“The main thing holding people back is that they don’t believe their music’s good enough, when most of the time it is”: Ambient grime producer Mr. Mitch on his new album, the challenges of being a producer, and the secret to finishing more music

“Clubs are dying, but I don’t think music scenes will die”: Mr. Mitch (aka DJ Cuddles) interview – YouTube Watch On Miles Mitchell, aka Mr. Mitch first emerged from the London instrumental grime scene that surrounded Boxed, the clubnight Mitchell co-founded, along with its associated record label, Gobstopper. Following an early career that saw him making beats for the likes of Skepta, Mitchell signed to esteemed underground label Planet Mu and began developing a sound that was as much rooted in ambient electronics, R&B and experimental techno as it was grime or hip-hop. Following the release of his last Mr. Mitch album, 2021’s Lazy, Mitchell took a break from his main alias. Despite the record’s critical acclaim and support from celebrity DJs including Thom Yorke and Cillian Murphy, the period following the album’s release saw Mitchell struggle with his musical identity – a situation worsened by the pandemic. “Off the back of COVID and stuff, a lot of my shows dried up. It kind of made me lose a sense of identity,” he tells us. “I always pictured myself as a DJ and a producer. That’s what I am, that’s my identity. And it was like, okay, what am I...