FMB MIXTAPE 191 | KIARA SCURO

FMB MIXTAPE 191 | KIARA SCURO

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For this week’s episode of the FMB Mixtape series, we reached out to Rosie & Nadia of Kiara Scuro, the London-based DJ duo and Balamii regulars. As always, we first caught up to find out a bit about the mix & what they’ve been up to lately…

We kicked off festival season at the end of May at Wide Awake, it felt good to be back at it after just catching the tail end of summer last year. The week before last we were at Else in Berlin with a lot of our Spun Out Agency crew and then we’ve just come back from playing Glastonbury – nursing our wounds after a very silly weekend. Thanks to Dave for booking us on such a glammy stage, and to everyone who danced with us, it was such a vibe!

The mix was recorded at Rosie’s house on 2 XDJs and a DJM mixer. It’s a club mix really. It’s full of music we’ve been digging recently, and the kind of sounds you’ll hear us playing in the club, from progressive trance and squelchy acid to weighty electro and bass. If you need a pick me up post-Glasto, this one’s for you…

Up next…

You can catch us on 9th July at The Yard in Hackney Wick for the next installment of Secretsundaze’s 20th birthday celebrations, then we’ll be at Tola at the end of the month in Peckham, before heading over to Zurich in early August. 

Music-wise we’ve got a track coming up for the lovely lads at GODDEZZ alongside our pal Timothy Clerkin at the end of July, keep an eye out for it!

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FMB MIXTAPE 190 | X CLUB

FMB MIXTAPE 190 | X CLUB

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For this week’s episode of the FMB Mixtape Series, we welcome X CLUB, the project of Brisbane based production duo Ben Clarke and Jesse Morath. First, we caught up with them to tell us about the mix & what they’ve been up to lately…

After releasing our “Everything Comes True” EP with Skin on Skin, we made our move over to London. Since then, we’ve been playing our debut shows across the country, as well as Ireland. In between, we’ve been preparing for our next couple of records, which we’re so excited for!

This mix was actually recorded in Dublin. We were in Ireland for a few shows, and we stayed in Dublin for a day to relax and see some friends, while we were there we had the opportunity to record the mix at a studio near town. 

We wanted this mix to embody constant groove and consistent energy. We have been really loving raw grooves & percussive techno, music to make you move. We’ve also added a few forthcoming tracks of ours.

Up next…

We’re playing our first show in Bristol on the 24th of June, then onto Manchester with Mall Grab at Hidden. In August and September we’ve got some really exciting shows across the Netherlands, France, Poland and Germany. Details coming soon! To top it all off, we’ve got 2 records coming out, on some of our favourite labels, as well as a compilation with Tred, Julian Muller & Dina. We can’t wait for the year ahead!

Tracklist:

DJ Gumja – Retrospective
Oxia – New Decision
Area – Habana Tekto
Oliver Ho – Mutate and Survive
Hertz – Julia
Voodooamt, Monika Kruse – Cycle Bunch
Marco Bailey – ipanema
XC – ID
Goncalo M – Different Drum
Maxx Rossi – Pulse Shaper
Eric Sand – Baby
Moleon – Gansters
Chontane – Ciion
XC – ID
XC – ID

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FMB MIXTAPE 189 | INSIDE MOVES

FMB MIXTAPE 189 | INSIDE MOVES

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Next up on the FMB Mixtape series is a mix from Inside Moves, the Belfast-based collective who have been a staple in the Northern Irish electronic scene since 2016. As usual, we fired some questions over to find out a bit about the mix & what they’ve been up to recently…

We’ve literally just got back from playing at Flash Festival in Italy – an amazing food, music and wine festival in the hills of Tuscany. The energy and people were incredible – would 100% recommend it. We brought a big Belfast crew with us, so the Italo-Irish vibes were strong!! We ended up playing an impromptu b2b with Myd on the Friday and then closed the Giardena stage on Saturday. 

We recorded the mix in Belfast at audio maestro and general local legend Tomas’ secret studio. 

We mixed it up with some new stuff we’ve been enjoying recently that we are getting summer ready and some of our older favourites we’ve used across our sets over the last years. 

Up next…

This summer is our 7th Birthday of throwing parties and playing in Belfast – so got a busy one lined up. We play AVA Festival next week, and then we’ve got Skatebard, KI/KI, Ross From Friends and salute lined up for parties across the summer – buzzing for it!

Tracklist:

Dual Shaman – Ocean Breeze (TJ Kong & Nuno
Dos Santos Remix)
Chinaski – Island Magic
Cowbow rhythmbox-6am cowboy
Cosmo vitelli – fish liquor
Swoose – Ectotherm
Ryan Elliott – The Move
Sedef adasi – anonymous force
Golfrapp – strict machine ewan pearson stripped vocal mix
stripped vocal mix
Rhode & Brown, Benjamin Fröhlich Days Of Innocence (Club Mix)
Myrddin – Electric Disco (David Body Remix)
DART – hit and run
Jasp 182 vs melvin path to redemption
Ross From Friends – Love Divide

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FMB MIXTAPE 188 | PAGAN

FMB MIXTAPE 188 | PAGAN

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Next up on the FMB Mixtape series is a mix from Pagan, an emerging producer and DJ from Ireland whose debut EP was picked up by Lobster Theremin’s 1Ø Pills Mate and his latest release via Cheeky Music Group. As usual, we fired some questions over to find out a bit about the mix & what he’s been up to recently…

Hi Guys,

Thanks for having me on!

