Launched in 2016, Amsterdam-based imprint @thenorthquarter has become a key platform for soulful drum & bass and beyond. Alongside a mix from its catalogue, founder @lenzman speaks to Ben Murphy about surprising listeners, originality, and the guiding principle of sharing the music he loves

Interview and tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/sound-north-quarter-lenzman-drum-bass

The Sound Of: The North Quarter

soulful music for soulful people

Teaming up with my homie Fox for special studio mix, recorded couple weeks ago and packed with some of our fav cuts new and old - enjoy!

booking: danny@earth-agency.com

Satl & Fox / Studio Mix 2023

@mixblog Tape pack is a compilation of mixes celebrating our bass music heritage and culture. Each tape pack features a group on mixes centred on a central theme.

For TAPE PACK #02 we’re paying homage to a legend in the game; SP:MC. The sets in this tape pack encompass the full spectrum of Drum & Bass and display the true range of SP’s vocal talents!

Jubei & SPMC - Zone three (Live from Star Warz) June 2016

Tracklist

    Alix Perez - Can't You See [1985 - Free Download]
    + Matrix - Airhead [Virus]
    Alix Perez & Skeptical - Room 667 [1985]
    Calibre & Zero Tolerance Feat. Myrrh-ce - What I Feel [Signature]
    Break - Timeline [Critical]
    Ryme Tyme & Trace - Move (VIP) [1210]
    Jubei & SP:MC - Untitled Amen
    SpectraSoul Feat. dBridge - Glimpse (Ivy Lab Remix) [Shogun Audio]
    Jubei & Tyrone - Stabs [Metalheadz]
    Ulterior Motive - Keep It Moving (Break Remix) [Metalheadz]
    Skeptical - Cold One (Jubei Remix) [Ingredients]
    Ulterior Motive - Get Close [Metalheadz]
    Alix Perez - Had I Known [1985]
    Calibre - Mr. Maverick [Signature]
    Mark System - 600K [Exit]
    Fracture - Loving Touch (VIP)
    Mark System - Manchester's Heart [Unreleased]
    Seba Feat. Trickykid & DRS - Fade To Red [Soul:r]
    Blocks & Escher - Something Borrowed, Something Blue [Metalheadz]
    Goldie - Chico - Death Of A Rockstar [FFRR]

Live from Star Warz @ Vooruit

Jubei & SPMC - Zone three (Live from Star Warz) June 2016

The daddy Randall rolling out live for Metalheadz at Outlook Festival!

Randall- Outlook Festival, 07.09.14

Live recording of Makoto b2b with A-Sides with Deeizm, MC Fats and Venessa Freeman on mic duties, recorded on 2 October 2015 at Lightbox London.

INNERSOUL LIVE - Makoto and A-Sides ft Deeizm, MC Fats & Vanessa Freeman

Tales From the Underground

https://www.rinse.fm/episodes/trace-18-03-2025-2300/

Trace: Tales from the Underground - Kool FM (18.03.25)

Recording from HQ:D&B live at the Cellar Bar, Oxford

SpectraSoul@ HQ vs DSM 29.06.07

Bryan Gee returns for the July edition of the V Podcast with a serious dose of summer heat. Fresh cuts from Alibi, Sl8r, Level 2, MC MC Fats & Inja, Zero T, Makoto, and L-Side take you from breezy liquid to deep jungle pressure – proper all-round flavours.

There's a big nod to the foundation sounds this month too, with a heavy Dillinja and Roni Size section to close things out – pure education. New gear from Business As Usual, Clipz, JJ Frost, Hurian, and Think Tonk keeps things moving forward.

01. MC Fats & Inja – Vibe Start to Change
02. Sl8r, Slay, Jken & Pablogyal – You'll Be Fine
03. Drepps & Catching Cairo – Time For Me
04. DJ Marky & Makoto – Water (Remix)
05. Makoto & Danny Wheeler – Morning Sunshine
06. Charli Brix – Lost (Break Remix)
07. Riya & Level 2 – Love
08. Alibi – Make Me Feel
09. DJ Die – Back to Know
10. Level 2 – Come Selector
11. Business As Usual – Conditional Reaction
12. Business As Usual – Take Control
13. Business As Usual – Midnight Roller
14. MC Fats & Inja – Digital Sync
15. L-Side – Jungle Jam
16. Shy FX & KINGH – Nobu
17. Jorja Smith – The Way I Love You (Clipz Remix)
18. Specialist Moss & Voltage – Smokers Dub
19. Aziza & JJ Frost – On Road
20. L-Side – Freedom Fighter
21. Selecta J-Man, L-Side & Rider Shafique – We Ruff
22. Zero T & Fox – Move Kinda Different
23. Zero T & L-Side – Gutter
24. The Sauce – The Beat
25. The Sauce feat. Logan – Booky
26. Think Tonk feat. Inflavel – Goodyear
27. Command Strange – Parallax
28. A-Audio – Tribute
29. DJ Die – Jus Began
30. Bizzness As Usual – Afi Bun
31. L-Side – Slow Down
32. Hurian – Rocket
33. MC Dett & L-Side – Jah Creation
34. Inja & Level 2 – V Ting
35. Alibi & Phentix – Forms
36. Command Strange – Bare Code
37. Dillinja – Girl Child
38. Dillinja & Bert – Lion Heart VIP
39. Dillinja – Angels Fell
40. Dillinja – Selassie I Sound
41. Krust – Doin Our Thing
42. Soul II Soul – Elevate Your Mind (Krust Remix)
43. Scorpio – Life 4 Ever
44. Roni Size – Zactatack
45. Krust – Resistance
46. Roni Size – Synction
47. Roni Size – Operation X
48. Roni Size – Say Red
49. Roni Size & DJ Die – Battle Station

