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The Down Low: Session 057

It’s been a long time between drinks for a Down Low Session, but Mystic State’s label The Chikara Project has brought me back into the chillout fold with their sublime take on Dubstep and Garage. Shouts out to Marenn Sukie who leads us in on this mix for the CHikara crew, but followed by Mystic State, SMBR, Jevon Ives, HAIDA and Therma.

Other stand outs are Calibre (when isn’t he a stand out) with Has to Happen from his LP Feeling Normal, the mighty Leftfield with Storms End, Fixate on Exit Records with the bottomless Dead End and a killer Remix of Lennie De Ice’s seminal We Are IE by Caspa & Rusko.

The Down Low: Session 057 – 1hr of Dubstep, Garage and Chillout

Marenn Sukie – In Love No More
Marenn Sukie – Need You Tonight
Mystic State & SMBR – Ruminate
Mystic State – Stutter
Mystic State & Jevon Ives – Hold
HAIDA – Don’t Need A Title
Sustance. – Inherent
Mystic State feat. Elana Montgomery – Fly (Sepia’s Lights Out Remix)
Mystic State – U Need It 2
Calibre – Has to Happen
Leftfield – Storms End
Marenn Sukie – Storms End
Mystic State & Elysia Grace – Telling Me Nothing
Therma – Introspect (Mystic State Remix)
Fixate – Dead End
Biome – Light
Lennie De Ice – We Are IE (Caspa & Rusko Remix)
Marenn Sukie – Do What You Want

The Down Low: Session 056

Rolling our with some lower 130bpm business on this Dow Low featuring mainly Breaks, Garage and a little bit of broken beat Electronica. As always I’m highlighting D&B producers who like to roll back the BPMs such as Bop & Subwave, Dub Phizix, Redeyes, GLXY and Fox.

I’d also like to put a big shout out to the Breaks masters, Stanton Warriors on this one as their recent Unreleased Dubs series has been nothing short of spectacular. A lot of the bootlegs and dubs I brocked out too back when I lived in Brighton, UK 20 years ago are finally available to play and it is a seriously good time.

The Down Low: Session 056 – 1hr of Breaks, Garage and Electronica.

Holly – DARKNESS EDGE
Bombo Rosa Vs Stanton Warriors – This Is America
Stanton Warriors – Voodoo Magic Man
Xeonz – Away From U
Bop & Subwave – Closer 2 U
Dub Phizix – Whispers
Bonobo – Sapien
Stanton Warriors – PNG
Redeyes – Autumn
Bop & Subwave – Addicted To Space
Rameses B – Fade Away
Scuba – In Yr Dreams
Bioritm – Baikal
GLXY – Stamina Creux
Fox feat. Coco – Rebel Souljah (Sam Binga Remix)
MindOfaDragon – Hype M8

The Down Low: Session 055

Another mix in the intermittent series where I play non-D&B music made mainly by D&B producers. Here we’ve got the likes of Ivy Lab, Om Unit, Synkro, Blame and Adred at lower BPMs and heading a bit deeper into their music production. This one sits around 160bpm and features UK Garage, Breaks, Ambient and a whole heap more.

The Down Low: Session 055 – 1hr of 160bmp Beats

Ive Lab – Dogma (Infinite Falling Ground)
Ivy Lab – Press Play
Philip D Kick & Om Unit – Funk 100
Dizzy Rascal & Ocean Wisdom – Don’t Be Dumb
Synkro – Hollow
Deadmau5 – Unjaded (Mad Zach Remix)
Children of Dub – Colorado (Ambient 2)
Captivate – No More
Symbiosis – Los Ovnis
The Drum Club – The Illuminated
Blame – Revival
Adred – Before Your Eyes
Josh Abrahams – Marakesh
Aurora Borealis – Aquacular Subsun
Om Unit – Bristol Theme
Om Unit – Joy Spark
R/K – Still Not Smoking
Mystic State – Expectations
Flume – Quirk

The Down Low: Session 054

Breaking out the 140bpm tempo this time around with a dirty dub heavy Down Low session. There are a few other styles in here as well, but the focus is firmly on the head nod of Dub influenced electronic music and Dubstep.

As always I’m looking to push D&B producers doing slower bits in these mixes so shouts out to Rainforest, Fox and Anz, Calibre, Synkro, Biome and Seathasky for all exploring outside of the 170bpm category.

And an extra special shout out to MC Duh for providing me with a copy of the DJG remix of The Specials – Ghost Town. Terry Hall passed away last year, and his influence on me and music in the 80s cannot be understated. Ghost Town was THE anti-anthem of Thatcher era Britain and it sound like nothing else I’d ever heard when it originally came out. This one’s for you Terry.

