Our New Generation podcast is back!

Dedicated to all emergent artists currently denting, sculpting and re-shaping the bass scene, our series returns with a brand new host - Gianina Mesina.

The concept remains the same as it's always been: our New Generation podcast is here to give space to those breaking through to tell their story and share their challenges and unique perspective on the industry and scene right now in 2026. And at the end of the interview, they nominate the next guest.

For this episode Gianina meets London-based Bluck.

DJ, promoter, producer, a qualified neuroscientist; Emma Bluck is Hospital Records mentorship student 2026, she's behind the grassroots talent championing event Circuit Sounds, she's recently started to reveal her productions to the world and, just in this week of publishing this podcast she's announced a new residency on Kool / Rinse!

And that's just the tip of the iceberg; Bluck's on an exciting musical adventure that's unfolding with new levels and benchmarks every week... And none of it is undeserved. Committed to the real underground sound and culture of drum & bass, Bluck is flying the flag proudly for all previous generations and this is how she's doing it.

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Our first podcast of 2026 sees Dave Columbo Jenkins reconnecting with Slovakian drum & bass artist B-Complex for an extensive chatter about peace, love, unity, respect and many other topical matters of the day.

Kicking off instantly with an exploration of neurodiversity, we then traverse the scary state of politics in the world, the toxicity of billionaireism and of course Trans people and the challenges, blocks and obstacles they face every single day.

As a very prominent trans artist in drum & bass, Matia has been confronted by acute actions of hate in recent years by a very small but vocal minority. Her retaliation was a message of love: a Various Artist compilation called PLUR which unites the scene against all agents of hate, abuse and ignorance. All proceeds will go to Victory Beats, an organisation healing traumatised people in Ukraine with music therapy.

Released on Imagine Audio, you can support it here: https://imagineaudio1.bandcamp.com/album/plur-peace-love-unity-respect

Like the compilation, the conversation goes deep and covers all kinds of grounds. We guarantee you'll come away from this inspired.

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December 23 2024: The date we announced our first Mixmas winner - Fireworks Factory.

Neither he, or we, had ANY idea what would follow this announcement. He was only meant to win a DJ set, instead he's become a core member of our creative collective and has had a profound and very positive influence on the brand. We've released his music, twice, and done quite a few more shows than the single gig he was promised and we have so much more to do in 2026 and beyond.

But first we look back over the year he's had and the journey we've shared. From my cringey over-excited first interview with him exactly a year ago all the way through to his recent single Back To U / Infinite Crashing Wave, this extensive interview maps out and explores the trip we've been on both from Max's perspective as an emergent new generation artist and from my perspective as a new label that is purposefully going against the grain at a time when a huge amount of the industry seems obssessed with only profits, metrics and maintaining an increasingly depressing status quo.

Despite the raw reality of the current world, 1 More Thing remains a fresh, inclusive, community-minded space that encourages new ideas, urges its crew to break rules and insists on doing things differently. We know that Max Fireworks Factory shares those ethics too and that vision, too.

December 23 2025: The date we celebrate this chance encounter and ongoing collaboration with a unique podcast. A must-watch for any new artist hoping to breakthrough right now. Enjoy!

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