betina quest is a Burundian by origin who was born and raised in Germany. In her quest for what it means to exist in and consist of many different cultures she’s spent 15 years exploring the world, living, working and creating in five countries on four different continents before finally… Read More »An Interview: Betina Quest
030303 is a label based in Utrecht, just 30km South of Amsterdam, and is quickly becoming known for its acid inspired (pre-covid) parties and releases. Having hosted some Mantissa favourites such as Automatic Tasty, Ceephax Acid Crew, and Lone (to name a few); I was lucky enough to be able… Read More »An Interview: Bohm
You meet some weird, wonderful and talented people amongst the smoke, woodland and bliss inside arenas at festivals. Last summer as I emerged through those smoke filled woods towards the Forbidden Cabin at Lost Village, Park Hye Jin was blasting out Renegade Master. I don’t remember specifics from that set,… Read More »An Interview: C O N T X T
Skins is a DJ and producer that came onto our radar a couple of years back with his stellar self-released EPs, SKINS001 and SKINS002. He’s since followed up with a standout mix for the PPG mix series and released plenty of great music including, ‘Suspended’ and ‘Travelling without Moving’ on… Read More »An Interview: Skins
Starting a successful record label can be an incredibly arduous and complex challenge. In todays ever developing online focused world, simply putting out quality music can often not wield the results it once did. In order to succeed as a new label you must build a likeable and accessible brand… Read More »An Interview: Fraise
Hi, I’m Angus and welcome to the first instalment of ‘All Gus No Fuss’, my monthly contribution to Mantissa where I peruse some of the latest electronic releases which have especially piqued my interest. In future instalments, I will also present my views on some wider issues surrounding the underground… Read More »All Gus No Fuss
Above Photo Credit: Julia Kidder We are very proud to bring you our latest interview and landmark 150th mix courtesy of the very talented, Karima F. Karima came onto our radar with the release of her breaks and bass laden SIREN mix. More recently, she has released standout tracks, ‘Falconhoof’… Read More »An Interview: Karima F
Our latest interview and mix comes from Chris SSG. Between 2007 and 2012, Chris and PC ran one of the most influential music blogs of its era, MNML SSGS – releasing a plethora of mixes, giving countless music and event tips, and commenting on the music news of the time.… Read More »An Interview: Chris SSG
Our latest interview comes from the one and only DJ Maaco of Detroit In Effect! We were incredibly fortunate to bump into DJ Maaco after seeing him deliver one of the standout sets of Brave! Factory festival, where he gracefully agreed to answer a few questions for us. Hi Tameko,… Read More »An Interview: Detroit In Effect
Bringing us mix number 145 in our series is the talented, Cape Town resident, blaqkongo. He was kind enough to take the time to answer a few questions for us too about his party Casa Kongo, and his experience in the South African Dance scene. Can you tell us about… Read More »An Interview: blaqkongo