0 Archives: Drum & Bass
January 25, 2021
Mantis Radio 323 + End of Year Special part 2
The second of two End of Year specials highlighting Mike’s favourites from 2020 packed w/ techno, electro, drum & bass, breakcore and more.
November 17, 2020
Mantis Radio 321 w/ Mike Darkfloor
Mike brings you power electronics, old skool hardcore, breakbeat, witch house, new Ontal, Bongripper’s doom metal, early Photek and Dillinja, sclist’s dub tech, Forest Swords remixing Neneh Cherry, new Alex Banks, some beautiful ambient, and a Scott Walker cover by UK thrash band TRIAL.
November 03, 2020
Darkfloor Sound – 25-Oct-2020 / Threads Radio
Listen back to Mike’s Darkfloor Sound takeover at Threads radio from last month and hear some exclusive unreleased new label material.
October 12, 2020
Mantis Radio 319 + Ingen
In session it’s Scottish techno producer Ingen. We’ve music by Samurai Music, Zombi, Anodyne, Car Bomb, subduxtion, Darius, Exillon, Employed To Serve, and more
September 22, 2020
Mantis Radio 318 + Zaax
We’ve an industrial powerhouse mix from Zaax, plus trax by Spor, Tech Itch, Go Hiyama, Max Cooper, Radioactive Man, Autechre, Agon Branza, Sewerslvt, Inhalt, Renegade Hardware, SoundWitch and more besides.
September 06, 2020
Mike Darkfloor – August 2020
Mike Darkfloor’s 10 tracks for August 2020 ft. Phuture-T, Dexterous Numerics, Forest Drive West, Consulate, Lady Grew & Swarm Intelligence, Lauren Bousfield, Kmyle, Michal Jablonski & VSK, Atiq, Enk, & Sinister Souls, and Shifting Gears.
August 17, 2020
Mantis Radio 316 + Flore
In the mix it’s Flore (POLAAR). Hear new music by Opal Tapes, Dexterous Numerics, Samurai Music, Shinichi Atobe, Deathbed, Ipecac, thatboytim, and Dewtone Recordings.
August 05, 2020
Mantis Radio 315 + Lakker
Lakker return providing a superb guest mix. Mike plays heady mysticism, techno rollers, electro crunch and bass rumblers. Not to be missed.
July 20, 2020
Mantis Radio 314 + Hedchef
In session the electro/tech bass of Hedchef, alongside some early drum & bass, jungle, techstep, & neurofunk tracks- feat. Metalheadz, Emotif, Critical, Bad Taste, Formation, Sonic Terror and more. With some electro, art rock, noise jazz, and proggy breaks around the edges of the show.
June 12, 2020
Mantis Radio 312 + Speak Onion
Show 312 packs fiery session heat frm drum & noise artist Speak Onion. Plus music by Enduser, Moderat, Opal Tapes’ Rerekat, Sigha, Untold, Samurai, Paradox …
May 22, 2020
Mantis Radio 311 + BRICKS
US trio BRICKS select some grindcore + noise faves. Mike plays music from Doormouse, Code Orange, Oathbreaker, Gojira, Overlook, Replicant, Luke Lund, Primitive Knot, Crystal Cage, Employed To Serve and others.
March 27, 2020
Mantis Radio 307 + Temudo
Soma Records’ Temudo steps up w/ a 3 deck techno flex, plus breakcore, drum & bass, metal and industrial from enduser, Aaron Spectre, Khost, Absu, Dadub …
December 13, 2019
Mantis Radio 301 + Doubt
In session hard drum DJ & producer Doubt, +music by Gangsta Boo & Sinjin Hawke, Leftfield, Mulero, Kvitnu, Lockjaw, Clock DVA, Maurice Fulton …
October 05, 2019
Mantis Radio 297 + 8cylinder
Pittsburgh’s 8cylinder serves us raw rhythmic electronics, buffered by tracks by Mindtrick, Franck Vigroux, Max Cooper, Si Begg, and new the Darkfloor Sound.
September 06, 2019
Mantis Radio 295 + Clovvder
In session Uruguay’s dark ambient post industrial duo Clovvder. We’ve music by Deftones, Metz, Voljum, Metalogue, Submerged, Poppy, Opal Tapes, Derlich, Inigo Kennedy, Dreadcore, and Editions Mego.
