Darkfloor's weekly Mantis Radio presents a wide range of darker leaning electronics. All fuelled by a techno/electro backbone with exclusive guest sessions from scene leaders and emerging talent. Produced and presented by DVNT.
In session Italian producer Notte Infinita with a mix of spacious summer ambience. Either side of that trip, music from Enduser, Fracture, Mareena + JakoJako, Depeche Mode, Reeko, Acroplane Recordings, Alva Noto, Sneaker Social Club, Uniform, Lemna, Lauren Bousfield and Algiers. Episode playlist - https://darkfloor.co.uk/mantisradio352 Support us - https://patreon.com/mantisradio
Sweden's Lakej showcases his high grade, heady techno sound in today's session. In the first hour, new music from Aasthma, With Bells Records, Richie Culver and Space Afrika, Hedchef, Onset Audio, Pupil Slicer, Shockpoint, and The KVB. Episode playlist https://darkfloor.co.uk/mantisradio351 Support us - https://patreon.com/mantisradio
Katran, Jezgro label founder and half of heavyweight duo Ontal, brings his industrial sound to our 350th episode of Mantis Radio. With music from Ryuichi Sakamoto, Doom Data, Ital Tek, Slikback, Plaster, Paleman, Lakej, Liza Aikin + Monolog, Peder Mannerfelt, SHXCXCHCXSH, Hotflush, Tresor, Natural Sciences, Fireground, Samurai Music, Bad Company, and Total Science. Episode playlist - https://darkfloor.co.uk/mantisradio350 Support us - https://patreon.com/mantisradio
Prolific Irish producer Autumns explores elements of dub + sonic experimentation in his music. His guest mix explores that dub side, w/ cuts from The Prince Stoner, Lee Scratch Perry, Steel Leg, Scientist, General Strike, A Certain Ratio, The Fall, and to close, a few of his new tracks. With music from The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion + Techno Animal. Norwegian noise artist Lasse Marhaug. German dread bass don Christoph de Babalon. The insane metal of Zeal + Ardor. Rolling dubweight/tech from Facta, + Notte Infinitia. New LCY, Univac, Deathbed Tapes, Ian Nyquist, and Echaskech. As well as Reeko, Regis' CUB, Fret, FFT, and Natural Sciences. Episode playlist - https://darkfloor.co.uk/mantisradio349 Support us - https://patreon.com/mantisradio
We've a blinder of a mix by Filmmaker - Colombia's prolific minimal wave + EBM electronics producer. Showcasing his style w/ a club mix ahead of his upcoming UK/EU tour. Hear new tracks from Berlin via Cressida, Sleeparchive, + electro label Mechatronica. Plus. The debut release from Guatemala's Maoh. Italian duo Tapefeed. The ever reliable Skee Mask. Norway's electronic math-rock duo Aiming For Enrike. Russia's Hatewax remixing Inigo Kennedy. Impressive remixing of Brecon, by new on our radar Swiss producer numeral. A classic slab of Florida death metal. Deforestation protest music from Coldcut. And, some early 80s Dutch synth-pop. Episode playlist - https://darkfloor.co.uk/mantisradio348 Support us - https://patreon.com/mantisradio
Mantis Radio 347 - Interjector Our final episode of the year features British producer Interjector showcasing his playful rhythm flex tech. Hear music from IDM duo Asshole Galaxy. Noise riddled industrial from Katran feat. KK NULL. The pristine Detroit electro of Dopplereffekt. Recent guests Aasthma. Japanese noise pop momone. DnB rollers from Eusebeia, Tim Reaper, Voidloss, and Ed Rush & Optical flipped by Medika. Power electronics from Colossloth. Filipino death metal. Rolling Italian techno from Giordano. Dark techno snakers from Ignez, and Shaney + Zadig. Stunning sound design by Ténèbre. Catnapp's German hyperpop. And Stockport's post-industrial duo Pound Land. Playlist Support us on Patreon
Mantis Radio 346 - Aasthma In the mix hyperpop tech duo Aasthma - Swedish duo Pär Grindvik + Peder Mannerfelt who recently released their debut LP 'Arrival'. Also on the show: Finnish death metal from Hooded Menace. Rinsing drum + bass. Wisdom Teeth's shimmering dubtech. Tech'd out ambient. Atlanta rap. Widescreen industrial. Old skool early 90s jungle. And yes, Moby. ______ Playlist Support Mantis Radio +exclusive content
Mantis Radio 345 - The Allegorist In the mix Hungarian artist + sound designer Anna Jordan and The Allegorist. With music from clipping, Hexalyne, Livity Sound, OAKE, David Lynch, Skalpel, Lunar Blood, Mord Records, Commodo, Metalheadz, Black Sun Empire, Samurai Music, and lots more. _ playlist → darkfloor/mantisradio. support the show, get exclusive content → patreon/mantisradio.
