We head to Estonia bringing you a session mix by Kristjan Jõgeva’s Thing (31 Recordings, Blu Mar Ten Music, Dubthing Records).

That and an hour of fresh faced bass, tech, ‘troid and sound from Mantis Radio and Darkfloor maverick DVNT.

DVNT
A Thousand Details – Infirmos Flaminis [Wretched]
Laksa – Draw For The [Mistry]
Meat Beat Manifesto – Agelast [Kasm]
Arovane & Hior Chronik – Wunderland [A Strangely Isolated Place]
Revy – Sluglord [Mesa Recordings]
Cylob – Zattrday [Power Vacuum]
A Souvenir – Odeyak [A Souvenir]
Blood Music – Chicks [Diagonal]
Felix Loruso – Unamed (Flug remix) [Cirque Du Minimaliste]
Deapmash – Breakness [Soul Notes Recordings]
Kmyle – Philar (Secluded remix) [Skryptom]
Barney Khan – Dawn [Bis Bald Records]
Dax J – Sonic Drones [Soma Records]
Bone Skippers – Skipping Reaper [unreleased]
Perc – Gruel [Perc Trax]
Cassini – Fermi [Tessier-Ashpool Recordings]
Paling Trax – B2 [Paling Trax]
Surgeon – Zilla [SRX]
Adapta – Telefunken Time [Adapta]

THING
Mystic State – Clockwork [Nurtured Beatz]
Loxy & Isotone – Ancients (Skeptical remix) [Cylon Recordings]
??? – ??? [???]
Kid Drama – What Do You See [Exit Records]
Thing – Untitled Render [31 Records]
Clarity – Sombre [Samurai Horo]
Nether – Sunset Dub [Cylon Recordings]
Calibre – Thirst Dub [Signature Records]
Thing – Want U [Dubthing]
Southern Shores – Marazul (DAAT remix) [Detuned Transmissions]
Massive Attack – Teardrop (Dominic Ridgway Bootleg)
Hidden Turn – Big Dirty [31 Records]
Alix Perez – Gully Halves [Exit Records]
Breakage – Natty [Digital Soundboy Recording Co.]
Moresounds – Blood [Astrophonica]
J:Kenzo – Ironclad [Tempa]
Clarity & Overlook – Engineering [Samurai Music]
Survey – Delirium [Invisible Recordings]
Thing – Future Roots [31 Records]
Thing – Haunt [Dubthing]
Antidote – Longers (Pessimist remix) [Rupture London]
Thing – Run Them Out (Defo remix) [Dubthing]
Adam F – Metropolis [Metalheadz]
Commix – Bear Sound [Hospital Records]

Featured Guest

Jõgeva hails from a small town in Estonia called Tartu. He produces deep, dark reggae and dub influenced music under the name Thing. Involved with music his whole life, focusing on it intensely in the past 3, his work has seen release on Doc Scott’s legendary 31 Records as well as through Blu Mar Ten’s label. He also releases frequently through his own imprint Dubthing Records and Depthwise Music. His tracks are supported by many of drum n bass’s scene leaders including Loxy, Doc Scott, dBridge, Gremlinz, and Stunna.

In January FACT Magazine named his as one of the 10 drum n bass producers to keep an eye on in 2015.

there are innovative gems amid some more traditional takes on established drum & bass templates. With an affinity for a more hard-hitting sound balanced by dubwise use of space and effects, Thing’s beats are a good example of what happens when an established genre enters its third decade and continues to grow outside of its original context.

Mantis Radio is back, August 4th with a session from Forest People.