Renegade Riddims: Dezpot

Pierre aka Dezpot is a French-American artist based near Paris, has been immersed in music for as long as he can remember. His musical journey began with the violin at a young age, soon followed by guitar and drums, as he experimented with various instruments before discovering the powerful software, Reason. At the time, he was studying in Bath and Bristol, UK—during an era when artists like Caspa and Rusko were reshaping the EDM landscape.

Since then, Pierre has never stopped producing electronic music. A few years into his career, he left his role as a software engineer to fully commit to music and sound engineering. Today, he crafts commercial soundscapes for TV, radio, and events, and also contributes as a composer, sound designer, and mixing engineer on small film productions. He has found a unique niche in creating music for live escape games, a project that continues to thrive and inspire.

Yet, his passion for Drum & Bass and intricate, experimental beats remains his driving force. Through the Dezpot project, Pierre strives to take his creative vision even further. For him, Dezpot is an outlet that embodies both calm and chaos, sanity and madness—a balance of opposites where he finds freedom, allowing his music to bridge worlds and invite listeners into a unique sonic experience.

Today Dezpot joins us on our Renegade Riddims series with a brand new mix. The mix features music from artists such as himself, Screamarts, Gyrda, CrucifyMe, Teej, Yatuza, Thread, Annix, Debice, RMS and more. He’s also thrown in a few dubs for good measure!

Check out the mix below and download it for free here!

Q&A:

Sum up this mix in 10 words…

{ In | World } , { Out – Power } ; ) kNot   Form ( <-> [ all threes ]² 

What’s your personal favourite track on it?

I love every track in this mix and have infinite respect for all these producers. But if I really had to choose one track, I would go with Myselor’s Full Force, it’s all in the name – one of the most energetic bangers I’ve ever heard, throws me out of this world every time.

What’s the special ingredient in this mix?

That would be the bunch of tracks I’ve been restlessly trying to bring up to date in the past few months since I started setting up a track list for this project. Some were originally drafted over 8 years ago, and most have never been heard outside of my close circle. I’m happy they now sound in a way that I feel comfortable sharing them with the world (evenly hearing room for improvement) and to have a first full set sprinkled and guided by my own story. 

Tell us about your next release, what have you got coming up?

My next EP and upcoming releases are dispatched all over the mix. I can’t say much more atm, but I’m excited about what is to come, also very much about my collaborations with Swiss artist Modefunk, who has become a dear friend over the years, and whose work you should definitely check out if you haven’t already!

Oh, but did I mention I have a remix coming up soon on Data Transmission Dnb? 

When was the last time you actually raved?

‘Get In Step’, Paris, France, towards the end of September. It was a great return of Koan Sound, with tasty sauce and epic spices from Notequal, Nitepunk, SLWDWN, Eluun and Gabzh. Also, I couldn’t miss Darkshire and Let It Roll festivals in the Czech Republic this summer, which were both incredible mind-boggling experiences.

And finally, do you have a special message for our readers?

I haven’t yet had the chance to get on stage, and lately, I’ve been pushing towards that. I am currently working with Traktor – 4 decks, but plan to get cracking with XDJs as soon as possible. In a few months, I will be all set and actively looking for gigs. Feel free to get in touch through Facebook or Soundcloud if you would be interested in hosting me.

Also, you will hear a bunch of unreleased remixes in this set, which I would love to give away for free, each on a different label ideally. If one of those caught your ear and you would like to put it out there for me, please let me know.

I’ll add a special shout out here to my old friend Prophekt, from whom I haven’t heard in a while – our last two collabs, which we started so many years ago, are now pretty much ready for release bro ❤️

And finally, HELLOoOoO to all of you listening/reading this, and massive thanks to the Data Transmission team and all those who have supported my work over the years.

TRACKLIST:

Dezpot – ID

Wiguez – Marcheur (The Clamps Remix)

Dezpot – Crazy

ID – ID (Dezpot Remix)

ID – ID (Dezpot Remix)

Maysev – Maske

ID – ID (Dezpot Remix)

Abis & Zombie Cats – Don’t Know

Visla – Severed

CrucifyMe – Crenshaw

RMS- Botched

Deathmachine – Freakshow

Current Value – Untold

Nitepunk, Yianna & Feed Me – Feel this way (Spor Remix)

ID – ID (Dezpot Remix)

Dezpot – Down down down

Debice – Make some noise ft. I.C.U

Dezpot – Weird

Bob White & Forum – Real Talk

Dezpot – ID

Break – Grass is greener

Blossom & Inja – Steamroller

SUUNE – Secret service

Dezpot – ID

Thread – What

Moytra & Trinist – False motion

Modefunk – ID

Dezpot & Prophekt – ID

Bassment – Adios (Senchai Remix)

SUUNE – Break your heart

Dezpot & Prophekt – Powerless

Annix – Weird

NOŪS – I think you should go

Decades – Indifference (Notequal Remix)

Forum & Bobwhite – Mirror

Maysev – Coelano

Urbandawn – Bailejungle

Yatuza & Frannabik – Fraud

Modefunk – ID

SUUNE – Pitcha

Dezpot & Modefunk – ID

Konflict – Messiah (Screamarts Remix)

Absu_NTQL & Prdk – Brain Damage

Gydra – Dream city

Indukt – Escape

CrucifyMe – Prometheus

Teej – War cry (TEE Remix)

Myselor – Full Force

Dezpot & Modefunk – ID

Indukt – Blinded

Dezpot – ID

DNMO & Wolfy Lights – Bombalaya (Blooom Remix)

Absu_NTQL & Skellytn – Computers

Dezpot & Prophekt – ID

Abis & Zombie Cats – Blindside

Dub Ten – Clouded

Sam Binga & Rider Shafique – Get Down Low feat. Magugu (En:vy Remix)

Meph & Gexan – Hope

Gydra – Solar eclipse

Modefunk – ID

Optifiber feat. Frosper – Feel crazy

ID – ID (Dezpot Remix)

ID – ID (Dezpot Remix)