OA011 - Octavate - Your Name

Your Name? Your Occupation? Your Specialist Subject?

Questions that have defined intellectual pride for decades, courtesy of the legendary quiz show Mastermind. But for one contestant, the spotlight wasn’t on history, politics, or science... It was on the breakbeats, basslines, and the blueprints of 90s drum & bass.

Patrick Wilson, a drum & bass veteran who lived through the genre’s most formative years, stepped into the famous black chair to test his knowledge of the scene he grew up with. Leaving with no passes and an impressive 11 points, the moment became a collision of rave heritage and nostalgia.

Octavate notices and respects this. And what greater respect exists in the world of drum & bass, than sampling?

‘Your Name’ artfully weaves Wilson’s exchange into the DNA of the track, transforming the broadcast into a fully-fledged homage to the genre’s golden era. The result is the sound of a record that feels lifted from a dusty DAT tape, but produced with a modern weight, precision and pacing.

A hark back to the very foundations of drum & bass, ‘Your Name’ combines original break-driven energy with the unmistakable character of 90s-inspired synthesised basslines. Raw, rolling, and unapologetically honouring the heritage of that sound that built a movement - reimagined for today's dancefloors.