Since 2015, South Londoner Kamixlo has been quietly building a reputation as one of the most interesting figures on the experimental club circuit. Painting reggaeton and dembow beat patterns with a steely sonic palette inherited from emo and nu-metal, his music fits in with a school of producers seeking to inject a much-needed dose of emotion into the often po-faced world of industrial electronic music.
It therefore made total sense when his debut album finally arrived this year on world-leading experimental outlet, PAN. Cicatriz – named after the Spanish word for “scar” – plays out like a confessional, veering constantly between hardened angst and soft fragility.
Similarly, his Crack mix provides a direct window into his world – one that has was abruptly closed off this year as life went into lockdown. “I found it kinda weird piecing together mixes at home ever since I haven’t been playing gigs”, he says. “I never really DJ when it’s not in a club. This is one of the first sets I’ve done with songs from Cicatriz.” Pairing album tracks with unreleased material and music from friends and contemporaries, it’s a captivating extension of the intimate world Kamixlo has been building.
Crack Mix 395: Kamixlo
Crack Mix 395: Kamixlo
Since 2015, South Londoner Kamixlo has been quietly building a reputation as one of the most interesting figures on the experimental club circuit. Painting reggaeton and dembow beat patterns with a steely sonic palette inherited from emo and nu-metal, his music fits in with a school of producers seeking to inject a much-needed dose of emotion into the often po-faced world of industrial electronic music.
It therefore made total sense when his debut album finally arrived this year on world-leading experimental outlet, PAN. Cicatriz – named after the Spanish word for “scar” – plays out like a confessional, veering constantly between hardened angst and soft fragility.
Similarly, his Crack mix provides a direct window into his world – one that has was abruptly closed off this year as life went into lockdown. “I found it kinda weird piecing together mixes at home ever since I haven’t been playing gigs”, he says. “I never really DJ when it’s not in a club. This is one of the first sets I’ve done with songs from Cicatriz.” Pairing album tracks with unreleased material and music from friends and contemporaries, it’s a captivating extension of the intimate world Kamixlo has been building.
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