SL 83 is the alias of Sean, a DJ, producer, selector and host of Breakbeat Transmissions. The surname is not public, and neither are a city or a country. He comes from 1990s jungle, hardcore and hard dance, and from a long interest in underground music, especially anything with a breakbeat. After several years away from earlier projects, in 2024 he started again under this name.
The first release as SL 83 is from May 2025: First Contact, on We Are DKR Vol. 6, the DIRTY KITCHEN RAVE compilation series (8 May 2025). That label is the main house. A few months later he launched Breakbeat Transmissions, the project's podcast, with the brief of minimal chat and maximum music, moving across breakbeat. The series has grown. According to the artist, it draws support from labels and from artists across the scene. On Podbean it reaches at least episode 11, from 29 July 2026.
In 2026 he returns to We Are DKR with Liquid Night, on Vol. 11 (20 May, 132 BPM). The first standalone release is Falling, out on 19 August 2026 on DIRTY KITCHEN RAVE: 134 BPM, G minor, in the breaks, breakbeat and UK bass line. The same day brings Falling (Contagion (UK) Remix), at 138 BPM. According to SL 83 himself, Falling reached number 1 on Beatport's Breaks chart and number 51 on the overall chart.
Jungle, hardcore and hard dance stay as the background he comes from. The catalogue published under this alias is breakbeat, breaks and UK bass.