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I can't really remember when I met this week's guest. He has kind of been a part of the fabric of American DNB for as long as I can remember..When I join a new dnb group online or talk to some junglists in some tiny pocket of the country, they already know Mike...better known as Gigan, he stands tall in the world of drum and bass, revered for his electrifying DJ performances and groundbreaking production work. He's not just a DJ; he's a visionary force behind Boomslang Recordings, pushing the boundaries of the genre. Gigan's impact is felt far beyond the DJ booth, with his insightful contributions to Knowledge Magazine, offering invaluable perspectives on the intricacies of drum and bass culture. His journey into electronic music began with an insatiable curiosity for sonic exploration, propelling him to the forefront of the drum and bass movement. His mixes for Nu Urban Music, especially "The History of Ragga Jungle Volumes 1 & 2," showcase his talent for blending raw energy with finesse, drawing inspiration from artists like Congo Natty and Suburban Base. Beyond his solo work, Gigan is a collaborator and mentor, shaped by luminaries like Joe Ford and Transforma. His dedication to community is evident in his involvement with Konkrete Jungle, where he not only participates but also spearheaded the opening of the Kansas City chapter. Gigan's commitment to pushing boundaries cements his legacy as a pioneer in drum and bass, ensuring his influence resonates for years to come. Please enjoy❤️ Back next week -Thomas

We're proud to present the next episode of Intelligent Music Podcast with excellent deep and atmospheric drum & bass mix from talented finnish producer and DJ Ilkka Kurkela a.k.a. Mineral. He is inspired by drum & bass sound since the mid of 90's and has released the tracks on well-known labels as Med School Music, Lightless Recordings, In Da Jungle, LAOS Recordings, Trust In Music, Mastik Netlabel and others. Ilkka also actively collaborates with other Finnish musicians: Resound, Fanu and Esc. We found out about him 8 years ago, with the competition by the Knowledge Magazine, when his remixes of the tracks by Seba and Blu Mar Ten sounded among hundreds of other works. Our joy from finding such a nugget was soon reinforced by his other tracks, which are always melodic and musical, but the same time have a completely dance floor tinge. In January 2020 on our Soundcloud feed drops his new outstanding promo mix and since that time we have an idea to book this musician for record one of the episodes of Intelligent Music Podcast. And now here it is! Deep and atmospheric, sublime mix by Mineral with some favorites and his own tunes including dubplates and forthcoming works already in our speakers and headphones. Let's flight! https://mineral.fi https://soundcloud.com/dj-mineral https://facebook.com/mineraldnb -- Photo: Anton Jankovoy (c) https://photo-travel.com Art: @nwavemusic

This month sees the release of the EP 'On Like That' by Prolixfeaturing MC Coppa on Playaz. Prolix, the drum & bass producer and DJ, best known for his heavy-weight production skills and storming DJ sets has teamed up in the studio with veteran vocalist MC Coppa to give us five tracks - modern in production and vibe but with a distinctly old-school ethic. You only need to look at where they feature on the charts on Beatport and Trackitdown to gauge the impact of this release. It would appear that the world also wants to get 'on like that' with this EP.So Prolix, what have you been up to lately?As you'd expect, I've been busy in the studio working hard on this EP for Playaz featuring the vocal skills of MC Coppa – it's been worth it though, I'm really pleased with how it's turned out. I've put out collaborations with Klute (Keep It Simple) and Gridlok (Poisonous) and a release on Commercial Suicide (Sawhead / Funkhole). This month a track called The Third Act will be coming out on Break's album for his Symmetry label. I've also been touring – Australia earlier this year and U.S. last year, plus all my gigs in Europe in between. So busy – but busy is good!Your new EP On Like That is released on Playaz Recordings this month - tell us