Mantis Radio 344 - Crystal Cage We're back after a summer break. Stepping up to the guest slot we welcome back Finland's Crystal Cage who showcase their blackgaze sound w/ an all production mix. Hear music from Flore, Megan Thee Stallion, Batu, Skee Mask, Voitax, Peshay, DJ Rashad, Aasthma, Silent Servant, Kamikaze Space Programme, Pessimist, Thomas Hoffknecht, Exium, Bryan Chapman, Inigo Kennedy, Al Wootton, and UNKLE. _ playlist → darkfloor/mantisradio. support the show, get exclusive content → patreon/mantisradio.
Mantis Radio 343 - Surgeon In session today it's British techno titan Surgeon with a fantastic selection of bass and broken beat tech. Also on today's show, new music from Jazz-o-Tech's Lyder, Sturqen, Objekt, Local Suicide and Curses, Simon Grab and Luke Lund, Houndtooth's Wordcolour, Darkfloor Sound and Interjector, Hercules & The Love Affair, Stacie-Anne Churchman, and Shed. _ playlist → darkfloor/mantisradio. support the show, get exclusive content → patreon/mantisradio.
Mantis Radio 342 - Razbibriga Serbia's Razbibriga brings to the show a fierce techno throwdown for today's guest mix. Like his Serbian counterparts Ontal, Scalameriya, and Lag, Razbibriga writes broken techno slabs steeped in industrial heft and granite. He's released on Genesa Records, Mord, Sticky Ground, Overdraw, and via his own label - Promena. Also on the show, music from Special Request, Rat Heart, Livity Sound, Commodo, Confidence Man, Bakongo and Spectre, Josh Wink, dynArec, Carl Finlow, Crouds, Lag, Slikback, Ontal, and Planet Mu. _ playlist → darkfloor/mantisradio. support the show, get exclusive content → patreon/mantisradio.
Mantis Radio 341 - Still Heat Recordings Showcasing their wonderful sound, in the mix it's Newcastle Upon Tyne tape label Still Heat Recordings. Also on the show - industrial DNB from Christoph De Babalon, French Jazz tech, a wedge of techno from Arkham Audio, Mord, and Planet Rhythm Recs. Plus Mosca, Distance, Aaron Spectre, Gunjack, PC Music, Carcass, and Leonard Cohen. _ playlist → darkfloor/mantisradio. support the show, get exclusive content → patreon/mantisradio.
Mantis Radio 340 - Malcuth - Facutum Czechian DNB duo Malcuth & Facutum step up to the guest mix w/ a bass heavy selection. Mike plays techstep cuts by Elementz of Noize, Black Sun Empire, Jonny L, and Samurai Music. As well as music from Cruel Nature Recordings, Opal Tapes, HEALTH, NIN, Still Heat Recordings, Drumcorps, Dennis Brown & Aswad. _ playlist → darkfloor/mantisradio. support the show, get exclusive content → patreon/mantisradio.
Mantis Radio 339 - CARTHAGE Returning for his 3rd session, the industrial quilt that is CARTHAGE. We've new music from The Allegorist, powerviolence band Frontierer, Italian jazz techno duo GrandessoCera, Ilian Tape, Beneath, Brooklyn's Dawuna, and Slipknot. Alongside Echo & The Bunnymen, Deafkids & Petbrick, The Raveonettes, and A Certain Ratio. playlist → show archives. support the show, get exclusive content → become a patron.
