News & Words
November 15, 2019
Mantis Radio 299 + Nullptr
In session – UK electro producer Nullptr. Plus music by Squarepusher, Xhin, Objekt, Cyd, Max Cooper, the wee djs, Ostgut Ton, Opal Tapes, and Asian Dub Foundation.
October 31, 2019
Mantis Radio 66619 + Halloween Special
We present a special Mantis Radio for Halloween. Two hours of dark ambient, doom drone, death metal, industrial, horror, breakcore, drum & bass, and other.
October 29, 2019
Mike Darkfloor – October 2019
Mike Darkfloor’s 10 track chart for October 2019 include subduxtion, Faugust, Cyd, Lou Kessler, RE_P, Dimitar Georgiev, Hybris, Uniform & The Body, Djrum, and SHDW & Obscure Shape.
October 28, 2019
Vacated shares an improvised live techno workout
Listen to an improvised live techno workout from Darkfloor’s man in Essex – Vacated.
October 28, 2019
Listen to an ambient electronica live set from Fleck E.S.C.
Listen to an ambient and downtempo electronica set from Fleck E.S.C’s Franck Collin, recording as theceillar.
October 18, 2019
Mantis Radio 298 + T.R.O.
In session we welcome back Germany’s T.R.O.. We’ve music by LFO, Djrum, DJIPE, Donato Dozzy, Rod Modell, ARTS, Less, Crystal Cage, Yello, BNJMN, Missin’, and more to share too.
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 20, 2019
Mantis Radio 296 + Amphior
Amphior brings a blissful blossom of sound to the session. Hear music by Moderat, Savier, Replicant, Holodeck, FUSE, Petrichor, Bovaflux, Ontal, and Plike.
September 09, 2019
Luke Lund plays London’s Rye Wax this Sunday Sept 15 w/ support by Darkfloor, Graham Dunning and, Paragon.
Sunday Sept 15, Finland’s noise bass industrial clanger Luke Lund plays London’s Rye Wax alongside Graham Dunning, Tech Itch’s Paragon and Mike Darkfloor.
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.
August 29, 2019
Mike Darkfloor – August 2019
Mike Darkfloor’s 11 tracks for August 2019 feat AGAMWE, BLØC, Boylan & Flowdan, Cyan85, J E L L V A K O, Sluhg, Paula Temple, Rhythmic Theory, TAKA …
August 23, 2019
Mantis Radio 294 + Inge K
Inge K returns w/ a session of breakcore. We play music by TAKA, Raven Sigh, Dax J, UVB, Gobsmacked, Voitax, Ruskin, Rhythmic Theory, and Section27.
August 02, 2019
Mantis Radio 293 + Dr Schmidt
We welcome back Maschinen Musik’s Dr Schmidt. Hear music by Cause4Concern, Luke Lund, Crystal Cage, Giant Swan, Cari Lekebusch, ERP, PRSPCT, Peter Van Hoesen, HANDS, Tri Angle, Mickey Nox, and Zeta Reticula.
July 27, 2019
Mantis Radio 292 + Bryan Chapman
On Mantis Radio this week 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 25, 2019
Listen to a mix by DVNT for Seance Radio’s Secret Self show.
Darkfloor’s own DVNT records an hour for Seance Radio’s show Secret Self. Old to new across bass, breaks, electro, techno, acid and more.
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, end.user, Dom & Roland, Radioactive Man, The Stooges.
June 27, 2019
Download a hard techno stomper from MSQ
Rotterdam’s MSQ (Matt TDK) offers for free download, a stomping hard techno track, originally scheduled for now defunct label Emetic.
June 24, 2019
Darkfloor In Session 066 – Ryuji Takeuchi
Japan’s Ryuji Takeuchi provides our 66th In Session – a recording of his set back on April 20th at Osaka for Hagane’s 9th Anniversary at Club Stomp.
June 21, 2019
Mantis Radio 290 + Soj
It’s a techno and EBM mix flex from Soj, w/ Warp era Speedy J, Paula Temple, Lifecutter, Kike Pravda, Borealis, Gobsmacked, Skam, and Scuba / Luke Slater.
May 31, 2019
Mantis Radio 289 + Crystal Cage
The darkgaze synth sound of Crystal Cage provide the session w/ music by Scorn, Opal Tapes, Dadub, Author & Punisher, NIN, and Boredoms.
May 17, 2019
Mantis Radio 288 + Vacated
It’s a techno flex from Vacated in the session w/ music by Bong-Ra, Special Request, Mothboy, Hemlock, Dark Entries, Madonna, MethLab, and Bad Company.
May 15, 2019
DVNT – Tuesday, May 14 / A Mix
An off the cuff mix by DVNT feat. Hodge, Varg, Tom Hades, Radial, Lotic, DJ Bone, Phat Chex, Mazzula, Special Request, Voidloss, RENDERED, and Paula Temple.
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.
April 19, 2019
Mantis Radio 286 + Whirling Hall Of Knives
Back for a 2nd session we’ve Whirling Hall of Knives. Plus tracks by Wulfband, Paula Temple, Silent Servent, Phon.O, Pinch & Mumdance, Syn, and Jeff Mills.
April 05, 2019
Mantis Radio 285 + Taylor Shechet
GRYPT’s Taylor Shechet provides the mix. We pay tribute to legends passed + drop tracks by end.user, Sully, Eusebeia, Hybrid, Dave Mono, Voidloss …
April 03, 2019
DVNT – The Final Meltdown, 705 (2014)
Recently unearthed is this recording of DVNT playing The Final Meltdown for London party crew 705 back in 2014. A brisk 140bpm mix of (mostly) techno.
April 01, 2019
Darkfloor In Session 065 – Lag
Lag selects an hour of his favourite IDM cuts from the sounds heyday. Featuring music by Boards of Canada, Aphex Twin, Christ., and Plaid amongst others.
March 27, 2019
Drone Power Play 2019-03-27
An hour of ambient, drone, & noise sonics – Drone Power Play. Feat. A Vengeance, Blanck Mass, Peder Mannerfelt, Lana Del Rabies, Max Cooper, Orphx …
March 20, 2019
Mantis Radio 284 + Jay Fields
US IDM and electro artist Jay Fields steps up to the session this week. We play music by Perfume, Massive Attack, Max Cooper, Yan Cook, Gian, PRSPCT, The Advent, Andrea Parker, Alpturer, Vex’d, and Techno Animal.
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.