The Down Low: Session 54 – 1hr of Dubbed out 140bpm

Rainforest – Badmanizer
Hypho – Kumunda
Fox feat. Anz – Live Life (Sherry S Remix)
Vaults – One Last Night (Hippie Sabotage Remix)
Xeonz – Away From U
Trades Sound & BLK JCK – Hold Tight (Massive)
Martyn – Recon
Bingo Players – Rattle (Spenda C Remixxx)
The Bug – Hammer (feat Flowdan)
Coldcut x On-U Sound – Make Up Your Mind feat. Ce’Cile & Toddla T (Dub Phizix Remix)
DJ Tone – Breath Again
Easy – By Your Side
Mystic State feat. Elana Montgomery – Fly (Sepia’s Light Out Remix)
Unlimited Dream Co. – No Headaches
Bassnectar – Other Worlds (feat Dorfex Bos)
KeOSz & Trilo – Last Hope
Calibre – Rare Groove
Synkro – Back Then
Subtle Mind & SubReachers – Withdrawn
Biome – Light
Seathasky – Sun Stars Sky
The Specials – Ghost Town (DJG Bootleg)

The Down Low: Session 052

Feels like forever since I’ve dropped a Down Low session and this one is way down in terms of chillness. Dedicated to the Wish FM mixes from the late 90s, I’ve tried to capture the deep floaty breakbeat vibes of Wish FM whilst keeping a good variety of genres to reflect then and now.

As always I’ve tried to get a decent slab of D&B producers in the mix flexing their lower BPM styles. This time around we have Bukem, Kid Loops & Cool Breeze, PFM, Peshay, Resound, Hype and Machine Drum all rolling deep and down. With a special shout out to Heights of Abraham’s – The Cleric, which is one of the few tracks I’ve been able to track down from the Wish FM sets. The bass on this one is special.

The Down Low: Session 53 – 1hr of Chilled Breaks

Invisible Beyond – Inner Reverence
LTJ Bukem – Moodswings
Marcel feat Henriett – Lovesick No.1
Kid Loops & Cool Breeze – Code of the Goddam Streets
Heights of Abraham – The Cleric
PFM – By the Chapel (She’s Waiting There for Me)
Kid Loops – I Can See What They Ain’t Looking At
Dizzee Rascal, Steel Bangiez & Alicia Harley – Energy & Powers
Peshay – The Real Thing (90 BPM Version)
Resound – Terminal
DJ Hype – Dead A’s
Machine Drum – Believe In U
Meeting Minds – Strong Nature

The Down Low: Session 052

Back to the lower BPMs for a hot minute with a selection of Garage, House and Bass tunes. Don’t ask me for the micro-genres because it is all broken beats to me. Like most of my Down Low mixes, I like to still keep a solid ear on D&B artists doing interesting things at different BPMs.

Some highlights for me are GLXY’s – The LP Track, which is Garage at its catchiest from a guy who normally rolls out D&B. Nelver, another D&B wizard shows off his 130bpm chops with Show You and Wait for Me with BORKA FM. Moby proves he still has it with his track Rufuge and make sure you keep an ear out for the spine tingling sample lifted off Ed Rush, Optical & Fierce’s classic Locust / Cutslo in Kastle’s Garage 2 stepper 4 Real.

Down Low: Session 52 – 1hr+ of 130bpm Broken Beats

Minor Science – Second Language (Intro)
Aspect – Little Bitta Bass
GLXY – The LP Track
Goldie – Inner City Life (Binary State Remix)
Jack Michael – Think Twice
Monika Ross – Cloud Steppin’
Nowheretobefound – Giving Up
Aka Zeb – Deep Discovery
Nelver – Show You
Nelver feat. BORKA FM – Wait for Me
Trudios & BLK JCK – Hold Tight (Massive)
Symbiosis – Protocol
DJ Tone – Breath Again
Pepe – Lemon Fanta
David Kochs – Heart Transplant
Moby – Refuge
Scuba – Never Forget
Natasha Atlas – One Brief Moment (Klute Remix)
Bioritm – Balkal
MindOfaDragon – Hype M8
Kastle – 4 Real
DJG – Say Something

The Down Low: Session 051

Another lower tempo chillout mix for those who prefer things a little less hectic. Kicking things off with a tune I’ve listened to for over 20 years, 030’s – Midnight in Europe optimises all that is great about early 90s after hours style tunes.

There are some classics like Chicane’s – Offshore, Orbital’s – Attached and Sunscreen’s – Love U More in the form of the relaxed Slam Mix mixed in with some modern day melters such as Calibre’s – Sand Promise, Synkro’s amazing Empty Walls and Time, plus Joy Orbison’s – Born Slipping. And all wrapped up with one trances best tunes of all time Vapourspace’s early rave classic Gravitational Arch of 10.

Sending this out to Fortune Cookie and anyone else who like couch tunes with a bit of break beat mixed in.

