Space Cadet proudly presents “Anima," the debut Drum & Bass LP by Zar, inspired by the rich musical traditions of Hip Hop, Jazz, and Soul.

The title "Anima," meaning "Soul" in Italian, perfectly encapsulates the essence of this work. The album reflects Zar's years of living in Manchester, a city where the themes of community, passion, and integrity are ever present. These themes are not only central to the album but also resonate deeply with the cultural ethos of Italian roots, which emphasizes the importance of community.

Each track is a testament to the powerful influence of the vibrant artistic scene that defines both the city and Zar's musical journey.

Zar - Anima

1: Roy Ayers - we live in Brooklyn 

2: DRS x Dom Hz - Left behind (demo)

3: DJ jazzy Jeff ft baby blak and Pauly yamz - for da love of da game

4: LSB & DRS - Rise and fall (Tokyo prose remix)

5: Tommy Guerro - in my head

6: the everyone - every step (OG demo)

7: DRS ft Calibre - this ain’t love

8:  Barry white - I’m gonna love you just a little bit more 

9: DRS & Pitch92 - space cowboy 

10: Biz Markie - let me turn you on

11: DRS & Tyler Daley ft Calibre - I remember 

12: The pharcyde - pack the pipe

13: DRS & kouros - tears (Calibre remix)

14: Sarah bates - Chok Dee

DRS presents Spaced Out - Episode 16

Space Cassettes #001 Blindside

First single from Think Tonk's EP - Does My Head In with DRS and Ragoloco.
Artwork by the infamous Fokawolf
Early download and stream, and pre-save of the next single 'Gritteh':
https://fanlink.to/doesmyheadin
Exclusive artwork Tee and Poster with early download:
https://mcdrs.bandcamp.com/album/does-my-head-in-ep

Does My Head In EP

DL, Stream, Merch

DRS X Rago Loco X Think Tonk - Does My Head In

LSB & DRS - Space Age Vol 5
Tee Shirt & Poster available from Bandcam from Friday 1st October:
https://drsspacecadet.bandcamp.com/merch

Space Age Vol 5 - LSB & DRS

DRS Live feat 8 Gold Rings Orchestra, Dom Lawson, Dogger + special guests: 
Leeds Thursday 31/03
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Leeds/Headrow-House/DRS-Live/35931318
London Friday 01/04
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/London/EartH-%28Theatre%29/DRS-Live-Orchestra--London/35929733/
Newcastle Thursday 07/04
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Newcastle-on-Tyne/The-Cluny/DRS-Live---The-Man-Who-Fell-To-Earth-Tour/36004482/
Birmingham Friday 08/04
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds/Break-Thru---DRS-Live--Special-Guests/35930311/
Manchester Tuesday 12/04
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Manchester/Gorilla/DRS-Live/35929345/
Bristol Thursday 14/04
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Bristol/Lost-Horizon-HQ/Alternate-presents-DRS-Live--Special-Guests/35931432/
Norwich Friday 22/04
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Norwich/Norwich-Arts-Centre/DRS-Live/35933852/
Liverpool Friday 28/04
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Liverpool/24-Kitchen-Street/DRS-Live--Liverpool/35930428/

The Man Who Fell To Earth

DOGGER x DRS - The Man Who Fell To Earth Tour - Promo Mix

Dogger, Mindstate & DRS live from the Space Cadet Pool Party Bal harbour Sun & Bass 2022
also featuring
Children Of Zeus
LSB
EVABEE
Blindside
Sl8r
Lenzman
Konny Kon
TMNMS

Live Space Cadet Pool Party 2022

Dogger & Mindstate DRS Bal Harbour

I’m so excited to announce!!  My first ever “ international “ headline tour !! 
🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸 
DRS in session ft Dogger 
@spacecadetstation @precinctcity 
New Zealand & Australia Tour 2023 !!
“Can’t wait to see you all it’s been a Minute!! I HOPE YOUR READY!! “
❤️❤️❤️❤️

17.02 - Hide Club, Christchurch, NZ
18.02 - Welcome To The Jungle, Kaiwaka, NZ
19.02 - Seek Club, Queenstown, NZ
23.02 - Catacombs, Dunedin, NZ
24.02 - TBC, Hawkes Bay, NZ
25.02 - San Fran, Wellington, NZ
03.03 - Rinse Out!, Sydney, AUS
04.03 - Rubix Warehouse, Melbourne, AUS

Down Under Mix

DRS & DOGGER “In Session” Vol 1

Space Age Vol 6 LSB & DRS
Space Cadet Foot Notes

Space Age Vol 6 LSB & DRS

Every Thing Must Go

DRS x Jamezy - Chit Chat - Preview

https://spacecadet.fanlink.tv/bringitbackhome

The first single from Zar’s forthcoming LP - Anima, Bring It Back Home explores Zar’s love of sampling and old school Hip Hop with energetic and soulful vibes. Channelling Studio sessions with his good friend and Manchester singer songwriter EVABEE, this has flourished to perfectly encapsulate the themes of love and community, that run through the project

Bring It Back Home - Zar x EVABEE

Taken from the forthcoming LP Anima
available exclusively early on Bandcamp on Oct 4th:
https://zarmusic.bandcamp.com/album/anima
released universally Oct 11th
http://push.fm/ps/anima

Partial Harmony - Zar x DRS

Space Cadet proudly presents Zar, 2b.Franka & aya dia - 5:55
The second single from Zar’s forthcoming LP Anima, 5:55 takes an organic approach from Zar as 2b.Frank’s laid back poetic lyrical deliveries & aya dia’s smouldering soulful tones combine and intertwine to playfully explore the life's synchronicities.

