FMB MIXTAPE 63 | CONTRA COMMUNEM OPINIONEM

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Feel My Bicep

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This week delivering the FMB podcast we have Swiss producer Florin Büchel aka Contra Communem Opinionem. Back in 2012 we featured his track ‘Falling Sun’ on the blog. Since then he’s been busy touring, recording, releasing… here he is telling us more about it:

“I’ve finally finished my dissertation this year – feels great to have that off the table! Somehow, I still managed to play many cool gigs: Besides some fun new places, there have been more ambient type gigs, something I’ve only done rarely in recent years, but is always a fun opportunity to try something new. I’ve also done a bit of mixing and mastering work for friends, it’s always refreshing to work on other people’s material. Apart from that, the new Savage Grounds EP “Atrocities” just came out a few days ago, it’s a one-take oriented project with my friend D Cosmo from Lux Rec and our third EP. We have been working a lot on that earlier in the year and I’m pleased that it’s finally out now! Some other recent releases include an EP on Endless Illusion, a track on a sampler on Mosaique Records and some collab work with Robert Hecht from YuYaY records.

The mix was done at home in my little studio. Since I don’t really DJ, I cheated and used Ableton to bring it all together :)

There’s many tracks by good friends of mine in there and some variation across the spectrum of electronic music. I tried to get away with as little beatmatching as possible :) I’ve included one dedicated drone track done exclusively for this mixtape, which was created using mostly my modular synth.”

Up next…

“Recording lots of new music and getting some mixdowns done that are waiting to be finished. Some releases are coming up on Phantom Island, Photic Fields, Analogical Force and Mokujin Records, looking forward to those. There’s always some gigs lined up as well and I’ve started a couple of new collaborations that look promising. Besides that, I’m thinking about rewiring my whole studio again – every few years, the urge to do so comes up. It’s a never ending quest to come up with the perfect implementation of the pile of gear that accumulates over the years :D

Hope you enjoy the mix and cheers!”

 

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FMB MIXTAPE 62 | JANE FITZ

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Feel My Bicep

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Jane Fitz has been slowly but surely been gaining a very loyal following  as result of her excellent taste and dj sets encompassing all the right shades of dubbed out house and techno. She has just been announced as a new resident at  Oval Space  and we are very excited to welcome her up to Glasgow for her city debut at the Feel My Bicep Show on the 3rd February at SWG3 alongside Job Jobse, Tim Sweeney, Shed (Live), Ryan Elliott, Hammer, Thunder Disco and ourselves. Tickets on sale now. link 

We caught up with her to hear what she’s been up to:

“Besides from the usual (travelling, playing records, buying records) i’ve just come back from a birthday trip to the mountains in Italy, which was a much-needed trip away without a record bag. Bliss. On the work front, i’ve been plotting and planning with the good people at the Pickle Factory/Oval Space, making plans for my residency, which begins next year. That’s taking up quite a bit of mindspace, because i really want to come up with some unusual things to augment the night, so it’s not just me playing records. We’ve got some nice things planned. And and if no one else likes or gets what I’m trying to do, well, at least I’ll enjoy it. 

The mix was recorded at home. No bells or whistles, the usual one-take, no-editing business, off a bunch of nice records. 

I haven’t done any specially recorded mixes for a while. But I have a few i’ve committed to do over the next few months (we’re doing a Night Moves tape, there will be one for a magazine and then i have some ones to go with my residency) – and this one is the first, so i wanted to make sure i did different things for each one. I wanted to do something with records that are quite accessible, but not necessarily well known.  Anyone whose heard me play out with any regularity will know that i really don’t stick to one sound – sometimes it’s techno, sometimes more proggy or synthy, sometimes i’ll play wonky old things, sometimes new.. i always chop and change my sets to keep it interesting, mainly for me! But I’d just played a Night Moves back to back set with Jade Seatle, which is our last together for a while as Jade’s on NM maternity leave – and that was a real deep mission. So i was kind of inspired to stick in that groove. But don’t worry, I’ll be back to my slowed down trance records soon, I’m sure.”

Up Next…

“Playing records weekly, somewhere. Across 2017 that means 6 dates across the Pickle Factory and Oval Space, five minutes from my front door, so i really can’t complain. And that’s the only place i’ll be playing in London in 2017 too. It’s something to get my teeth into, so i’m well excited. Also I’ve finally cut out my day job, which is odd, considering i’ve been working in journalism for over 20 years. But playing records has kind of muscled in on my time and I’ve unexpectedly had a career change, without me really noticing it until now. You hear of career women in their 40s giving up work and changing careers, usually opening a florists or coffee shop or something. So I guess this is mine. But, I can safely say that I won’t be opening a florists any time soon.”

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FMB MIXTAPE 61 | WOLF MUSIC

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Feel My Bicep

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We go way back with the Wolf guys and always loved their consistency as a label and djs. They are also the home to another favourite of ours, Medlar. As usual we had a chat with them to see what they’ve been up to recently: 

“Mostly kickin’ it and getting the next WOLF releases sorted. We’ve got EPs forthcoming from Ishmael, Neue Grafik, Hodini, Medlar & Real D. 

The mix was recorded at home using a trusty pair of Technics, a couple of old CDJ1000’s and my Allen & Grief Xone 62 mixer that I’ve had for about ten years and like most festival line ups in 2016, it’s tired so apologies for the crackles and the occasional dropout.

As the Bicep blog has constantly pushed all styles of music since day one, I wanted to delve deep into my collection and showcase a variety of sounds including lots of forthcoming WOLF releases. You can expect everything from Dilla to The Clash inside!”

Up next…

“The search for the perfect beat is never ending!”

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FMB MIXTAPE 60 | JESS FARLEY

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Feel My Bicep

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Jess Farley caught our ear from her killer Ran$om Note mix. Beyond being a great selector it turns out she’s also pushing some real positivity into the scene by promoting an event called ‘Rhythm Sister’ aimed at helping women develop within dance music through parties, DJ workshops and beyond. We caught up with her below. 

“Hiyaa! I’ve just got back from ADE and had a fairly hectic summer, so many festivals! I only started playing out this year so lots of my free time is spent at my decks or digging for music, loving it. I also work in artist management and at Love International Festival and I’ve just started a female music project called Rhythm Sister which is a DJ collective and network to encourage girls to get involved in music. So yeh things are very busy!

The mix was recorded in my bedroom in my PJs as standard ha. 

Winter is coming! So I went a little moodier with this one. I enjoy loads of genres and love putting different music together so it flows and almost has a narrative to it. I’m obsessed with finding music from all over the world, I love breaks and I’m really into synthy, chuggy, percussive stuff atm, so it’s a blend of all that I guess. Oh and some self indulgent disco at the end ;)

I have a few Rhythm Sister events coming up and I’m playing Motion Bristol (with you guys!) on the 26th of Nov and Magic Door in London on the 10th December. Genuinely think I’m still depressed after Brexit so I shall be flying out of here and somewhere hot for Christmas ha.”

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FMB MIXTAPE 59 | BOBBY PLEASURE

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Feel My Bicep

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This week’s FMB mixtape comes from Bobby Pleasure, he’s part of the 2020 Vision crew. We asked him what he’s been up to and a what is the idea behind his mix:

“Pondering the meaning of life.

The mix was recorded In a small cabin on the coast of the Isle of Skye, with nothing but the smell of the sweet Scottish seaway penetrating my nostrils.

It includes a few tracks that I don’t mind, that I played once or twice this summer, in an order that makes absolutely no sense at all.”

Up next…

“Making love to my beautiful woman.”

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