Mantis Radio 338 - Dahjyn Bringing a dank and visceral selection to the show we've Brooklyn's Dahjyn. Hear dark music from the likes of Old Tower, psychobilly bands Demented Are Go and The Grims, Lead Belly + Woody Guthrie, Ivy Lab, Kevin Martin's G36, Charlton, HAAi, The Outside Agency, The Prodigy, Nothus, Throbbing Gristle, Brighter Death Now, Jealous People, King Crimson, and Eternal Rot. playlist → show archives. support the show, get exclusive content → become a patron.
Mantis Radio 337 - Inigo Kennedy In session we've one of British techno's very best - Inigo Kennedy. Plus, music from Finland's THRDEYEVSN, Vatican Shadow, Pat Hime, Salford Electronics, Swiss band KNUT, Divide and Dissolve, weird Polish breakcore from Desper, Max Dalhous, Dimentia's Obsrvr, Hedchef, WarinD, Razibriga, Lari and NX1, T KODE, Jacob, The Bug, Blur, and Richard H Kirk. playlist → show archives. support the show, get exclusive content → become a patron.
Mantis Radio 336 - Fort Evil Fruit Our guests are eclectic Irish tape Fort Evil Fruit - providing a showcase of their label's recent and forthcoming releases. In Mike's selections, new music from Babe Roots, JK Flesh and Echologist, Pole, Mortiz von Oswald Trio, /A, Slikback, Deafheaven, Azu Hoyvoy, Delay Grounds, Kilbourne, Love Love Records, and Inigo Kennedy. playlist → show archives. support the show, get exclusive content → become a patron.
Mantis Radio 335 - KK NULL Noise demon KK NULL provides our most intense and visceral guest session to date. Mike's selections are fierce and noisy with music from Squarepusher, XÄCKSECKS & Ozigiri, subduxtion & [blank], Orphx, Don Zilla, Agressor Bunx, Chiyu, Enduser, Alan Vega, Pan Sonic, O C O S I, Masonna, VORRS, Paul Johnson and, K-Hand. playlist → show archives. support the show, get exclusive content → become a patron.
Mantis Radio 334 + subduxtion Mantis Radio welcomes back US artist subduxtion w/ a recent recording of his beautiful dub techno performed recently in Kansas City. Plus, music by Russian Village Boys, Low Jack & Qoso, Texas, Wu-Tang Clan, Unkle. Shackleton, Katharsys, The Outside Agency, Batu, Seba, Paradox, Max Cooper, Shawn Rudiman, Cruel Nature Records, and Nyege Nyege Tapes' HHY and the Kampala Unit. playlist → show archives. support the show, get exclusive content → become a patron.
Mantis Radio 333 + Wirewound Sorin Paun returns to Mantis Radio 11 years after his 2010 debut w/ a showcase of his glitch'd techno project, Wirewound. Hear new music from Blawan, Damne, SW2 and Sully, Remco Beekwilder, Faktor-X, Norman Nodge, Exium, HAKAI and Inhalt der Nacht, Nørbak, and Carl Finlow. playlist → show archives. support the show, get exclusive content → become a patron.
Mantis Radio 332 + O C O S I In the mix today it's UK illbient duo O C O S I. We've music by noise legend KK Null, Thac0 Records, Hakuna Kulala, Mike Dearborn, Hedchef + D-Nite, Max Cooper's Mesh, Pixelord, YUKU, Shipwrec, Pinch, Alan Vega, Luke Lund, and I, Voidhanger Records. playlist → show archives. support the show, get exclusive content → become a patron.
Mantis Radio 331 + sanmal Strap in for a mad mix from Japanese breakcore + donkwave producer sanmal. Plus music from ProtoCode, Krust, Ohm Resistance, PRSPCT Recordings' Detest, Limewax + Slave To Society, Flore + Deena Abdelwahed, Temudo, + Opal Tapes' Kentaro Hayashi. playlist → show archives. support the show, get exclusive content → become a patron.
