This week’s top mixes include Magic Mountain High Live @ Stattbad, New Simian Mobile Disco, Ben UFO’s Truancy Celebration and Willie Burns’ Dope Jams Tribute.
Magic Mountain High Live @ Stattbad. Move D + Juju & Jordash‘s live collaboration act at Stattbad Wedding, Berlin. “Improvised and uncut, as always… this might have become a proper release, but I [Move D] recorded as 128kbit mp3 accidentally – so here’s a real freebie!” Stream and download above.
New Simian Mobile Disco. The UK duo put together an exclusive 82-minute mix of vibrant melodies and classic machine rhythms for XLR8R‘s podcast, ahead of a North American tour of their new album Whorl and a 12-week residency at London’s XOYO. Stream, download and track listing here.
“I like cats.” Ben UFO’s Truancy Celebration. Truants celebrate the 100th instalment of their Truancy Volume series with a mix full of special moments from the RinseFM resident and Hessle Audio. Stream and download above, interview and track listing here.
Willie Burns Dope Jams Tribute. Taking control of the 195th Hyp Mix, Willie Burns reeled off a selection that sounds as if it was put together from his famed digging spot The Thing. But it’s to another NYC record spot that he dedicates this mix, with his haphazard blend of Afrobeat, Soul, Jazz and Phil Collins put together in tribute to the infamous Dope Jams… Stream above, track listing here.
Ben Sims’ Tough Funk & Hard Grooves. One of the world’s most in-demand techno DJs, Ben Sims weaves together his own distinctive blend of tough funk and hard grooves with plenty of dexterity in the first of his new monthly NTS Radio show. Stream and download above, track listing here.