This week’s top mixes include Claude VonStroke showcasing his new hip-hop project, Ben Sims’ Essex Rascals Special, Fred P at Breakfast Club Tel Aviv and Shanti Celeste’s Floor Friendly Deepcast.
Barclay Crenshaw’s Transmission Mixtape. As his new hip-hop alias Barclay Crenshaw, Dirtybird Records founder Claude VonStroke shares a new mixtape of otherworldly exploration and retro-futurist themes, featuring exclusive unreleased cuts from himself, The Cool Kids and A Tribe Called Quest. Stream above, download here and track listing here.
Ben Sims’ Essex Rascals Special. One of the world’s most in-demand techno DJs, Ben Sims invited his Essex Rascals crew to join him on his most recent NTS show for three hours of 80s soul, boogie, proto-house and more. Featuring dextrously mixed R&B and soul classics alongside rarities and a few newer edits. Stream and download above, track listing here.
Fred P at Breakfast Club Tel Aviv. The deepest house DJ for over 20 years, New York’s Fred P aka Black Jazz Consortium performs a full four hours of expert selections at Breakfast Club in Tel Aviv. Stream and download above.
Shanti Celeste’s dancefloor-friendly Deepcast. Bristol party starter and producer Shanti Celeste‘s Detroit electro-inspired records have found homes on Apron, Future Times and her own BRSTL. Playing dancefloor-friendly house, electro, disco and everything in between, Shanti joins the Melbourne Deepcast for their final podcast of the year. Stream and download above, an interview with the artist here.
Ben UFO Live at Meredith Festival. A recording of one of the UK’s premier DJs and co-founder of experimental dance label Hessle Audio, Ben UFO presents an artful set of extremely forward-facing techno, with a deep house breakdown and an intense UK hardcore finish, live from Australia’s Meredith Festival. Stream and download above.
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