a bit about the process of making it.Prolix: Making this EP marked a real evolution in my production. Looking at it as a whole, every song on there is a song with vocals, not a pure instrumental tune. The process for making each song was different. Some were tunes I had already started, which Coppa then worked on vocals for. Others, like 'On Like That' for example, he began as he already had some vocal lines down and I subsequently worked on the beats and bass.Using vocals in recording to this extent was fairly new to me - aside from the collabs with Gridlok and Fats this was the first time I had properly used vocals in my solo tunes from the raw recording process. It was made a lot easier by the fact Coppa used good quality recording equipment which ultimately meant less processing work to make it sound great and a better result in the end.MC Coppa: With 'On Like That', which was a vocal idea I had in my mind for a little bit, I spoke to Chris and told him the vision. We took a joint decision to say, OK, let's just go as rowdy and big as possible on the vibe to start our collab off... and he turned out a monster. It just snowballed from there, just got bigger and bigger. I found working with Chris in the studio really pushed the levels up, he's a tough person to please so in turn it raised my game, in the end we fed off of each other's vibe and I was really happy with how the tracks turned out.Which track stands out as a labour of love for you, the one that took the most time and expertise to create?Prolix: I'd have to say there were two that stand out. 'On Like That' was complex; it has the most audio parts and my computer was clinging on for dear life at times! Lots of vocals, lots of drums, and even a bit of guitar - I knew I wanted it all in there but actually getting it to work all together was a massive undertaking. 'Shut The Place Down' is the first non drum & bass song I've made for release, so creating it was just different. It went through two kinds of identities; it started off as more of an old-school electronic rock-influenced tune then took on more of a modern sounding electro vibe.Coppa: It was probably 'Interlace' from a lyrical perspective. I got the beat idea from Chris - it had that timeless classic tech-step vibe to it so it brought out of me what I wanted to say about the experience of drum & bass from the real headz. Although drum & bass is enjoying some mainstream success, there are a lot of people who been following or who have been involved in drum & bass (through thick and thin!) for a long time and who live it, so I really wanted to communicate this vibe through the words.How did you end up working together? Was this something you had in mind for a long time?Prolix: I played for a night called Voll Kontakt in Vienna with Coppa last year. I really liked the sound of his voice so after the gig I asked him if he was up for doing something together. Following that gig I sent him what became 'Interlace' and he laid down some strong vocals almost immediately. When things work out like that first time, it spurs you on to do more, after that we got into the studio and made 'On Like That' and the whole EP followed.Coppa: I've known and respected Chris' music for a long time, he makes the kind of music I like and it's that kind of sound that got me into drum & bass in the first place. Personally I wanted to take that sound and transform it by bringing some more vocal elements to it. I respect Chris' work ethic greatly and his attention to detail and quality, so to work him on this idea was a blessing.So tell us what the EP is all about, it's a departure from the usual 'sound' we have come to expect from the Playaz camp. What can we expect to hear in the club?Prolix: I think this EP offers something for everyone. We have a big 'room 1' kind of tune, something more grimey and grooving, a pure tech roller and then something experimental at 110 bpm. Not forgetting Stealth Mode (a free download on DNB Arena) which is more of a minimal step tune. I've pushed my production skills to a new level with these tunes and I feel this is really just the beginning of a lot more to come.Hype and Pascal have been very supportive of this EP and the opportunity