Om Unit

Jim Coles, known as Om Unit, is a British producer and DJ based in Bristol. Before using the Om Unit name, he released music as 2Tall. In 2011, Coles started his own record label, Cosmic Bridge. Its first release paired him with Kromestar on Solar Cycle / Merkabah. Coles appeared on the RA Podcast in 2013 and on RA Exchange in 2017; the episodes were RA.393 and EX.355.

Om Unit played at The Black Box in 2024, then at The Fox and Firkin in July 2025 and Fredens Eng in September 2025, as part of Strøm Festival. His collaborations include Dream Continuum, a project with Machinedrum, and releases with Martyn, Seekersinternational and Deadbeat. His music draws on jungle, footwork, dubstep, ambient, techno and other electronic styles, as well as bass music and experimental ambient. The albums Threads and Self were released in 2013 and 2017, respectively. In an interview for The Operatives’ Soundcheck series, Coles discussed music, copycat culture, radicalism and his musical path from jungle to hip-hop.