In this week’s best mixes, Theo Parrish live in Pittsburgh, a remastered radio set from grime legend Slimzee, and Tom Trago with a Rush Hour in-store.
Theo Parrish live at Hot Mass. Presented by Pittsburgh Track Authority and The Loud Minority, an epic five-hour Theo Parrish set recorded live at Hot Mass, Pittsburgh. Stream in full above.
History Lesson Business – Slimzee. “I don’t upload many old sets any more but I had to share this one. Super Sunday business from 2004 – just me and a bag of dubs… Me running a few dark instrumentals on RinseFM way back ten years ago. Some of these dubs are lost forever.” Stream above, download here.
Previously unreleased Mala b2b Loefah, 2006. Blackdown celebrates his blog’s 10th birthday with what he describes as “the best live dubstep set I’ve ever heard recorded and it came straight out the mixing desk of Plastic People at the club night that gave birth to and raised dubstep, FWD>>.” Download and find out more here.
FACT mix – EDMX. Ed Upton, best known for his countless single and album releases as DMX Krew among his many other aliases, mostly on Rephlex Records and his own Breakin’ label, steps up to FACT‘s mix series. Stream and download above, track listing here.
Apollonia’s BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix. French underground supergroup Apollonia – aka Dyed Soundorom, Dan Ghenacia and Shonky – have taken Ibiza by storm over the past two summers, and their DC10 takeover last August was many people’s set of the season. Find their Essential Mix here.
Tom Trago @ Rush Hour. Mixmag‘s 3rd instalment of their 100% Vinyl mix series, in which DJs play exclusive sets at the record shops close to their hearts, features the man behind modern classics including ‘Use Me Again’ and ‘Two Together’, the vinyl fanatic and avid record digger, Tom Trago. Watch above.
Elijah & Skilliam with Novelist. Ahead of sets this month in London, Leeds and Berlin, Elijah & Skilliam share a set recorded in London with 17-year-old MC Novelist and beats from Mattwizard, D Double E, JME, Novelist, Murlo, Royal-T, Flava D, Swindle among many more. Stream above.
Mumdance & Logos go from grime to gaming. Ahead of launching their new label Different Circles with a compilation titled Weightless Vol. 1, the Keysound, Rinse and Boxed-affiliated pair have made a mix for Dazed that masterfully weaves together video game soundtracks and exclusive previews of what’s to come from their new releases. Stream above.
Motor City Drum Ensemble on Solid Steel. MCDE goes straight in with a quality soul and disco selection, before moving into house from the deeper end of the spectrum. “Heres a little mix I did for Ninja Tune‘s Solid Steel radio show. Recorded at my house in Amsterdam on the DJR400, 100% original vinyl, one take. Hope u enjoy.” Stream and download above.
Jessy Lanza: Music To… Cheer Yourself Up To. “I did most of this mix on my computer in a waiting room. This sounds selfish but the whole time I was trying to cheer myself up. I hope that somebody else finds it cheery. As Dan Snaith would say, it’s all about the bangers and ballads.” Stream above.
Tiger & Woods’ Club to Club Mix. The Running Back-affiliated pair who are responsible for an excellent series of upbeat, edit-centric house and disco releases over the past few years, Tiger & Woods deliver sunny musical moments in this week’s XLR8R podcast. Stream, download and track listing here.