we close off 2023 with meditations on what it means to be fast

In which you tell us how you stay sane in this increasingly insane world

We discuss what you're going through right now going into November 2023. WIth all that's going wrong in the world, it's important that we can look after our little corner of this place. Be good to each other!

15th July 2023 I got the train from Chelm in Poland to Kyiv, Ukraine. I played for 2 hours with a beautiful crowd of ravers at Uyava in Kyiv. It was the show of a lifetime for me. This is my set in its entirety. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did :) music from myself, Unglued, Whiney, Watch The Ride, Justin Hawks, High Contrast, Sonic, Nu:tone, Brookes Brothers, Danny Byrd, B Complex, Riot Jazz Brass Band, Camo & Krooked, Elsa Esmeralda, S.P.Y, Hugh Hardie, Zara Kershaw, Hidden Element, Adam F, Polar & Bryson, Mozey, I Wannabe, Etherwood, Metrik, Gentleman's Dub Club, Anais, Taxman, Breakage, Break, Nu:Logic, Cyantific, LSB, Technimatic, Culture Shock, Urbandawn, Makoto, A-Sides, Apex, Calibre, Liane Carroll, Logistics, MC Fats, MIST, Lynx,  Grand Unified, J Magik, Kings Of The Rollers, Netsky, DJ Die, Dubphyzix, Conrad Subs, PD Syndicate, Shy FX

Focus on the Billion Dollar Remixes album.  It's 20 years since I released my album Billion Dollar Gravy on Hospital Records. To mark the anniversary, each track has been remixed by some of the best producers in the business.  This podcast contains new music and production by:  Unglued, Whiney, Bop & Subwave, Wyld Dogz, Calibre, Dogger & Mindstate, Whytwo & Imo:Lu, Watch The Ride, Thinktonk, Charli Brix, Lenzman & Slay, Conrad Subs, Zero T, Mozey, Break, Liam Bailey, Kimyan Law, Hugh Hardie, MC Fats, Bcee, L-Side & Charlotte Haining, Dunk and mSdoS.

In which we all live in the moment. Brand new soulful D&B from these humans: London Elektricity, Bop & Subwave, Catching Cairo, Turno, Break, Lorna King, Charli Brix, Kimyan Law, Lens & BCee, Calibre, MC Fats, Dunk & Black Opps, Technimatic, Q Project, Javeon & Deadline, Particle, Seba, Zero T, D-Kay.

fresh back from Locus in Tulum, Mexico, I bring you the sound of the inside of my head. You share your reactions to that Brene Brown reading I did.  And, thanks for subscribing and getting this podcast past the 250,000 listens mark!   new music from: London Elek (that's me), Robert Owens, Zerot T, Ed:it, Sustance, Pola & Bryson, Duskee & Zara Kershaw, Dogger & Ephyra ft Tominthechamber, Charli Brix, Hyroglifics & Catching Cairo, Makoto, Ruth Royal & Alex Boy, Lynx, Natalie Duncan, Lenzman, Enei, Kings OF The Rollers & Katy B, Akuratyde, Think Tonk & DJ Fresh ft Jamie McCool & Liam Bailey, and Skeptical.

Fast Soul Music to brighten your day/night with brand new tunes from:  Me, Mozey, Reuben, Polaris & Schematic, Dawn Wall, Nu:logic and Flava D, Voltage, Sweety Irie & Serum, Hologram, Anais, Sudley & Champion DI, Dunk, Mitekiss & Kublai, Jubei & LSB, Zero T & Onj, Bastion & Zara Kershaw, Waeys, DJ Hybrid and Phase.

Welcome to Episode 25 of the Fast Soul Music Podcast. A throwback to my set at Sunandbass in September 2022 in Sardinia hosted by Fava and Tempza. It’s cold and raining right now in London so let’s have some sunshine :)

kicking 2023 off with a brand new selection of fast soul music for you. freshness from High Contrast, Waeys & flowanastatisia, Zero T & Onj & Aaliyah Esprit, DRS & Sub Phizix, Conrad Subs, Brook, Bou & Trigga, Aliz Perez, Watch The Ride & London Elektricity, Unkoded, The Vanguard Project & Catching Cairo, Bensley, DLR, Mitekiss, Total Science, L-Side & Bassman and SPMC. Thanks to these labels for releasing great music: Highly Contrasting, Critical, CIA, Shogun, Precinct, Goldfat, Souped Up, Hospital, V Recordings, UKF, mau5trap.

I play my absolute favourite D&B tunes released this year, and you tell me what gold you've discovered in what has been a very strange, dark and challenging year for our world.  Music from Wardown, Hugh Hardie, Waeys, Artsea, Workforce, Bop & Subwave, SOLAH, Voltage & Shy FX, Ark Patrol, Anais, Zero T & Onj, Annix & Stimula, Mitekiss, Taxman, Disrupta, Dogger, Mindstate & Calibre, Watch The Ride, Chimpo, High Contrast, Dunk, Alix Perez, Slay, Break & Total Science, Pola & Bryson, In:Most, DRS, Monroe, Dub Phizix, Kimyan Law, Lens, Nia Archives, Conrad Subs and LSB.  Wishing you a happy and healthy 2023!

Episode 22: a dose of Fast Soul Music brought to you by London Elektricity featuring you, your thoughts and brand new music from these artists:   DRS, Monroe, IRYE, Dub Phizix, Javeon & Bcee, LaMeduza, Waeys, GLXY, Bop & Subwave, Dogger & Mindstate, Unglue, Whiney, Lens, Doktor, Solah, DLR, Anais, Taxman, LSB, Zero T & Onj ft Manny, Red Fox & Formula    Thanks to these labels:   Shogun, Soulvent, Senkasonic, Overview, Hospital, Sofa, Playaz and North Quarter.

