There’s something truly beautiful and majestic about Ghosting Season‘s debut album, Very Last Of The Saints, released on Sasha’s Last Night On Earth label. The musical union of Gavin Miller and Tom Ragsdale (who are also known collectively as worriedaboutsatan), the pair adeptly blend elements of ambient, post-rock, techno and electronica into a quixotic signature while eschewing current musical fads and trends. The result is an album that effortlessly blazes new trails without any pomp and circumstance.

Luckily for us the duo found time to craft an exclusive Big Shot Guest Mix.

“This mix was a bit less hectic than some other mixes we’ve done recently, but really wanted to respect that fact and keep the whole thing going with a pace and groove that runs throughout its 55 minutes. Plus, as always, we wanted to keep it interesting, so threw in a few oldies,” relate the duo.

“Kuedo and Luke Abbott fitted each other so well, like they’re brothers from parallel universes or something. That Jacques Greene remix of Radiohead is a favorite of ours too, and one we love to play out as much as possible — he totally nailed that remix! Youandewan and Blondes are only recent finds for us, but we love their atmospheric, melancholic take on techno so really wanted to include them somewhere. Depeche Mode will always be a firm favorite with us too, and that Grauzone track is just too good to leave out, techno mix or not.”

Download and enjoy.

Big Shot Guest Mix: Ghosting Season

1. Kuedo / “Visioning Shared Tomorrows”
2. Ghosting Season / “A Muffled Sound Of Voices” (Luke Abbott remix)
3. Agoria feat. Carl Craig / “Speechless”
4. Radiohead / “Bloom” (Blawan remix)
5. Depeche Mode / “Behind The Wheel” (Vince Clarke remix)
6. Blondes / “Lover” (Dungeon Acid remix)
7. Ellen Allien / “My Tree” (Ripperton’s Backlash remix)
8. Radiohead / “Lotus Flower” (Jacques Greene remix)
9. Youandewan / “1988″
10. Massive Attack / “Paradise Circus” (Gui Boratto remix)
11. Grauzone / “Eisbär”

In January Lithuanian duo Mario & Vidis dropped Changed, on Silence Music. The full-length album is a testament to the slow house signature they’ve been carefully crafting since uniting in 2007. Vidis has graced us with a truly amazing Big Shot Guest Mix, featuring the same woozy, wondrous sounds he and his partner are now famous for. Opening with the unreleased “Re Stacks,” he adeptly mixes in tracks he’s produced with his trusted collaborator as well as deep tunes from kindred spirits such as Jazzanova and Little Dragon. Download and enjoy.

Big Shot Guest Mix: Vidis

1. Mario & Vidis feat. Barbarossa / “Re Stacks” (Silence Music) Unreleased
2. Mario & Vidis feat. Vytautas Sondeckis / “Plastic People” (Marcus Worgull Edit) (Best Works)
3. Mario & Vidis / “Ryyk” (Best Kept Secret)
4. Downtown Party Network / “The Other Side” (Best Kept Secret)
5. Darius Vaikas & Paralade / “Constant Change” (Best Kept Secret)
6. Darius Vaikas / “Oval” (Best Kept Secret)
7. Downtown Party Network / “The Machine Man” (Best Kept Secret)
8. Jazzanova / “I Human” (Mario & Vidis Redo) (Sonar Kollektiv)
9. Mario Vidis Ernesto / “Care” (Silence Music)
10. Little Dragon / “Thunder Love” (Mario & Vidis Instrumental Redo) (White)
11. Darius Vaikas & Paralade / “Silent Revolution” (Cut) (Best Kept Secret)
12. Nebbia / “Devotions (White)

Now trimmed down to a solo project led by Jimmy Mofo of Mofo Recordings, Beat Assassins carry on, releasing the electro-charged “Rip Up Da Riddim,” which also happens to be the label’s 30th release. Anchored by a bangin’ bassline and peppered with hip-hop vocals and a dubstep breakdown, the tune is smashing dance floors all over the place. Mr. Mofo celebrates the success of his track by mixing the latest Big Shot Guest Mix, featuring some of his own tracks and jams from his imprint as well as cuts by Deekline & Dustin Hulton, Ed Solo & Deekline feat. DJ Assault and Freefall Collective. Warning: it’ll be impossible for you to deny Deekline & Dustin Hulton feat. Sporty 0 & Yo Majesty’s flawlessly catchy “I Like Girls.” Download and enjoy.

