Autonomic

The tempo can still belong to drum and bass while the feeling comes from somewhere else: synth music, soul, electro or a quiet instrumental. Autonomic was a particular creative alliance that used mixes, podcasts, club nights and records to make those possibilities audible together.

In the late 2000s, dBridge and Instra:mental connected around a more open approach to electronic production. Their Autonomic podcasts assembled new music alongside influences, and the alliance extended into events and releases.

FabricLive. 50 in 2010 became a central document.

Nonplus and Exit provided overlapping outlets, but both labels ranged beyond the project. Later work by the participants followed different paths; the scene is defined by a shared period and collaboration, not one permanent genre.

Who: dBridge, Instra:mental’s Al Green and Damon Kirkham, and collaborators heard through the mixes and releases. What: spacious rhythm, melodic detail, half-time possibilities and unexpected influence records.

A Nonplus or Exit logo is only a retrieval clue. Artist credits and the actual music’s relationship to the project decide the match.