One of the defining producers of the 21st century steps up for a rare, era-spanning mix.

We've been in a reflective mood lately: mulling emergent icons, modern classic and the cyclical nature of trends. All things bend around eventually, but if you lived through the mid-'00s the first time, it felt tricky to envision some specifics of those interim years making a second splash. More fool us. Amongst many other things, dubstep is well and truly back.

This resurged appetite for low-end has been a central storyline in 2025. Clear tells were there in the form of Introspekt's Moving The Center and Tracey's "Sex Life," two major highlights of the past 12 months. Alternately, cup your ear to the tremors rumbling across the world and you'd find Mala packing up crowds with gusto. Which makes closing out the year with a mix from the man himself serendipitous.

The South Norwood-born sub sensei has held an anchor role in the movement since its earliest days. A little like what Upsetter was to Black Ark, the principles Mala, Coki and Loefah's DMZ laid down have been expanded on by Deep Medi, a label that has cultivated a loyal fandom who watch over the catalogue like a hawk. (Six years of frothy debate and knowing in-jokes between MEDi 99 and MEDi 100 paints a picture of both steep expectations and an affinity for gently ribbing their leader.)

But Mala's banner 2025 hasn't relied on the heads alone. The adrenaline of his fissuring basslines and barrel-chested vocals have drawn people into his orbit, and there are rarer qualities at play, too—like pacifism, winked at by the demilitarized name and reinforced on their all-time greatest tune; or contemplation, inked on flyers beseeching the crowd to meditate on bass weight.

In that spirit arrives a mix we've asked after for years. Subtitled The Listening Session, it's rare on two counts. Despite his enduring popularity, Mala is a conspicuous absence on most DJ series. (It's not that he doesn't enjoy recording, just gets spooked by the reaction.)

A nearly-three hour studio set—spaciously paced and laced with a combination of 2025 highlights, freshly-cut dubplates and some of the biggest anthems in the genre's history—is unheard of. No tracklist for now, on Mala's request. Soon come.

RA.1016 is the kind of document that jogs the memory back to when dubstep was a discrete enterprise, something you could only fleetingly access by, say, dialling into Youngsta on Sub FM, ripping 320s of "Circling" off long-forgotten blogs or hugging the back wall of Mass. Which, in service of thinking the evolution of 21st century electronic music, is pretty perfect really.  – Gabriel Szatan

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This month @thoughtsonelvis invites Manchester-based @two_dux to take over his final Voices slot of the year. True to form, the Dux goes deep — gliding through dubbed-out techno and hypnotic house, tunnelling into shadowy territory with mutant breaks, dubstep, grime, oh, and a cinematic Hans Zimmer ending. This is a mix built for the long dark.

Thoughts On Elvis x Two Dux - 09/12/25 - [Voices Radio]

Hug Your Friends were live in the Voices studio for their first public soirée!! Tune in for a b2b with Thoughts On Elvis and Olly Rodwell - Expect all things bass, breaks and dance 

Hug Your Friends w/ Thoughts On Elvis & Olly Rodwell - 08/12/25 - [Voices Radio]

SANTA'S STOCKING STUFFERS VOL. 1

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Old Habits are proud to present our first instalment of our monthly mix series

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When Salsalrani steps behind the decks, it’s never the same twice. Her raw, unpredictable energy pulls you straight in. Her sound moves through electro, breaks, drum & bass, and footwork. At times she dives into bossa house, and at others she experiments with trance-like rhythms that blur boundaries. She isn’t afraid to mix genres, and the fluidity she brings to her sets keeps the dancefloor alive and curious. Based in Mumbai, she has played at High Spirits in Pune, as well as Khar Social, Raasta, and Waikiki in Mumbai. She has played for Dance Ok Please, Mumbai Massive and Groove Therapy. Her latest mix for Unchained Asia reveals a grimey, minimal, and intense side of drum & bass. Earlier projects like Stick It and Patchwork explored electro, acid, and funk. Rhythm runs in her veins, and she has a way of keeping the floor grooving long after the night should have ended.