Big Shot Guest Mix: Beat Assassins

1. Dancefloor Outlaws / “Boosh That Shit” (Mash-Up)
2. Beat Assassins / “Ace Is Back” (Mofo Recordings)
3. Deekline & Dustin Hulton feat. Sporty 0 & Yo Majesty / “I Like Girls”
4. Beat Assassins / “Living Good” (Mofo Recordings)
5. The Sleepover & Prendii / “Bitch Please” (Tonic Remix) (Club Cartel)
6. Beat Assassins / “Rip Up Da Riddim” (Mofo Recordings)
7. MC Shy D & Micky Nightrain / “I Bass U” (DJ Fixx & Chris B Rmx)
8. Beat Assassins / “Vowla” (Mofo Recordings)
9. Ed Solo & Deekline feat. DJ Assault “Gimme” (Rat Records)
10. Beat Assassins / “Inhale Exhale” (Mofo Recordings)
11. Deekline & Dustin Hulton feat. Kidd Money & Sport 0 / Whip It / (Ac Slater Remix)
12. Gary Gecko & Pigbwoy feat. Feral / Cantankerous / (Dogtown Clash Remix)
13. Freefall Collective / “Ganja Man” ((Beat Assassins Speed Garage Remix)

Milan-born, London transplant Gadi Sassoon goes by the name of Memory9. A trained jazz musician and sound experimenter on the rise thanks to his numerous performances and radio mixes, including a recent appearance on Ninja Tune’s Solid Steel series, his first effort under his nom de plume was a single with LA-based MC Juakali on Liverpool’s glitch-hop label Skanky Pany Recirds last year. A subsequent remix of “Beautiful” feat. Yarah Bravo for DJ Vadim’s band The Electric opened him up to an even bigger audience.

With Memory9′s new Black Dragon EP on his own Mnemonic Dojo imprint finally here, 2012 is looking like an even bigger year for this glitchologist. Check out Memory9′s exclusive Big Shot Guest Mix below featuring lots of glitchy beats and sliced and diced vocals by the likes of SP:MC, Kuedo, Black Pocket and SBTRKT. Have a listen and you’ll agree that it’s an unforgettable mix.

Big Shot Guest Mix: Memory9

1. SP:MC & LX ONE / “Judgement” (Tempa)
2. Synkro / “Deep Down” (Smoking Sessions)
3. Pariah / “Orpheus” (R&S)
4. Dustmite & Kuru / “Bare” (!K7 Records)
5. Kuedo / “Shutter Light Girl” (Falty DL Play Remix) (Planet Mu)
6. Zomby / “Spliff Dub” (Rustie Remix) (Hyperdub)
7. Droid Sector & 3rdeye / “Catharsis” (Subway Music)
8. Kromestar / “Outer Limit VIP” (forthcoming Cosmic Bridge)
9. Clue Kid / “Evolution” (Tectonic)
10. Kastle / “I Know” (Seclusiasis)
11. Black Pocket / “U’re A Sta” (Martyn Remix) (Fat City)
12. SBTRKT / “Ride to Freedom” (Young Turks)
13. Damu / “Karolinas Magic J” (Keysound Recordings)
14. Clicks & Whistles / “Cranberry Goose” (Embassy Recordings)
15. Kidkanevil / “Megajoy” (Tokimonsta’s Unsound Bliss Mix) (First Word Records)
16. Memory9 / “Fractals & Blades” (Mnemonic Dojo)

Brazil’s booming economy gets lot of attention, but let’s not forget the country’s thriving electronic music scene which includes standouts like DJ Marky and Felguk. Enter Viktor Mora and Naccarati to the fray. The pair united to forge their 13-track album, Next, which was released at the end of February. Geared for big rooms, the album features vocal dazzlers like “Me & You” and ‘Your Love’ featuring the outstanding vocals of Juliana Barbosa and deep instrumentals such as “601.” For this exclusive mix, Viktor Mora & Naccarati flex their mixing muscles for the world.

