[above image credit: Fact] This week’s Mix to Dig comes from a somewhat unlikely source. If you haven’t heard Ryuichi Sakamoto’s name before, you will have certainly heard his work. At 65 years of age, the Japanese ‘musician, composer, record producer, pianist, activist, writer, actor and dancer’ (as described in… Read More »Mixes to Dig: Ryuichi Sakamoto on NTS Radio 22/09/2017
[Above image credit: Site-Club] Every fan of underground music has their go-to mixes. This may be because the mix acts as a reminder of why you first got into dance music (Loefah’s set at Dimensions 2013), or it allows you to relive a set from an amazing night out (Head… Read More »Mixes to Dig: Nicolas Lutz – MOJ mixes 9 – Live @Concrete 2017
Witch Doctor is the closing tune of Crazy P’s latest album, Walk Dance Talk and Sing, and it’s one of those songs which is almost impossible to place in a specific genre. The track builds on the same loop, a sample of the bass guitar from True Believers by Level… Read More »Tune of the Week: Crazy P – Witch Doctor
[Above image credit: Andreas Baumecker] Among the evergrowing list of talented and versatile Panorama Bar residents is Andreas Baumecker AKA nd_baumecker. The first, and only, time Mantissa have witnessed an nd_baumecker set was when he opened at Phonox prior to Marcellus Pittman. Expecting to be eased gradually into the evening,… Read More »Mixes to Dig: nd_baumecker – C – 90 9 2017
If I was asked to introduce electronic music to someone that is either unfamiliar or apprehensive towards it, Northern Lights would be on the playlist, for sure. Kenny Larkin under his Pod alias brings emotional depth and considered sound engineering which is seldom seen in charting electronic/dance music today. Clear… Read More »Tune of the Week: Pod – Northern Lights
Whities label boss, Nic Tasker definitely has a knack for selecting standout records and the latest instalment, Whities 012, fits effortlessly into the carefully curated output. The record sees Minor Science return to the label for the third time with a killer two track EP, Volumes/Another Moon. Volumes has… Read More »Tune of the Week: Minor Science – Volumes
[Above image credit: Resident Advisor] Powder aka Moko Shibata is a producer/DJ who has gained a large cult following in a very short space of time. Her honest and in-depth ‘Breaking Through’ Feature on Resident Advisor highlighted her dual existence. This existence being one that many others in the same… Read More »Mixes To Dig – Powder – Crack Mix 160
[Above image credit: Rhythm Travels] Hamburg based Phuong-Dan is a veteran of the DJing world, having spent over a decade as a resident and host at the legendary Golden Pudel Club. His expansive and eclectic taste can always be heard in his sets as he moves between tunes and genres… Read More »Mixes to Dig: Phuong-Dan at Dekmantel Festival 2017
In an interview with Rhythmist last year, Valance Drakes cites the year 1997 and the release of Sleep Method Suite from Delarosa (real name Scott Herren, perhaps best known under his Prefuse 73 alias) as the key inspiration for his move into music production. It is easy to see how… Read More »Tune of the Week: Valance Drakes – Rework Angles To Evolve Status
[Above image credit: Kasia Zacharko] Deciding between the plethora of summer festivals on offer is often an arduous task. However, the selectors festival stood out to the Mantissa crew due to its size, secluded feel and the guarantee of beautiful Croatian summer sunshine. On top of this, a festival run by… Read More »A Review: Dekmantel Selectors 2017