Georgia Bird and Sarah Morgan aka IN2STELLAR are a duo from Naarm (Melbourne), Australia. They have been making waves over the past few years, at home and overseas, championing the kind of proggy, tech, rolling techno sound that has become synonymous with their part of the world. We were lucky… Read More »An Interview: IN2STELLAR
**soppy post incoming** So there we are – 300 mixes. Or around two weeks of non-stop music. Some special shoutouts are in order: 1) to Doc Sleep for putting together such a mesmerising mix for the occasion. She’s been a Mantissa favourite for quite some time now, so we’re chuffed… Read More »An Interview: Doc Sleep
Daniel Rincon a.k.a. NAP / Ambien Baby is a Mexico City-based artist, founder of ISLA and co-founder of ACA – both labels of which have been a reliable source of swampy, chuggy and experimental dance music. Daniel and I met at El Rio Hostel in northern Colombia last year, where… Read More »An Interview: NAP
Both the duo Metropolitan Soul Museum (MSM), and Herzel are artists that are well known for their fluency in creating bubbly deep house tracks; their now not so recent collaboration on Polymath – Fairlight House EP – brought a wonderful fusion of their sounds, which married both Herzel’s deep ephemeral… Read More »An Interview: MSM & Herzel
Above Photo Credit: Henry Woodley One of the best things about going to a festival are the new people you meet. Festivals bring together people from all walks of life in a bubble detached from day-to-day life and often leave you with memorable stories that help keep you positive during… Read More »An Interview: Malissa
On a gloomy drizzly day I ventured out to meet the wonderful Jay Carder. Truth be told I was feeling low that morning, lacking the confidence and inspiration which first had me reach out to Mantissa to get involved in writing about music. I left my meeting with Jay Carder… Read More »An Interview: Jay Carder
A low key legend of Berlin, Estimulo has played some of the best venues Europe has to offer, and gets people grooving on a weekly basis with his EstimuloShow. Previously a pirate radio show host and still highly active in Mixomat Recordings, Estimulo is as busy as ever across various… Read More »An Interview: Estimulo
We discovered Eden on NTS Pop Patrol and were blown away by her amazing voice and unique style. She’s released some amazing solo music and also with the likes of Loraine James, and has plans to release more in the coming months. We managed to sit down with Eden and… Read More »An Interview: Eden Samara
Hey Jackson, thank so much for taking the time to speak to us. For those who don’t know – can you tell us a bit about yourself? What’s up, I’m a 31 year old recording artist living in Washington, DC, the past 7 years. I work full time as a… Read More »An Interview: Jackson Ryland
Cosmic Roots has come a long way from its beginnings as a festival, originally held in 2018 as a celebration for a friend’s 21st birthday party. This year’s edition was their biggest, most extravagant festival to date, with over two thousand ravers making their way to East Raynham’s, 18th century… Read More »A Review: Cosmic Roots Festival 2021 (Part 2)