ANIMA

5:55 - Zar x 2b.Frank x aya dia

Space Age Vol 7 mixed by LSB & DRS

Space Age autumn dates:
MCR - 18/10/2024 - JOSHUA BROOKES
LDN - 19/10/2024 - XOYO
BHX - 26/10/2024 - BREAKTHRU, HARE & HOUNDS

tickets: skiddle.com/g/space-age

Space Age 7

Tickets

LSB & DRS Space Age Vol 7

Bonnie is a track I created with Kong of Cooper T in Wellington Mill at my first studio in Manchester. It has that industrial, hustle and proper creative yet eerie atmosphere of the Mill that seeps into the song as I delved into the ‘darker’ side of my artistry, not every day light and love..  The production is a minimal vibe that puts the vocals and 808s front and center. It’s stripped back but full of purpose. 
I had the chance to explore a strong femininity yet rough edge with Bonnie and get a lot of frustration out… yet it still can be perceived as a love song. 

The lyrics are all about the wave of new life flowing into Manchester right now.  For me, “Bonnie” feels like an invitation—a way of celebrating and staying true to the original spirit of collaboration, hustle and innovation that defines the city’s creative scene. Capturing the energy of a city that’s constantly reinventing itself, sometimes without remembering the essence of the real hustle and community of Manchester.  
EVABEE

EVABEE x KONG - BONNIE


DRS said “there’s summit in the water” probably the first time I ever met him and its always stuck.. its an ethos, we come from generations of special soulful people, hard grafters and serious about our art and nothings ever handed to us on a plate. I worked on the demo with TMNMS, where we explored a more stripped back song with piano chords, then we sent it to Dub Phizix who really made it tump and sound dead sick.
Our studio was next to The Untold Orchestra’s, they were rehearsing one day and we had a brain wave to ask them to write some strings for it, they absolutely blessed us with the most beautiful string quartet which I recorded in my little shipping container studio.  
There was something empowering in that whole session and it really adds to the beauty of this song for me.. Thankyou to Tom, George and Sam for helping me create something so wonderful - it’s a family affair. An ode to manny and my Bee’s .. we’re in it together and we’re a flippin force and this is a product of what happens when the creative worlds collide together... 
EVABEE

EVABEE x DUB PHIZIX x THE UNTOLD ORCHESTRA - IN THE WATER

DRS & LSB present Space Age Volume 1
https://www.facebook.com/SpaceCadetSounds
SpaceCadet001 coming soon

Space Age Volume 1 by DRS & LSB

Space Cadet EP available now from : https://drsspacecadet.bandcamp.com

The Space Cadet Manifesto
Tired of the trappings of planet earth? Need a little boost? Look no further. After 25 years of interplanetary explorations, DRS is at the controls of a shiny new mothership… 
A brand new label where the music shines brighter than the stars; Space Cadet celebrates empathy over reality. A placeway up high; where genre boundaries float away like gravitation rules, longevity is prized over momentary hypeand trips are one-way guaranteed. 
After years of commanding the world’s most schooled-up crowds, writing with music’s most clued-up producers, playing a pivotal role in the centre of the UK’s thriving jungle, MC and rap culture, DRS is navigating a whole new sonic solar system…. And there’s space on it for everyone.  
Real life doesn’t always cut it. Real music does. Prepare for take-off…

Space Cadet EP

DRS x Skeptical - Forget This All

DRS x GLXY - Rain Dance

DRS - Space Cowboy - From The Deep  - Ten Eight Seven Mastered

Space Age Volume 2

Mix by LSB & DRS

1. LSB - Melrose 
2. SATL 
3. Bungle - Astral travel 
4. Calibre 
5. Skeptical 
6. Marcus & Spirit - Crackdown 
7. LSB - Here With Me 
8. Calibre 
9. LSB - Walking Blues 
10. Anile & DRS- Constant Reminder 
11. Calibre 
12. LSB 
13.Dogger, Mindstate & KSR 
14. Alto Sounds x TMNMS x Eva Bea x DRS - Unconditional - LSB Remix 
15. DotDotDash 
16. Skeptical 
17. Anile - Vitalogy 
18. Dillinja - Unexplored Terrian 
20. LSB - If You're Here 
21. Anile 
22. Adred & Ant TC1 & DRS- Stuck in a loop 
23. Alix & DRS - car crash

Space Age Vol 2 DRS & LSB

DRS comes in for landing with the second installment of the Space Cadet series ..