Mantis Radio 330 + Warcrimes In session, Lakker's Arad with an amazing mix of new tracks and mashed up classics. Also today, music from The Allegorist, Artemon, Robert Miles, Hybrid, Sleeper, Wen, Agaric, Sato Sato, Effy and Troy Gunner, John 3:16, Deru, Gojira, Suicide, and Zoe McPherson. playlist → show archives. support the show, get exclusive content → become a patron.
Mantis Radio 329 + Warcrimes Introducing US industrial duo Warcrimes, this week's guests. Their showcase is nestled alongside a selection of electro, IDM, and high tempo breakbeat that includes tracks by Acre Recordings and C Mantle, an Aphex alias, Qnete, Arno Vancolen and Bryan Chapman, Madonna, SWARMM, w/ some darkside heaviness from PRSPCT Recordings, Agressor Bunx, DJ Hidden, and Current Value. playlist → show archives. support the show, get exclusive content → become a patron.
Mantis Radio 328 + SciFiSol Portland's SciFiSol brings her beautiful voice led captivating electronica alongside influences and faves to today's guest mix. Meanwhile, Mike plays techno from Anodyne and Primary Node, Mike Davis, Lewis Fautzi, Phase Fatale, and electro from Radioactive Man, [k]racktonik[k], Gramrcy and De Grandi, Alex Index and Hedchef, being, Inhalt and John Fryer (This Mortal Coil), plus Gojira, Sarah McLachlan, William Orbit, and Ezuri. playlist → show archives. support the show → become a patron.
Mantis Radio 327 + Snooks Snooks has a deep love of all things dub and sub, which you'll hear in his label Niteshade Inc and in today's guest mix. In Mike's bag this week - music from POLAAR, Minor Science, Natural Sciences, Swarm Intelligence, Carl Craig, Keleketla!, Metz, Paul Woolford, Ryoji Ikeda, and clipping, together with new cuts from Voitax, Shpongle, Echologist, and The Ebertbrothers. playlist → show archives. support the show → become a patron.
Mantis Radio 326 + Cyd Poland's cyd is today's featured guest (Subsist, E-Missions, ARTS, Solemne Records) - alongside a swell of new music from the likes of Maelstrom, Vatican Shadow, Nwyrve, Ryuji Takeuchi, James Ruskin, Temudo, and Terrace. playlist → show archives. support the show → become a patron.
Mantis Radio 324 + sclist Returning to the show a decade since his debut mix, in session we've the dub tech sound of sclist. Music from Krust, Ohm Resistance, Cruel Nature Records, Broken English Club, Somatic Responses, Si Begg and Carl Finlow, Dadub and Scorn, Diarmaid O Meara, Special Request and Anthony Naples, and, some vicious and raw breakcore from Rephlex. playlist → show archives. support the show → become a patron.
Mantis Radio 325 + SWARMM Today's broadcast features an intense guest mix by SWARMM. Hear new music from Luke Lund, The Body, Cristian Vogel, Nomine & Digital, Boylan and Slimzee, and Vema-Diode, with early Tipper, Detroit’s Suburban Knight, Death Grips, Calibre, Mosca, and Monic. playlist → show archives. support the show → become a patron.
Mantis Radio 323 + End of Year Special (part 2) This is the second of two End of Year specials highlighting Mike's favourites from 2020. Featuring tracks from Flood Trax, Go Hiyama, Darkfloor Sound, Temudo, Scalameriya, Tectonic, Polaar, Locked Club, subduxtion, Deathbomb Arc, Alrealon Musique, Voitax, Jonathan Snipes, Metalheadz, Krust, Nyege Nyege Tapes, Acre Recordings, Minor Science, Grey Meta, Diasiva, Thing, Homemade Weapons, sanmal, Western Lore, Tech Itch Recordings, Sully, Ilian Tape, Enduser and Schemeboy. playlist → show archives. support the show → become a patron.