To mark number 50 in the mix series, James from Mantissa sat down with Idit Frenkel to get a sneak peak into the mind of this illustrious Israeli DJ. We cover her influences from start to finish, as well as touching on some of her favourite producers, DJ’s and club nights in and around her… Read More »Interview: Idit Frenkel
Following months of development, Mantissa extend their refined philosophy to events as they bring their concept to the capital for their London debut. True to their style, the outfit hand creative freedom back to the artists, showcasing signature extended sets from their three residents. Refusing to be defined by genre,… Read More »Mantissa Launch Party, 11.02.17 @The Horse & Groom, London
[Above image credit: Anna Mills] Of the nights booked by the Mantissa crew this Autumn/ early Winter it was always clear that this night would be one of, or the highlight. Off the back of the #SaveFabric campaign, this event was put together by Fabric, The Hydra and Resident Advisor,… Read More »A Review: Fabric x The Hydra @ Studio Spaces
[Above image credit: noisey.vice.com] It was always likely that Dekmantel would pull out all the stops for the 100th podcast. It is a relatively new series that has brought us many great mixes over the past couple of years by the likes of Four Tet (Podcast 33), DJ Stingray (Podcast… Read More »Mixes to Dig: Dekmantel Podcast 100 – Helena Hauff
With South African house and modern soul music being genres played on a more frequent basis by some of our favourite DJs on the circuit (Floating Points, Palms Trax, Hunee to name a few) we at Mantissa thought it may be interesting to get a first hand perspective from a… Read More »Interview: DJ Okapi
[Above image credit: Houndstooth] Throwing Snow’s second full length was recently announced to drop in January 2017 and ahead of its release “Cosms” was uploaded to Houndstooth’s Youtube channel. In “Cosms” the versatile producer has somewhat summoned the intricacies of Philip Glass and the minimalistic movement as a whole. The… Read More »Tune of the Week: Throwing Snow – Cosms
Above image credit: Fact Magazine Genre boundaries are something that does not register in Mumdance’s vocabulary. His productions incorporate many aspects of UK electronic music and a track’s individual style is subjected to the environment they are heard. A great example of this “It’s Peak” from the Springtime EP on… Read More »Tune of the Week: Mumdance – It's Peak
Rhys Celeste, aka Microlith, brings some spacey Detroit-inspired electro with his tune Ju-world, released at the end of 2015. Read More »Tune of the Week: 03 Microlith – Ju-World [Central Processing Unit]
David Kennedy is a prolific electronic music producer who has been at the forefront of UK dance scene soon after his emergence, cementing his place as a personal favourite of the Mantissa family. Read More »Tune of the Week: Kim English – Learn 2 Luv (Francois K Atmospheric Mood)[Pearson Sound mix]
In recent months and years it has been impossible to hide from the increasingly bleak outlook for London’s clubbing scene. Many have closed voluntarily (Plastic People), been forced to shut (Fabric) and some been burnt down (Studio 338). Having recently moved back to London from University where I discovered this scene I have been on lookout for top nights on offer in the capital.
Read More »A Review: The Hydra – Ben UFO (all night) @ Studio Spaces