Big Black Delta has been played on NTS shows including Night Shift w/ Diamondstein, with WhoRU812 first played on 14 June 2017.

Big Black Delta is a solo project of Mellowdrone vocalist/bassist Jonathan Bates which started in 2010. Based in Los Angeles, California, USA, Big Black Delta has collaborated with a number with other artists such as War Widow, Alessandro Cortini, and Morgan Kibby. As of July 2010, Jonathan Bates says he plans to release new Big Black Delta material every few months.

The first release "BBDEP1" was released for free download on August 16, 2010. The followup LP, "BBDLP1", was released on September 26th, 2011,…