to release it is seriously indicative of the fact that Playaz is open to all kinds of 'sounds'. This has always been the case, just as when they created Ganja Tek to take on my early releases with the label.Playaz has a reputation for being a jump-up label but this isn't something Hype and Pascal necessarily want. They are into good music, and if its good and they like it, it can be released on Playaz, jump-up or not. They have lots of music forthcoming from diverse artists such as Lynx, Need for Mirrors, Optiv and BTK for example and none of those could be said to be jump-up at all. So when it came to releasing this EP, we knew as long as they were of a high standard it wouldn't be an issue.Generally they have been encouraging us to try different styles, especially as the drum & bass scene has become so diverse. Look at 'Shut the Place down'– it went straight to number three in the dubstep charts on Trackitdown which was a bit of a shock. It's not Dubstep but it's getting a lot of love and that is great.Coppa: I hope, as I'm sure Chris does, that this sound will be widely more accessible to people who may think drum & bass is only a certain type of sound. We really wanted to fly the flag and show off the grittier side of drum & bass and music in general that we could both get behind and be proud of.You've worked together again on a guest mix for Kmag. Tell us a little about it...Prolix: We decided to record a live mix as opposed to a computer sequenced one. Online mixes these days can sometimes come off a bit clinical when you sequence them with Ableton, it just takes away a bit of the rawness and soul of what you're doing. So much mainstream music is polished and produced and it's great that in drum & bass we still have the freedom to work with music in a more analogue way. I think it's good to do these things as 'live' as possible. Hazard has just done the new Fabric Live CD 'live' and I have big respect for him for that.Coppa: What I like about Chris is that he's old school. He still mixes his studio mixes live rather than on a computer, so we just played an actual set, which was fun, a one-take tear-out, which is rare nowadays. Then I did some watermarks over the top.What's next?Prolix: We're going on tour to promote the EP in a live capacity, the show includes some live PAs of the EP tracks and also more exclusive forthcoming material we are working on. You can catch us performing together at Playaz, Room One at Fabric on October 26th. And of course, we're both doing our solo shows as normal. It's going to be a crazy time, but I'll still be spending every other possible minute in the studio on the beats. Watch this space for more Prolix and MC Coppa joints too!Words: Yim WongBookings: bookings@trendkillrecords.comDownload the On Like That EP hereDownload Prolix and MC Coppa's guest mix here

Heist (other aliases include Strider) has been established as a DJ since 1995 and started producing tracks in 2003. As a producer, he has released music on a variety of labels including MetalHeadz, Full Cycle, Co Lab, Digital Sound Boy, Creative Source, Intergral, Play Musik and Grid to name but a few. Continually delivering quality tunes, he has become one of the names to know in the industry and has impressed the likes of Goldie, Krust, TC, L Double and Sappo and many more. He expertly managed to balance his ever ambitious and superbly finished production projects while sticking to his first joy of DJing, playing out across the UK and Europe to an ever increasing fan base each and every time. Heist is also coming into his own as a drum & bass personality of late with a variety of media coverage, showing he is one of the DJs pushing most into the public consciousness. This had included appearances in drum & bass literary mecca Knowledge Magazine where he created exclusive material for their 'Studio Tips' section as well as producing the front page featured mix CD for music industry favourite ATM magazine with hotly tipped MC Funsta. Other strong features that have been extremely well received by the public and industry alike are a massively popular D&BTV interview for multi award winning global drum & bass brand Drum&Bass Arena, from his very own studio as well as