I’m aware that plenty of people are not really a fan of these types of mixes, thinking they are a bit lazy or obvious. I can understand that argument to an extent – it would be easy to just mindlessly mix a bunch of tunes by the same producer.

But a lot of the producers I love were / are capable of a huge range of styles. This means you really have to have a think about your selection and the progression of your mix.

When mixing I don’t plan out tracklists, but I do make a careful consideration before selecting my next tune. This, in my opinion, is one of the most important skills in DJing; being able to make a quick decision on what will go nice with your current tune, whilst setting up your mix for the direction you wish to take it in.

There is another reason I love an all artist mix. It fits nicely with my nerdy, and maybe slightly OCD tendencies for order within my collection. If I collect Source Directs back catalogue, I want to then archive in a series of mixes (and of course, listen to it myself).

Anyway, it occurred to me I have 20+ all artist mixes already uploaded to my Soundcloud account, so it made sense to add them to a playlist.

These date back about 10 years, with several volumes celebrating some really prolific producers. I think there are five Dillinja mixes alone, five Photek mixes and three Source Direct. There are also mixes documenting the works of more contemporary producers like Breakage and dBridge, as well as old favourites of mine like The Invisible Man, Adam F, Seba, Nookie, Crystl and Omni Trio.

Tracklists each mix can can be found within the description of the relevant Soundcloud page.

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Having recently got hold of some super exclusive unreleased Invisible Man dubplates, Brian’s debut Drumtrip show is a homage Graham Mew, a man also known as Mysteron and Doctor G.

A few of these tunes have never been played anywhere else! Look out for unreleased gems like the incredible ‘Sunburst Amens’ and the (tentatively titled) “Church Bell Tune”. Brian then rounds off the set with 20 minutes of storming jungle rarities.

Big up to Brian for a wicked show (he’ll be back soon), and of course Graham aka Invisible Man for the unreleased goodness.

Next up on Drumtrip Radio is Law; Wednesday 16th April, 8pm.

Drumtrip Radio #002 – Brian Badonde (Invisible Man Special)

Tracklisting:
01. Doctor G – Oxford Ardcore (Track B1) – G-Spot Records (1992)
02. Doctor G – Witness The B-Line – G-Spot Records (1992)
03. The Invisible Man – Cyclone (Previously Unreleased 1993) – Sublogic Recordings
04. The Invisible Man – The End (2007 remake/VIP)
05. The Invisible Man – Twisted – Timeless Recordings (1992)
06. The Invisible Man – The Beginning – Timeless Recordings (1993)
07. The Invisible Man – The Flute Tune (Previously Unreleased 1994) – Sublogic Recordings
08. The Invisible Man – Untitled/Church Bell Tune (Unreleased 1994)
09. The Undergraduates – In To Da Future (Massive Mix) – Camden Tunes (1993)
10. The Invisible Man – The Bell Tune – Good Looking Records (1994)
11. The Undergraduates – Space (Unreleased Dark Remix 1993)
12. The Invisible Man – The Tone Tune – Good Looking Records (1994)
13. The Invisible Man – Bass Face (Unreleased 1994)
14. The Invisible Man – Power – Timeless Recordings (1994)
15. Mysteron – U Don’t Know – Timeless Recordings (1994)
16. The Invisible Man – Drifting (Unreleased 1995)
17. The Invisible Man feat Ally – Sunburst Amens (Unreleased 1996)
18. The Invisible Man – Laid Back (Unreleased 1993)

Jungle:
01. Studio Pressure – First Sequence – Photek
02. Kym Mazelle – Genius – Funki Dreds
03. Ben Intellect – OH Jungle – Conqueror Records
04. Da Maytrix – Come Een – Kute Kutz
05. Ron Tom – Pirates – Metamorphosis Records
06. DJ Bass – Pushing Me – Not On Label
07. General Degree – Papa Lover Jungle – Street Tuff Records
08. Conroy Smith – Untitled – Street Tuff Records
09. Double H Productions – Ultra Jungle – Hard Disk

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This happened

“There was a period (roughly) between 1993 to 96 where jungle was not only atmospheric or dark, but it had an other worldly, sci-fi feel. Labels like Deejay, Lucky Spin, Legend, Timeless, Rugged Vinyl and others captured this spacey, blissed-out vibe. A quality that now seems more or less extinct within the contemporary drum and bass scene.

I tried to select tunes for this mix that represent the broad spectrum of this sound. With brooding, dark tracks like ‘Fury’ and ‘Genesis Project’ to the more calming, deep sounds of ‘Intalect’ and ‘Traveling Pt 2’.

There is a feeling of nervous mystery and wonder to these tunes, as if they could be the soundtrack to that part of a sci-fi film where the human protagonists discover a new world, a mystery accelerated by the fact that these sounds now only exist in the past.”

