Tephra & Arkoze are Dj/Producer collab from

Hertfordshire UK.

They have many years of Djing experience and have been mainly focusing on production since 2011.

2013 seen their first release on Proximity Records Contrast E.P 

This duo are well known for their Dj sets within Nutured beatz where they have played numerous times supplying deeper vibes on the night.

There’s more releases lined up from themselves on Invisible Recordings, Proximity Recordings, Nurtured Beatz plus more that we will sure find out about soon. 

 Lets get to know these chaps more.

Hey fellas,

This year has certainly been a busy one for you two.
Whats been your best experience within D&B so far?

It would be hard for us to put it down to one thing, playing at the Sun & Bass DJ Comp Finals was definitely up there for both of us, as is our forthcoming release on Invisible Recordings.

Why did you both decide to produce D&B in 2011?

After years of mixing we started to workout the structure of a track, so decided to give production a go. At first we did it separately and one summer when James was back from Uni we decided to collaborate. We did some tutorials with Simon from Vicious Circle, and Rhys did one before that with Nick Data. From there we started to take production more seriously.

Why didn’t you two start earlier?

We often ask ourselves the same question. To be honest we never really thought about it too much before, Rhys tried teaching himself but didn’t have much luck! This is what lead to the tutorials.

I know you two are great friends but do you ever have big disagreements in the studio?

 We wouldn’t say we have big disagreements but like any duo or group in music we both have our own ideas that can sometimes collide. However, most of the time we tend to agree with each others input, often replicating each others thoughts.

Would you both prefer to be collab with other producers?

We think it depends on who you are working with.Sometimes we collab with people that work in very different ways to us and it can be tricky to get your thoughts on a project. However we have worked with many artists that work in a similar way, which can be beneficial as everyone has their own ideas which easily expressed.

When can we hear the next release?

Our next release is a track entitled ‘Pattern’ and is a collab with Survey, this one is forthcoming on Invisible Recordings and is out on both digital and vinyl format. Audio for this track is included in our guest mix.

What’s on the agenda for you both in these last few months of 2015?

We are headlining at a night called Abstract in Northampton next month, and then we playing at Addictive Behaviour x In-Reach @ Konnect (London) in December!

So here’s the rolling exclusive guest mix featuring their forthcoming release alongside Survey on Invisible Recordings.

https://soundcloud.com/drumandbasics/drumbasics-exclusive-guest-mix-tephra-arkoze