V Podcast 168 - Hosted Bryan Gee

Calibre and DRS joined forces and dropped an absolutely killer set on the final day of Outlook Festival 2016... A 2-hour masterclass and absolute joy ride for any drum & bass head.

Recorded live on the Beach at Outlook Festival 2016.

Outlook Festival
06–10 September 2017
Fort Punta Christo, Pula, Croatia
Tickets now on sale: http://bit.ly/2gSCWn1

Set in an abandoned Fort perched over the Adriatic Sea, Outlook Festival brings together the finest purveyors of dub, reggae, hip-hop, drum ‘n’ bass, garage, grime, dubstep, house, techno and electronica for what is now Europe’s biggest celebration of soundsystem culture.

An abandoned Fort • A Roman Amphitheatre • Beach parties • Boat parties • World-class systems • Music production workshops • Sound-system Culture Conference • Much more TBA

Don’t miss out! We expect Outlook 2017 tickets to be in high demand after last year's sold out event: http://bit.ly/2gSCWn1

Calibre & MC DRS - Live at Outlook 2016

InnerSoul Mix Sessions - Redeyes (2017)

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InnerSoul Mix Sessions - Redeyes (2017)

All my favourite RnB and Neo-Soul jungle/drum n bass versions in one place. Includes all the bootlegs I've been posting on my socials over recent months.

Zero T Presents RnB V DnB: A Mixtape

Contact jj@bassic.co for bookings

With his first release in 1999, London based Irishman Cian McCann has long since established his place in the scene. From his early days in Dublin with the Bassbin label, to working with the likes of Calibre,4 Hero, Klute, Alix Perez, Icicle and Noisia, he has never stood still. 

2008's Cheap Shots LP for Total Science's CIA Records was a high point, with the lead track "Walk Away" bringing fellow Dubliner Steo to the worlds attention. 

Also a noted remixer, Zero T has retouched artists as diverse as Dillinja, Slam, Goldie, Sabre, Lemon D, Lenzman and Lenny Fontana.

Zero T's discography reflects the diversity that his DJ sets have always shown, ranging from full vocal smoothness to more rolling, dance floor styles. 

You are as likely to find his music on labels like Metalheadz and Shogun as on Soul:r or Signature.

2010 saw two milestones reached. The launch of Footprints; Zero T's own label, and compiling and mixing FABRICLIVE052 for the esteemed London venue.

After a short period away from the scene, 2014 saw the return of Zero T as a producer, remixer and DJ with a Metalheadz debut and a spate of collaborations with the legendary Fierce on the highly regarded Quarantine.

2015 saw the long awaited sophomore album, this time coming on Dispatch Recordings, entitled "Golden Section”, along with a glut of appearances on Shogun Audio, Soul:r, Fokuz and Spearhead.

2016/17 saw more releases on Quarantine, Metalheadz, Integral, Spearhead and Horizons, along with plenty of remixes for the likes of Lenzman, Noisia, Gerra + Stone, SATL and many more. 

The last number of years have also seen Zero T touring extensively in the UK, Europe, USA, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

2018 saw the release of the third Zero T album ‘Little Pieces’ on Dispatch Recordings, featuring guest appearances from Steo, DRS, Stamina, Villem and Beta 2. He also released an EP on Lenzman’s label The North Quarter entitled "Baby Grand", collaborated with Phase on Metalheadz and GLXY Shogun Audio and delivered another batch of remixes for Metalheadz, Dispatch and several other labels. 

2019 brought a debut solo 12" on 31 Recordings, a remix of Goldie, an extended EP with Beta 2 on Metalheadz, an EP with Steo on Integral, appearances on both V Recordings and Metalheadz 25 year anniversary LP's and much more!

2020 highlights included another EP on The North Quarter, a debut on Sofa Sound Bristol and the usual raft of remixes and guest appearances.