holding his own live on Ministry of Sound radio alongside Bryan G and BBC 1xtra with legendary Bailey. TRACKLISTING1 - Heist - Demons Descent - Metal Headz - Forthcoming 2 - Heist - Under World - Charge Recordings - Forthcoming 3 - Heist - Bounty Hunters - V Records - Forthcoming 4 - Serum & Heist - Night at the Apollo - Philly Blunt Records - Forthcoming 5 - Heist - Earths Core - Calypso Muzak - Forthcoming 6 - Propz & Rowney - Hold Me (Heist Remix) - Oh My God Records - Forthcoming 7 - Heist - Go To Work (P45 Mix) - Co Lab Recordings - Forthcoming 8 - Heist - Unicron vip 3 - Sumo Beatz - Forthcoming 9 - Serum - Souped Up (Heist Remix) - Co Lab Recordings - Forthcoming 10 - Heist - Clonning Process - Dubplate 11 - Roni Size - Wind Rush (Heist Remix) - V Recordings 12 - Document One - Forgive Me (Heist Remix) - Buygore 13 - Heist - Gene Stealer - Dubplate 14 - Pendulum - Witch Craft (Heist Remix) - Dubplate

Heist (other aliases include Strider) has been established as a DJ since 1995 and started producing tracks in 2003. As a producer, he has released music on a variety of labels including MetalHeadz, Full Cycle, Co Lab, Digital Sound Boy, Creative Source, Intergral, Play Musik and Grid to name but a few. Continually delivering quality tunes, he has become one of the names to know in the industry and has impressed the likes of Goldie, Krust, TC, L Double and Sappo and many more. He expertly managed to balance his ever ambitious and superbly finished production projects while sticking to his first joy of DJing, playing out across the UK and Europe to an ever increasing fan base each and every time. Heist is also coming into his own as a drum & bass personality of late with a variety of media coverage, showing he is one of the DJs pushing most into the public consciousness. This had included appearances in drum & bass literary mecca Knowledge Magazine where he created exclusive material for their 'Studio Tips' section as well as producing the front page featured mix CD for music industry favourite ATM magazine with hotly tipped MC Funsta. Other strong features that have been extremely well received by the public and industry alike are a massively popular D&BTV interview for multi award winning global drum & bass brand Drum&Bass Arena, from his very own studio as well as holding his own live on Ministry of Sound radio alongside Bryan G and BBC 1xtra with legendary Bailey. TRACKLISTING1 - Heist - Demons Descent - Metal Headz - Forthcoming 2 - Heist - Under World - Charge Recordings - Forthcoming 3 - Heist - Bounty Hunters - V Records - Forthcoming 4 - Serum & Heist - Night at the Apollo - Philly Blunt Records - Forthcoming 5 - Heist - Earths Core - Calypso Muzak - Forthcoming 6 - Propz & Rowney - Hold Me (Heist Remix) - Oh My God Records - Forthcoming 7 - Heist - Go To Work (P45 Mix) - Co Lab Recordings - Forthcoming 8 - Heist - Unicron vip 3 - Sumo Beatz - Forthcoming 9 - Serum - Souped Up (Heist Remix) - Co Lab Recordings - Forthcoming 10 - Heist - Clonning Process - Dubplate 11 - Roni Size - Wind Rush (Heist Remix) - V Recordings 12 - Document One - Forgive Me (Heist Remix) - Buygore 13 - Heist - Gene Stealer - Dubplate 14 - Pendulum - Witch Craft (Heist Remix) - Dubplate

Heist (other aliases include Strider) has been established as a DJ since 1995 and started producing tracks in 2003. As a producer, he has released music on a variety of labels including MetalHeadz, Full Cycle, Co Lab, Digital Sound Boy, Creative Source, Intergral, Play Musik and Grid to name but a few. Continually delivering quality tunes, he has become one of the names to know in the industry and has impressed the likes of Goldie, Krust, TC, L Double and Sappo and many more. He expertly managed to balance his ever ambitious and superbly finished production projects while sticking to his first joy of DJing, playing out across the UK and Europe to an ever increasing fan base each and every time. Heist is also coming into his own as a drum & bass personality of late with a variety of media coverage, showing he is one of the DJs pushing most into the public consciousness. This had included appearances in drum & bass literary mecca Knowledge Magazine where he created exclusive material for their 