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HEDO HYDR8 – JUST LIKE THAT
DOUVELLE19 & MANGA SAINT HILARE – SHOOK
DOUVELLE19 & CATCHING CAIRO – YOU COULD BE MINE
TIM REAPER – NIGHTS LIKE THIS EDIT
POSIJ – B'BOY SONATA 99
POSIJ – THE DIZZINESS
HLRTY & COIDO – ODISO
MANCE – PASSING THE IMPASSABLE (COME RUDEBOY MIX)
AN AVRIN – PATICAKE
VILLAGER – SOSIA
SO SUS – I TRY TO BE
DOUVELLE19 & D19 – STREET FIGHTER (D DOUBLE E)
SIR HISS – POP DAT
 ZORO – ACID HEADTOPPER
 HERMETH – LOCKED (HERMETH REMIX)
 K65 – METADOR
 DE GRANDI – OF COURSE
 AN AVRIN – SPELUNKERER
 MINOSAUR & LETO – THUMPS
 TOMA KAMI – BLADES
 CROIXROUGE – LAZER GUN

ANGEL MIX 024 - SALSALRANI

@piratecura’s last show of the year with special guest @illegaltendr.

PIRATECURA - 19/12/25 - [Voices Radio]

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soooo happy to finally bring yall arsenal v2! rly hope yall rock w these as much as i do. go break these in and make em yours! endless appreciation to everyone supportin and pushin the sound forward.

cover art by the v talented @swarvampski on ig

tracklist:

01. blackpink vs. space laces - how you like that x in the place (rhome edit)
02. stayc vs. rl grime vs. lil jon - stereotype x in your head x in the pit (rhome edit)
03. lisa vs. dirtyphonics - rockstar vs. athena (rhome edit)
04. le sserafim vs. space laces, gammer - eve, psych, & the bluebeard’s wife x torque (gammer rmx) (rhome edit)
05. katseye vs. skellism - gnarly x beastmode (rhome edit)
06. blackpink vs. rl grime, ray volpe - ddu-du ddu-du x core (ray volpe flip) (rhome edit)
07. enhypen vs. 2hollis, control freak, slick - tamed-dashed x jeans x luv me (slick edit) (rhome edit)
08. enhypen vs. just blaze, bauuer, klaxx - fever x higher (klaxx edit) (rhome edit)
09. bigbang vs. subtronics, levelup - fantastic baby x power (rhome edit)
10. got7 vs. henry fong, trip trop - python x rave tool x rave tool (trip trop twist) (rhome edit)
11. cortis x isoxo - fashion, dontstopme! (demo) (rhome edit)
12. lisa vs. playboi carti, xerxes - money x all red (xerxes rmx) (rhome edit)
13. aespa vs. knock2, lucky, slick - drama x crank the bass (lucky n slick rmx) (rhome edit)
14. everglow vs. kaskade, jaydinsee - bon bon chocolat x last chance (jaydinsee flip) (rhome edit)
15. psy, suga vs. showtek, remk - that that x we like 2 party (remk rmx) (rhome edit)
16. twice vs. dhylo, mylox - tt x dramatic system (rhome edit)
17. super junior vs. knock2, baxx - bonamana x buttons! (baxx rmx) (rhome edit)
18. seventeen vs. tiaro - hot x 2 on (tiario flip) (rhome edit)
19. twice vs. zedd - fancy x bumble bee (rhome edit)
20. superm vs. showtek, cheyenne giles, knock2 - jopping x booyah bounce (cheyenne giles n knock2 fest flip) (rhome edit)
21. aespa vs. crankdat - whiplash x whiplash (rhome edit)
22. twice vs. afrojack, saymyname - talk that talk x encore (rhome edit)
23. tomorrow x together vs. timmy trumpet, w&w - new rules x freaks (w&w bigroom edit) (rhome edit)
24. girls generation vs. krewella, cash cash, kalkutta - forever 1 x alive (cash cash n kalkutta rmx) (rhome edit)
25. max, huh yunjin vs. porter robinson, man club - stupid in love x language (man club edit) (rhome edit)
26. seventeen vs. gryffin, last heroes - rock with you x safe with me (last heroes rmx) (rhome edit)

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This month VNEE selects Shedcat. Shedcat delivers a sensual, genre-blurring sound, dancing between tribal rhythms, euphoric energy and textured grooves.
Glasgow-raised and globally shaped- her journey took her through South America and Australia, where she started DJing and immersed herself in dance music culture.
From workshops with Eris Drew & CC:DISCO to teaching in remote communities and spinning at bush doofs, her sound is rooted in depth and connection.
Now back in Glasgow, she’s played the likes of La Cheetah, The Berkeley Suite, The Flying Duck, Stereo and Radio Buena Vida. 


Her mix comprises dark, industrial, hard-hitting techno inspired by her recent gig in Glasgow with CURE8; Birmingham's House of God Label and being on the dancefloor for 'Ancient Methods' at EXIT Glasgow. This mix features: Regis, Paul Damage Bailey, Adam X and Tensal. Enjoy :)


VNEE Selects: Shedcat - 21/09/25 [Voices Radio]

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