If ever there was a fitting soundtrack to a time in dance music history, it’s Mandidextrous’s Speed Bass concept.
A prominent sound among the new wave of 4×4 / drum & bass hybrids, Mandidextrous’s full-throttle four-to-the-floor D&B signature is the perfect catalyst to our newfound post-lockdown freedom. Full of energy, zero airs and graces or time to chin stroke – just get yourself on the dancefloor, let go of all inhibitions, frustrations and just have fun and embrace the escapism.
It’s what dance music culture is founded on, it’s certainly what free parties are founded on and it’s the attitude, culture and energy that brought Mandi here in the first place. A queer, trans artist, raving gave Mandi the platform, space and freedom to find themselves and carve their own sound and narrative. Since first diving deep into the free party scene in the late 90s / early 2000s Mandidextrous has gone on to coin their own hybrid sound several times over – once with the 190BPM jungle-tek (and the successful cult label AMEN4TEKNO) and most recently with Speed Bass.
Easing their jungle-tek carnage down to D&B tempo, Speed Bass brings together the sounds and dynamics of everything Mandi stands for; D&B, bassline, hardcore, techno and all great ravey flavours in between. Their debut single on ProgRam – Techno On My Mind (with BiSH) and Move Faster – is a perfect example of this fusion and plenty more is expected as Mandi launches their Speed Bass label in the near future.
Already capturing the current energy to the point people have submitted demos before the label’s even launched, Mandi and Speed Bass will be soundtracking these unique times for a long time to come and creating these moments with their own night Rave Monster.
It’s Mandi’s time right now. Yet if it wasn’t for EQ50’s mentorship scheme, none of this would be happening.

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