Featuring producky from co-pilots Zero T, L Side, Kid Drama and Mozey on 4 tracks from across the drum and bass universe ...
“Dance The Night Away” with Mozey concludes on a triumphant reminder for a jilted Jungle generation.
“Talk About It” with Zero T serves up the space funk alongside DRS' distance defying dialogue.
“So High” floats on gravity defying hypnotic hedonism courtesy of Kid Drama.
“E.A.V” is a rocket fulled reflection on estate life over L Side's signature window shattering sonics.

DRS' own Tarnish Vision delivers the visualizations - the E.A.V and So High video’s premiering with Drum and Bass Arena October and November

Space Cadet EP2

Space Cadet EP II

DRS x Mozey - Dance The Night Away

DRS comes in for landing with the second installment of the Space Cadet series ..
Featuring producky from co-pilots Zero T, L Side, Kid Drama and Mozey on 4 tracks from across the drum and bass universe ...

“Talk About It” with Zero T serves up the space funk alongside DRS' distance defying dialogue.
“So High” floats on gravity defying hypnotic hedonism courtesy of Kid Drama.
“E.A.V” is a rocket fulled reflection on estate life over L Side's signature window shattering sonics.
“Dance The Night Away” with Mozey concludes on a triumphant reminder for a jilted Jungle generation.

The EP is topped off by another amazing painting by Jonny Chaos commissioned especially for the project, with a full length fold out version on the heavy weight vinyl edition and available as Hoodie, Tee and A2 Poster. Available on our Space Cadet.

DRS' own Tarnish Vision delivers the visualizations - the E.A.V and So High video’s premiering with Drum and Bass Arena October and November

The Space Cadet EP II

Talk About It - DRS x Zero T - Space Cadet EP II

Space Age Vol 3 - LSB & DRS

DRS’s Space Cadet take its third orbit round the known universe, crash-landing once again in Planet Manchester. Big V’s still flying from the rocket roof window, sat-nav bunned eternally, we run on pure fumes, instincts and emotions. Unconditionally…

This time we have a new pilot and whole new team of navigators: Evabee, TMNMS, Alto Sounds. New names to some, but not for much longer. If you’ve heard any of LSB and DRS’s sets in the last year, you’ll already know what they’re capable of. 

One song, three versions. ‘Unconditional’ is presented in three distinct ways by Manny’s leading cosmic cosmonauts. A stirring breakdown of what love can be when it’s honest and real, ‘Unconditional’ is written, sung and lead from the front by Evabee. Produced by two of her closest co-pilots Alto Sounds and TMNMS, it follows a select series of Evabee explorations both solo and as part of the collective A Broken Camarilla. Well known on the city’s live community, you might recognise her yearning, dreamy realness from collaborations with Tommy Tickle, Inka’s ‘Waveydon Ballads’ or her own self-released soul-massaging ‘Full Circle’ earlier this year. ‘Unconditional’ is her full official debut. 

The first incarnation is the DNB Remix. Beats crafted by Alto Sounds and TMNMS, Eva’s spacious delivery is given all the room it needs to hit home. Disarming, faraway, hopeful, universal, her emotional delivery brings you close in, heightened by DRS’s bars mid-way. Pure rolling food for the soul. 

It’s followed by the Hip-Hop Remix. Taking off where Space Cadet left us with DRS’s critically acclaimed guerrilla-dropped From The Deep album last January, once again Alto Sounds and TMNMS’s beats hit with a warm, authentic heat. Soft keys, slouching beats, bags of space for the delicately woven vocal lines from Evabee and DRS, it captures of the essence and soul of the city each of the creative individuals involved call home. 

The last significant bit comes courtesy of LSB. Mentored and deeply inspired by Marcus Intalex, a Space Cadet lieutenant since time and one of Delroy’s closest creative partners, Luke Beavon adds his touch to the original with a star-gazing remix that’s already turned heads across the drum & bass spectrum. Continuing the theme and vibes of their recent album ‘The Blue Hour’, the duo’s rolling sense of restraint and subtleties are felt deep in every detail. Recently captured on video at drum & bass spiritual HQ Sun And Bass, where Evabee performed the song live, it’s a classic dubplate story with many, many chapters left to be written…

This is what Space Cadet is all about. A discipline that runs deep in the code; celebrating the music, giving it time and space to breathe and making sure the coordinates are always set for the future generation and giving new talent their own rocket packs to fly freely. DRS’s years of grafting, connecting and rallying up the Northern troops can be seen and felt in the pulse of Manchester from everyone who’s graduated from Estate Recordings to the stratospheric prominence of Children Of Zeus. Space Cadet is the latest embodiment of Delroy’s dedication. And they’re only just warming up. 

Three releases and one year deep. Rocket roof open, V’s locked and loaded, it’s time to fly once again…

Unconditional

13 Dec 2019

Unconditional (LSB Remix) - EVABEE, DRS, TMNS, Alto Sounds

Unconditional (The Refix) - EVABEE, DRS, TMNS, Alto Sounds

Save Me Now - DRS, Maverick Sabre, Vangeliez

taken from the forthcoming Light Langue LP

Written Produced By : Delroy Pottinger, Michael Stafford, Atila A Oliveira
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