UE.12: Jae B

Well hello and Happy New Year to you all, folks.

Our first mix of 2013 comes from a burgeoning new talent whose bouncy and refined tracks have slotted perfectly into the current vogue of warm, bass-heavy deep house that’s sweeping … Read More

UE.11: Fade

Having explained his musical journey from past to present and future in his Five Steps, Ukranian badman Fade steps up to deliver the 11th UE guest mix.

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UE.10: Silent Witness

Following on from his interview a short while back, we’re excited to present the tenth instalment of the UE mix series courtesy of tech maestro Silent Witness – showcasing tracks from Dispatch, Symmetry, and Commercial Suicide, plus forthcoming bits from … Read More

UE.9: thomas tms

Give it a few years and Thomas ‘tms’ Midgley will be a name on everybody’s lips. The Yorkshire born-and-bred beatsmith is currently one of the North’s best kept musical secrets. A record collector, producer and DJ known for the wizardry … Read More

UE.8: Monika

Next up in our mix series is Maxwell Guise aka Monika, an exciting young producer of ambient 170bpm soundscapes that have had us beguiled ever since we first encountered them. We got Max in for a quick chat to find … Read More

UE.7: Dexta [Diffrent Music]

“Great minds don’t think alike. They think Diffrent.”

Diffrent Music is a d&b label that lives by the ethos of its name. Formed as the brainchild of two like-minded, London-based DJ-Producers (Hunchback and Dexta) back in early 2010, Diffrent has … Read More

UE.6: Es.tereo

Berlin’s Es.tereo remains one of the most engaging artists to emerge of recent years, pioneering the minimal deep sounds at 170 that have been slowly coming to the fore as an alluring alternative to the dancefloor mainstay. His self-described ‘fusion’ … Read More

UE.5: Mikail [Funkyzeit]

Mikail, one third of the London techno institution Funkyzeit, has been kind enough to do us a mix epitomizing the 4-to-the-floor Funkyzeit sound. It’s a bouncy and relentless set that ranges from pounding techno to funk-infused house.

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UE.4: Obey

Volume Four in the Urban Essence mix series comes from 19 year old Joe Stapleton, aka Obey, and coincides nicely with our first birthday! Happy birthday to us. We’ve been following Joe’s monthly Autonomic mixes for a while now and … Read More

UE.3: Tiran

Volume Three sees a departure from the realm of 170 bpm to the sexy, soulful sounds of deep house for a maximal, four-to-the-floor experience by our main man, Tiran.

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