As a producer and DJ, Om Unit’s persistent presence in an ever-changing musical landscape has solidified his place as a known electronic music innovator. Beginning this project in the late 00’s, the English producer has sought to challenge himself and his audience by going beyond the confines of typical genres and styles. In the process he has found success by striving for a more human approach to connecting styles of electronic music in unique and daring ways. He has been known to distil and cross-pollinate breaks, techno, downtempo, dubstep, ambient, jungle, footwork, and dub into a fluid take on electronic sound system music that sidesteps the pitfalls of pastiche. He has created new potentials for exploration and inspiration with many following in his footsteps. It is how, for example, under the recently retired ’Philip D Kick' alias he came to pioneer the stylistic and rhythmic links between jungle and footwork inspiring a global movement of up-tempo bass music that dared to break out of the norm. This daring approach to creativity has earned Coles praise as a refreshing voice in dance music from both peers and the media. On record his explorations into the ‘deeper’ end of the electronic music spectrum have come via such releases as his critically acclaimed debut LP ‘Threads’ as well as 2014’s ‘inversion’ 2017’s ‘Self’ via his own nowdefunct ‘Cosmic Bridge’ label and his recent spate of conceptual ‘Acid Dub Studies’ LP’s with 3 sets of remixes from a whole host of luminary producers and DJ’s including Hodge, Deadbeat, CV313, Yushh, Tapes, Surgeon’s Girl and many more. A fan of collaboration, there are various projects out in the world which feature collaborative works with the likes of TM404 via Acid Test, Martyn via 3024, Seekersinternational via Berceuse Heroique, and Deadbeat via Midnight Shift. It is Om Unit's exploratory approach that has made him an in-demand remixer (DJ Magazine once shortlisted him for Best Producer and Best Remix) and BBC Radio 1, Boiler Room, Resident Advisor, FACT, XLR8R, Rinse FM, Keep Hush, the Lot and Kiosk radio have called on him to provide mixes and showcase his sound. Coles is also a sought-after DJ and now live performer with his ‘Acid Dub Studies’ Live show, with over 500 appearances in clubs and festivals in more than 30 countries he has made the equivalent of approaching twenty five trips round the globe and counting. And in line with his desire to imagine new potentials for dance music has appeared on varied bills from the Montreux Jazz Festival to Dekmantel, Waking Life to Mysteryland. Om Unit has never been an easy producer to pin down sonically but if one is able to zoom out a view the marathon of exploration that he in undertaking you will find yourself in the space of slow-motion beats and chugging textures, as well as some of the darkest corners of the hardcore\ continuum or travelling to the frenzy of up-tempo footwork patterns as well as his more recently mature take on dancefloor tropes in the worlds of acid, dub, breaks and techno.