaissance (Rekoil Remix) [Play Me Records]

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The Second Renaissance Exclusive Mix

RINSE FM PODCASTS

Metalheadz with Diverge - 20th December 2017

Influenced by everythang...

Check out the accompanying interview with Etch here - http://loose-lips.co.uk/blog/etch

https://www.facebook.com/ETCHofficial

Etch discovered music via hand me downs from his uncle, auntie and mother, all children of the rave generation. This, combined with a love of technology, spurred Etch to transform his influences into vast psychedelic bass heavy productions.

TRACKLIST

01 – Cabaret Voltaire – A Touch Of Evil (Reprise)
02 – Cocteau Twins – See No Evil
03 – Siouxsie & The Banshees – Eve White, Eve Black
04 – The Residents – Hello Skinny
05 – The United States Of America – The American Metaphysical Circus
06 – William Fischer – Green Forever
07 – My Bloody Valentine – Touched
08 – Peder Mannerfelt – Limits To Growth
09 – Wiki & Mica Levi – Cherry Tree
10 – O$VMV$M & Parris – Untitled
11 – Double Dipped & Mr.G – Jupiter
12 – Special Request – Leviathan
13 – Yally – Dread Risk
14 – JG Biberkopf – Age Of Aquarius
15 – LOS – Bodak (IDFWU) 18’
16 – Lord Finesse – True & Livin’ (Etch Refix)
17 – DJ Krush – Dig This Vibe
18 – MF Doom – Hold On Too (Science Fiction)
19 – Portishead – Sheared Box
20 – Trellion & Sniff – Le Chambre
21 – Big L – Street Struck (Instrumental)
22 – Great Dane – Swinger
23 – MSTRO – Asprin
24 – ASAP Mob – Bahamas Ft. Lil Yachty & Schoolboy Q
25 – Mark Pritchard – Under The Sun
26 – Exile – The Sound Is God
27 – Nine Inch Nails – La Mer
28 – White Noise – Love Without SoundeHe

www.loose-lips.co.uk

Loose Lips Mix Series - 160 - Etch

Rinse FM Podcast

Hospital Records with Ed Priest, Logistics & Unglued - 28th March 2018

“There are no rules,’ says Brighton genre manipulator Etch as he tells DJ Mag about his new album, 'Ups & Downs' on Sneaker Social Club. Joe Roberts catches up with the peerless producer as he dishes up a supreme mix of garage, jungle, bass, breaks and hip hop...

Interview and tracklist: https://bit.ly/2PlE0l4

Podcast 107: Etch

1. Bonobo - Flicker 
2. Poté - Jacquot (Waters of Praslin)
3. Durante - Maia
4. Dan Kye - Focus
5. Dark Sky & Afriquoi - Cold Harbour 
6. Bonobo - Ibrik 
7. Olsen - Femenine
8. TSHA - Sacred
9. R. Lyle - Perpetrator
10. Throwing Snow - Rheged 
11. DJ Seinfeld - Stargard
12. Nepa Allstar - The Way
13. Bonobo - Boston Common
14. Âme - Nia 
15. O’Flynn - TKOTN

fabric presents Bonobo

Bonobo - fabric Presents (Continuous Mix)

Rising Dutch star upsammy opened Resident Advisor's first-ever stage at The Crave Festival with nearly two and a half hours of trippy oddities, mellow dub and atmospheric drum & bass.

@upsammy
@thecraveofficial

RA Live - 01.06.19 - upsammy, The Crave Festival, Netherlands

Recorded live at Nuits Sonores 2019, 15:00 - 18:00, before Donato Dozzy took over.
Marissa Cetin from Resident Advisor wrote about the afternoon:
"Unlike the other daytime curators, Lena Willikens chose to open La Sucrière's impressive main hall on Friday, playing alongside her usual back-to-back partner Vladimir Ivkovic. The two looked relaxed behind the decks, swaying, smoking and sometimes smiling. The crowd, less dense than during the other headliners due to the early start, were also in a good mood, using the extra space to feel out each beat of the slower selections. Much of the two hours felt like existing in the lagging moment of a sci-fi movie, just before a spaceship launches into warp speed (in a good way, I promise)."
https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/23893
https://www.nuits-sonores.com/

Willikens & Ivkovic live at Nuits Sonores June 1st 2019

Seattle-based CCL (@ccl-tuf) is a DJ, promoter and curator. They’re a founding member of TUF, a local collective focused on community-building and creating visibility for underrepresented artists in dance music. Known for bold musical choices, CCL blends a caleidoscope of rhythms, usually playing a mixture of deep, immersive breaks, electro, techno and bass music. Ahead of their Unsound Kraków 2019, CCL has prepared an exciting mix full of deep sounds, bookended by experimental Polish music from past and present. Enjoy!

Unsound Podcast 56: CCL

On the last day of our Hyperdub takeover, we’ve got a double-bill of exclusive mixes, starting with Proc Fiskal.

See the tracklist here → https://crackm.ag/2BoVggB

Hyperdub Takeover: Proc Fiskal

Proudly presenting TPF–007 from upsammy, the singular Dutch artist with ears trained on the unknown.  

When we asked rising (and rising) star Peach to curate a night with us on November 1st 2019, she reached out to long-time friend and fellow Torontonian Club Fitness, and De School resident, upsammy. The latter, whose refined taste and genre-elasticity has been quietly garnering her a cult following in recent years, steps up to the plate from TPF–007, a live recording from her three hour warm up set that night. 

The result is one of the most imaginative and masterful early door sets we've had the pleasure to host at Pickle. Departing from the high-octane / tempo sounds upsammy often champions, expect a winding journey through dub, experimental bass, oddball techno and plenty more besides.

TPF–007: upsammy

Watch the set back on Youtube: https://youtu.be/CAOylriQ2Lo

Lockdown Live 002: Fred again.. - 11 April 2020

SOLITUDE launched in 2021 during the pandemic as a means to connect and inspire up and coming underground artists to audiences across the globe. Starting with a curated mix series, then moving onto events and developing into a record label, SOLITUDE aim to unite different corners of the scene by releasing a steady stream of tracks and mixes for years to come, as well as providing welcoming and accessible shows and events with carefully curated line-ups, often booking never done before b2bs and unique selectors.

By showcasing new talent alongside huge names and veterans of the scene, SOLITUDE connect and inspire artists in multiple genres and styles.

All tracklists from the mix series can be found on our Instagram, link below.

Based in Manchester, North London and Bristol