Michael & Chris joined Nerm on his BBC Electro East show this weekend for a chat and a mix.

Listen to the show again HERE

Visuals by VJ QUARK from astraL d:VISION

BLU MAR TEN – dj set at Roxy club, Prague pt.1 from VJ Quark on Vimeo.

BLU MAR TEN – dj set at Roxy club, Prague pt.2 from VJ Quark on Vimeo.

BLU MAR TEN – dj set at Roxy club, Prague pt.3 from VJ Quark on Vimeo.

BLU MAR TEN – dj set at Roxy club, Prague pt.4 from VJ Quark on Vimeo.

BLU MAR TEN – dj set at Roxy club, Prague pt.5 from VJ Quark on Vimeo.

Many thanks to Lenka, Ondřej, Jan, Honza, Robert and everyone else at Roxy & Bush for a really great night in Prague.

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Added this mix we did in 2003 for Rob Da Bank’s Radio 1 ‘Blue Room’ show to our Mixes & Podcasts page.

It consists mostly of tunes and sketches we were messing around with at the time, but that never came out.
Visit the Mixes & Podcasts page for more mixes.

Click here to download this mix.

Blu Mar Ten – Radio 1 Blue Room Mix: Aug 2003 by Blu Mar Ten

Stumbled across this old mix from 2006, when we played at Ministry of Sound for the Drum & Bass Arena 10th Birthday Party.
It’s a bit rave-tastic, but whatevs. Enjoy…

Blu Mar Ten – Live @ Ministry of Sound 2006. Drum & Bass Arena 10th Birthday Party

You can download the mix directly by clicking here.

Tracklist:
In Love – Chase & Status feat Jenna G
Starting Over (original mix) – Blu Mar Ten
Backwards Motion – Contour
Soul Patrol – Total Science
Pandastyle – LAOS
MTV – Noir (Screamheads rmx)
American Beauty – Matrix & Futurebound
Black Water (dnb remix) – Blu Mar Ten
Dreamherb – Duo Infernale
Aragorn – Paradox
The End – Special Forces
Heaven Sent – Seba
All My Heart – Brooklyn
Aldabra (Commix remix) – Tactile
Revolution – Klute
Libra – Commix
Let Myself Go – Blu Mar Ten

Just got back from a four-city tour of Canada which was fantastic.

We must say a big thank you to the ShahDJs in Vancouver, Lanny, Liam & all their crew in Edmonton, Slim Pickins in Calgary and most of all Capro & Wendy in Toronto for organising the whole visit and making it run so smoothly.
Thanks also to all the nice people I met at all the shows along the way; A whole new bunch of friends I’m sure we’ll see again some time in the future.

We’ll put up more photos and video soon, but in the meantime here’s a selection from the Toronto party featuring a host of nutters from that hive of villainy Torontojungle.com.

If you have photos or video from any of the parties feel free to drop me an email with the links.

Click below for the full photoset…

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A long time ago in a galaxy far far away we knew a music journalist called Kingsley Marshall who wrote for Mixmag, Touch, Careless Talk, Knowledge, ATM, XLR8R, Urb and Amazon amongst others.

Kingsley and his crew also ran a great night down in the South West of the UK called Deconstructed Live

In their own words…

Deconstructed Live began at the turn of the millennium as a showcase for contemporary music. Writing regular columns for a handful of magazines provided access to some of the most interesting producers and musicians operating in the UK at the time, and the gigs – in boutique venues – allowed for a varied music policy. This night wasn’t about soul, funk, house, drum & bass, hip hop or getting grimey – rather the opportunity for some fabulous DJs, label managers (and the occasional journalist) to play their favourite records to a receptive crowd.

Deconstructed Live ran in its first iteration for over 80 dates, across half a dozen venues (sometimes 400 miles apart) and what followed was pretty amazing. Like the little club that could, the calibre of these guests – coupled with Darren Whittington’s gorgeous marketing, drew the attention of national and international press as one of the best nights in the world (that’s, the whole world), stealing Club of The Week from Fabric (twice – take that, suckers) in The Guardian and the NME, as well as being featured in Mixmag, DJ, Muzik and iD.

Each DJ played for between two and four hours, yet only half a dozen records were heard more than once in 140 hours of music. Obscurities, rarities and unreleased demo tracks jostled for attention. Lots of promoters talk up their music policy, but I’d challenge any other club to boast such a variety. Our friends eclectic.

We had played at affiliated drum & bass nights over the previous years, and in 2001 Leo BMT was invited to play Deconstructed Live and indulge his love of Latin Jazz. We never realised that the set had been recorded and so it was a pleasant surprise to suddenly see it pop up on the Deconstructed Blog a couple of days ago.

So without further ado we’re happy to present you with a recording of a very rare Leo BMT Latin Jazz DJ set.

Leo Blu Mar Ten – Live at Deconstructed – Aug 2001 by Blu Mar Ten

Download this set here

Thanks to Kingsley for this.
You can follow him on Twitter to see what’s he’s up to these days

Our exclusive mix for Asia’s premier d&b podcast Kongkast is now live.
Like our last mix, this one features a whole bunch of artists you may not have heard of, and tunes that may never see the light of day.

Grab the mix here, or from the links at the bottom of this post.

Tracklist:
1. Sabre – Riverside
2. Paul B – Whisper
3. Stray – Silver From The Sky
4. Stray – Erase
5. Jean Doe – State of Transition
6. Sunchase – Keyring
7. Blu Mar Ten – By The Time My Light Reaches You I’ll Be Gone
8. Republic of Noice – Nu Ways
9. MTC & Quadra – Cold Trap
10. Intraphase – Intent Move
11. Commix – Japanese Electronics (Instra:mental remix)
12. Blu Mar Ten – Anytime Soon
13. Blu Mar Ten – If I Could Tell You
14. Boymerang – The River (VIP)
15. MRSA – Different
16. Mr Projectile – Sinking

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Directly download enhanced m4a File (with track markers and pictures) – here
Directly download MP3 File – here

Big thanks to the Kongkretebass boys for inviting us to record a show for them!

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Our recent d&b mix had quite a few names on it that you may not be familiar with, so I thought I’d highlight some of the rising talent we have our eyes on and point you in the direction of more of their music.
Some of them are nearly as new to us as they are to you, and some of them we’ve been talking to for a couple of years. Either way, it’s great to see a keen new generation from all over the world playing around with the d&b template in new and interesting ways.

Please note, the write-ups below are from the artists and their agents, so don’t hold us responsible for any bollocks contained therein.

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Doc Scott presents the 8th and 9th installments of his studio mix series, ‘The Deep End’. Number 9 includes one of the tracks from our forthcoming album, ‘By The Time My Light Reaches You I’ll Be Gone’.

Download Part 8 here

Download Part 9 here

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