Spinline - Made Guy

Spinline are a trio of Hungarian producers whose deep glitch & bass has been popping up in mixes all over the place, and right now I'm really digging Made Guy. Must be the way it switches from light and airy right down into a snarling stepper and back out again.

Lovely stuff.

Logistics - Gang Colours

Fresh rolling darkness from Logistics. Sounds like he's back on a bit of a Reality Checkpoint tip, which is no bad thing.

Still can't believe that Lullaby wasn't a bigger track back in 2008, but I guess the downside of being such a prolific producer is that occasionally some real gems get overlooked.

Nu:Tone - Big Shot Guest Mix

After a smashing set at the Hospitality Fabric takeover back in January and with his new album, "Words And Pictures" dropping at the end of the month, 2011 is already shaping up to be a big year for Dan Gresham.

Check out his recent mix for Big Shot for meticulous liquid vibes.

Big Shot Guest Mix: Nu:Tone

1. James Blake / “Limit To Your Love” (Lynx remix)
2. Nu:Tone feat. Kyan / “Broken”
3. Calibre / “Easy Glide”
4. Calibre / “No Return”
5. Marcus Intalex / “Hot Hands”
6. Shimah / “Fire & Brimstone”
7. Logistics / “Gang Colours”
8. Hazard / “Food Fight”
9. Nu:Tone feat. Heidi Vogel / “Coming Back”
10. Marcus Intalex & Zed Bias / “Strangeways”
11. Calibre / “Gone Away”
12. Nu:Tone feat. Natalie Williams / “The First Time”
13. Sub Zero / “Brighter Days”
14. Nu:Tone feat. Lisa Milett / “Win The Fight”
15. Break / “Time After Time”
16. Logistics & FD / “Turnaround”
17. Devlin feat. Yasmeen / “Runaway” (Nu:Tone & Logistics remix)
18. Marky & S.P.Y. / “Yellow Shoes”
19. Nu:Tone feat. Logistics / “Lonely Hour”
20. Commix / “Reminisce”
21. Beardyman / “Where Does Your Mind Go” (Nu:Tone remix)

Commix - Call To Mind

When was the last time you listened to Call To Mind?

Go stick it on now.

Nearly four years after it's release, it still sounds absolutely amazing. Drum and bass has changed a lot since 2007, but Call To Mind still sounds incredibly forward thinking. From the huge dancefloor smashers of Be True and Satellite Type 2 to the more experimental Belleview and hippidy-hoppy Change, it's an album of fantastic diversity, which sounds just as good in the clubs as it does at home.

Stand out tracks have to be the wonderful 16-bit tinged Japanese Electronics, Emily's Smile, with its warm, winding strings and Strictly, which is so deep you can't see the bottom.

Whilst most D&B albums sound like a load of tracks stuck together on a disc, Call To Mind is one of the few D&B albums out there that really works as a complete package, without getting boring or losing focus on what it's supposed to be doing.

Just a shame that Talk To Frank isn't on there.

Artificial Intelligence - Days Of Rage VIP

Someone needs to drop this at the next big London protest.

Music to overthrow governments to.

After Action Report: That Mixmag Thing 4/2/2011

Lured down to Shoreditch by promise of free entry and a pretty stellar lineup, we didn't really know what to expect from The Queen of Hoxton, other than a lot of fancy trainers and stupid hats.


Unfortunately we arrived late because of work, but managed to get in after the post-Caribou exodus, meaning we missed Technicolour and Komatic. Word is they ran a good set and I've been keen to check these guys live for a while, with tracks like Daydreamer really nailing that soulful liquid vibe.


We did arrive just in time to get stuck in for some heavy business with Rockwell and Icicle, two producers who have both had an incredible year in 2010 and can only get bigger in 2011. Dreadnaught is really killing it right now, and Icicle's album is gonna do some serious damage when it drops in April.



Fabio and Grooverider played drum and bass music effectively and without incident. They dropped a few big tunes, but largely filled time before the Brookes Brothers, who absolutely levelled the place. It's always nice to hear Tear You Down, but the rest of the set was also fantastic. The album is about to drop and promises to be another must have for 2011.

All in all, a great night. Can't really argue with free entry either!