01. Lucida – Tunnel Vision – Production House
02. Chuck E – Fantasy – White House
03. Mysteron – U Don’t Know – Timeless
04. D.O.P.E. – Travelling Pt 2 – Good Looking
05. DJ Monita – The Party (Remix) – Skeleton Recordings
06. Skanna – Greatest Thing – Skanna
07. DJ Pulse – Stay Calm (Foul Play Remix) – Moving Shadow
08. Rufige Kru – Fury – Moving Shadow
09. DJ Fokus – Trigger Happy – Lucky Spin
10. DJ Fokus – Pulse – Lucky Spin
11. Intense – The Genesis Project – Rugged Vinyl
12. Orca – Intalect – Lucky Spin
13. Sounds Of Life – Don’t Resist The Beat – Certificate 18
14. System X – Move Yourself – 3rd Eye
15. The Invisible Man – The Beginning – Timeless

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My point is, our James knows a bit about Jungle so you best listen to this superb mix entitled The Darker Mix.
Cramming 31 tunes in 80 minutes it pretty much shows you the best that Darkcore had to offer.

01: t. power & the sandman – oedipus complex (bonus beats) [soapbar]
02: s.m.f. – aardvark [rugged vinyl]
03: hannibal lector – suicide [asylum]
04: doctor g – the beeline [g-spot]
05: bizzy b – brainstorm [brain]
06: kev bird & the wax doctor – airspace [basement]
07: reel II reel – private & confidential (B1) [reel 2 reel]
08: megadrive – mega 1 (B) [f project]
09: dj spice – brand new (stressed out mix) [soapbar]
10: nick power & dj ku – mus’ get dark [ruff tuff & wicked stuff]
11: structural damage – really livin [symphony sounds]
12: tom & jerry – we can be free [tom & jerry]
13: a guy called gerald – darker than I should be [juice box]
14: specky ranx & navigator – wild & free [x amount]
15: cool hand flex – your risk [de underground]
16: foul-play – feel the vibe [oblivion]
17: nebula II – peace maker [reinforced]
18: johnny jungle – I like to cry [face]
19: bad influence – such a feeling [bad influnce]
20: the good, 2 bad & hugly – know how to rock [ruff kut!]
21: the impact crew – feels good [u no dat]
22: sublove – drum + bass programme [earth]
23: metal heads – knowledge [synthetic hardcore phonography]
24: bay-b-kane – hello darkness [ruff guidance]
25: s.l.m. – the horror [tone def]
26: the good, 2 bad & hugly – got to release [ruff kut!]
27: dj clarkee – have a good time [red zone]
28: biology productions – stop cry [biology]
29: sound corp – security overload [tone def]
30: body snatch – esoterics (dark mix) [big city]
31: acen – obsessed [production house]

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It was a great selection with quick mixing and even a little bit of Hype-esque scratching too.

Track List
Omni Trio – Future Frontiers
Cloud Nine – Jazzmin
Wots My Code – Dubplate
Lords Of The Null Lines – Disturbance (Tango Remix)
Under Rhythm London – Sub Circle (Remix) – Booby Trap Recordings (white)10″ Urep-4a
Leviticus – Burial
Nookie – Only You
Dj Hype – Rolllll The Beats
Kings Of The Jungle – Move Your Body
Dillinja – Sky
Dillinja – Tear Down
Asylum – Base 2 Dark
Krust – Set Speed
Dopeskillz – Pranksters
Alex Reece – Basic Principles
Remarc – Ricky
Omni Trio – Feel Good
Goldie – Jah
Renegade – Terrorist
Andy C & Shimon – Nightflight
Invisible Man – The Bell Tune
Dj Taktix – The Way
Essence Of Aura – Spiritual Aura

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Oxford was a hotbed for the ethereal, techno influenced sound with compatriots at Legend Recordings pushing a similar style with The Invisible Man often working as engineer for Q-Project and Gwange on tracks such as the anthemic Champion Sound.

Further releases on Timeless and Bukem’s Good Looking imprint concreted his status as one of the top producers and engineers on the circuit.

One of my favourite tracks of his was under the name of The Undergraduates called ‘Into Da Future‘.
It was revealed in an interview some years later, that Mew used The Undergraduates alias as the track was one of the first to use the breakbeat found on a recent issue of Future Music magazine CD after Andy C and Ant Miles made it famous on Valley Of The Shadows.
He confesses it would have been released under the ‘Invisible Man’ pseudonym if he came across the sample just a couple of weeks earlier.

To the mix….
A selection of pretty much all his work between 1992 and 1994, rolled out on vinyl and mixed by hand for your listening pleasure.

01.. The Invisible Man – The End… (Drug Induced Psychosis Mix) – Timeless
02.. The Invisible Man – The End… (Alternate Mix) – Timeless
03.. The Invisible Man – Twisted – Timeless
04.. The Invisible Man – On A Mission – Timeless
05.. The Invisible Man – Cyclone – Sublogic
06.. The Invisible Man – Power – Timeless
07. The Invisible Man – The Beginning – Timeless
08.. The Invisible Man – The Tone Tune – Good Looking
09.. The Undergraduates – Space – Camden Tunes
10.. The Invisible Man – Skyliner – Timeless
11.. The Invisible Man – The Flute Tune – Sublogic
12.. The Undergraduates – Into Da Future – Timeless
13.. The Invisible Man – The Bell Tune – Good Looking
14.. Mysteron – U Don’t Know – Timeless
15.. The Invisible Man – Skyliner (Remix) – Timeless

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