The40 (Drum and Bass)

Time to tune back in to a countdown of The40 best dnb tunes around. As the seasons change, the energy doesn’t. Sooo many exciting tunes in this mix for you. 35 Tracks straight mixed and a Countdown from 5 to the probable track of the year. We have new music from Break, QZB, HLZ and Acid Purrr plus forthcoming music from Ascension, Blix, Ride The Vibe and Lil’ Rich. Flyers for forthcoming gigs for...

Alternative beats for the post summer blues... d mixes A Kaytranada filled mix with some pretty cool accompaniment from the likes of Children Of Zeus, Mac Miller, Anderson. Paak and Bruk Rogers. Enjoy. Black Achilles ft. JANE HANDCOCK - Pearls Of Wisdom Gwen Bunn - Eyes Locked KAYTRANADA - GOOD LUCK Thundercat & Mac Miller - She Knows Too Much KAYTRANADA - SHINE YOUR LIGHT FOR WE KAYTRANADA ft. TL...

Time to tune back in to a countdown of The40 best tunes around. And it’s that time of the year when they’re soul filled and sun kissed. Music from around the world from the last year. This year we have Link in Bio back as we celebrate the amazing vocals of Frank Carter III and 3 of my favourite tracks of his. We close out with my 5 favourite tunes in tribute to man who delivered one of the most in...

Next up from us, just over an hour of 90s Jump Up. Mixed by DJ Evolve and full of classics from that time, think United Dance, Helter Skelter and you’ve got it. Some absolute classics on here. My Old Skool + DJ Evolve + 90s Jump Up Yazz - Abandon Me (Urban Shakedown Mix) (East West) Aphrodite - King Of The Beats (Aphrodite Recordings) Shy FX - Funksta (Ebony) Aphrodite - Wikki Wikki Plate (Aphrodi...

Time to tune back in to the countdown…it’s episode 12. 40 tracks from across the scene! Representing many of my favourite artists and labels! Brand new music forthcoming on DSCi4, even newer music from Ride The Vibe! This show is a journey. Counting all the way down to a Top 5 and a really Summery No.1 for you! Check the flyers for the Eruption Takeover at Planet Wax this Friday and the next Under...

Time for another deep dive into an iconic label. One of the scene’s finest. Starting in 1993 and still as influential today as it was all those years ago, this label has launched careers, defined the genre and had some of the best parties around. This mix is going to focus on the first 10 years. A set of tracks dominated by Roni Size, Die, Krust, Dillinja, and also remixes from Origin Unknown and...

Time to tune back in to a countdown of The40 best tunes around. Between Underground Routes and a 93 mix I haven’t played you new music since last year. So here it is Pt.11 of the40! 40 new dnb tracks on a countdown to a top 5! 2 mixes separated by a track full of shout outs for our listeners over this last year. So from Calibre to Counter Culture, Bailey to Break we’ve got a really mixed bag. Plus...

Happy New Year! What better way to bring in 2026 than ..err... listening to music from over 30 years ago! But regardless, time to jump into one of the most influential years in the history of the scene, 1993. The sound that year was defined by a shift toward faster, darker, and more complex beats. The Jungle/Drum & Bass sound embedded now. Hardcore was flying in 93 too, but we’ll get to that in Pt...

Time to tune back in to a countdown of The40 best tunes around. Well this seems to have come round pretty quick. But we’ve reached our 10th The40! This show is pretty typical of the type. Lots of new music for you with music from across the scene, in fact we have… 40 of the best tunes around at the moment, representing labels and artists from across the scene from Dub Head to Duskee, Survival to S...

Since arriving on the scene in 1991 this London based producer has always been the standard for drums, bass and more bass. Working as Dillinja x Capone x Cybertron amongst other aliases this producer's sound is unapologetic, sonically awesome and instantly recognisable. We’ve decided to focus on our favourite time, so far, in his career, 1996 - 2001. This mix picks up tracks from this time across...

Back with the40 after a slightly longer break… And to mark an ahem… significant Birthday we have 50 tunes for you! Just about 2 hours of music, and a show dominated by 3 dubpacks. Myth’s ‘Vol3’, Break’s ‘‘Vol2’ and just to be as unique as they are The Sauce with ‘The Hot Sauce Summer Dub Pack’! Add to that the best of whatever else has been out and we have our 40 tracks. With the other 10, I’ve ha...

Well hello there, it’s been a while. Following on from the very popular all Reinforced Mix (still available on Soundcloud, with everything else). Time for our annual trip to the deep and soulful side of drum and bass. This mix covers the last year for vocals, pianos, percussion and sunny sounding music. 40 of the best tracks around including music from Zero T, Halogenix, Children of Zeus and GLXY...

