This week’s top mixes include Selected Aphex Works, Ricardo Villalobos at the peak of his powers, Tiga’s Mixed Emotions bonus and exclusive FunkinEvil Jams.
Selected Aphex Works. Long-time Aphex Twin fan DJ Food has dug through the treasure trove of 155 unreleased tracks that were unexpectedly uploaded to an anonymous SoundCloud account for free download recently, starting from his earliest demos through to known live tracks, jungle experiments and beyond. Food has selected his favourites for Solid Steel Radio and seasoned the mix with vintage interview clips of Richard James talking about his music. Stream and download above, track listing here.
Ricardo Villalobos tearing up Fabric. An archive recording of Ricardo Villalobos at Room One in London’s Fabric for the club’s 7th birthday celebration in 2006, where he played a set that perfectly demonstrated his technical prowess. Stream above, full track listing available here.
98% Exclusive FunkinEvil Jams. The Detroit-London duo consisting of Wild Oats man Kyle Hall and Apron Record‘s Funkineven, FunkinEvil spin an hour of “98% Exclusive – Non forthcoming” deep lo-fi house and techno jams on NTS Radio. Stream above.
Juju & Jordash – Best Of Off Minor. The psychedelic house and techno duo present a special two-hour retrospective of their Off Minor Radio Show to the open-minded German mix series Ante Meridiem Story entitled ‘Best Of Off Minor’. Stream and download above.
Lee Bannon Upfront. “The idea for this mix comes as a result of being disenchanted by most popular music and wanting a bit of a mind bender. These aren’t just inspirations for my upcoming sophomore LP (on Ninja Tune), but inspirations for everything sonically including live.” Experimental LA producer Lee Bannon on his mix for Boiler Room‘s mix series Upfront. Stream above, track listing available here.
Tiga’s electro-funk bonus. Released 15 years ago on Turbo Recordings as a bonus disc for the Mixed Emotions CD, Tiga explains: “this was my baby, my labor of love, my manifesto….. i took all those special records i had been saving, and put them together. hiding in the musical shadow of the “safer” mainroom CD, i did what you should always do anyway— i just played what i truly adored.” Stream above, download and track listing here.
HudMo’s Valentine’s Slowjams Chapter VIII. The self-proclaimed “best that ever did it” presents the eighth annual instalment of his Valentine’s Day special. Sexy, soulful jams to get you in the mood. Download here.
Snowed In With The Black Madonna. Dekmantel‘s latest podcast features the chief booker at Chicago’s famous Smart Bar, The Black Madonna. ”I had so much fun doing this. I got snowed in at the house where all the guys from Stripped & Chewed live. We’re lucky the electricity stayed on. There was a terrible blizzard here! So I just stayed there and recorded.” Stream and download above.