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Kode 9 is a Glasgow-born DJ working out of London– which means if you’re searching for an artist with his finger on the pulse of the UK music/dance scene, look no further. On Red Bull Music Academy Radio check out his playlist, where he selects from a series of favorite inspirations. There’s a subtle ambiance to his mixes, which may conjure the imagery of an Antonioni or Fellini movie, or any rainy night from the celluloid frame of film-noir. It’s clearly where Kode owes his allegiance; just listen to tracks like ‘9 samurai’, a nod to Kurosawa’s films. A recognized master of dubstep, Kode 9 drew most of his influence from early jungle when it first got big in the UK. In addition to his years of hard work behind the turntables, he’s got a PhD from the University of Warwick in philosophy and lectures regularly at University on the subject of media production. For a closer look at the mastermind behind the music, check it out here:

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Straight out of Scotland, Rustie is a veritable hodgepodge of dozens of musical genres from over the past 30 or 40 years: at one minute, it’s a flurry of disco symphony samples, the next, a peppering of golden age jazz alto-sax, followed by a dollop of early 80’s electronica and one-hit-wonder pop sounds (remember Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam?). Picture the inbred child of Al Dimeola, Gloria Gaynor, Tiffany, ABBA, and Steely Dan, after they all had an orgy (and an ugly one at that)– and Rustie is your man, re-birthing some of the more irreverent musical moments of the last few decades. Here’s a peek at his Warp Records set at Red Bull Music Academy Radio. If it gets too cute, at least he segues between genres with gunshots.

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