Commix

Commix formed in Cambridge in the early 2000s as a trio of George Levings, Guy Brewer and Conrad Whittle. The project released music through Tangent, Creative Source and 31 Records before joining Metalheadz, where its 2007 album Call to Mind became the label’s first solo-artist album. “Be True” was the album’s lead single. Levings later said the album left the project creatively drained, prompting him and Brewer to pursue separate directions. An earlier collaboration with Logistics and Nu:Tone appeared in 2004 as the Hospital Records single Future Sound Of Cambridge.

Commix also released music through Hospital Records and Good Looking Records, and remixed tracks by Bebel Gilberto, Adam F and DJ Die. Whittle left the group, and Brewer departed in 2012, leaving Levings as its sole member. Before returning to Commix, Levings explored house and techno under the name Endian. In 2015, Commix released the Hospital Records single Ghost Snare with Logistics and Nu:Tone. The 2016 EP Generation 1 marked Commix’s first release in five years. Levings said he wanted later music to explore new dynamics in drum and bass and involve unusual musicians and vocalists.

On returning to Commix, Levings described using fewer samples and more hardware, with a focus on sound design. Levings also characterised Call to Mind as eclectic, bringing drum and bass together with influences beyond the genre. In 2017, he said he was working on a new album for Metalheadz. The 2005 single Exitvs002 paired Commix with Calibre and dBridge on Exit Records. In 2008, Logistics and Nu:Tone joined Commix on Hospital Records’ album Future Sound Of Cambridge 3; the following year, Envious/Justified paired the project with Goldie on Metalheadz. “Satellite Song” appeared on the compilation Winter of Content, while “Urban Legend” and “If I Should Fall” were released together as a 12-inch single. In 2018, Guy Brewer found previously unreleased Commix music on an old hard drive, and ten EPs and two additional tracks were uploaded to Bandcamp. Commix also featured on the 2010 RA Podcast, RA.229.