Beautiful Swimmers are a duo from DC with an uncanny likeness to JD Twitch and JG Wilkes from Optimo. Perhaps they are their long lost American cousins. As well as the aesthetic similarities they share with Optimo, they also share a similarly deep catalogue of gems that they call upon in their sets.
Read More »Mixes to dig: Beautiful Swimmers – Untitled (The Trilogy Tapes Mix)
The Parallax Corporation’s “Anti-social tendencies” is a fun and idiomatic piece of electronic dance music.
Read More »Tune of the Week: The Parallax Corporation – Anti social tendencies
After the intense, up-tempo mixes of previous weeks we thought it was time to slow it down a bit and bring you some easy listening on relatively bright and clear Sunday afternoon.
Read More »Mixes to Dig: Moodymann @ RBMA Rollerskating Jam, Renaissance Rooms, London
Those of you who know Mantissa will know how highly Ben UFO is thought of by us as well as the Hessle Audio label he co-runs.
Read More »Mixes to Dig: Ben UFO Live at Twitch, Belfast 16.03.16
We kick off the revival of the Mantissa Mix series with mix number 27 from current New Zealand resident Jake Scholes!
Read More »Mantissa Mix 027: Jake Scholes
Having listened to a lot of this series recently including Midland, DJ Harvey (1998) and Floating Points, it is safe to say even the best DJs save their best for the Essential mix.
Read More »Mixes to Dig: Optimo Espacio – BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix Nov 2006
The Ragga Twins, amongst the first Junglists, burst onto the scene with their first release on “Shut Up and Dance Records.” The featured B-side is a certified classic and stands as a melting pot of different styles and genres, offering breakbeat drum patterns, squelching acid noises, heavy basslines with catchy vocal hooks to wrap it all up.
Read More »Tune of the Week: The Ragga Twins -Spliffhead