Excited to have 214 aka Chris Roman delivering this week’s mixtape. This mix was recorded live at a recent festival he played and it’s a all-hardware set! Also make sure to check out 214’s latest release ‘Fuel Cells‘ which just came out on Sheffield label Central Processing Unit. As usual we caught up with him to see what he’s been up to…
“In June I released my follow up for Shipwreck. It’s part of their singled sided disc series. An EP titled “I See What You Did There”. And in July I released an EP on CPU records titled Fuel Cells which Resident Advisor picked up for review.
I’ve also just done a mix for Danny Daze’s Sunday Morning series which aired 2 weeks ago. It’s a bit different from what I usually play.
I just got back from debuting a new hardware set at a lovely festival in Missoula, Montana called DAT. It’s become one of my favorite festivals in the states. It’s not very big, but it’s well curated and feels like a family affair. I decided to use that set for this podcast instead of a mix since I’ve been focusing on playing live the last year.
I tend to create new tracks for each of my live sets. That keeps things interesting and engaging for me as well as the audience. The majority of the tracks just stay in the boxes or are never played again. But some get arranged into tracks for possible release. These were all brand new again and created just for this festival so we’ll see where they go.
I’ve got a couple more EPs coming after summer. My next Frustrated Funk EP is out September 5th and it’s titled North Cascades. Frustrated Funk is my home label and who I work with the most. This is my 4th release for them. Klen, label boss, and I have a great relationship and it’s a honor to work with him and the label as I was a big fan before I joined. It’s a very organic and natural process and he’s great at giving me feedback on where to take my tracks. Then in October I’ll be releasing an EP with Irish label Lunar Disko who I’m also excited to debut with.
I’m also currently working on my next LP which will be on Dutch label Field Records, but that’s in the early stages and won’t be out till sometime next year.
On the gig front, I’m working on taking more live sets on the road. I love djing, but I’ve been focusing more on playing live. Last year I debuted a new one at Berghain with your last podcast guests, London Modular.”
FMB MIXTAPE 52 | 214 (320 DOWNLOAD)
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