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There is no doubt that dBridge & Instra:mental are at the top of their respective games right now. Through their Autonomic Podcast, DJ sets, NonPlus+ label and soon to be Autonomic label they have been writing, playing and supporting some of the most beautiful music being made anywhere right now. It was no surprise that they were asked to step up and produce the next installment of the legendary FabricLive mix series, FabricLive 50. If this promo mix is anything to go by, the actual mix is going to be something truly incredible.

I seriously can not recommend this mix highly enough.

dBridge & Instra:mental – FabricLive 50 Promo Mix

1. 0:00:00 Instra:mental — Forbidden – Applepips
2. 0:03:10 Instra:mental — Vicodin – Naked Lunch
3. 0:04:30 Skream — Minimalistix – Nonplus+
4. 0:06:45 Vaccine — Cascade Failure – Nonplus+
5. 0:08:08 Skream — Unknown
6. 0:10:28 Consequence — Snakes and Skulls – Nonplus+
7. 0:11:37 Instra:mental — Voyeur – Disfigured Dubz
8. 0:13:30 Skream — Siminimal – Dub [Riya accapella tease]
9. 0:15:55 ASC — The Depths — Autonomic
10. 0:19:33 They Live — What we promise — Exit
11. 0:20:43 ASC — Reality Check
12. 0:25:12 dBridge — Lost Shadow — Exit
13. 0:27:26 dBridge — Rendevous — Exit
14. 0:29:41 Oak — Chizra – Unknown
15. 0:31:11 Asc & Consequence — Fade away seasons – Nonplus+
16. 0:33:05 Consequence — A man and a woman — Exit
17. 0:35:57 Vaccine — Nurse — Dub
18. 0:36:27 Instra:mental, Skream & dBridge — Arcacia — Autonomic
19. 0:37:59 Synkro — Letting go — Autonomic
20. 0:40:14 Abstract Elements — Apocalypse — Dub
21. 0:42:19 Genotype — Sunday — Dub
22. 0:44:55 ASC — Focus Inwards – Nonplus+
23. 0:46:40 Instra:mental — Unknown – Unreleased Dub
24. 0:48:20 Instra:mental — No Future [ASC Mix] — Dub
25. 0:50:20 Abstract Elements — Basic Substance — Dub
26. 0:55:52 Instra:mental — Watching you – Nonplus+
27. 0:58:07 Instra:mental — Photograph — Darkestral

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Bonus good news for us NZ folk: They are about to bring their Autonomic sound to town for a series of gigs up and down the country, including the awesome Splore festival. Be sure to get along and check it out.

There isn’t really much I can say about Instra:Mental that hasn’t been said already. Their music is totally amazing.

I have already written about their Autonomic Podcast which they put together with D Bridge (under their Plus Utlra super group alias), but this is a mix of their own recorded live at Reach, a night in Dublin.

Instra:Mental – Live at Reach Dublin

1. Consequence – Pseudo Echo [Exit]
2. ASC – Starkwood [Non Plus+]
3. Instra:Mental – No Future [Non Plus+]
4. ??? – ??? [???]
5. System – El Sunrise [N/A]
6. ASC – Porcelain [Non Plus+]
7. SpectraSoul – Melodies [Exit]
8. Abstract Elements – Wrong Way [Exit]
9. ??? – ??? [???]
10. ASC – Focus Inwards [Non Plus+]
11. Mr Sizef & Unquote – Hours Have No Reverse Motion [Hospital]
12. Abstract Elements – Vortex Field [Exit]
13. Instra:Mental – Watching You [Non Plus+]
14. Abstract Elements – ??? [Exit]
15. ??? – ??? [???]
16. Abstract Elements – Fourth Dimension [Exit]
17. D-Bridge, Instra:Mental & Skream – Reflections [???]
18. ??? – ??? [???]

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I am super excited about what is happening in drum and bass right now. The last twelve months has seen an explosion of experimentation, new talent emerging, and some of the old dogs are definitely learning some new tricks.

Plus Ultra is a fusion of one of the scenes most successful and experienced producers, D Bridge, and one of the new school (well, kinda), Instra:mental. These two heavyweights have come together to produce one of the most innovative mix series I have heard in a long time.

The Autonomic Podcasts seamlessly fuse drum and bass with the duos other influences. Things like minimal techno, IDM, dubstep, and stuff I have no idea what to call. They also feature plenty of tunes from the two artists themselves.

These are definitely not drum and bass mixes. They are just full of incredible music.

If you are an electronic music fan in general then you should definitely be subscribed to these podcasts.