This episode is all about Floodlight - the D&B album to raise money for people hit by floods in Pakistan. The devastating floods sank over 1/3rd of the country underwater, and official figures state that 1,678 people have died due to the floods. These artists from around the world in the D&B community have come together and provided original tracks for this album which is out right now on Bandcamp.

No chat today just amazing fast soul music from: Lens, Workforce, The Sauce, Critical Impact, Rockwell, Meduza, Artsea, Break, Shodan & Kipsy, Nick The Lot, FD, Hugh Hardie, Zara Kershaw, Total Science, Calibre, Clusion, Akuratyde, Synkro, Nymfo, LSB, Phibes, Paradox, Whineym Doktor, Coco, Slay, Mozey, Ivy Lab. Thanks to these labels for the tunes:  Spearhead, 31, Obsolete Medium, CIA, 4 Corners, Born On Road, Soulvent, Precinct, Liondub, Hospital, Souped Up.

As I grow older, I learn daily that I know less and less than I thought.  One thing I do know is that D&B is in a brilliant place right now. I love that this music can be like a counterbalance to how things are in the world. D&B has a habit of stepping up when the world, politics, war, and the behaviour of humans create adversity and suffering.  Thanks as always to all the artists and labels who sent these tunes: Wardown, Dogger, Mindstate, Liam Bailey, Calibre, SOLAH, Pola & Bryson, Zitah, Whytwo, Imo-Lu, Zero T, Steo, Phibes, Iyre & Pyxis, Lenzman, Redeyes, DJ Zinc, Mozey, M.A.R.Y, Conrad Subs, The Caracel Project & Buunshin, Winslow, Serum, Need For Mirrors, Particle & En:vy, Watch The Ride, Ishfaq, Dunk, Kimyan Law. BMT Music, 1985, Hospital, Shogun Audio, Integral, Invicta, Pilot, The North Quarter, Bingo Bass, Koba, UKF, Souped Up, Critical, Rinse, 31, +++.

After a lovely summer break, I came home to pastures scorched. Never mind, I have a crate of luscious new beautiful D&B to ease the pain.  Behold! Tunes from Thinktonk, LSB, Redeyes, NJ, Klinical, Zed Bias, Justin Hawkes, Artsea, DRS, Dogger, Tyler Dayley, Kimyan Law, Note, Whytwo, SOLAH, Winslow, Enei, T>I, Trex, Bassbrothers, Carlito, Bensley, Dub Phizix, Subtle Element, Zero T, Sl8r, Zar and Wardown.  Thanks to these labels for sending me promos: Precinct, Five Alley, Invicta, Overview, NEA$, Pilot, Goldfat, DNBA, +++, Goldfat, BMT Music, Hospital, Critical, Metalheadz, Souped Up, V Recordings, UKF, Senkasonic, Bowlcut.

Does thinking cause more harm than good? You share your thinking on thinking.  Featuring amazing new D&B music from Zed Bias, Mindstate, Verbz, Mr Slipz, Alix Perez, Delah & Ciland, Dr Meaker, Fizzy Gillespie & Celestine, Annix, Elipsa, Venbee & Dan Fable, Pol & Bryson, Lens, Sl8r, Rozfresh, Dysthymatic, DJ Hazard, YAANO, Chimpo, The Skeptics, NAtus & Fearbace, Dogger, Tominthechamber & Haribo, Klinical, DJ Hybrid, Mrs Magoo & Rider Shafique, Champion Sound and Sappo.    Thanks to these record labels for sending me new music:   NEA$, Precint, High Focus, Low Syndicate, Flightcase Recordings, Sleepless, Sony Music Entertainment, Spearhead, V Recordings, Mathematica Records, Hazardous Material, Critical, Liquid Labs, Galacy, Drum and Bass Arena, Overview Music and Deep In.

Welcome to episode 16 of the FSM podcast. Thanks for all your shouts and to these excellent artists for making beautiful new music: Solah, Dub Phizix, Buunshin, Emba, Slay, The Upbeats, Harley D, Edan & Berrow, MidKnighT MooN, Turno & Ben Snow, Katalyst, Alibi, Disrupta, Chimpo, Askel & Elere.    One Love.

On this momentous day when for the first time in about 7 years we can feel good about being British, you tell me what brings you joy. a beautiful selection of music from Heron Flow, Bop & Subwave, High Contrast, DJ Marky, Emba, Paper Dragon, Chimpo, Harley D, Bladerunner, DLR, GLXY, Hugh Hardie, Nu:tone, Visionobi, Sl8r, Slay, Conrad Subs, Subten, Harry Shotta,Eloquin, Technimatic, Dub Phizix, Tom Logic, Buunishin.  Thanks to these labels for sending me amazing music: 31, Soulvent, Hughly Contrasting, Spearhead, V Recordings, Serial Killaz, Liondub, CIA, Hospital, Shogun, Senka, Program, Critical.

As the summer gets into gear I bring you the fruits of my search for beauty and originality in D&B. Music from:   Salo, Zed Bias, Chimpo, Emba, Dub Phizix, Science of Man, TMPZ, Minor Forms, Zero T, London Elek, S.P.Y, Diane Charlemagne, Degs, Nu:tone, Duskee, Imo-Lu, Maykors, Neekir, Wingz, Serpnt, AKAS, DJ Hybrid, High Contrast and Digital.