'Studio Tips' section as well as producing the front page featured mix CD for music industry favourite ATM magazine with hotly tipped MC Funsta. Other strong features that have been extremely well received by the public and industry alike are a massively popular D&BTV interview for multi award winning global drum & bass brand Drum&Bass Arena, from his very own studio as well as holding his own live on Ministry of Sound radio alongside Bryan G and BBC 1xtra with legendary Bailey. TRACKLISTING1 - Heist - Demons Descent - Metal Headz - Forthcoming 2 - Heist - Under World - Charge Recordings - Forthcoming 3 - Heist - Bounty Hunters - V Records - Forthcoming 4 - Serum & Heist - Night at the Apollo - Philly Blunt Records - Forthcoming 5 - Heist - Earths Core - Calypso Muzak - Forthcoming 6 - Propz & Rowney - Hold Me (Heist Remix) - Oh My God Records - Forthcoming 7 - Heist - Go To Work (P45 Mix) - Co Lab Recordings - Forthcoming 8 - Heist - Unicron vip 3 - Sumo Beatz - Forthcoming 9 - Serum - Souped Up (Heist Remix) - Co Lab Recordings - Forthcoming 10 - Heist - Clonning Process - Dubplate 11 - Roni Size - Wind Rush (Heist Remix) - V Recordings 12 - Document One - Forgive Me (Heist Remix) - Buygore 13 - Heist - Gene Stealer - Dubplate 14 - Pendulum - Witch Craft (Heist Remix) - Dubplate

Having a healthy life and lifestyle. It should be something that we all are working on. I had the opportunity to interview Liz Philbert. Liz is the publisher of Healthy Knowledge magazine. The magazine is in the second year of publication.In this episode, Liz tell us how she got started and what the future holds for Healthy Knowlege magazine. The website address is http://www.hkmagazine.info/.If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please feel free to email us at info@blackcanadianman.com.God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and Vegasinfo@blackcanadianman.com

Panda presents WAYZ Steam Recordings June 2009 Mix. The Drum & Bass producer that is just off launching his first imprint STEAM Recordings along with fellow producer SIDIUS and releasing the killer EP "Waking The Dead". He brings us a selection of his latest tunes blended in top speed in just 20 minutes. Leave your appreciation in the comments! Out now: WAYZ & Sidius - Waking the Dead (Steam Recordings) Out now: WAYZ ft. MC Darrison - Music In My Mind (Planet Funk Recordings) █ ABOUT █ WAYZ was first introduced to the Drum & Bass scene from the early Jungle days. Initially a keen RnB / Hip Hop listener he strived for a more energetic and progressive style of music. Keen to progress with the music Wayz developed an interest for mixing from hearing the likes of Kool FM & Rude FM and was shown the ropes from a close friend. His mixing talent developed and was later afore mentioned on Mixmag magazine during a talent showcase on Kool FM. From that point Wayz played at various venues across London, Playing both RnB / Hop Hop and D&B gigs, Camden Palace, SW1, Leisure Lounge and The End to name but a few. Taking time out to study Digital Arts at University, Wayz began to develop projects that involved strong reference to D&B, from this point music production was inevitable. Since then Wayz has concentrated on production and continued to develop a fast paced dance floor orientated style. Always striving for progression and quality and looking to be part of and contributing to the scenes ever changing sounds. Wayz has been featured on Drum and bass Arenas podcast which caught the attention of Breakbeat Kaoss DJ Fresh, in turn leading to the subsequent signing of Beyond to the high profile Dogs on Acid label. His tracks have also been featured on; Knowledge Magazine, Radio1, 1xtra, BBC Asian network and now has play support from some of the scenes top DJs. Following a handful of successful releases WAYZ has decided to launch his own imprint, Steam Recordings, with good friend Sidius. Steam Recordings, born out of the shared desire of WAYZ & Sidius to bring something new to the dancefloors of the world. A style to incorporate the energy and hooks of dancefloor Drum & Bass with the relentless, rolling tear out sound of techstep. A long time coming, but still ahead of the game. Steam Recordings has landed.

