This week’s top mixes include propulsive 4/4 from Vatican Shadow, Huerco S’s ‘Cool Cool Summer Mix,’ and new Teklife Records with DJ Earl.
Propulsive 4/4 with Vatican Shadow. The latest Fact mix presents “grinding techno you’d expect to find in Birmingham circa 1996” courtesy of Dominick Fernow’s Vatican Shadow project, which has been released via Modern Love, Blackest Ever Black, Type and his own Hospital Productions and Bed of Nails imprints. Stream above, download here.
Alex Deamonds Mix for Amy Becker. Boss of gritty dancefloor label East London Club Trax and a regular contributor to underground radio stations Rinse, Radar and NTS, Alex Deamonds follows up the release of his banging remix of a classic DJ Haus track as part of Amy Becker‘s RMX EP, with “a mix I recorded for Amy of some tunes I’m feeling at the moment”. Stream above.
Huerco S’s ‘Cool Cool Summer Mix.’ Juno Plus presents an hour-long session, which “breezes through all manner of styles in a way that gently whispers into your ear,” from New York-based artist Huerco S, whose impressively poetic album recently found a home on Anthony Naples’ label Proibito. Stream and download above, and read an interview with the artist here.
Boiler Room on Beats 1. The first of a new series of shows hosted by Boiler Room curators Ahadadream and Teki Latex showcases the world of forward-thinking club music: UK funky, grime, global dance sounds and more. Featuring their dubplate of the month and exclusive material from Deep Medi, Hyperdub and Night Slugs. Stream above.
New Teklife Records with DJ Earl. Boiler Room‘s weekly Upfront session presents an exclusive footwork mix by DJ Earl showcasing the current evolution of the Teklife sound, with tracks from the posthumous DJ Rashad album Afterlife and new unreleased material forthcoming on Teklife. Stream above.
Jack Murphy’s Auditions. San Francisco-born producer Jack Murphy, who found acclaim for his 2015 EP on Don’t Be Afraid, presents an ‘Auditions’ mix of ECM edits as a special guest on techno experimentalist Beatrice Dillon‘s monthly NTS Radio show. Expect techno, ambient and much more. Stream above, track listing here.