Dub / ninja

Released Oct 2023

Records released this month that the Ninja keeps in rotation, each with his take on it.

25 records in rotation · 125 plays on air

Artists

Tracks

Rampa and &ME sculpt Moderat’s source into a 122-BPM juggernaut, equal parts cathedral melancholy and peak-time sweat.

A dubby, hypnotic 133bpm weapon that locks the room into pure underground tension.

My pick for the terrace: a 125-bpm surge that weaponises deep-house melody at energy-ten intensity.

Refined jazz keys and a driving 122 BPM groove forge deep house that is equal parts silk and sinew.

Serrated bass cuts through a 140 BPM grid with the patience of a producer who knows exactly when not to move.

I'd slot this 140 BPM Db-minor grime weapon straight into peak-time: Skee Mask, Riko Dan and MJK weaving bass weight and MC pressure with surgical precision.

A glossy, high-octane vocal cut that threads the needle between festival peaks and poolside warmth without ever losing its forward motion.

A pressure-cooker of sub-bass and restraint, this is deep house that moves like a threat rather than a promise.

A polished, anthemic rework that trades underground grit for sheer melodic weight, built for peak-time euphoria at 122 BPM.

A minor-key juggernaut that proves 120 BPM can feel like a sprint through neon rain, all late-night sweat and melodic desperation.

Melodic progressive house that unfolds like a slow-breathing 3am sigh, all atmosphere and restrained euphoria.

Carlita turns a glossy radio hook into lean, 128-BPM machine funk that refuses to apologise for its own catchiness.

A relentless 128 BPM Detroit electro jacker that locks the room into a sweat-drenched, minor-key hypnosis.

Feral electro machined at 140 BPM for peak-time devastation; a Kalahari Oyster Cult weapon that bites hard and leaves marks.

Feral electro at breakneck velocity, stripped to the bone and built strictly for strobe-lit chaos.

I hear stereoscopic depth at 120 BPM; warm, cerebral ambient that rewards the after-hours listener without demanding the dancefloor.

Snappy UKG breaks built for peak-time floors; credible, punchy weight that never lingers.

Relentless Hessle weight aimed squarely at the floor, efficient but rarely surprising.

If8.4

Relentless 133-BPM C-minor pressure from Hessle Audio that coils tension into pure, forward-thinking dancefloor hypnosis.

Pangaea twists key 6A into Hessle-grade steel at 133 BPM, demanding a dark room and a brutal system.

133 BPM of feral, stripped-back hypnosis that only Pangaea could wire this tight.

Urgent percussion and razor-wire sound design carve out a dark, propulsive space at 133 BPM.

I’d drop this at 130 BPM when the room needs a guaranteed main-stage rupture, not a surprise.

Hardcore speed run through a Hessle filter, all sub-pressure and 4 a.m. dread.