Big Shot Guest Mix: Viktor Mora & Naccarati

1. Acapella / “To the Club”
2. Viktor Mora and Naccarati / “GAS” (Unreleased)
3. U2 / “Beautiful Day” (Viktor Mora bootleg)
4. Goldfish / “Soundtracks and Comebacks” (Fedde_le Grand Remix)
5. Toddy Terry / “Samba” (Matteo DiMarrs Old School Meets New School Remix)
6. Peter Gelderblom / “I Gotta Let You Go” (Tujamo remix)
7. Jesse Vorn / “Cypher”
8. Viktor Mora and Naccarati / “601″
9. Carolina Carol Bela / “Class Bootleg”

German duo Jack Stat — JayVee and Piwi — unite the worlds of dubstep and breaks into their fluid sound, both on record and via their Dub Kommando and Bassbehandlung parties in their home town of Stuttgart and at U-Turn, south Germany’s biggest d’n'b party. With a series of remix EPs due out soon on their Lucky Break label, featuring new and old Jack Stat remixes, the twosome’s upcoming Secure Unit/Fatal Attraction EP will no doubt have dubstep fans rejoicing.

JayVee and Piwi’s musical diversity is all over their 24-track Big Shot Guest Mix featuring tunes from Zeds Dead, Logistics and Deekline. Download and enjoy.

Big Shot Guest Mix: Jack Stat

1. Kooqla / “Mute” (Jack Stat Remix” (Lucky Break)
2. Zeds Dead / “Hit Me” (Inspected)
3. Soap Dogers / “Belly” (Wheel And Deal)
4. DKS /”Illusion” (No Complay)
5. Secure Unit / “Fatal Attraction” (Lucky Break)
6. Logistics / “We Are The One” (Other Echoes Remix” (Hospital)
7. KLRGRM / “The Darkness” (Wicky Lindows)
8. Genetix / “Termination” (Audio Phreaks)
9. Nerva / “Hah! ” (2 Much Bass)
10. Toasty / “The Knowledge / Hotflush Rec.
11. Eptic / Oh Snap! / Never Say Die Rec.
12. Emalkay / “Flash & Bone” ft. Rod Azlan (Dub Police)
13. Deekline / “I Like Girls” (Dodge & Fuski Remix” (Rat)
14. Red Mob & HK Fifty One / “Circus Weaponry” (Heavy Artillery)
15. Secure Unit / “Fatal Attraction” (Playma Remix) (Lucky Break)
16. Afro Whitey / “Ridin” (Ed Solo VIP Mix) (Sludge)
17. Tim Ismag / “You” (Screwloose)
18. TC / “Times Change ” (Don’t Play)
19. Noisia / “Diplodocus” (Kill The Noise Remix) (Mau5trap)
20. Hellfire Machina / “Good Love” (Lifted Music)
21. Sub Focus / “Out Of The Blue” ( Xilent Remix/Ram)
22. Playma / “Far Away” (Audioporn)
23. Hectix / “You Better Not” (Beta)
24. Roll Deep / “Picture Perfect” (Mensah Remix) (Ministry Of Sound)

While other genres within bass music have been gaining in popularity in recent years, ragga jungle, with its jungle breaks, reggae basslines and rudeboy lyrics, has been at the core of the UK sound since the beginning. Liverpool’s DJ Frisk has been in the mix since the mid-’90s, hosting d’n'b nights at Voodoo in Liverpool to running nights all over the place. In honor of the release of his new two-track Space Raiders EP digital release on Rogue Beatz, Frisk crafted an exclusive 18-track Big Shot Guest Mix featuring some of the best MCs on the mic and toughest beats where it counts. Download and enjoy.

Big Shot Mix: DJ Frisk

1. Terry T / “Dancehall Murder”
2. Frisk / “Marijuana” (Instrumental)
3. Benny Page & Mr Williams / “It HAffi Bun
4. Frisk / “Turn Up Dat”
5. Krinjah / “Original Nuttah”
6. Serial Killaz / “My Sound a Champion”
7. Frisk & Demolition Man / “Junglist Warrior”
8. Ricky Ruff / “Priceless”
9. Serial Killaz, Run Tingz Cru, Tenor Fly & Blackout J.A / “Bun Babylon”
10.The Mighty Dreadnaught / “Yuh Love”
11. Million Stylez / “Me and You” (Spliff Unit remix)
12. Serial Killaz / “Rudeboy Style”
13. Psychofreud / “Don’t You Try Con Me”
14. Nfunk & Isaac Maya / “I Was Burn in the Ghetto”
15. Benny Page / “Crying Out” (Serial Killaz Remix)
16. Run Tingz Cru feat. Blackout J.A. & MC K.Ners / “Infomer” (Frisk Remix)
17. Frisk / “Frisk Me Down”
18. Collie Buddz / “Blind to You” (Spliff Unit Remix)

