I’m at my mum’s.
I can’t get enough of this one. Had it on repeat for a hot minute now. 🥰
I’m at my mum’s.
I can’t get enough of this one. Had it on repeat for a hot minute now. 🥰
I know, I know, I’ve been MIA. A lot going on these days. I’ll write an update soon. In the meantime I’m starting my morning with En:vy. I played this mix to death while I was finishing up my thesis. Such a good mix.
Hi! I’m alive. I graduated! 🥳🥳🥳
It was definitely touch and go there for a minute. That last month was brutal, but I’m officially a member of the 2 masters club.
I missed my blog anniversary.

I was having a conversation with my students the other day about how weird it is to have a digital log of your life for extended periods of time. I started blogging in 2001. My first blog makes me cringe! I wrote in it every day and it was verbal diarrhea of an early 20s raver who was obsessed with jungle and couldn’t shut up. It’s still floating around in the internet ether. 😂 I am going to delete it, I am just downloading each entry first and making a mini book.
As cringy as it is, it’s still kinda cool to have my musings from back then. That’s why I don’t delete this one. In 2008, I was over my nonstop blabbing in my first blog, so I decided to start a new one. I vowed to only speak about dnb and keep the oversharing word vomit to a minimum. No more page long entries. Just a few sentences here and there and some good tunes. I have pretty much stuck to that. After my dad passed, I wanted to discuss grief and allowed myself to write a few longer posts.
For years, each blog anniversary arrived and I contemplated deleting. And then some lovely soul sends me a nice message about how much they appreciate my blog. 🥰🥰🥰
Anyway, I’m still here. I still listening to loads of dnb and I’m still rubbish at posting.
Current playlist:
I love listening to Sam Bank’s Bankbeats. He never disappoints. It’s always a great showcase of old and new. 💕
Tracklist
Drone, Nah Eeto – Ski Mask
Deft, Hyroglifics – Two For Two
Zero T, Minor Forms – Second Guess
Break, Fox – Code Red
Break – Bury A Sound
Covert Garden – Say Anything
Calibre – Thrubbin
DuoScience – Perennial
TZ, Tatora – Circles
Cybin – Back to the Streets
Armando, Roy Green & Protone – Borrowed Chords
Break – Don’t You Ever Stop
Calibre – I Don’t Care Wot U Say
Doktor, Sudley, Qyor – Love
Kind Fiction – Elmswood
Break, Liam Bailey – Gotta Believe
Bop, Diagram, Abstract Elements – Stickjaw
Break, sp:mc – Box Clever
Cybin – Rotate
Calibre – I Can’t Change You
Calibre – Breather
Roygreen, Protone – Wiggle
Zero T – On The Mic
Calibre – Chantilly
Minor Forms, Kublai – Lift Music
Sp:mc – Flow State
Tone Walsh – About Time
Friction, A Little Sound – Weed & Wine
Archangel – Call To Prayer
Decon – Silly Billy
Lynx, Jamm:n – Drone 5
Cybin – Dollars
Saikon – Something New
Tatora – Booty Call
DJ Marky, Solah – Poetry
Unknown Artist – Take Me As I Am (bootleg)
Archangel – Ipanema
Tatora – It’s Over
Tatora – Oko Łąkę
Bop, Diagram, Abstract Elements – 667
Kind Fiction – Your Descent
Trail, Visages – Misty Blue
Archangel – Heartstrings
Faction – Souls Held Close
MC Fats, L-Side – High Times (Break rmx)
Monika, Askel, Critical Event – U & Me
Nu:Tone – Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop
Random Movement – The Student
Tokyo Prose – Everybody’s Fool
Uncreate – You Can’t
Visages, Laville – About You (Alix Perez rex)
Waeys – Mist
Impish – Changing Colors
Halogenix – Don’t You Know
Gerra & Stone – Sprung
Esc & Askel – Time
Echo Brown – Deep Thinker
Bou – Cat Women
Benny Page – Turn Down The Lights
Big Bud – Rice N Beans
Bachelors of Science – Song For Lovers (Lynx Rmx)
Monika, Askel, Critical Event – Heaven
Sci-Clone – Time for a Change
Thesis, thesis, thesis. It’s due this week, so I’ll stop talking about it in 6 days. 😂
Zero T, Onj and Aaliyah Esprit are my only solace at 4am. I’ve had this on repeat for a couple of months now. I can’t get enough of Aaliyah Esprit’s voice. 🥰
I took the week off work to finish up my thesis.
