FMB MIXTAPE 256 | DENHAM AUDIO

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Feel My Bicep

FMB MIXTAPE 256 | DENHAM AUDIO

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On this weeks Feel My Bicep mixtape we welcome Denham Audio, the DJ that has brought new urgency and vitality to the modern rave scene with breakbeats, b-lines and acid hooks. The sound he’s pushing is rooted in the legacy of UK hardcore, but those foundational sounds and styles are given a thorough spruce up, feeding into the buoyant areas of exploration happening between 130 and 160 BPM. Let’s catch up…

I recently got back from my Australia tour, was out there for the whole of January. Have been working hard in the studio since I got back and have been putting out some new music over the last month or so.

Was lucky enough that Klose One let me use his sick home set up (thanks Ruairi). The mix was recorded on 2 CDJ 2000 NXS, a DJM 900 NXS with a pair of Klipsch La.

I wanted to contribute something that I felt reflected my influences over the years. I dug into the archive for some 2012-2014 UK Bass that I was playing when I first started DJing, I bookended the mix with a couple tracks from one of my favourite video game Stray, and included plenty of new material from myself and close friends.

Up Next…

Got a new tune with Champion dropping next month (which you can hear a sneak peak of in this mix), very excited for that to drop! Will also be kickstarting things again with Club Glow with 2 new releases lined up in the coming months (you can also hear these in the mix).

Tracklist:

1. Yann Van Der Cruyssen – Courtyard
2. Corticyte – Modulate
3. Smiff – Dish Down
4. Alex Coulson – Too Much Talk (Tessela remix)
5. Martin ikin – Make U Sweat
6. Smiff – Last Buzzer
7. Oldboy – Maximum
8. Dismantle – Grain
9. Piezo – Deepa
10. Mani Festo – Organn
11. Per & Kowton – Vapours (Pangaea remix)
12. OneOneOne – Double Yellow
13. John Graham – Real (Mani Festo edit)
14. Denham Audio & Club Angel – ID
15. Oldboy – Hustle
16. Champion x Denham – ID
17. Mincy, Killyjoy &. Denham Audio – ID
18. K65 – My Love
19. Denham & Capo Lee – Right Now
20. Settle Down – JOJO
21. Yann Van Der Cruyssen – Guardian

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FMB MIXTAPE 255 | QUE SAKAMOTO

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Feel My Bicep

FMB MIXTAPE 255 | QUE SAKAMOTO

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On this week’s episode of the Feel My Bicep mixtape we have Que Sakamoto a musician and producer from Tokyo, Japan, renowned for his eclectic blend of electronic music styles and his use of vintage equipment. His DJ sets are dynamic and tailored to each country he visits, never repeating the same vibe, and consistently pushing toward interesting and experimental sounds that reflect his Japanese identity.

 

Recently, I was in Brazil, South America until July, followed by time in Europe for the summer. I then travelled to Australia, Vietnam, and returned to Japan. After that, I visited Honolulu, Seattle, and New York, before heading to Nicaragua to celebrate the New Year countdown for 2025.

The mix was recorded at a friend’s house in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. My friends assisted with setting up the turntables, CDJs, and mixer.

The concept behind the mix was to create a smooth, emotional flow, focusing on selection rather than hard-hitting bangers. I aimed for a trippy and somewhat unconventional vibe, featuring some of my favorite tracks, as well as two tracks from my upcoming releases. I’m really happy with how the mixtape turned out.

Up Next…

I’ll be in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Latin America and USA end of April. I’ve signed with five labels, and all of my vinyl releases will be out in 2025. Going forward, I’m eager to play at more festivals, clubs, and forest gigs, while continuing to build my career with a focus on Japanese music.

Tracklist:

  1. Slick N Flash – Split
  2.  Synapse – Cosmic Connection
  3. The Exaltics – NGC 253
  4. Insync vs Mysteron – White Plains
  5. Que Sakamoto + NT -ここは何処 Kokowadoko ( Forcecoming )
  6. Phreax – Jitterballz
  7. Froyd – FUNKMUTANT
  8. Dr. Scissors – Emotions Babe
  9. Fiction & Spice – Digital Overload
  10. Chimera – Nude Epartur
  11. DJ Vela – IRRESISTIBLE
  12. Que Sakamoto + NT – 寿 Kotobuki ( Forcecoming )
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FMB MIXTAPE 254 | MACHINE WOMAN

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Feel My Bicep

FMB MIXTAPE 254 | MACHINE WOMAN

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This week on the FMB mixtape series we welcome Machine Woman, a UK based DJ, producer and curator known for her cutting edge approach to electronic music, with her work bridging experimental bass and emotive rhythms. She is the founder of Sonic Disturbances, an experimental label, she mentors emerging talent, promotes club nights and more. Lets catch up with her now..

Recently i’ve been changing my music taste, no joke. I feel like I’m discovering music for the 1st time. I started to get into broken beat / dubstep / bass music over the last few months. I also started a new radio show on the best radio station SUBTLE RADIO. Imagine walking into a radio station and every show is run by labels / djs you just started to listen to. I’m also putting a night on at the new bass heavy club CU DALSTON on the 7th of February, its 100 cap small basement club with a mighty soundsystem. I have booked Berlin bass label crew Fear Of Silence, my next track will be on their compilation. I’m super excited to have them in London on my night. On the night will be Glut Sound and Buer one of the founders of SUBTLE RADIO. BIG BUSINESS!!!! Everyone is welcome and if any one struggles for funds please reach out. We have a few spots on our guest list. 

This was recorded at MACHINE WOMAN HQ ;P on my cdjs 2000 nexus + tascam DR 40.

