A new studio set from one of the foundational icons of drum & bass.

Few names in drum & bass carry as much history as Peshay. Paul Pesce came up in the crucible of early rave and left fingerprints on labels like Mo' Wax, Good Looking and, most obviously, Metalheadz. By the time drum & bass was surging in the mid-'90s, he was bolted as one of the scene's most distinctive voices. 

Where others were pushing clinical austerity or waves of dark pressure, Pesce's ear drew him to featherlight, jazzy chords instead. The atmospheric drum & bass movement—or intelligent, as it's sometimes known today—cohered in his hands with timeless staples like "The Piano Tune" and "Miles From Home."

To a contemporary generation, he may now be best known for Studio Set, which caught alight as a prime slice of algorithm fodder on YouTube in the late 2010s, racking up millions of plays. Alongside Bailey’s Intelligent Drum & Bass, the mix has taken on a second life as a seminal document of a genre in flux. All of which made its removal from the internet, based around a spurious copyright strike, a hot concern.

Although a little tad reserved than some of the scene's most dominant names, Pesce has remained a loyal custodian and historian of the sound. While Studio Set was down, we offered him a crack at making something fresh, and though it's thankfully back up, the Kafkian nightmare galvanised his commitment to preserve recorded history.

Known as a DJ for his dynamic way with a groove, extended blends have long been Pesce's signature. You’ll hear plenty of those on his RA Podcast, as golden-age rollers and contemporary vocal cuts push in and out for up to four minutes, painting a portrait of the genre’s vitality from someone who helped define its terms. True to form, RA.993 carries the touch of a jazz conductor and the assured cool of a veteran who's been deep in the culture for over 30 years.

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Find the interview and tracklist at ra.co/podcast/993

RA.993 Peshay

Yazmin Lacey invites Not/Nowhere Collective & Yasmin - 12 June 2025

Breakfast with Felix Joy, Don't Admit Defeat & Pato - 13 June 2025

Charles Green: Nu Skool UKG Special (2004-2008) - 07 July 2025

Quantic - 17 July 2025

Tl.

Zopelar - Film | Axe On Wax
K15 - You're Alive (There's Still Time) | WotNot Music
Linkwood - RIP | Prime Numbers
RT-Transmissions - Harlem Down | Thal Communications
Tom Ellis - Ruby Kiss | Third Eye Spy LP
Aleqs Notal - Sweet Rotation | Rdv Music
Hidden Spheres - Your Effect | Rhythm Section INTL
Life Recorder - Drums | Life Notes Recordings
Jan Kincl - Daylight (You Are My) | Deep Inspiration Show Records
Contours - Balafon | ANMA Records
Brexit Jazz - Brexit Jazz (ReKab Remix) | Compost Records
Moodymanc - Black Paint (Larry Heard's After Dark Mix) | Tsuba Records
Central - Detour King | DKMNTL
Millsart - Starlight Trance Dancer | Axis
Mike Huckaby - The Upstairs Lounge | Tresor
Ricardo Miranda - Urbanism | Noble Square Recordings
Sevensol & Bender - Rhythmus Tool | KANN
Leon Vynehall - This is the Place | Clone Royal Oak
Patrice Scott - Cosmic Rituals | Still Music
Daniel Maunick - A Second Chance | Far Out Recordings
Scott Grooves - H.O.W. (Horses On Woodward) | Natural Midi
Garrett David - Ebb Vibe | Distant Hawaii


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Read the cover feature: https://bit.ly/introspektmixmag

@sageintrospekt headed to the Mixmag Lab for a live recording of her Cover Mix, showcasing her off-the-cuff ability to blend rousing club sounds.

"Super stoked to share this Cover Mix set at the Mixmag Lab — leading up to this appearance I tried to keep my selection of music pretty open-ended, not sticking to a strict script. Moving between bass fwd electro, clave club rhythms and classic early ‘00s dubstep heaters; I feel this is a very good display of my improvisational approach to selecting and mixing."

The Cover Mix: Introspekt

Pugilist with Tamen - 03 August 2025

Tracklist:
1. Cha Cha - Chizawa Q
2. Half Step - Shur-I-Kan
3. Really R - Somatik
4. UKA - Will Hofbauer, Sangre Voss
5. Avianticide - Somatik
6. 33 - WheelUP 
7. Shango - L'Aroye
8. Get There Tonight - Recloose
9. My Hi Fi - Original - Cousin Cockroach and Shox
10. Odyssey - Domu
11. Fairy Tales - Stephane Attias
12. Squeaky Maya - Jay Daniel 
13. A Century of Love - Black Jazz Consortium
14. Blackout (Bonus) - Daz-I-Kue Re-Edit - Zo!, Tall Black Guy, Daz-I-Kue
15. Journey To The Light - Stephane Attias, Trinidadian Deep
16. Drum Sounds, Pt. 4 - African Salon - Al Dobson Jr.
17. Tokyo Bayside Blues - Chizawa Q

Mixed by Chizawa Q @ Tokyo Bayside, Japan

ChaCha MIX for Xenoverse

On June 7th, 2025, Good Room favorite, Quantic took over the main room for an open to close set, and we were able to capture it! 

You can follow him at https://soundcloud.com/quantic

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