V.I.V.E.K

Craftsmanship, unity, culture. These are the three strongest frequencies that resonate through every role V.I.V.E.K plays in UK bass music and contemporary dub culture: Artist, label owner, deep-drawing world-touring selector and the man behind one of London’s most important dances, SYSTEM. It’s in his roots: Southall born-and-bred, V.I.V.E.K has been immersed in soundsystem culture since his earliest musical footsteps. A student of eminent systems such as Aba Shanti and Jah Shaka, total respect to the culture’s rich heritage is evident in all his operations from his vast dot-joining line-ups that span from dub to jungle to the way he values and celebrates music on his highly collectable vinyl-only imprint System Music via his evergreen remix of renowned singer Johnny Osbourne on blueprint imprint Greensleeves for more. Arresting full attention and imagination both as a DJ and producer since he emerged in the late 2000s, V.I.V.E.K’s music has been pressed and blessed on key imprints such as his own System Music, Deep Medi and Tectonic. His creations are a crucial brew comprising everything from heavyweight bass hypnosis to flighty, steppy garage hybrids via sweet dub soul and all-out low-end pressure. His self-built custom soundsystem SYSTEM, meanwhile, is a unique force of nature in UK bass music.