[Above image credit:Saish Kotecha (xr2saish), photobucket] A collaborative effort by Alvin Aronson and Galcher Lustwerk culminated in ‘Scenes 2012 -2015’ that was release in the first quarter of 2016. The personal highlight of the album was ‘ITCZ’. It starts off as the descending theme washes over your ears with a… Read More »Tune of the Week: Studio OST – ITCZ
[Above image credit: The Peacock Society] Omar-S is a producer/DJ who does everything against the grain. An artist like no other, his main interests are known to include street racing, video gaming, and synths to the point where, according to Marcellus Pittman, he is a “synth nerd”. He is an… Read More »Mixes To Dig: Omar-S @ Robert Johnson, Offenbach – FYA Detroit
For years there has been a debate over the value and purpose of the mix CD/cassette. With the emergence of the online mix series and podcasts releasing many high quality mixes each week it is easy to see why. However, while a DJ may be called upon by many top drawer… Read More »Mixes To Dig: Call Super – Fabric 92
This release pairs up DJ Sotofett with Madteo for two predictably unpredictable versions of the same track. The “Vision of Love Club Mix” is the pick of the two, which sees Sotofett set the track off with an infectious chugging beat, complimented by soft synth pads. Madteo’s distorted gravelly voice… Read More »Tune of the Week: DJ Sotofett Feat. Madteo – There's Gotta Be A Way (Vision of Love Club Mix)
The essence of house music is to spread love, joy and happiness to those that listen and Care’s ‘Love Train Running Part 2’ is no exception. It feels like someone took a snippet of soulful funk song and just ran away with it, producing something that feels very much in… Read More »Tune of the Week: Care – Love Train Running PT 2
We are very happy to bring you a vinyl only mix from Amsterdam based LBM12 for the 42nd instalment of our mix series! Starting in Brasil, LBM12 has had the pleasure of showing off his DJ talents all throughout South America and Europe. He aims to showcase his forward thinking selection of techno music in… Read More »Mantissa Mix 042: LBM12
This week’s instalment of the Mixes to Dig series comes courtesy of Tessela with his In Session mix for Mixmag. Tessela is widely regarded as one of the best producers of heavily bass-influenced techno in the business and with a back catalogue featuring tracks such as Hackney Parrot and Nancy’s… Read More »Mixes to Dig: Mixmag – Tessela, In Session
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
We return to the Mantissa Mix series with instalment number 41 from Eliot Haqqani. With his involvement with the Lancaster based promoters LUEDMS starting from its origins, its easy to see why we wanted to get him involved with our series. Let this fantastically talented DJ take you through some… Read More »Mantissa Mix 041: Eliot Haqqani
Sandton brings the grooves with Mantissa Mix number 40. As one of the Fever co-founders, his selection is fantastic. A truly underrated DJ. Take a listen to the broad range of tunes he has put together for us. Tracklist: Arnaldo – Amber Green [Greta Cottage Workshop] TAMTEN – Plemiona Books… Read More »Mantissa Mix 040: Sandton