Where Minor Science’s Crack Mix was tuned for the sweatiest of dancefloors, his new set for our Sunday series plumbs less outwardly bracing depths, with the artist otherwise known as Angus Finlayson opting instead for a palette of slow-burners and stems to both soothe and stir this weekend.
“This mix places my new album, Absent Friends Vol. III, in context, and features some of the music that inspired its creation,” he says. “That means mostly jazz rather than capital-A ambient music. I spend about 70 percent of my listening time digging around for this stuff – the other 30 percent is dedicated to the most obnoxious club tracks I can find. I guess I’m old now because when it comes to this music I find the 70s-90s more surprising and exciting than the present, but there are a few recent gems in there from De Leon, John Also Bennett and so on.”
“Absent Friends Volumes I and II were mixtapes combining other people’s music with my own tracks and stems via tons of editing, so it felt good to revive that approach for this mix,” Finlayson continues. “Alongside the listed tracks, there are a bunch of stems I made for the Absent Friends live set mixed in to add texture and smooth transitions. Listen out for the little voices, they’re the giveaway.”
Sunday Mix: Minor Science
Sunday Mix: Minor Science
Where Minor Science’s Crack Mix was tuned for the sweatiest of dancefloors, his new set for our Sunday series plumbs less outwardly bracing depths, with the artist otherwise known as Angus Finlayson opting instead for a palette of slow-burners and stems to both soothe and stir this weekend.
“This mix places my new album, Absent Friends Vol. III, in context, and features some of the music that inspired its creation,” he says. “That means mostly jazz rather than capital-A ambient music. I spend about 70 percent of my listening time digging around for this stuff – the other 30 percent is dedicated to the most obnoxious club tracks I can find. I guess I’m old now because when it comes to this music I find the 70s-90s more surprising and exciting than the present, but there are a few recent gems in there from De Leon, John Also Bennett and so on.”
“Absent Friends Volumes I and II were mixtapes combining other people’s music with my own tracks and stems via tons of editing, so it felt good to revive that approach for this mix,” Finlayson continues. “Alongside the listed tracks, there are a bunch of stems I made for the Absent Friends live set mixed in to add texture and smooth transitions. Listen out for the little voices, they’re the giveaway.”
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