Homegrown w/ Hazee & Dub Predatorz (31.08.2026)

Outside's been drizzling the entire afternoon. We're in Rotor Studio, Rapala & Vraciu's Brussels musical hideout and trying to put together a drum and bass mix, something we didn't do in more than 15 years. We did our last mix as Dub Predatorz 11 years ago and that was 24 minutes of dub. The bass is pumping over some easier liquid tunes and we're cracking jokes; "Let's not release the piano yet", "I have some killer chainsaw tracks".. The playlist starts to take shape and we get to the actual mix. There's a large window in front of our decks and it's like we're back on a stage. I close my eyes and I have a flashback with us doing the graveyard shift at Summer Break Festival in 2005 where we started with rollers, went through some tech steppers and then to a sunrise liquid that stick to our soul after a night of proper raving. It's like being instantly present in two different worlds and all this just because of the music. This is how these two hours sound like to me now. They capture the sounds and vibe we put out each time we were on stage. We went back to the source but surfing on new tracks and what's most rewarding is that in the playlist we can put good local producers. It's like being on both sides of a rainbow in the same time. We may be two dinosaurs still wagging their tales in a world that's changed appearance but deep underneath all make-up, things stayed the same and that vibe hasn't aged a bit. Thanks to Rapala for the push and cheers to the new generation for taking things forward from a garden rave to the stadiums. Out to Mighty Boogie, Sub:liminal & SoulDR!P, Bogdvn and all the other ones spreading the vibes. For those born after 2000, Dub Predatorz is aka Hazee & Rapala, (sometimes contradictive) friends that played back to back at seminal electronic music events like AnonimTM's 48h, TMBase Session, Summer Break Festival & The WarmUp, Peninsula/Felsziget and many raves and random parties across Romania between 2004-2009. 💥 Live on Black Rhino Radio every fourth Monday, from 18:00 EEST 🎧 Listen to all shows & check the tracklists at bit.ly/3o0hdMz