When we talk about contemporary jungle and hardcore, it's likely Coco Bryce's name will pop up. Yes, he might be a fresher name on the scene but the Breda-based producer, real name Yoël Bego, first cut his teeth over two decades ago around his home town in the Southern area of The Netherlands.

After buying his first pair of turntables back in '95 and learning to mix, he began playing Breakbeat and gabber parties before turning his attention to production in the late 90s.

His debut vinyl release came out in the millennium but it wasn't until around 2009 that he put his foot on the gas and started churning out stellar release after stellar release. Now boasting over 100 albums and EPs in his discography, Coco Bryce shows absolutely no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

His releases have come via the likes Lobster Theremin, Critical Music, Rupture and Fresh 86, to name but a few, as well as his growing empire of labels, MYOR, MYOR Massiv, Faces Of Bass, Ill Behaviour and Diamond Life.

Next up he's joining forces with Breaka for a split EP on TWLVZ, the sister label of Dr Dubplate's ec2a imprint, which will land on 23rd September. In celebration of the release, titled Want U, we got Yoël on board for our flagship mix series. Featuring a ton off his own music, including a few unreleased nuggets, and tracks from friends and contemporaries, the mix is pacey and high-octane but laced with dreamy, melodic atmospheres from start to finish...

Coco Bryce: The 'Ransom Note' Mix

None of the songs I upload belong to me but I hope the creators are okay with it!!!

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Music is a creative outlet for me. A mode of creative flow. A mechanism for expressing my true self.

Causing mischief in every form possible, Grimmlin searches high and low for sounds forgotten and unheard. Weaving his way through crunchy snares, soul-sucking subs, and all the dark mutations present in dnb, it makes for a deep and intense journey that is as alien as it is familiar. 

Catch him tilting windmills and ripping beats from the underground every other Wednesday on Bassfreq Radio, and throughout southern California in various venues and formats.