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The Seoul-based collective’s Unsinkable and Leesuho take us “from Seoul to the world”, journeying from their immediate scene and surrounds through to a worldwide snapshot of artists from their play queues
Ahead of their new release on Tzusing’s Sea Cucumber imprint, Async Figure explore “the more heartfelt, emotional side of our productions” with their Specialist Mix
A crash course in mix form from the Mauritius-born DJ and producer, who offers an introduction to the dancehall-influenced sounds of shatta, with a lot of essential tracks
“I hope this mix will give folks a glimpse into our future while enticing new fans to look back at our past” says Brainfeeder’s PBDY, who mines the label’s catalogue for a specialist mix shared in celebration of its 15th anniversary
The Houston-based DJ curates an hour’s worth of dark, loud and heavy tunes on this Cinco de Mayo specialist mix. No tracklist, just hypnotic storytelling
Dubstep veteran Youngsta considers the enduring impact of club night FWD>> across this deep and spacious mix built from decades-old bangers and newer tracks from the likes of LSN
Take a trip down memory lane with Plastician, who kicks off our new FWD>> x The Hydra mix series with an entry that harks back to his DJ sets at the seminal London club night
“A magical mix of my favs” is how Mercury describes her year-end set, which spans hip-hop, rap and R&B tracks from Liv.e, MIKE, 454 and more, reflecting the eclecticism of the Atlanta rapper’s own work
As the year draws to a close, DJ, poet and broadcaster Haseeb Iqbal mines his enviable collection for a mix packed with a plethora of his 2022 favourites
An end-of-year mix equally suited to the club as it is bike rides or speedy runs, from DJ, producer and NLV Records mainstay Strict Face, shared as part of our 2022 mix series
Sounds of Miami: Mixed by Jonny from Space & Sister System
“A mega-mix of influences, styles and pockets that make Miami what it is right now – and captures where we are headed” from Jonny from Space and Sister System
The arts lost a giant last week when film director Jean-Luc Godard died aged 91. Here, Soundwalk Collective create a tribute mix dedicated to the director they got to know through his inimitable archive
Experimental sounds from the Czech underground: Mixed by Ancestral Vision
A 50-minute specialist mix spotlighting the unchecked experimentalism bubbling up in the Czech underground. This session comes courtesy of Unizone co-founder Ancestral Vision
Live from Touching Bass & Eglo Records Dance: All-Night Long Special
To mark the Issue 133 feature, Touching Bass share a five-hour-long marathon recorded in the dance. Featuring Stefan Ringer, Aqwea, Shy One, Born Cheating, Alexander Nut and Errol
Cruise is a party-ready musical movement emerging from Nigeria. Here, DJ Cora – one of rising scene’s stars – takes us on a whistlestop tour through the high-octane sound
Korean Folk Opera and Drama Soundtracks: Mixed by Lucy Liyou
The experimental musician and sound artist taps into their web of influences on today’s Specialist Mix. Pulling from Korean folk opera, better known as pansori, and contemporary drama soundtracks, it’s both a response to the past and a vision of the future
Tracks that launched a thousand drum loops – Mixed by Krust
Drum’n’bass and jungle legend Krust takes us back to basics. With a focus on classic tracks containing famous drum breaks, expect music from Kool & The Gang, Les Baxter, ESG and The Winstons
Joe McPhee live in Zurich – Remixed by Waclaw Zimpel
Polish clarinet player, composer and producer Waclaw Zimpel remixes Joe McPhee’s seminal 1979 performance in Zurich to conjure a rumbling blanket of sound
The Bug and JK Flesh, aka ZONAL, are true disciples of dub’s physical force. We’re delighted to present their dubbed and screwed mix. Take off your headphones and turn this up loud
Returning to his original Black Jazz Consortium moniker for the first time in five years, Fred P delves into the rhythms of Brazil for this show, as he did on his recent Evolution of Light LP released on Perpetual Sound. A timeless master delving deep.
La Neve makes ’90s handbag house’ in the vein of the great dancefloor queens of the era. Her mix for us is an ode to the peerless sultry house vocalist: Kim Cooper, reminding us all of the power of the diva in the dance
Focused on those teasing at the limits of pop’s potential, yeule demonstrates the artistry she admires: SOPHIE’s neon crunch, Sega Bodega’s future r&b and A.G. Cook’s bubblegum-experimentalism
When it comes to covers, no-one knows their onions quite like Bullion. Like the best covers this mix strikes the perfect balance between a sense of humour and the joy of performing one of your favourite songs
Brooke Candy’s latest album, Sexorcism, is reclaiming female sexuality in the most candid, certain terms with neon ultra-pop beats and an all-star cast of collaborators framing her singular vision. Here she picks her favourites by those peers
Halloween horror(s)core special – Mixed by clipping.
Cramming an enormous number of tracks into just under 40 minutes, the twisted LA noise rappers cycle through gnarled beats, cold, cascading melodies and all manner of depraved rhymes. Happy Halloween
After a brief flirtation with the mainstream, UK funky looked to be consigned to history at the start of the decade. As a whole new generation of producers and DJs emerge inspired by the genre§1, we asked one of them, Bamz, for this primer into one of the UK’s most irresistible sounds.
This mix invites you to jump to certain time-codes based on your decisions, leading you on a sonic journey through a bubblegum-pop labyrinth. Play your cards right and unlock a prize
The LA-based producer turns in a decade-spanning timeline of Persian pop music, tracing how the sounds have changed over years of revolution and westernisation