FMB MIXTAPE 252 | TOSHIKI OHTA
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On this weeks episode of the FMB mixtape series we welcome Toshiki Ohta. He is a London based Anglo-Japanese DJ and a co-host of the cult NTS show Sacred Pools. He’s known for mixing between textures, genres, tempos and styles, underground and overground, with a love for pitched down jungle, pitched up breakbeat rave, EBM, dark balearic and acid rollers. Let’s catch up…
Music wise, I’ve had a great year – for someone isn’t a “career” DJ, I’ve been lucky to play at some amazing spots in 2024 – Fabric for Daniel Avery’s Divided Love (b2b with Bicep support Manami), Queens Yard Summer Party, Love International, Waterworks and Field Maneuvers were some highlights. I’ve had a relatively quiet close to the year, but just had my NTS Sacred Pools show recently.
This mix was recorded at home on x3 Pioneer XDJ1000 and a Pioneer DJM800 mixer. I actually recorded this in the middle of the night so I had to do this using my wife’s headphones (also not my usual AI AI AI ones as I have misplaced them…) as my family were asleep. It took over 20 attempts to record it as the first 4 minutes is three tracks layered over each other and trying to get that right with no monitor and non-dj standard headphones was a mission. Nailed it at 03:30 am…
In the same way that Matt and Andy cover a wide range of BPMs and textures across what they play, I wanted to do the same with this mix where what I play is loosely in their world of music, but at the same time this is something to listen to rather than just hearing on the dance floor. I described it to Matt as “ethereal bangers” and this mix is relatively pacy with a 136 – 166 bpm range. I’ve dug deep into my collection for this, with tracks from 1991 through to 2024, with selections from all 4 decades. I love recording mixes just as much as I love playing to a dance floor.
Up Next…
Just locking in some dates for next year which is exciting. I’m playing for the Dairy Farm crew at Low Profile Studios Manor House, London tomorrow night (Friday 29th Nov) – that will be quite slamming hardcore / bass / techno / jungle set, then spending a month in Ibiza on a family trip (I’ll be playing at The Standard with legendary promoter Mark Broadbent on 12th December), and my first show next year is 28th February with Full Measure at The Waiting Room, Stoke Newington. Some very exciting festival and club dates to be announced…
For mixes, I’m in conversation with an institutional London record store to contribute to their mix series which I’m excited about as well, plus the usual quarterly Sacred Pools show on NTS.
Tracklist:
- The Gateway Experience – Twin Freaks | Stealth Records [1991]
- Lobe – Limbic | Swim [1995]
- Chemical Brothers – Leave Home (Terror Drums) | Freestyle Dust [1995]
- DJ Close Your Eyes To Find Me – Angel Trance Edit 11 | Falling Star Erotica [2021]
- Distance Dancer – Brain Dance | Nowt Music [2020]
- The Jaffa Kid – Ytron | Self Release [2021]
- Apollo Two – Return To Atlantis (LTJ Bukem Remix | Good Looking [1993]
- Paranoid London – The State Of That | Self Release [2021]
- Pierre Rousseau – Mémoire De Forme (Joakim Redrum Remix) | Beats In Space [2023]
- Mathis Ruffing – Somersault | none/such [2023]
- PAN-AL – It’s Rigged | Apollo Records [2019]
- Slowdive – Kisses (Daniel Avery Remix) | Dead Oceans [2024]
- DJ Rap – A Strange Paradise | Propa Talent [2006]
- Paul Blackford – Half Life | Deadlock [2009]
- Scarper – Night Flight | Self Release [2018]
- DJ LHC – Blue Beam | ZONAᴇxᴘ [2021]
- Navdeep – Amrit | Nasha [2002]
- Orca – Rain Of Drums | Lucky Spin [1993]
