FMB MIXTAPE 130 | LONG ISLAND SOUND

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Feel My Bicep

FMB MIXTAPE 130 | LONG ISLAND SOUND

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As Long Island Sound, Rob and Tim have been going from strength to strength in the club circuit, both in their own productions and DJ sets. We caught up with the Berlin-based duo for a quick chat about the mix & what they’ve been up to recently…

We were back in Ireland for a couple of shows in Limerick and Dublin, followed by the last festival of the summer, Fuinneamh, which is a really sick intimate festival run by a group of friends of ours. More recently we supported Baltra’s liveshow in Berlin – that was great and pretty inspiring to see how he works up close. Apart from that we’ve been organizing the most recent Signs of Space record, which came out on October 11th (and should be available everywhere by now, we hope!)

This mix was recorded in our good friend Mr. Reed’s place. He’s got Technics, CDJs and a Pioneer 900 mixer, and he’s nice enough to let us come over from time to time when we need to record a mix. Thanks Mr. Reed! 

The mix contains a few bangers by some friends (shouts to George Earnest + R.Kitt) along with some Signs of Space stuff, along with some of our unreleased tunes. We wanted to cover a decent bit of electronic territory so it’s got some breaks, italo bits, classic house biz, etc. 

Up next…

Our next show will be at the last ever Bernard Shaw weekender in Dublin on October 26th. Really sad to see such an important cultural institution go, but it’s a small consolation to get to play one last time with all our best buds. On November 6th we’re at Watergate with Thabo Getsome and Borrowed Identity. We’re also preparing to move back to Dublin in December (…if anyone’s got a studio space hook-up then please let us know – THANK YOU!)

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FMB MIXTAPE 129 | CAMEO BLUSH

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Feel My Bicep

FMB MIXTAPE 129 | CAMEO BLUSH

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This week we invited Cameo Blush aka John Dunk for episode 129 of our mixtape series – he is the London-based producer who very recently released his first outing as a producer on Nick Höppner’s Touch From A Distance. As usual, we asked a bit about the mix and what he’s been up to lately…

I released my debut EP via Touch From A Distance, alongside a live set at Field Maneuvers as part of Nick Höppner’s takeover. I made a lot of new music to for the live show so i’m really looking forward to releasing some new stuff soon.

I gradually made a pool of tracks over a few weeks- if i heard anything that i was into or fit in with the idea i had for the mix i saved it or wrote it down, then spent a day in the studio putting them together. 

I wanted the mix to open up gradually from a quite dark beginning to a more expansive end. I also really like the sound of things sort of breaking apart and coming back together in my music so i tried to replicate this on a larger scale for the mix.

Up next…

More live shows are in the pipeline and i’m also super excited to get back in the studio and finishing off my next release!

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FMB MIXTAPE 128 | MANAMI

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Feel My Bicep

FMB MIXTAPE 128 | MANAMI

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For this weeks episode of our mixtape series, we invited up and coming DJ/producer, Manami. Through her own Better Days party and monthly radio shows on Noods and 1020 she’s built up a loyal following in her hometown of Bristol. Now a resident at Mick’s Garage, we’re looking forward to seeing what else she’s got up her sleeves…

I’ve just finished playing the last festival of the summer last weekend at Port Eliot, after many weekends spent dancing and playing in fields over the past 3 months. 

It was recorded on my CDJ set up nestled in the corner of my bedroom. 

I recorded the mix as a promo mix for the Hammer Hits Tour. I’m joining Hammer on the Liverpool leg with Brame & Hamo, which I’m really looking forward to (tickets here). It’s a slow warm up mix that focuses on warm melodic tones, which slowly makes its way towards a more percussive and bass driven sound, and then ending on a couple of high energy EBM oriented tracks. 

Up next…

I have some lovely shows coming up, including a date at Lakota Bristol on the 5th October with Move D and Dan Shake and of course playing with Hammer at 24 Kitchen Street in Liverpool on the 17th October. 

I’ve also been working on my own music. Hopefully more on that over the next year…

Check out all the Hammer Hits tour dates below (tickets):

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FMB MIXTAPE 127 | EARTH TRAX

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Feel My Bicep

FMB MIXTAPE 127 | EARTH TRAX

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For this week’s episode, we invited Earth Trax to our mixtape series. With a string of releases on the likes of Phonica Records, Emotional Response and most recently Growing Bin, we caught up with him to find out what he’s been up to lately…

I’m putting finishing touches on my debut album as Earth Trax. It’s hopefully coming out around January 2020  on Shall Not Fade.

The mix was recorded at my flat in Warsaw during daytime, cloudy sky outside. Using a pair of XDJ’s and a simple Reloop mixer. The overall vibe is not that far away from the album, only a bit faster. Blending sentimental club records with more straight-forward repetetive dance music.

Up next…

Apart from the album, we’re putting together another 12″ for our label Ziemia with Private Press and Newborn Jr. And hopefully there’s a compilation of my ambient music (‘Selected Media 2016-2018’) coming out as well (on Emotional Response).

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FMB MIXTAPE 126 | TAMTEN

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Feel My Bicep

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Up next on the series we have a mix from Warsaw native Tamten, aka Matt Brzezny. First up, we caught up with him to ask a few questions about the mix and what’s on the horizon…

I’ve been busy playing around Warsaw and Poland generally and working on my new solo EP as well as mixing tracks from an album that I recorded with my best friends Fopa and Ivan Bayor. The project is called House Of Lucy and I hope our album will come out at the end of a year as we plan it. I’m also producing kind of a hip hop album for my long time friend. 

It’s a home recorded mix, I wanted it to feel private. It starts and ends with my own productions, I chose very special records that show where I am as dj or what is inspiring me  the most right now. I wanted to throw it all in – all time favorites, recent picks and productions from friends from Poland to give it a local context (shout out to Gaijin Blues, Dextre, Mozaika, Mazewski, Brutaż). But I still think it makes perfect sense and tells a good story.

Up next…

Recently I premiered my live show at the half year’s eve festival we’d thrown with Fopa and Ivan Bayor in my friend’s garden. It’s called Lucyna 2019 and we kind of want to establish a new holiday in Poland – half year’s eve. I’d like to play live much more often and hope I will present it in a public venues quite soon. I have two solo EPs finished and ready to be released, an album in the making, two House of Lucy albums done and many many more.

Tracklist :
1. TAMTEN – Sound Of Silence [unreleased]
2. Mr TC – Batucada
3. Get A Room! – Ecuador
4. Dextre – hit the dashboard879 [unreleased]
5. Mazewski – Goblin Disco
6. Munk – The Bolero Bunel (Red Axes Remix]
7. Mozaika feat. Sui Zhen – Drive (dub mix)
8. Jean Luc – Le Sabbat (fixed speed)
9. Udytu Uzelturk And His Male Harem – Kairo (Boris Dlugosch Instrumental Edit)
10. San Giovanni Bassista – Don’t Go
11. Jimi Bazzouka – Poo Poo
12. Gaijin Blues – Puff Puff [unreleased]
12. Untitled Artist – 120
13. Sworn Virgins – Laser Beam
14. Textasy – Highland Park Acid
15. House Of Lucy – How To Body Music [unreleased]

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