July 27, 2019
Mantis Radio 292 + Bryan Chapman
Mantis Radio presents Monotony label boss Bryan Chapman. And music by Roll The Dice & Sophia Loizou, Mannequin Rec, Killawatt, Voitax, Opal Tapes, Methlab, Jonny Nash, Simon Heartfield …
July 19, 2019
Mantis Radio 291 + Orb Tapes
Experimental label Orb Tapes are in session, and we’ve music by Lockjaw, Skee Mask, Di Martinelli, enduser, Dom & Roland, Radioactive Man, The Stooges.
May 17, 2019
Mantis Radio 288 + Vacated
In session Vacated w/ a live techno flex. Trax by Bong-Ra, Special Request, Mothboy, Hemlock, Dark Entries, Madonna, MethLab, and Bad Company.
May 03, 2019
Mantis Radio 287 + Isolated Lines
Hear Swiss techno from Isolated Lines in the session and music from Acroplane, Shipwrec, Sully, Enduser & Submerged, Pär Grindvik, Voidloss, Umwelt and more.
September 27, 2018
Mantis Radio 278 w/ DVNT
DVNT plays new music by Ben Frost, Fluff & Metalogue, Djrum, Silicon Scally, Forest Swords, Dax J, AFX, Limewax, Clark, Ontal, and Peter Gabriel.
September 13, 2018
Mantis Radio 277 + Robert Logan
In session we’ve Robert Logan. Prior to that session tracks from Lighting Bolt, Shelley Parker, LFO, Moving Shadow, Antipop Consortium, Savier, and Ital Tek.
September 06, 2018
Mantis Radio 276 + Tim Reaper
In the session, the return of jungle don Tim Reaper. We’ve music from Djrum, Wire, Tech Itch Recordings, Rawtekk, Trevino, Ontal, Mika Vainio, and VSK.
August 09, 2018
Mantis Radio 273 + Cursor Miner
This week a session by electro bass lunatic Cursor Miner. With music by Teebee, Sully, Dom & Gridlok, Alpturer, Deapmash, Exium, Shufflemaster, Zhark Recordings, Plump DJs, Pan Sonic, and Boards of Canada.
June 21, 2018
Mantis Radio 269 + Syk2ne
Czech Republic’s Syk2ne steps up this week with a dark hard & heavy guest session. We play music by Lanark Artefax, Laraaji, DJ Godfather, Digital Distortions, VSK, Endlec, Ho99o9, BEC, Benjamin Damage, Simbiosi, and Trevino.
June 14, 2018
Mantis Radio 268 + STRIPPER™
In the session this week, the first ever mix from STRIPPER™. Expect breakbeats, techno, deep cuts, and shufflers. We got music from Blocks & Escher, Bad Company, JPEGMAFIA, Surgeon, Reso, Ivy Lab, Subsist, Prototype, Maschinen Musik, and our own Darkfloor Sound.
May 03, 2018
Mantis Radio 263 + subduxtion
With an industrial leaning selection our session this week comes from US artist subduxtion. We have music from mid 90s Tech Itch, fierce Somatic Responses, Brazilian death metal, beautiful Japanese tech, US EBM techno, German algorave, Cristian Vogel, Siberian drone throat folk-rock, and Shitmat.
April 26, 2018
Mantis Radio 262 + Speak Onion
NYC drum & noise producer Speak Onion provides the session this week. We’ve new Inigo Kennedy and Makaton, Chevel’s latest, recent Swarm Intelligence and more Blanck Mass, death metal from Sweden, Bristol bass, Brummie industrial and some 80s American hardcore.
April 12, 2018
Mantis Radio 261 + Tomohiko Sagae
Tomohiko Sagae (JPN) provides a dark techno workout this week. Packaged either side of that – new & old from Submechanical, Moving Shadow, Blocks & Escher, Brighter Death Now, Ryuji Takeuchi, Savier, Holodeck Records and more.
March 01, 2018
Mantis Radio 257 + Elementz Of Noize
Releasing jungle, drum n bass, and that glorious techstep sound since the mid 90s, this week we’ve a session from Elementz Of Noize.
February 22, 2018
Mantis Radio 256 + Arrhythmia
Alongside a storm of a session from Serbia’s Arrhythmia, DVNT plays music from Blanck Mass, Alan Vega, Actress, Umwelt, Todd Terje, Jonny L, Porter Ricks and more.
November 08, 2017
Mantis Radio 252 + Necro Deathmort
In session Necro Deathmort. DVNT plays music by Iron Maiden, Kerridge, Dom & Roland, Special Request, Clark, Reeko, Ben Frost and BORIS.
October 30, 2017
Mantis Radio 251 + Valance Drakes
The prolific talent Valance Drakes provides this week’s session. DVNT plays music from OAKE, Dälek, DJ Hidden, Makaton, Charles Manier, Phon.O, and The Bug.