The last few months have been nicely busy, between finishing my next two EP’s and playing some great gigs. At points during the various lockdowns, I honestly questioned whether a career playing music in clubs would ever be viable again, so to now be playing regularly at home (and occasionally abroad) is a great feeling.

Most of the tracks were found whilst on various busses and trains around Ireland, but the mix was recorded during a trip to Bilbao in the Basque country. I toyed with different ideas for this mix, but in the end, I went for quite an eclectic mixture of different genres – which is how I tend to play in clubs. The mix begins on a house-y tip, then quickly moves between breaks, techno, and trance – basically all the sounds that influence my productions. I’ve also included some unreleased tracks from myself that I’m looking forward to getting out there over the coming months, as well as an intro that includes some audio I found on my phone in the voice memos app. It’s from a house party where I got to see a load of mates that I hadn’t seen in ages at the time, which felt fitting after the last two years!

Up next…

Next up for me gig wise is Life Festival, which I’m really excited about, and then in July I make my Bristol debut at Fields Of Fantasy Festival. On the productions front, I’ve got three different remixes on the way, and EP’s on two of my favourite labels.

Tracklist:

  1. Sunshine Light Emulator – All Ovals x House Party Recording
  2. Joris Voorn – Missing
  3. Fearz – Averix
  4. Cromby – Obsessed
  5. Aroma Pitch – Oxi Rain (Club Mix)
  6. Ewan McVicar – Punch The Wall
  7. Denham Audio & Groovy D – I’m Ready
  8. Rove Ranger – Millennial Millennium
  9. DJ Plant Texture Pres. A662 – Baby, You Just Discovered A Ray Of Light
  10. ID – ID (Pagan Remix)
  11. The Chronics – Techno Sounds Better With You
  12. Mauro Picotto – Freetown
  13. Pagan – ID
  14. False Persona – Roll Call
  15. Antigone – Dance
  16. DJ Heartstring – ID
  17. Mass Medium – Gotta Have It
  18. Marlon Hoffstadt – Hard Core, Soft Care
  19. Pagan – ID
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FMB MIXTAPE 187 | GIULIA TESS

FMB MIXTAPE 187 | GIULIA TESS

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Up next on the FMB mixtape series is a mix from Giulia Tess, the Italian-born London-based DJ and producer. Giulia has emerged as one to watch in recent years, with standout releases on Ross From Friends’ Scarlet Tiger imprint, Fever AM, and More Time Records. As always, we first caught up to find out about the mix and what she’s been up to recently…

Hey guys :) 

I’ve been quite busy this past month, had a pretty mental weekend last week hopping around from Leeds to London to Varese back to back. 

I’ve also been busy working on a couple of remixes – one of which is out today! It’s by the brilliant Art School Girlfriend and it’s called Good as I Wanted – it’s featured in the mix so listen out for it. 

I recorded and post produced this mix in my tiny bedroom in Seven Sisters. I’m always on the look out for new tracks and spend a lot of my time collecting and hunting for tunes.. Some of them I had kept back for something special such as this so I’m really glad I can finally play them. 

For this mix I wanted to be myself and play a bunch of tracks that inspire me. It was great because it essentially meant listening to songs that I really like for ages and having a play around with different possible combinations before recording.
It’s a mixture of techno and breaks and a true representation of what I’m playing at the moment in clubs. It’s raw but romantic, a piece in three parts – starts loud with a bite to it, goes quite dark with heavier sounds, then drifts into more romantic, introspective lines. 

Up next…

I’ve got a few more gigs lined up as well as looking forward to festival season. It’ll be my first time playing at a camping festival in this country so I’m looking forward to that a lot! I’m also working on my next release and a couple of remixes that will be out later this year. I’m really gassed to be doing this mix – thank you so much for having me. 

Giulia x 

Tracklist:

Intern – miniEMSEVOL
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Into The Light
Kamron – Dream a Dream
LaRosa – Whatchuwant (Original Mix)
Private Press – Synced SMPL
Fort Romeau – Unititled
IV Clouds – Augullie2
Tracy Pearl – II A
Ghost Culture – Blue Ice
Sierra Sam – Wacky Words
Art School Girlfriend – Good As I Wanted (Giulia Tess Remix)
Anfisa Letyago – Don’t Hide (Calibre Remix)
Danvers – Glow
Giulia Tess feat. Ell Murphy – I Feel You
Jasper Tygner – Well I
Waleed – Se Rompen
Acidgigi – Carne

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