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This is inspired. Brilliant @tomvalbyrotary

UK inspired electronic music has changed significantly over the past twenty years, mutating between elements of bass, house music, techno and back again. The sounds are often intertwined and linked by creative dj's and producers who aren't keen to be pigeonholed or bound by the limitations of genre or style. 

Tom VR is a perfect example of one such artist, an emerging producer who has risen to prominence with an array of eclectic, thoughtful releases on the likes of All My Thoughts, Lionoil Industries and his own imprint Valby Rotary which he runs alongside Louf. His most accomplished work perhaps has come on a new EP for Midland's record label, Intergraded. A pensive, bass inspired affair which also features beautiful ambient textures and delicate, precise sound design built to immerse dancers in the clubs. 

Tom's own musical tastes are rooted in the more pensive undertones of electronic music, there is a tonal undercurrent which runs throughout his work and sound. That's not to call it 'deep' but it is.

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Tom VR: The Ransom Note Mix

Recording of my 2021 Essential Mix for BBCR1, originally broadcast in September.

Ben UFO - Essential Mix 25.09.21

Here is my mix for Bicep's FMB Mixtape series. The whole thing takes place within a range of 130 – 140 BPM and is dancefloor focused. I wanted to keep it cohesive and go energetic/heavier in parts. Plenty of unreleased tunes from me and my friends, and also lots of bassy four-to-the-floor bits that I’m playing atm alongside some older music and a tinge of techno stuff. Let me know if you're feeling! Happy listening :)

Interview & Download: 

http://www.feelmybicep.com/fmb-mixtape-183-tom-vr/

Tracklist:

Tom VR & Louf – Harmonix
Louf – Crosshatch
Tom VR – Acheless (2022 Version)
Al Wootton – Prophecy
Dorisburg – Gripen
Aleksi Perälä – Ukmh51900042
Tom VR – ????????
Tom VR – Soared Straight Through Me (Midland Remix)
Normani – Wild Side (Leonce Remix)
Peach – Galaxy Girl
The Persuader – What Is The Time, Mr. Templar?
Shed – That Beats Everything!
Amaliah – Won’t Stop
Jeigo – Vision Quest
MJ Cole – Blood
Simo Cell – How Do U Turn This On?
Guava – Libelle (ft Bradley Hutchings)
INGI – Wrestle Master
Kush Jones – Boo Jam
re:ni – Spirits
Kasper Marott – Sol
Tah – Porno
Cop Envy – Rat Break
Hagan – Waves
Eartheater – Airborne Ashes (Aleksandir Edit)
Sijya – Have To Make My Bed

FMB Mixtape 183 - Tom VR

The world-beating Belfast electronic duo grace the NTS airwaves for a brief residency.

https://www.nts.live/shows/bicep/episodes/bicep-14th-july-2022

BICEP - 140722

The first episode of my Radio One residency show from January (without the talking), ft lots of personal favourites which remind me of the UK cities I've spent time living in over the years (plus some new stuff)

Radio 1 Residency show 06/01/22

Sam Shepherd a.k.a Floating Points barely needs introduction. Cataloguing depths uncharted to expose some of the best jazz, soul, rare groove and disco around.

https://www.nts.live/shows/floating-points/episodes/floating-points-21st-november-2022

Floating Points - 21st November 2022

Sam Shepherd a.k.a Floating Points barely needs introduction. Cataloguing depths uncharted to expose some of the best jazz, soul, rare groove and disco around.  
https://www.nts.live/shows/floating-points/episodes/floating-points-28th-august-2023

Floating Points w/ Four Tet & Caribou 280823

Recorded live at Factory
Circus, Osaka
26.09.15

Live at Factory, Osaka - 26.09.15

Joy Orbsion is someone we have a long and fruitful relationship with here at Dekmantel. He is, and always has been, a pure embodiment of UK dance music. His sound is steeped in English musical history (often explicitly in the form of sampled monologues) but also very much makes a new history of its own. He’s had countless underground hits from his definitive post-dubstep breakthrough ‘Hyph Mngo’ to his peak time tech tools with Boddika, and each one marks a mini reinvention of his style. What ties them all together, though, is O’Grady’s unique penchant for blending garage, bass, funky, house, techno and old school jungle into his own fresh concoctions. 

The two hour podcast he has served up here -as a perfect warm up to our festival this weekend- is split into two parts. Says the artist himself, “the first half is basically a way of showcasing producers that are doing great things at the moment and is completely made up of new, unreleased music, and the second half is basically winding things down with a load of stuff from my record collection. A come down, of sorts.” Starting with a spoken word snippet from his jungle playing uncle Ray Keith, the mix is initially atmospheric and moody, with sleek and stripped back drums and smeared synths making for a heady and intimate mood. After picking up through skewed bass patterns and skeletal techno, the second half seduces with elegiac rhythms, jazz selections and spoken word tracks as well as delicious soul sounds, reggae and stoned broken beat.  The results show exactly where Orbison is at musically, as well as offering an insight into where he has come from.

Dekmantel Podcast 081 - Joy Orbison

Helios	Vargtimme
Burial	NYC
Mr Fingers	Waterfall
Zomby	Tarantula
Cos-Ber-Zam	Ne Noya (Daphni Edit)
Keith Worthy	Deep For Dayz
Levon Vincent	Revs/Cost
Unique 3	Weight For The Bass (3 Ton Mix)
Bok Bok & Tom Trago	Pathfinder
Auntie Flo	Oh My Days (Pearson Sound re-edit)
Armando	151
Maurice Donovan	Babeh
Objekt	Cactus
DJ Marley Marl	Beyond
Pearson Sound	Working With
Floating Points	ARP3
2562	Take The Plunge (Beat Mix)
Lou2	Freaky (Zanzibar Mix)
Boddika	Up & Dance
Vessel	Nylon Sunset (Peverelist Remix)
Rod Lee	Get Fresh Groove (Pearson Sound re-edit)
DJ Gukwa	Terminator
Kingdom	Stalker Ha
Ramadanman	Grab Somebody VIP
Ordinary People	Baby You Make My Heart Sing
Joy O	Ellipsis
Logos	King Mob
Pearson Sound	Footloose
Pinch & Shackleton	Rooms within a Room
Helix	Stacks Riddim
Rod Lee	Unknown
James Blake	Vogue
Oneohtrix Point Never	Sleep Dealer
Asbo 1	Asbo 1
Random Trio	Troy
Mala 	Hunter
D1	Subzero
Distance	Saints & Sinners
Loefah	Rufage
Skream	Midnight Request Line (Mala Remix)
Benga	One on One
Shackleton	New Dawn
Kode9	Stung
Joker & Rustie	Play Doe
James Blake	Curbside
Josh Sixty	Break A Mirrored Leg
Dntel	Anywhere Anyone (Pearson Sound Beatless Reduction)


Pearson Sound BBC Essential Mix (03-12-2011)

Leon Vynehall on NTS Radio: Covering For Moxie (09.09.20)

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