London/Bristol bass maverick Kanji Kinetic has been marching to his own beat for the past few years. Brandishing a sound that oozes with the blips, bleeps and energy of rave culture, his style encompasses the best elements of bassline house, breakbeat and dubstep. While his DJ skills are known to get every party started right, Mr. Kinetic has come on strong as a remixer/producer, continually offering up bin-rattling re-rubs at a blinding rate. The man himself, who helms the Mutant Bass label (check out the imprint’s stage at Glade festival in June), crafted an exclusive Big Shot Guest Mix featuring a wicked Trouble & Bass dub of his tune “Jiinx” as well as the RRRitalin Remix of his just released “Bang Harder” on Mutant Bass. Download and enjoy.

Big Shot Guest Mix: Kanji Kinetic

1. Mr Dubz / “The Way VIP” ([Project Allout)
2. Kanji Kinetic & Submerse / “Git Down” (Mutant Bass)
3. Optimus Grime / “1 Day” (self-released)
4. Kanji Kinetic / “Jiinx” (Trouble & Bass dub)
5. Pornbassline / “Dancin Shooz RFIX” (self-released)
6. DJ Narrows / “Enter The Dance” (Kronik)
7. DJ Q / “All Junglist” (Unknown To The Unknown)
8. Kanji Kinetic, Hadean & Krissi B / “Kick The Bass” (Mutant Bass dub)
9. Kanji Kinetic / “JR Line” (dub)
10. Heapy / “Glitch In’t System” (dub)
11. Krissi B / “Like Diss” (Mutant Bass dub)
12. Kanji Kinetic / “Bang Harder” (RRRitalin Remix) (Mutant Bass)

Today is a big day for Mark Fanciulli. His brand-new release, the much buzzed about “Sacrifice” on Saved Records, was released today and a record that’s been championed by many DJs of note — Laurent Garnier to Darren Emerson — is finally available to the masses.

“This is the type of record that will remain in my sets for years to come,” brother Nic Fanciulli tells us about the track. “An intelligent piece of house music which doesn’t follow the trend. A true classic.”

Having just played on the “15 Minutes of Fame” segment on Pete Tong’s Radio 1 show, Fanciulli took time out to craft an exclusive eight-song Big Shot Guest Mix featuring tracks by Arado, Marco Faraone, Clio and — of course — his latest and greatest. Download and enjoy.

Big Shot Guest Mix: Mark Fanciulli

1. Sek / “Morgan Is Tough” (Ava)
2. Arado / “Anything” ([Moon Harbour)
3. Sek / “Pimp My Day” (Ava)
4. Marco Faraone / “Orange Again” (Moon Harbour)
5. Clio / “Into The Disco” (Saved)
6. Mark Fanciulli / “Sacrifice” (Saved)
7. Si’ke Dj’s / “Say What!” (Say Ahh!)
8. Echonomist feat. Mz Sunday Love / “Obstacles” (Back And Forth)

Dublin-based DJ/producer Detboi likes to keep a lot of irons in the proverbial fire. After issuing top releases on Skint, On The Brink and Hervé’s Cheap Thrills (the nine-track Darkside EP is his most recent effort), on February 19 he will release an EP with Mista Men on Cheap Thrills and in March will unveil an EP on Cheap Thrills’ sister label, Deep Thrills. Detboi takes control of our Big Shot Guest Mix series, dropping an exclusive 11-track session overflowing with sexy, funky-ass club tracks by Hervé, Q-Tip (!), Mak + Pasteman and two exclusives from the man himself. Download and enjoy.

Big Shot Guest Mix: Detboi

1. Hervé / “Together” (C.R.S.T. Remix)
2. Q-Tip / “Work It Out” (Disclosure Booty Call Edit)
3. Mak + Pasteman / “So Much” (Demo)
4. Champion / “Lose Control”
5. Detboi / “I Can’t Take It” (Demo)
6. Seiji / “Face Up”
7. Mickey Pearce / “Don’t Ask Don’t Get”
8. Detboi / “Roll Arrangement” (Demo)
9. Seiji / “Frustratin’”
10. Detboi / “Darkside”
11. Detboi / “Thoughts”