News & Words
March 14, 2019
Store update – no shipping March 14 -19
We won’t be shipping from our store (or Bandcamp) until Tuesday March 19th.
March 08, 2019
Darkfloor In Session 064 – Eusebeia
Bristol’s Eusebeia serves up an In Session artist mix for the heads. Across 68 minutes get lost in his deep rolling dub textures and smooth bass.
March 04, 2019
Mantis Radio 283 + Fleck E.S.C.
Showcasing the electro sound of Fleck E.S.C. in the session, w/ music by Ghostly, Jezgro, NIN, Plastikman, DJ Bone, Plike, Overmono, Phat Chex, and Naibu.
February 27, 2019
Warlock’s essential mix of 93-96 era Hardcore, Jungle and early D&B
London’s Warlock has dropped what is bound to be a classic mix of the genre – 80 minutes of some of the finest plates from a golden era.
February 25, 2019
Mantis Radio 282 + Prettybwoy
Mantis Radio returns packing grime influenced sonics from Japan’s Prettybwoy. We’ve music by Cylob, Bjork, Coldcut, Khost, Slipknot, Paul Woolford, Sclist, Tipper, and Glenn Branca.
February 22, 2019
An update on Darkfloor, our label and our show Mantis Radio.
An update on our label Darkfloor Sound, and our show Mantis Radio, which will begin transmitting again, weekly from Monday Feb 25th.
December 17, 2018
A Deviant Christmas (2005)
Rediscovered in the DVNT vaults, a 6 mix series recorded in 2005 for Christmas.
December 13, 2018
Mantis Radio 281 + ORE
In session we’ve drone doom brass duo ORE, w/ music by Skynet, Tech Itch Recs, Hellfish, Yves Tumor, thatboytim, Somatic Responses, Augustus Pablo …
November 29, 2018
Mantis Radio 280 + Mesak
Electro don Mesak (Mr Velcro Fastener) is this weeks guest, w/ music by Robert Logan, Tommy Holohan, Chevel, Ike Yard, Pinch, Xhin, Franck Vigroux, and Objekt.
November 27, 2018
Darkfloor In Session 063 + Stave
Our 63rd In Session comes from Stave – a mixtape of personal influences from British label Warp Records and graphic design collective The Designers Republic.
November 22, 2018
Mantis Radio 279 + Grischa Lichtenberger
In session Raster-Noton’s Grischa Lichtenberger. Hear music by Ital Tek, Ancient Methods, Earwiggle, The Death Of Rave, Channel Tres, and a band from Essex
November 02, 2018
Darkfloor In Session 062 + DVNT
DVNT lays down an hour of electro, techno sideswipes, hardcore to jungle, recorded at GET LOST in Kent, feat. Aquarian, Makaton, Sully, VSK, The Advent …
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 24, 2018
Darkfloor In Session 061 + Stormfield
Our 61st In Session mix was recorded at Soundcrash presents Venetian Snares with Afrodeutche and Stormfield, September 15th 2018 at Hanger London Fields.
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 10, 2018
Darkfloor In Session 060 + Monster X
Our 60th In Session comes c/o Monster X. Ahead of his new album out this week on Combat Recordings here’s a version of his set from this year’s Fuck Parade.
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.
September 05, 2018
Pi Electronics new comp features Ontal, JK Flesh, Damcase, and more.
Preview Pi Electronics new compilation VARIABLE, featuring Ontal, JK Flesh, Damcase (RIP), Unhuman, I Am Legion, BMSK, 3.14, Nemmett, and DAS.
August 30, 2018
Mantis Radio 275 w/ DVNT
DVNT flies solo w/ music from Combat, Broken English Club, AJA, Bjarki, Ursa, Chaines, Metz, Tangerine Dream, Hprizm and Digital & Spirit (RIP).
August 22, 2018
AJA releases fundraiser single ‘Lend you a Lung’
Noise and performance powerhouse AJA releases via Bandcamp ‘Lend you a Lung’, a two track single, to raise funds for a close friend of hers.
August 17, 2018
Industrial Wasteland w/ DVNT & Kenny Campbell
A fresh bosh boom boom techno mix from Darkfloor’s own DVNT for Kenny Campbell’s Industrial Wasteland radio show for Fnoob, aired Wednesday August 15th 2018
August 16, 2018
Mantis Radio 274 + Dimentia
We welcome back Dimentia’s dark electro to the session. We play some Speedy J, Carl Craig, Max Cooper, Tensal & Pessimist, Luke Lund, Altern 8, and more …
August 14, 2018
Listen to Bombardier live at City Club, Detroit – 07-07-2018
Listen to Bombardier live at City Club, Detroit from July 7th, 2018
August 10, 2018
Oleka’s mix for Sounds From NoWhere
Bosnian DJ & producer Oleka lays down nearly an hour of broken, narly stomp techno for mix series Sounds From NoWhere.
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.
July 26, 2018
Mantis Radio 272 + J.Tijn
In session this week London’s J. Tijn with a multi style ride through his record box. DVNT plays music by redHat, Cristian Vogel, Martyn, Phase Fatale, Cursor Miner, I.B.M, The Advent, Boris Noiz, Muslimgauze, Mistry, Surgeon, and more.
July 19, 2018
Mantis Radio 271 + Inge K
In session Rotterdam’s Inge K. We play music from NIN and Coil, BORIS, Voidloss, Ayarcana, Keepsakes, Skee Mask, Oscar Mulero, Dense & Pika, and T Power.
July 11, 2018
Mantis Radio 270 + Luke Lund
Finnish musician and sound artist Luke Lund is our session guest. We play Russian dark ambient, new Kerridge, AJA, 2000 era Moving Shadow, perfect club techno, Limewax, Pitch Dark Records, electro from Morphology, and some underrated Hybrid.
July 11, 2018
Whirling Hall of Knives’ liveset for Køsmos
Irish duo Whirling Hall of Knives serve up 50 minutes of their narly machine gargle techno stomp for Køsmos.
July 10, 2018
Darkfloor In Session 059 + Ryuji Takeuchi
Recorded live at Club Stomp’s HAGANE night in Osaka on March 31st, Darkfloor present over 3 hours of Japan’s Ryuji Takeuchi in the mix. Rolling dark techno from tip to tail.
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.
June 07, 2018
Mantis Radio 267 + Kenny Campbell
Techno pounders from Pitch Dark Records’ Kenny Campbell in the session this week, and music from Plike, H E X, Cosmo Rhythmatic, Tresor, Mord, Electrix, raster, Cursor Miner and Skee Mask from DVNT.
May 24, 2018
Mantis Radio 266 + Niki.K
In for the guest mix this week it is Niki K. We’ve new music from Skee Mask, Dolphin, Methlab, Grouper, and Ore, alongside tracks from Ninos Du Brasil, Aphex Twin, Haunts, J Majik and BABYMETAL.
May 17, 2018
Mantis Radio 265 + Randal Collier-Ford
Up in the session the dark ambient world of Randal Collier-Ford with a rich emotive journey into the shadows. Hear new music from Death Grips, Weldroid, AJA, Mariel Ito, and Alva Noto, alongside tracks from Andy Page, Hadji, Kareem, Slipmatt and T Power.
May 10, 2018
Mantis Radio 264 + Savier
Scottish sludge producer Savier provides our session this week. We got tracks from ex Vex’d Kuedo, early Autechre, Kamikaze Space Programme’s bass heavy tech, Irish pounding from Tinfoil, Posthuman’s latest acid cut, French techno, British synth wonderment, more Vogel, rolling Untold, and some 170-185 intensity.
