FMB MIXTAPE 36 | THE BACKWOODS

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The Backwoods is one of many projects from Japanese producer Kento Sasaki. Having affiliations to ESP Institute and remixing blog favourites Lauer and past podcast contributor Man Power we were excited to lock him down for a mix. Make sure to also check his Force Of Nature project of which he makes up one half of alongside another blog favourite KZA.

As always we sent a few questions his way to see what he’s been up to:

“I travelled around the world a lot last year. I want make music more this year. The mix was recorded drinking Oolong-Hi at home :)”

Can you tell us about the idea behind the mix?
“Tunes I’m playing recently.”

Up next..
“make music!”

FMB MIXTAPE 36 | THE BACKWOODS

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FMB MIXTAPE 35 | TIGHT PANTS

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Next up we have Tight Pants up on the mixtape series. His “Scream time action EP” from last year was one of our favourites. Crunchy house mixed up with melancholic marimbas, whats not to like. We used the A side as first track in our White Light ambient mix. As ever we caught up with Tight Pants to have a chat about whats next on the horizon and what he’s been up to:

“I come home to my house from a beach looks forward to coming again for your love. 

It’s a lot of fun at my house me my condesa and a room full of hitting things.

Part is a 3 telling a story of the night, start with no one in the club the first cheers of the bar staff for a good night, the main act comes with the force, and acid brings the sunrise to my bed.

Going to get some food with my friend Elena all this work makes me hungry.”

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FMB MIXTAPE 34 | KITT PROUDFOOT

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Next up on the mixtape we got Dj extraordinaire, comedian, and all round LAD… Mr Kitt Proudfoot. We first met Kitt a few years back now, at WeLove Sundays at Space where he was a regular in El Salon and Premier Etage and have been friends ever since. We caught up with him ahead of the mix to see whats on the horizon and what he has been up  to recently:

“It’s been a busy year in the studio working on my Damercy project. Sound wise it’s all Balearic guitars & reverb with a House’y bottom end of 909 drums & Juno bass.

The mix was recorded live in two takes.  I have to say thank you to Dave & Jess from Meattransmission for letting me use the studio on Hoxton Square.
I really just wanted to bang it out. Speed things up a little. I play it slow too often so wanted to switch that around. I think I was trying to get something out of my system. It is a mixture of newer old stuff and older new stuff which gives you a good idea of what I like to play when faced with a real-deal nightclub dancefloor. There are micro-mistakes galore which is just the way I like it. “

Up  next…

“I want to turn Damercy into a live show. Which is something I have never done before. Apart from that tons of writing, first steps into film making & weekly DJ residencies around London. “

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FMB MIXTAPE 33 | HUNTLEYS + PALMERS

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Next up on the mixtape we have Andrew Thompson from the wonderful Huntleys + Palmers record label. Funny enough Andrew was the first guest to play a Feelmybicep party London back in 2008 alongside Serge Santiago at the now close C.A.M.P. This now feels like a lifetime ago, with us celebrating our 7th Birthday and H+P their 8th this year its safe to say we are both going strong still. His and Auntie Flo’s mixes on BIS this year were probably some of my favourite, I recommend checking them out once you have gave this a spin ;) We caught up with Andrew to ask him what he is up to and whats up next for him and the label.

“The last month has seen the release of two very different projects I’ve been involved with over the past two years. Auntie Flo’s new album ‘Theory of Flo’ and Peter Scion – ‘Through My Ghost’. As both have been on the go for ages, it’s been really satisfying to see them finally take a life of their own.

The mix was recorded much later than planned – the afternoon before it was due in the basement of Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow.

I’ve been pretty productive with mixes this year and wanted to put something together that stands out from the others. The second track is coming out on the label in January, so I thought it was a good opportunity to play a bunch of fun party stuff – and who better to host than Bicep?”

Up next..

“December is a busy month on the party front – celebrating H+P’s 8th birthday on the 18th December in Glasgow with Damian Lazarus, Lena Willikens, Auntie Flo and myself at the Art School. Then down to London for a party at Corsica Studios on the 19th with the Cómeme crew, then finally bringing the year to a close at Optimo’s legendary Hogmanay party with my Highlife brothers, Auntie Flo and Esa – Join us!

More of the same for next year – records, parties, let’s see..”

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FMB MIXTAPE 32 | LEISUREWARE

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Back on the blog we got one of our favourite selectors Will Smith AKA Leisureware  up on the mixtape.  Last time we had him in the mix for the blog was back in December 2012, so its very nice to get him back 3 years down the line. Still throwing parties and now a regular radio show, we caught up with Will to ask him a little more about what else he is up to and about the mixtape…

“Pouring my energies into The Occasional Feel-Good, a cosmic little party that I run in a Herne Hill railway arch. Details are sent to a private mailing list, so there’s no Facebook spamming etc. Give me a shout if you’re interested: leisureware at gmail dot com.

I’ve also just started a regular slot on the most excellent Balamii Radio in Peckham, mainly playing krautrock and weird 80s bits.

The emphasis here is less on mix, more on tape. I was too busy making cocktails (1 part ice, 3 parts rum) to match beats. Once the lava lamps in my sweet new pad were fired up, the tracks chose themselves.

My selection is pitched somewhere between the dancefloor and a deckchair. Strange samples, foreign tongues and aquatic sound effects. (Perhaps some Simply Red…) Pretty much what you’ll hear at the night, albeit a bit more coherent.”

Up next…

“The Occasional Feel-Good is next happening on Friday 11th December at Island Arts Studio in Herne Hill. My Balamii slot is at 1pm on the first Saturday of every month from January. Aside from music, I’m currently perfecting my rustic bolognese recipe.”

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