Not necessarily in the mould of modern-day tastemakers such as Ben UFO or Palms Trax, but as a veteran whose ability is attributable to a wonderful knack for taking records spanning over three (or more) decades old and placing them in new, innovative contexts. A selector since ’93 who has absorbed years of invaluable musical knowledge on the business side of a record-store counter, XDB certainly has an unrivalled affinity with music in its physical format. With endless hours digging, discovering and compiling, his sound ranges from soulful deep straight though to raw analogue.