The Down Low: Session 051- 1.5hrs of 140bpm Chillout

030 – Midnight in Europe
Trevino – Sorrow
Grain – Ocean
Calibre – Sand Promise
Synkro – Empty Walls
Chicane – Offshore
Mark Ryder – Satellite
Bonobo – Cirrus
Joy Orbison – Born Slipping
Clearlight & Owl – White Mountain
Sunscreen – Love U More (Slam Mix)
The Sunkings – Galapagos
Brian Harden – Wizdom
Synkro – Time
Orbital – Attached
Synthetix – The Tao of Dub
Mulios – Argentine Dawn
God Within – Raincry (Spiritual Thirst)
Irresistible Force – Lotus Position
Vapourspace – Gravitational Arch of 10

The Down Low: Session 050

I’d been scratching my head about what to do to make the 50th Down Low Session special, and also have had a real hankering recently to listen to all the old chill out stuff that originally pulled me into electronic music. One massive CD buying spree later and here we are with a mix of some of the most laid back tunes of an era.

Covering everything from Trance, Techno, House, Acid Jazz and Dub there are some absolutely incredible music in this mix including from such luminaries as Moby, Orbital, Massive Attack, D’Cruise and of course LTJ Bukem. Happy 50th!

The Down Low: Session 050 – 1.5hrs of Chill Out and Ambient

Alien Mutation & Cyberix – I Had a Hallucination
Aphratec – Quebec
W – Redheadedstepchild (Symbiosis Remix)
Initial Research – System Procedure
Massive Attack – Three
Unlimited Dream Co. – Feel Like I’m Falling
D’Cruise – Sega Rally (Trip Hop Mix)
Juan Hansen – Hiding Sun
LTJ Bukem – Moodswings
Moby – Move (Volume Remix)
The Sunkings – Galapagos
Electronic Brain – The Future
X-Pulsion – Ninety Two
The Fluid – The Man With Three Heads
Orbital – Attached (Tease)
Black Noise – Black Noise
Synthetix – The Tao of Dub
LunaSol – Butterfly
LTJ Bukem – Cosmic Interlude
Mulios – Argentine Dream
Erkka – Talk to the Hand
Deep Space Network – Eleven Bars

The Down Low: Session 049

Back on the 130bpm tip again, this Down Low focuses mainly on techno, breaks and garage beats with a darkish vibe. Kicking things off is the bleak Octurnal by Imogen & Ben Pest. This sets the tone for the first half until the jungle vibes of Dusky – Yoohoo (Benton Remix) and Dizzee Rascal’s return to form – You Don’t Know (Radio Edit) lighten the mood.

Keep an ear out for the closer, Vapourspace’s seminal trance rave classic Gravitational Arch of 10. It took me 20 years to track down this tune and I will never get tired of rolling it out.

The Down Low: Session 049 – A 1hr excursion into Techno, Breaks & Garage

Imogen & Ben Pest – Octurnal
Sam Binga & Addison Groove – Galectro
Bicep – Atlas
Bicep – Apricots
Bicep & Clara La San – Saku
Blinding – Breath Out
Acid Metric – Uppercut
Kamikaze Space Programme – Radio
Habstrakt & Marten Hørger – Ya Think
Photek – Levitation
Dusky – Yoohoo (Benton Remix)
Dizzee Rascal – You Don’t Know (Radio Edit)
Netsky – Complicated
Pépé Elle – Cardon Dance
Aerosoul – Isla Bianca (LTN Remix)
Tony Romera – Stuck in Your Head
Ae:ther – He Does Iy
Vapourspace – Gravitational Arch of 10

The Down Low: Session 048

When D&B producers put their mind to slower tempos they often leave other producers who eat, sleep and breath those tempos in the dust. This time we give the Down Low treatment to 140bpm. While there are some non-D&B producers sprinkled throughout, Sunchase, Amit, Bop, Shy FX, Dub Phizix, Resound, Calibre, Nelver, Seathasky and Om Unit all have their roots firmly planted in the 170bmp world of D&B.

Covering off Ambient, House, Techno, Breaks, Bass, Dance Hall and Electronica this set is the definition of eclectic. Special shout to Shy FX for his tune Carnival Culture which Ive been trying to slide into a set for the longest time. Looks like I finally got there.

The Down Low: Session 048 – 1hr+ of Ambient, House, Techno, Breaks, Bass, Dance Hall and Electronica

Minor Science – Second Language (Intro)
Sunchase – Nowhere
Amit – Acid Trip (j:kenzo Remix)
Addison Groove – Brand New Drop (Nikki Nair Remix)
Bop – Beach Simulator 3D
Dustmite & Kuru – Kare
Shy FX – Carnival Culture
Conduct x On-U Sound feat. Ce’Cile & Toddla T – Make up Your Mind (Dub Phizix Remix)
Nite Flite – Playbook
Luz1e – 4/5//20/18/15/9/20
Resound – Step Ahead
Chimpo – Murda Boy
Calibre feat. Cimone – Time to Breathe
Bop – Winter Mood
Calibre – Has to Happen
Nelver – Endless Planet
Bop – Twilight
Seathasky – Sun Stars Sky
Om Unit – Despite It All
Vandera – More Past Than Future