Mantronix has been played over 40 times on NTS, first on 10 March 2014. Mantronix's music has been featured on 37 episodes.

Mantronix were a 1980s electro/hip-hop crew lead by Kurtis Mantronik.

DJ (and later producer) Kurtis Mantronik, a native of Jamaica, had moved to New York City after residing in Canada in the late 1970s. There, he met Touré Embden (MC Tee) and the duo made a demo, eventually signing with Sleeping Bag Records. Their debut single, "Fresh is the Word," was a club hit in 1985 and was followed by their eponymous debut album the next year. The LP was one of the…