Media Contender Podcast 08 comes from our good friend Nathan Hayes aka Atlantic Connection. This man has been making quality forward thinking dance music for many years. Formerly based in North Carolina where he cut his teeth as one half of the Drum n Bass outfit Basic Operations, AC transplanted to Los Angeles almost 5 years ago to pursue the California dream of making the music he loves in an undeniable environment. His label Westbay Music Group has carved a niche over the last few years putting out quality drum n bass music but what has really got my attention lately is the new material from AC. I haven’t been able to categorize it which is a big part of the reason I like it so much. It's somewhere between liquid, funky, dubstep, garage, drum n bass, etc. but whatever you would calssify it as, the underlying theme is soul. It has that warmth I have come to expect from AC but he’s def put a new twist on it. Download this all-exclusive mix from the Westbay soul man.