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Full circle with Phantom 45, Daz-I-Kue and Sinceelay June 21 at Detours DNB

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I wore out the Vanilla Gorillaz Vol. 1 mixtape* by Phantom 45 and Terry Mullan. It traveled between Atlanta and Durham and Tennessee in my 1995 red Honda Civic coupe, aka “Lil Red.” I could recite the sample, “my record of choice … the turntables” on cue en route to raves at Nike Pavilion, or randomly in the midst of chores in my two bedroom apartment in Reynoldstown.

So having Phantom 45 grace the decks in Atlanta at Detours Drum and Bass on June 21 – after nearly 20 years – is coming full circle in a way that only those who’ve been at this for 25-plus years would understand. Our shared hometown of Chicago is an added bonus.

Chicago drum and bass DJ Phantom 45 wearing a black cap and sweatshirt, partially obscured by their clothing, looking directly at the camera against a dark, textured background.
Legendary Chicago drum and bass DJ Phantom 45

Learn more about Phantom 45’s start as a house DJ to true-school drum and bass legend here.

As Detours DNB aims to do, we’re putting together the right people, at the right time, at the right place. This edition is bridging the gap between drum and bass, broken beat and hip-hop.

A legend in his own right, Daz-I-Kue, aka Darren Benjamin, is the best man for the job of connecting the genres. He was part of the pioneering broken beat Bugz In the Attic crew, and literally helped define the UK’s grime sound. He’d go on to remix critically acclaimed artists such as Amy Winehouse, Soul II Soul and 4 Hero, and spent years in Atlanta working with some of the city’s top-tier artists including Khari Cabral Simmons (Jiva/India Arie), Anthony David, Avery Sunshine, Rhonda Thomas, Heston, Kai Alce and DJ Kemit.

Portrait of a broken beat pioneer Daz-I-Kue with a beard and cap, wearing a denim jacket and a black t-shirt.
Broken beat pioneer Daz-I-Kue

Now based in Nashville, where he continues to be prolific with I-Kue Recordings, Atlanta fans new and old are stoked for Daz’s return.

Hip-hop and jungle DJ Sinceelay of Team Rollers

Setting the scene for the night, Sinceelay of the Team Rollers crew brings an all-vinyl set steeped in hip-hop with elements of jungle and drum and bass mixed in. Fresh off a gig at Block & Drum, he’s promising “a very special set” that will reflect his deep connection to both genres and beyond.

Tickets are available now – $20 in advance, $25 at the door.

*Matt “Dough” Donathan was the one to hook me up with that mixtape – as he often did with so many things, music being just one of them. How he got his hands on the tape from Middle Tennessee, I’ll never know, but I’ll always be grateful.

Chris Inperspective returns to Atlanta for Detours Drum and Bass Summer Edition

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Summer is here, and so is the next Detours Drum and Bass event at Eyedrum on Saturday, June 29, featuring Rotterdam-based DJ and producer Chris Inperspective as the first stop on his U.S. tour – and his return to Atlanta after nearly 20 years.

Chris is the founder and head of Inperspective Records, the well-respected label created in 1997 responsible for the best of the weird and wonderful side of jungle and drum and bass.

Known for the challenging style of experimental drum and bass and jungle, Chris came to prominence as an outspoken and diverse DJ who is not afraid to take chances in his sets. His mission is to push the boundaries of what the sound can be, whether through his own productions or through the artists and labels he supports and represents.

A favorite of Physical Science Productions’ Divine Ruler, it only makes sense that Divine is set to open for Chris. Divine has been a longtime supporter of the Atlanta jungle scene, and his crew was responsible for bringing notable jungle DJs to the Southeast for the first time – including bringing Chris to Raleigh, and helping with the Atlanta event back in 2005.

Kicking things off in fantastic fashion will be TruLyfe, who’s been in the mix for more than 20 years, and represents Torch, 404 Audio and the Atlanta DJ Collective.

“I’m really excited about this season’s edition,” says Chanté LaGon, Slo*Mo content director and long-standing supporter of the city’s electronic and soul music scenes. “Giving people a sense of the different facets of drum and bass and its origins is so important, and that’s exactly what makes having Chris Inperspective here so special.”

​​Detours Drum and Bass is a quarterly series that brings together distinctive DJs from locations as diverse as the line-up. For all those on the dancefloor as well as the artists behind the decks, Detours Drum and Bass is the vibe that you’re at the right place, at the right time, with the right people.

The DJs featured for the Summer Edition of Detours Drum and Bass are:

Chris Inperspective – Inperspective Records – The Netherlands

Divine Ruler – Physical Science Productions – Atlanta

TruLyfe – 404 Audio / Torch / Atlanta DJ Collective – Atlanta

Tickets are available now – $15 in advance, $20 at the door.