Tracklist:

Lexxus & Ward 21 - Divine Reasoning
The Bug - Live and Learn
Golden Teacher Meets Dennis Bovell - Like a Hawk (D.B Version)
Ultima Esuna - 7 Salidas
Henzo - Writhing
Roy Mills - My Safeword is Dolphin
Nick Leon - Bachetron
Wallwork - Hacienda
La Más Doll- Más Que Bombón 
El Alfa El Jefe - Abuso
Pugilist - Future Retro
The Dexorcist - Ruff in Tha Ghetto
Dylan Fogarty - Da Funky Track
Textasy - Deja vu Bass
Al Wootton - Body Healthy
Jockstrap - 50/50
2 Bad Mice - Hold It Down
Neana - Tell Her
Tibasko - The Limit
INVT - SUBELO Y BAJALO
DJ JUANNY - CHRISTINA VIDAL
El Alfa El Jefe - UZI (Siu Mata Edit)
Frazer Ray - Count Me In
Local Group - Work That Thing
Prodigy - Outta Space ( Saol Nua’s Lab Coat Edit)
Tom - Dressed to Kill (Sarah Farina Remix)
Tim Reaper - Who Run It
Swankout - Fellin’ Ghetto

Zuri DJ Set | Keep Hush X Berghaus Presents: Off Sight Manchester

The idea behind the mixtape was to treat dubby and percussive sounds as a kind of palette rather than anchoring myself to a specific genre. I’ve always had quite an eclectic taste, and my sets have naturally reflected that. After having been quite chaotically genre-fluid since I started DJing, I feel as though I am finally finding my own sound, where there’s plenty of room for fluidity but feels much more intentional and personal to me.

I wanted the mix to act almost like an ID or self-portrait, pulling together the styles I gravitate towards most at the moment. It’s an introspective recalibration of my sound and intent, merging deep sub-bass with forward-thinking, deconstructed styles that prompt both movement and reflection. There’s a strong emphasis on hypnotic, percussive, dubbed-out cuts, playing with tension and release, and navigating the line between moody and fun.

I felt brave enough to push myself out of my comfort zone and attempt a polyrhythmic transition where I blend a chuggy 3 bar loop at 110 BPM with a 4/4 dubstep track at 146 BPM. I also threw a 3 deck mix in there just for good measure :P It was a bit of a workout but worth the sweat!

I’ve also recently been quite fascinated in how dubstep is being reimagined, which allows a broader palette of sounds to feel at home within its framework. I tried to reflect that by including influences from outside traditional club genres that still feel very relevant to my sound.

In a nutshell, the mix is an appreciation of dubwise textures, UK soundsystem culture and global club and percussive sounds, tied together by a lot of introspection which should hopefully invite people to dance and also listen.

zuri

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