Ahead of the release of Leo James new EP for London’s eagle-emblazoned label Berceuse Heroique, the Body Language boss serves up a stunning hour-long mix mingling the finest of spacious tribal house chillers, twitchy electronics and off-kilter techno to lift your mood and awaken your senses as spring arises.
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Igor Tipura
Taking control of our podcast series this week, the Kitjen honcho steps up with a refreshing one-hour mix of beaming deep house, didgeridoo-heavy techno, cosmic funk and African polyrhythms. We also went for a quick fire chat to discuss the label’s raison d’être, his work as a producer and further plans for the future.
John Daly
Up this week in our mix series, Irish producer John Daly serves up a pulsating mosaic of gummy house ear-candies, lush garage beats and pacey electro-tech blends to alleviate the daily greyness. Throw away the meds, here’s one to sooth the body and mind. Free of charge.
Khidja
Ahead of the release of Khidja’s ‘Impossible Holiday’ EP on Hivern Discs we caught up with the Romanian duo to discuss their musical roots. For their mix the duo deploy an hours worth of unconventional tastes composed of dark ambient themes and new folk cuts mingled with cryptic samples.
VERTV Records
For this weeks mix we shine light on a new record label from Paris, VERTV, operated by a solid group of gents with varied tastes and differing influences, but who all have a deep involvement and love for the music scene. EV4NS, Hybu and Neue Grafik serve up a swashbuckling back-to-back mix.
Violet
Lisbon-based producer Violet is actively promoting Portuguese music through Rádio Quântica, a radio station she co-founded alongside her partner in crime Photonz. In our interview Violet discusses her subtle craft and delivers a captivating mix of acid beats, swinging house and rugged techno.
Olivia
This week’s mix comes from Krakow’s very own Olivia – one of the DJs from the Chrono Bross and Radar collectives as well as being an Unsound Festival favourite.
DJ bwin
With their debut split about to drop via First Second Label, the timing felt ideal to invite Leipzig-via-Hamburg duo DJ bwin over for a little mixing session. The result defies gravity with its intense mashup of old school hip-hop, convulsive breakbeat, hi-NRG house and screwed electronics.
Sage Caswell
To celebrate the release of his second album “Hoop Earring” on Spring Theory we caught up with Dublab contributor and Far Away’s crew member Sage Caswell, who’s put together a mix of amiable dancefloor pulses and ambient recoils to kick off 2017.
Aleqs Notal
Up this week in our mix series, ClekClekBoom affiliate Aleqs Notal offers a full-scope vision of his subtle blends of Afrobeat-imbued polyrhythms, classic US house and boogie-splattered floor mechanics. Time to get down!
DJ Normal 4 + Luca Lozano
DJ Normal 4 + Luca Lozano unleash gusty hails of fast-hitting drums, catchy hooks and shredding breaks all wrapped in one, geared to smashing up the most milk-warm dancefloors out there.
Nautiluss
Following the release of Reflections EP on Spectral Sound, Canadian producer Nautiluss takes to the Inverted Audio mix series with a vinyl mix straight off the cuff. Warmth and vibrancy in abundance, this is something you want while the sun spends its day hugging the horizon.
MOYO
Mind Records honcho MOYO takes the helm with a rough and rugged mix of gloomy industrial, off-kilter electronics and dystopian proto-tech blends. Since good things often come in twos, you can also check our quick fire Q&A with Abraham where we discuss the label’s neatly thought-out audiovisual designs and aspirations.
Oliver Hafenbauer
Oliver Hafenbauer is a busy man. Artistic director of Live At Robert Johnson, resident DJ at the Frankfurt club and label boss of the ever gratifying Die Orakel, his agenda is pretty full to say the least. So when he dedicates some of his time to record a podcast, you know the series is in safe hands.
Variant
Part of the exciting new wave of talents that’s been unfurling over Montreal as of late and more notably the up-and-coming Temple label which they set up alongside Adam Feingold and R. Wong, Variant step up to deliver a ferocious mix of hard-nosed techno, industrial rhythms and dubby flexions.
EMG
Ahead of EMG’s second release on The Trilogy Tapes, Emanuele Giannini contributes one of his rare mixes showing off his expertise in building up meditative journeys – starting from a long introspective opening, focused on ambient sounds, before circling into a series of captivating house grooves.