Listening to Satl and Fox. This mix is 🔥🔥🔥. So many good tunes.
Not having a good one today.
Finding comfort in this HumaNature tune from last year.
I teach at two different schools and their spring breaks are on different weeks. 😭 At least there’s a little reprieve during the two week span. This week I don’t have to teach in the evening, so that’s a plus.
Working on my lesson plan for my LACC students and Listening to The North Quarter on Echobox. Greg did a nice little Fats tribute collection.
RIP Fats. 💜
I put this on the telly while working on a thesis chapter and spent the whole time peeking up from laptop wishing I could have been there. 😂 The vibe looks amazing and the tunes are dope.
Man! I’ve already been back from Mexico for 17 days?? It doesn’t seem like that at all. Covid really took me out. I’m in somewhat tip top shape again and back on the bullshit… begrudgingly.
Locus. I had a really really really lovely time. Much thanks to my homegirl Alley Cat for letting me be her +1. I loved her set so much! Not only did she play D Kay and Lee’s Wax’d, but she played a dope SPY remix of Piper. I guess it made the rounds last year, but that was my first time hearing it. It sounded amazing on that sound system in the forest. I love the Jonny L remix and SPY’s version does not disappoint. She also played an Alibi remix of Kosheen’s Hide U that was new to me and it was 🔥🔥🔥! I’m aware that some of these tunes have probably been making the rounds for a minute, but you know me, I am a bit rubbish at keeping up with the latest releases, so sorry if I’m late to the party on some of these gems.
I keep trying to pick a favourite set, but I can’t. The days were so fun and it was just a blast to be in super nice weather and listening to loud dnb. I loved LSB and Workforce’s sets from the day venue. Fabio and Dom & Roland killed it. I love the cenote venue. Such a vibe. Saturday night I raaaaaaved. 😂 I definitely danced for 8+ hours. Klute absolutely smashed it. I didn’t know the majority of the tunes he played, but it all just sounded amazing and I was so here for it. Kemal and Rob Data and Ed Rush and Optical were everything you wanted it to be. I left backstage for their sets and very much appreciated brockin out with my old JVC homies that were there as well. Shouts to MC Brace and Virgo. We deffo got our proper stomp on. 🥰
All the emcees were on point. Everyone brought it! I started feeling ill on the last day, but I’m happy I got to enjoy the majority of the festival. I was sorry to hear about all the issues some festival patrons were having with cartel and police. I was with the artists since I was staying with Alicia, and we didn’t really hear about everything that was happening til way after it happened. I had a fantastic time, but I do feel that next time safety for the festival patrons should be the number one priority.
I don’t think I will go again if they have it next year. The main reason I had so much fun is because I got to hang out with Alley Cat who is a good friend and I didn’t have to deal with any bullshit. That was my second time going to Tulum, and even though it was wonderful, I don’t think Tulum is spectacular enough for me to spend money to go there a 3rd time. There are heaps more places all over Mexico that are even more fantastic and a lot less expensive.
All in all, a fab time with some great people and amazing music. 💕
I’ve spent the whole week writing thesis chapters. I know it’s old, but this Workforce remix has matched my temperament for the past couple of days. Such a great tune.
Writing a thesis chapter. My Saturday night is lit! 😂
This Jubei mix is keeping me afloat. It’s dope. I really enjoy Jubei. 😍
One of my fave tunes is this Jubei and Alix Perez from the Distrust EP.
Hi! I got Covid in Tulum. I’m still recovering hence the absence and lack of Locus update.
In the meantime I took some time out to listen to the homie Stunna’s Bassdrive show. He gave me a heads up to let me know he had done a mini Martyn highlight, and we all know how much I love Martyn.
I’ll write my updates soon. The lethargy from Covid recovery is just wiping me out!