Panda presents WAYZ Steam Recordings June 2009 Mix. The Drum & Bass producer that is just off launching his first imprint STEAM Recordings along with fellow producer SIDIUS and releasing the killer EP "Waking The Dead". He brings us a selection of his latest tunes blended in top speed in just 20 minutes. Leave your appreciation in the comments! Out now: WAYZ & Sidius - Waking the Dead (Steam Recordings) Out now: WAYZ ft. MC Darrison - Music In My Mind (Planet Funk Recordings) █ ABOUT █ WAYZ was first introduced to the Drum & Bass scene from the early Jungle days. Initially a keen RnB / Hip Hop listener he strived for a more energetic and progressive style of music. Keen to progress with the music Wayz developed an interest for mixing from hearing the likes of Kool FM & Rude FM and was shown the ropes from a close friend. His mixing talent developed and was later afore mentioned on Mixmag magazine during a talent showcase on Kool FM. From that point Wayz played at various venues across London, Playing both RnB / Hop Hop and D&B gigs, Camden Palace, SW1, Leisure Lounge and The End to name but a few. Taking time out to study Digital Arts at University, Wayz began to develop projects that involved strong reference to D&B, from this point music production was inevitable. Since then Wayz has concentrated on production and continued to develop a fast paced dance floor orientated style. Always striving for progression and quality and looking to be part of and contributing to the scenes ever changing sounds. Wayz has been featured on Drum and bass Arenas podcast which caught the attention of Breakbeat Kaoss DJ Fresh, in turn leading to the subsequent signing of Beyond to the high profile Dogs on Acid label. His tracks have also been featured on; Knowledge Magazine, Radio1, 1xtra, BBC Asian network and now has play support from some of the scenes top DJs. Following a handful of successful releases WAYZ has decided to launch his own imprint, Steam Recordings, with good friend Sidius. Steam Recordings, born out of the shared desire of WAYZ & Sidius to bring something new to the dancefloors of the world. A style to incorporate the energy and hooks of dancefloor Drum & Bass with the relentless, rolling tear out sound of techstep. A long time coming, but still ahead of the game. Steam Recordings has landed.

Panda presents WAYZ Steam Recordings June 2009 Mix. The Drum & Bass producer that is just off launching his first imprint STEAM Recordings along with fellow producer SIDIUS and releasing the killer EP "Waking The Dead". He brings us a selection of his latest tunes blended in top speed in just 20 minutes. Leave your appreciation in the comments! Out now: WAYZ & Sidius - Waking the Dead (Steam Recordings) Out now: WAYZ ft. MC Darrison - Music In My Mind (Planet Funk Recordings) █ ABOUT █ WAYZ was first introduced to the Drum & Bass scene from the early Jungle days. Initially a keen RnB / Hip Hop listener he strived for a more energetic and progressive style of music. Keen to progress with the music Wayz developed an interest for mixing from hearing the likes of Kool FM & Rude FM and was shown the ropes from a close friend. His mixing talent developed and was later afore mentioned on Mixmag magazine during a talent showcase on Kool FM. From that point Wayz played at various venues across London, Playing both RnB / Hop Hop and D&B gigs, Camden Palace, SW1, Leisure Lounge and The End to name but a few. Taking time out to study Digital Arts at University, Wayz began to develop projects that involved strong reference to D&B, from this point music production was inevitable. Since then Wayz has concentrated on production and continued to develop a fast paced dance floor orientated style. Always striving for progression and quality and looking to be part of and contributing to the scenes ever changing sounds. Wayz has been featured on Drum and bass Arenas podcast which caught the attention of Breakbeat Kaoss DJ Fresh, in turn leading to the subsequent signing of Beyond to the high profile Dogs on Acid label. His tracks have also been featured on; Knowledge Magazine, Radio1, 1xtra, BBC Asian network and now has play support from some of the scenes top DJs. Following a handful of successful releases WAYZ has decided to launch his own imprint, Steam Recordings, with good friend Sidius. Steam Recordings, born out of the shared desire of WAYZ & Sidius to bring something new to the dancefloors of the world. A style to incorporate the energy and hooks of dancefloor Drum & Bass with the relentless, rolling tear out sound of techstep. A long time coming, but still ahead of the game. Steam Recordings has landed.

Eboy talk about the influence of having kids, the computers they used, their heroes Einsturzende Neubauten and their plans for the future. Knowledge Magazine article on Eboy :: Eboy heroes Einsturzende Neubauten :: File Download (8:06 min / 9 MB)