FMB MIXTAPE 19 | HORSE MEAT DISCO (JAMES HILLARD)

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Number 19 in the Mixtape series and welcome heavyweights Horse Meat Disco take the reins for the first time on the blog. Ever since we moved to London we have been attending the legendary Sunday HMD events usually in a haze at their local The Eagle, which is probably one of the truly hedonistic experiences in London. We can’t wait for these guys to bring this all with them to XOYO when they join us and The Black Madonna September 5th.

We caught up with James to see what they have coming up and what they have been up to recently. 

“Well being summer we’ve been doing a lot of festivals as well as flying all over the place. I worked out i will have taken 8 flights this week! Just got back from a weekend in Estonia and Glasgow (which is always great) and off to LA this weekend for FYF festival were we have our own stage and will be playing all day.

I recorded the mix at home on my computer. Its really a mix based on the tunes that i’m playing out this summer. Loosely based on the set that i did at the NYC Downlow at Glastonbury back in June of the Friday night. Always a highlight of my year and in my opinion the NYC Downlow is quite simply THE best club in the world. We’re so proud to be a part of it.”

Coming up..

“More travels. We have residencies in both Berlin and New York so we have them coming up soon and the diary is looking busy for the rest of the year. I hope also to get a holiday in at some point!”

FMB MIXTAPE 19 | HORSE MEAT DISCO (JAMES HILLARD)

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12” Vinyl:​ 7th September 2015
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Digital: ​25th September 2015
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1. BICEP & HAMMER – DAHLIA
2. BICEP – RAYS
3. BICEP – SEAGULLS
4. BICEP & HAMMER – GO (FLANGER REMIX)
5. BICEP & HAMMER – GO (BICEP’S LIQUID DUB)

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FMB MIXTAPE 18 | GREG WILSON

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We’ve been big fans of Greg ever since the blog began, in fact ever since we started djing and listening to underground music. He was one of the first ever “high profile” djs who ever returned our emails, always sending us tonnes and tonnes of exclusive edits and content for our blog. He always went the extra mile which we always really respected. With that said, we’re absolutely over the moon to have Greg do a mix for our series ahead of his XOYO slot this weekend at our party.

We caught up with Greg to find out what he’s been up to: 

“It’s been a relentless period, with a load of stuff happening in close proximity – US tour, Glastonbury, and the final Garden Festival in Croatia for starters. It’s been great to finally get a couple of weeks break from the DJ schedule, but there’s still no rest for the wicked, for amidst all this chaos didn’t I go launch my record label, Super Weird Substance! So I’m now in the process of releasing the first eight singles ahead of a compilation CD in November – planting the seeds we hope will bloom further down the line. We’re four into the series, so when I’m not DJing my time is either spent in the studio, or working on various aspects of the label.                                                                      

The mix is a live recording from a Beach Festival I appeared at in Weston-Super-Mare in July. So there’s no idea as such, beyond entertaining the audience with good grooves on a sunny day. It’s obviously reflective of the music I’m associated with – classics, cult-classics and future classics – utilising a wealth of edits, reworks and remixes that DJ’s worldwide are thankfully sharing, so I’m able to draw from the past, but with an eye placed squarely on tomorrow. “

Coming up…

“Short term: Back in London on Saturday for Feel My Bicep at XOYO.

Medium term: Apart from the record releases, the label hosts a Super Weird Happening at the Estuary Stage at Festival No.6 in September. Apart from DJ’s and live performance, there’s also spoken word and live artists. We ran a series of Happenings last year as club events up and down the UK, but this is the first time we’ve curated a space at a festival. If you’re about it’s on the Saturday 9am – 9pm.

Long term: we reclaim the culture :) “

FMB MIXTAPE 18 | GREG WILSON

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FMB MIXTAPE 17 | NICK HÖPPNER

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Absolutely over the moon to have Ostgut Ton’s Nick Höppner onboard for the next instalment in our mixtape series! We’ve been massive fans of Nick for years, having caught him many times at Panorama Bar! He’s turned in an absolute killer selection, one of our favourites from the series – ahead of playing at our XOYO residency this week. If you missed his beautiful debut album you can listen here.

We caught up with Nick to ask him how he went about the mix and what he’s up to next…

“I have been touring quite a lot, but am enjoying a fairly quiet summer at the moment, which allows me to go to the studio a lot where I’m working on my next EP for Ostgut Ton. I’ve also completed two new tracks which will come out on a split 12” with a well known English DJ and producer who’s starting his own label later this year.

The mix was recorded on the last Thursday afternoon in July in an empty Panorama Bar on CDJs, turntables and the new RANE MP-2015 mixer. It’s a snapshot of my djing of the past weeks and months. Almost all the tracks have been thoroughly road tested. It also showcases one of the forthcoming remixes of my album “Folk” on Ostgut Ton and contrary to what I’ve recently said in another interview, I am dropping that one hot tune of the moment!

Up next is a bit of holiday, more studio work and a busier djing schedule again this autumn taking me to North America, Asia and Australia amongst others.”

FMB MIXTAPE 17 | NICK HÖPPNER

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FMB MIXTAPE 16 | SISTERHOOD

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After a killer TIEF takeover at our XOYO residency the Sisterhood boyz have knocked out a belter podcast for us! It perfectly showcases their tough and melodic sound! We spoke to them to hear what they’ve been up to…

“We’ve been recovering from the mud fest that was Secret Garden Party this week, as well as a few London shows recently we hopped aboard the Tief boat party at The Garden Festival and the almighty Gottwood, which is fast becoming a yearly tradition! 

The mix was recorded on 2 Technics and a shoddy old Pioneer mixer in our living room. Keeping it simple. There isn’t a strong theme or idea really other then a selection of records we are both feeling at the moment, some old, some new. There is a bit of everything in there and it’s a pretty accurate representation of how our club sets sound.

We have a mini Swiss tour coming up with the whole crew, and our good friend and fellow Tief label cohort Manuel Fischer. Music wise, we’ve got a cheeky white label release in the works which you might’ve heard out and about, then it’s heads down in the studio for our next EP by the end of the year.”
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