The idea for the mix was to share the music I’m excited about right now. Most of this sounds new to me, some tracks I found via TikTok like Deffy (big up), RAFA.wav from Paris really taken me back with his mixes and blends of dubstep and experimental, I have also included neogrime artist CSV, a very new genre to me. A couple of drops from Air Protection Office and Delta Division (playing at CU on 7th of February) and a track that changes tempo 5 times inside the track, I thought it was a rekordbox glitch but then you play it on cdjs it goes all Bermuda Triangle on you I never seen it before. I also put in a couple of my favourite Mexican artists Buena Tarde and Peso Pluma. They are both from Guadalajara, with all the exciting music coming from Mexico. This is a place I would love to visit. Also big love to Fracture as I recently went to his exhibition in Hackney and it was really inspiring to see the documentation of pirate radio culture.

Up Next…

My night SONIC DISTURBANCES on 7th of February with the bass heavy sweethearts 🖤 at CU DALSTON ;P + then a trip to Berlin to play at OHM !!! + new music and new signings to my labels SD. ohhh and a lot more of MWTV interviews + videos.

Thank you for inviting me

Tracklist:

1. Sounds of the Jungle – Fracture
2. Complexity – Air Protection Office
3. Acid Saw – RAFA.wav
4. Feel U – CSV
5. To Find Love Is To Seek The End (feat. Flying Lotus) [Ivy Lab Remix] – Little Snake
6. U Don’t Wanna – DEFFY
7. Ocean of Data (New Mix sm1) – Mercy System
8. No, Thank You. – DIESSA
9. Disposal Ashore – KAPHA
10. ERIXO – Buena Tarde
11. Track ID – NoRecall
12. Real Shh (Combine Remix) – The Greys
13. Imagination – Delta Division
14. Monsoon – Ivy Lab
15. Lemme Get That! – Butty
16. On Embers – EVIAN Christ
17. Ella Baila Sola – Peso Pluma

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FMB MIXTAPE 253 | MATT KARMIL

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Feel My Bicep

FMB MIXTAPE 253 | MATT KARMIL

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On this weeks episode of the FMB series, we have Matt Karmil, an in-demand producer, mixer, masterer and remixer making his own distinctive, dusky and elegant electronic music. Artists who have enlisted his skills include us, Underworld, Mall Grab, Jayda G, Sofia Kourtesis and more. His new album ‘No Going Back’ is the strongest expression of Matt’s artistic vision to date, combining microhouse, broken beat, dub techno and epic dark ambient. Let hear more..

Recently, I’ve been surviving the Scandinavian winter, mixing records and making tunes.

I decided to make this mix from 100% unreleased material. Most of this was made using the Make Noise Morphagene, Bitwig, Ableton Live, XO drum sequencer and Shaperbox 3.

I often make my albums as continuous streams (“Will” in particular), and sometimes I split tracks off into individual ideas. For the mix I felt very free just to let it flow. So although there are distinct moments and tracks, it didn’t matter if ideas repeated or blended into the next track.  It was really interesting to turn out some demos and develop some rough ideas — previously I’d have tested these tunes in DJ sets and work out a general feel for arrangements etc., but this was another route to find something that makes sense to me.  Hopefully the final mix feels like a blend between an album, a mixtape and a soundtrack.

Up Next…

More of the same, really. I’ve a few collaborations planned, a lot of mixing work and I will also set up a smaller 2nd studio, this time in London. There’s quite a lot more of my own material coming too.  Looking forward to 2025!

Tracklist:

1. Utter – Matt Karmil
2. Soubriquet – Matt Karmil
3. Too little, too late – Matt Karmil
4. Cologne’s promise – Matt Karmil
5. Endless quest – Matt Karmil
6. Keep moving on / shape the future – Matt Karmil – Respect to CD
7. More and more from less – Matt Karmil – Respect to NA, DL
8. Be cool a minute – Matt Karmil
9. Fadeout – Matt Karmil
10. SFP Refix – respect to JO – Matt Karmil

Ambience recorded by Puprleaux

 

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FMB MIXTAPE 252 | TOSHIKI OHTA

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Feel My Bicep

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:

  1. The Gateway Experience – Twin Freaks | Stealth Records [1991]
  2. Lobe – Limbic | Swim [1995]
  3. Chemical Brothers – Leave Home (Terror Drums)  | Freestyle Dust [1995]
  4. DJ Close Your Eyes To Find Me – Angel Trance Edit 11 | Falling Star Erotica [2021]
  5. Distance Dancer – Brain Dance | Nowt Music [2020]
  6. The Jaffa Kid –  Ytron | Self Release [2021]
  7. Apollo Two – Return To Atlantis (LTJ Bukem Remix | Good Looking [1993]
  8. Paranoid London – The State Of That | Self Release [2021]
  9. Pierre Rousseau – Mémoire De Forme (Joakim Redrum Remix) | Beats In Space [2023]
  10. Mathis Ruffing – Somersault | none/such [2023]
  11. PAN-AL – It’s Rigged | Apollo Records [2019]
  12. Slowdive – Kisses (Daniel Avery Remix) | Dead Oceans [2024]
  13. DJ Rap – A Strange Paradise | Propa Talent [2006]
  14. Paul Blackford – Half Life | Deadlock [2009]
  15. Scarper – Night Flight | Self Release [2018]
  16. DJ LHC – Blue Beam | ZONAᴇxᴘ [2021]
  17. Navdeep – Amrit | Nasha [2002]
  18. Orca – Rain Of Drums | Lucky Spin [1993]

 

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