‘Without Me’ is the standout single from the forthcoming LP ‘Transmission 96’ by Liftin’ Spirits & DJ Persuasion.
‘Without Me’ retains the duo’s mission to pay tribute to classic Jungle and Drum and Bass with a modern twist, on this occasion with a nod to the liquid musical style championed by legendary artists such as LTJ Bukem, ‘Foul Play’ and Ant Miles’ alias ‘Higher Sense’ (Moving Shadow). This track is taken from their forthcoming LP ‘Transmission 96’ coming via the Liftin Spirit Records label on 16th May 2025.
‘Transmission 96’ is a collaborative LP between one of the pioneers of Jungle and Drum and Bass, Liftin’ Spirits (aka Ant Miles), writing and producing alongside DJ Persuasion, a devotee of the genre, whose immersion into the culture came when discovering Miles’ groundbreaking productions.
From this unique twin perspective, the LP takes primary inspiration from the second wave of Jungle Drum and Bass in the mid 1990s, an era when the genre had deeply evolved, its breakbeats and hardcore stabs expertly blended with soulful melodies for the dancefloor.
Liftin Spirit Records was the original sister label to Ram Records, the renowned and hugely influential imprint founded by another foundational talent in electronic music, Andy C. Both were based in the same studio in Hornchurch, Essex, UK, itself owned by Ant Miles since 1994.
The origins of ‘Transmission 96’ channel this collective creativity from the perspective of a different era. Having become friends in 2017, the first sketches for ‘Transmission 96’ began to emerge long-distance out of lockdown, taking shape into a rejuvenated British rave culture.