Makoto's How I Do It Like That is out on Human Elements, with Apple Music giving 20 February 2026 as its release date and a running time of 3:24. It is listed as a single, filed under Jungle and drum and bass.
The release
A single puts all of its weight on one idea. How I Do It Like That is the record, and at 3:24 it is long enough for a DJ to mix in and out of with room to spare. If you want to hear it before you decide, the Apple Music listing linked below has a preview.
The label
The copyright line on the Apple Music listing names Human Elements. Releases from independent labels are the core of drum and bass, and following a label is one of the best ways to find new records.
The artist
According to Wikipedia: Makoto Shimizu (清水誠, Shimizu Makoto) (born 1977 in Tokyo, Japan), professionally known as Makoto (マコト, Makoto), is a Japanese drum and bass musician, producer and DJ. Among other distinctive elements of Makoto's musical style, a heavy influence of 1970s-era soul, funk and jazz fusion can be heard throughout the vast majority of his repertoire.
In this issue
For this month's magazine, one of its tracks is among this issue's Our Top 10 and it is in this issue's Fifty Cuts Deep. Every month we match new drum and bass releases to their Apple Music listings and report what we can verify. This one was released on 20 February 2026, and the listing was checked on 16 October 2026.
A drum and bass single on Black Butter Records, out on 9 October 2026, with the story of the artist, the label and where it sits in this month's issue.
