With sizzling electro, crunching breakbreats, frenzied footwork and much more in between, Nikki Nair records a jaw dropping productions mix for the Recognise series, and chats to Katie Thomas about his route into music-making and DJing, the importance of respecting dance music history, and the push for a more diverse scene

Nikki Nair flits from French house and techno to breaks, Baltimore club and back again on his new EP for Scuffed Recordings. Hear the soulful samples and chopped up grooves of  ‘Justtryingto’ now

With an hour of animated rave cuts and tough, trippy techno, Knoxville, Tennessee DJ Alex Falk’s Fresh Kicks mix locks into the DIY energy of TEKNOX party he co-runs

Scuffed Recordings rounds off an impressive year with their first compilation EP. Hear Nikki Nair’s ‘D B G’ now…