For this edition of Off The Record, we welcome a man putting punk elements back into dubbed tipped sounds: Miles J Paralysis.
Hailing from West Yorkshire but newly residing in Glasgow, Miles has been steadily shaping a world of his own through releases on Crying Outcast, Mysticisms and Emotional Response. Drawing loose threads between dub, electro, hip-hop, post-punk and regional folklore, his productions feel as informed by soundsystem culture as they do by the stranger corners of the British underground.
That restless curiosity carries over into his DJing. As comfortable reaching for a dusty breakbeat obscurity as he is a dubbed-out chugger or leftfield club tool, Miles approaches selection with an instinctive sense of movement rather than genre. “Someone once told me there are no rules in life,” he says. “I think about that a lot when putting music together.”
The mix that follows reflects exactly that mindset: a winding trip through dub pressure, punk energy, B-boy tackle and plenty in between, stitched together with the sort of individuality that’s become synonymous with his work.
With a new EP for Long Gone Are The Old Traditions, further Crying Outcast releases and a debut album on the horizon, Miles J Paralysis continues to emerge as one of the most distinctive voices operating on the fringes of UK dance music. Enjoy.
Hey Miles, thanks so much for joining us! Can you tell us about your mix and what the idea behind it was?
Cheers. Much like my own music, I didn’t have any expectations when recording this. Someone once told me that there are no rules in life, and I think about that a lot when putting music together. Quite a bit of dub, punky stuff, some classic B-boy and then all the rest in between. Hopefully keeps people on their toes.
What are your preferred methods for finding new music—do you still enjoy digging around in dusty crates, or do you prefer to buy online?
Sadly these days it’s probably 90% online. I enjoy hearing the wider discography of any new artist I stumble across to get a full idea of their sound. I love hearing an artist have 2 or 3 records which are radically different. You can’t always get that depth in a shop. That being said I love chatting to folks at record shops who’ll know more than me and then getting good recommendations. Simon at Tribe in Leeds was the best at this. He’ll pull you out a stack of 10 records you never even knew you wanted. I miss that about record shops, the human connection instead of trawling through discogs or bandcamp for hours.
What are five records you couldn’t live without?
The Trinity Sisters – You Could Never Leave My Heart. This was the first 7” I bought.
Linkwood Family – the whole firecracker series. This is technically my old man’s, proper feel good music.
E-Man – E-Man.
AFX – Analord 2. Too many early mornings listening to this.
The Two G’$ – Energy / The Reno.
What do you have up your sleeve for 2026?
Hopefully the same as last year, rotting away in the studio for hours and meeting new and old faces along the way. Otherwise a few more records & remixes to come, namely an EP on the label Long Gone Are The Old Traditions (ran by one of your own, Daire) and my first album hopefully on its way too. I’ll be bringing some more friends onto Crying Outcast, and there will be a few places people can catch me live towards the end of the year.
Nice one Miles!