IMPRINTS - Reinforced Records (1990-1996) - d mix & Evolve Reinforced Records. Inspired by a night in the Jazz Cafe recently with 4 Hero, Fabio and Grooverider amongst others. I thought it was time to jump into a truly foundational label. One of the first i collected actually! Founded in ‘89 by Marc Mac and Gus Lawrence then joined by Dennis McFarlane. Most of the early releases were combinations...

Time to tune back in to a countdown of The40 best tunes around. Fresh on the heels of Pt.6 is err… Pt.7! Usually we split them up with an IMPRINT, ICON or even My Old Skool mix, but there’s just too much amazing new music to play you. So, 35 tracks in the mix, hurtling towards the Top 5 tunes of the moment. Mix starts minimal and builds through quicker beats into a soulful conclusion. We have a my...

Time to tune back in to a countdown of The40 best tunes around. Into the 6th Episode we go and I’m joined in the studio by Mr Evolve. 😎 For this show we decided to have a look back at some of our favourite tunes from yesteryear. Tracks from their 97 onwards mixed in with the best of what’s about at the moment. 40 of the best tunes around at the moment, representing artists and labels from accross...

Before we get back to the new stuff with the40 Pt.6 (due in March), it’s time to have a look over our shoulder at yesteryear and where it all began. Now, it may take a while, but the plan is to have a mix of tracks from every year from 1990 to 2000 😬 - watch this space! First up is a mixture of 3 of these years 1994 to 1996. The focus will be that deeper, atmospheric (don’t call it intelligent) m...

Time to tune back in to a countdown of The40 best tunes around. Starting the year with a bang! It’s The40 Pt.5! Now with added DJ Evolve. Reflecting on a great year of mixes from us. The soul:r, Summer Soulful, True Playaz and most recently the Break collaborations! With another 4 more of these…we’ve been keeping you busy. All mixes available on Soundcloud - Link in bio shows you how to get there....

Evenin’ all! Back in September 2018 we bought you ‘Break – The Remixes’ on our 61st Back To The Future Podcast (still available btw 😉 ). Over 6 years and another 40 or so shows later, we bring you the next chapter. Break is still as prevalent on this show today as he was then, maybe even more so, and just as Iconic. You hear his influence so much these days through other artists and labels. That’...

Time to tune back in to a countdown of The40 best tunes around. Time for Episode 4. The usual mixture of styles from across the scene from deep rolling to soulful vocals all building towards a Top 5! We massively appreciate the support for the Playaz mix from last month, go and check it out if you haven’t! Next up will be our all Break mix, this time focusing on his collaborations. But before all...

Back with another special mix from us! For this episode we are focusing on one of the foundation labels from the scene. True Playaz The home of Hype, Zinc and Pascal, back in 96’ this label was everywhere. You can hear its influence all the way through Drum and Bass / Jungle history, right up to today. We've included a fair amount of the classics here as well as some of the lesser spotted personal...

Time to tune back in to a countdown of The40 best tunes around. After our soulful hiatus we're back with a bang... and a tougher set of tunes. In fact we have... 40 of the best tunes around at the moment, representing labels and artists from across the scene. From Renegade Hardware to Rinse, Dub Phizix to D Double E and everything in between. This show features a Classic track request from Richard...

A bit of cross platform promotion incoming… Over on my Mixcloud page (https://www.mixcloud.com/d_mixes/) there’s a bunch of (non dnb) mixes. Usually I put them all on Mixcloud, but due to Mixclouds all artist phobia, they won’t let this one through. Music from across the kinda Future Soul, r&b and modern funk world. This years mix dominated by music from Kaytranda’s new LP, Timeless. If this is al...

Evening ‘all, welcome along to the40 Summer Soulful! 40 of the best tunes around at the moment, representing labels and artists from across the scene, from Vandal to V, dBridge to Degs and everything else in between. I’ve got soulful, liquidy, jazzy and funky tunes from the last 12 months. A new feature, ‘Link In Bio’, looking at 3 tracks from artists that excite me. This will be sandwiched betwee...

Time to tune back in to a countdown of The40 best tunes around. Welcome to Pt.2 now with added Evolve. Thanks everyone for checking out Pt.1, humbled by the feedback and listens - Much appreciated. 40 of the best tunes around at the moment representing labels from across the scene from Critical to C.I.A… C.A.B.L.E to Calyx and everything else in between. 2 Mixes, some shouts and a countdown from 5...

Up next from us is something we’ve wanted to do for years. A tribute to a label that shaped a sound. Soul:r Started in 2001 by legends Marcus Intalex and S.T Files, this label was buy onsite. A discography filled with an amazing mix of artists, including dBridge, D Kay, Break, Alix Perez, Zero T plus every version of Mist:I:cal:st:M.I.S.T there was. 😎 Basically tonnes of Marcus, Calibre and S.T F...