This week’s best mixes include the Jakbeat ethos of Charles Manier, high-octane grime from Spooky, the techno-soul of Joey Anderson and Solid Steel’s 30 years of acid.
Butterz’ Spooky Spartan. Ahead of the launch of Elijah & Skilliam‘s FABRICLIVE CD, the very first Butterz takeover of Fabric’s room one, Spooky puts together a 50 minute long mix of high-octane grime to outline a few of the reasons Elijah’s putting him on on Friday 16th May. Stream and download above.
The Jakbeat ethos. Multi-aliased Tadd Mullinix explores the deep techno and electro inspirations of his work in affiliation to both Ghostly International/Spectral Sound and Chicago’s Nation
under the moniker of Charles Manier, furthering the Jakbeat
ethos and movement in episode number 84 of the Juno Plus Podcast series. Stream and download below, track listing and an interview can be found here
.
Techno’s east coast soul. Having dropped high quality 12″s and EPs throughout 2013, Jersey City’s Joey Anderson follows the release of his debut full length After Forever via Amsterdam’s Dekmantel with a raw and percussion-driven mix of soulful techno. Stream and track listing here, download here.
Acid from Solid Steel. To mark the last ever outing of renowned rave night I Love Acid, Ninja Tune’s prestigious mix series Solid Steel brings together 30 years of acid music, one track per year. Starting off with classic proto-acid and Chicago house, Posthuman move through Detroit techno, the evolution of the acid sound in the UK and Europe, the weirder sounds of the late 90s via labels such as Warp and Rephlex
, right up to the present day. Download and stream both parts below.
Cairo Calling. Mahraganat combines elements of traditional Egyptian folk music with breakneck tempos. Documenting his visit to Egypt to work with local musicians from the Mahraganat movement as part of a collaboration between Rinse FM
and the British Council, Mumdance delivers a blistering half hour of hard-hitting, energetic sounds that never usually reach these shores. Interview and track listing here, stream and download below.