October 17, 2017
Mantis Radio 250 + Syn
Cork’s Syn drops a session this week, plus we’ve music from Clock DVA, David Meiser, Prolix, Kyota, Slackk, Fret, Boy Harsher, Furfriend, and Hybrid.
October 03, 2017
Mantis Radio 248 + DROKKR
Ireland’s DROKKR showcases his diverse electronics in our session. Plus music by Regis, DJ Bone, Radioactive Man, Detboi, DJ Funk, and Stevie Nicks.
June 19, 2017
Mantis Radio 238 + Plike
In session this week the beautiful sound of Plike. We’ve music from Carl Craig, Sakamoto, Beltram, Mr C, Shifted, Pessimist, Methlab, T.Raumschmiere …
May 29, 2017
Mantis Radio 235 + Anniversary Special #10
It’s our 10th anniversary! We takes a retrospective look at the last year, playing favourite tracks, w/ excerpts of our 3 most popular mixes.
May 08, 2017
Mantis Radio 232 + Stingrays
In session Singapore’s Stingrays and his dark, hard techno. In hour 1, tracks by Spor, Bwana, Dom & Roland, Galaxian, Eaters, and Deftones.
April 10, 2017
Mantis Radio 229 + Yullippe
In session Yullippe (JPN) w/ a live set of her production work. Plus – Goldfrapp, Machinecode, Randomer, Roll the Dice, Mazzula, Vex’d and Power Trip.
March 02, 2017
Mantis Radio 224 + Ezuri
In session Berlin’s Ezuri. We play new & old from Gareth Clarke, Beltram, Emptyset, Earwiggle, Endlec, and Photek.
February 02, 2017
Mantis Radio 222 + Ingen
Ingen returns to Mantis Radio, dropping a brand new techno heft live set. We’ve new music by Uniform, Moire, Rodz Konez, GIL, and Paula Temple.
December 22, 2016
Mantis Radio 219 + Huren
We present a session of shadow techno by Dave Foster’s Huren (Teste), and fresh sound from Fifty Grand, New York Trax, Raven Sigh, MethLab Recordings, and more.
June 22, 2016
Mantis Radio 207 + Ryuji Takeuchi
Japan’s Ryuji Takeuchi in session + new music from SHXCXCHCXSH, Trevino, Bodyjack, David Meiser, Fracture, Vatican Shadow, Holy Fuck, Ynoji…
June 08, 2016
Mantis Radio 206 + Anniversary Special #9
Looking back over the last year, our 9th of broadcasting Mantis Radio, DVNT plays tracks from the last 12 months and runs down the 3 most popular sessions.
May 26, 2016
Mantis Radio 205 + Bone Skippers
“Horrible techno” duo Bone Skippers provide a rancid session mix. We’ve new music from Voidloss, Lag, XXXY, Pär Grindvik, Kareem, Diarmaid O Meara and Darkfloor Sound’s newest artist Herd.
April 29, 2016
Mantis Radio 203 + Submerged
In session drum & bass don Submerged (Ohm Resistance). New music by Dilla, Dalhous, Sunil Sharpe, Xiu Xiu, Silk Road Assassins, Kyoka, Silk Road Assassins …
March 30, 2016
Mantis Radio 201 + Ordinate
London techno band Ordinate provide this week’s session. We’ve new music from Bad Company, Phat Chex, Regis, Ontal, JoeFarr, Bwana …
September 16, 2015
Mantis Radio 189 + Tim Reaper
In session London junglist Tim Reaper. Plus new music from FSOL, Martyn Hare, Current Value, Power Vacuum and more on this weeks Mantis Radio.
July 22, 2015
Mantis Radio 185 + Thing
Mantis Radio heads to Estonia presenting a mix from Thing (31 Recordings, Dubthing), alongside Perc, Meat Beat Manifesto, Blood Music, Dax J
February 02, 2008
Mantis Radio 010 + DYthLAN
Part time reprobate, part time disaster, full time Dylan Perryman aka DYthLAN (Slimelight) comes down to the hive for a live mix for Mantis Radio.
September 15, 2007
Mantis Radio 005 + Si Begg
The mighty London bass mutant legend that is Si Begg guests on Mantis Radio for our 5th transmission.
June 09, 2007
Mantis Radio 002 + Jnr Hacksaw + Zilla / King Cannibal
Mantis Radio #2 and the first ever mix from Warp Records’ Zilla recording under the name King Cannibal, AND a session from Jnr Hacksaw too.
