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
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
Welcome to the third edition of All Gus No Fuss. This week I take a listen to a new record from Byron the Aquarius, Physically Sick 3 and finally the latest R.A.N.D Muzik Recordings imprint. There isn’t much I can say on the topic of race which hasn’t already been… Read More »All Gus No Fuss III
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
Photo Credit: Josh Renaut London based Momo is an incredibly talented DJ on the rise, we first caught wind of her through her brilliant Balamii Radio show. We were lucky enough to get a few words! Thanks so much for taking the time to speak with us, can you tell… Read More »An Interview: Momo
Our latest mix and interview comes from a long time friend of ours who we’ve been dying to get on the Mantissa series for a while. Slack Alice co-founder and Plaque founder Matt Light joins us for a delve into his journey so far. Matt, a huge thanks for joining… Read More »An Interview: Matt Light
Control Freak Recordings are a London based label run by Will And Tal, who also run the Cabin Fever party. Having curated their first release this summer, Translucence by Keplrr, which was full of dance floor heater such as “Translucence” and “4DRK”, we are extremely excited to see that they… Read More »Premiere: Control Freak Recordings
Unbound is a London based project created by the incredibly kind Charles Olisanekwu AKA DJ Winggold. In his own words Unbound is a celebration of all styles of electronic music, championing boundary-pushing sounds and putting on bleeding-edge lineups. I saw this first hand at their last party at The Cause… Read More »An Interview: Unbound
Presha made a fantastic debut to the London club scene earlier this month on October 19th at Bar-A-Bar in Stoke Newington. Having had great success throwing parties in Guildford for the last few years, expanding into London was a great next step. Starting things off was Presha records resident and… Read More »A Review: Presha Records Presents – Ian DPM
Presha make their London debut this Friday in the intimate venue of Bar-A-Bar, a Mantissa favourite. Bristol’s Ian DPM aka Definite Party Material headlines the night with an extended set – something we at Mantissa are eager to see. Ian DPM is on the rise, and for good reason; through… Read More »Preview: Presha Records Presents – Ian DPM