FMB MIXTAPE 11 | THE ORB

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Feel My Bicep

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Up next we have a mix from pioneers of the electronic music scene, The Orb. It’s hard to know where to start, but from our side we have been huge fans of these guys for years. With a new album coming up on Kompakt and a huge live tour it’s safe to say these guys are back. The mix is highly eclectic as you would expect, we caught up with Alex to ask a few questions about it and whats on the horizon…

“Recently I’ve been dog sitting and touring in The States, Belgium & France. The mix was recorded on a stage in Denver Colorado using pioneer gear & a recordable player. It’s a trip towards another moon being built to order, with 1 huge bass end & a Blake 7-meets-King Tubby intro with a new bark from Ruby da AM on Perpetual Towers.

Up next, more touring & aiming to get back in the studio with Thomas & then Youth, scoring for a road movie film. Some of that music appears as roughs on this very mix! Yodels over snore wood.”

FMB MIXTAPE 11 | THE ORB

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FMB MIXTAPE 10 | TOMSKA

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Feel My Bicep

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Already at number 10 in the mixtape series, and next we have France’s finest Tomska… After more than 15 years, Tomska has kept his refined influence over the electronic music scene in France. Some killer releases over the last few years on the likes of Abstract Cuts, Saft and Courtesy of Balance, grabbed our attention at an early stage and we have been big fans since. He also A&R on Parisian label Vibes And Pepper Records…which has put out some quality releases over the last few years.  We caught up with Tomska to ask a bit about the mix and whats up next…

“I’ve been busy with many things actually: DJing, studio recording…trying to prepare the next Abstract Cuts releases ! I’ve also been working on future Vibes and Pepper projects, the next one will be a very limited repress of Terrence Parket & Claude Young (originally released in 2011). It will be out on july + more to come…

I’m very happy to be back in Strasbourg on June 13th. It will be my first time at Mudd Club for a party called “Sucre Lent” and the next day i’m attending at Rennes for the Bre.Tone garden party. There are a lot more European gigs yet to come plus the first Abstract Cuts label night before the end of this year… I really can’t wait !

This mix has been recorded during a friends private party based in north of France. It’s been recorded out of a two Technics sl 1210s + Rodec original mixer from early 90’s. It’s a basic setup, but I must tell it’s my favourite haha. The mix features house classics and some sought after records I play basically for a long dj set… Sometimes groovy, sometimes hypnotic…it’s a mixture of all these different sounds that I love and I try to spread in my own music ! I Hope people will enjoy it !!”

FMB MIXTAPE 10 | TOMSKA 
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FMB MIXTAPE 09 | WOUTER S

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Feel My Bicep

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We first caught Wouter in his home environment in Utrecht Holland. He impressed us with his unique blend of UK garage and heavy hitting house style, which the crowd went nuts for. A few years latter and great releases on the likes of DJ Haus’ Hot Haus Records and here we are with a mix finally from the man. We caught up with him to check what how he has been spending his time and a little bit about the mix…

“Recently I’ve been very busy with some of my own events and a lot of gigs. The mix was recorded in a new club in Utrecht called “BASIS”. The club is quite new and I’ve got to give Jorn, Joost and Chris a shout-out for letting me use their equipment while they were waiting after business hours for me to finish it. When I met the Bicep boys I was doing a 3-hour warm up at the Club Poema in Utrecht before they were going to start. I played a lot of powerful house joints and as far as I remember (it was a rough night ;) ) they really loved it. For this mix I decided not to go full on power but build it up a little. I start with a few UK Garage kind of vibe, which eventually builds up to my more actual kind of sound. I’m satisfied with the mix, didn’t overuse effects as I usually do which made it an extra challenge.

Up next I’ve got a pretty busy summer ahead of me containing a lot of nice festivals and club shows which I could’ve never dreamt of when I started playing a few years ago. Since I was a very busy promoter I decided to drop a few of my concepts so I can focus myself more on studio time. For now I can’t tell a lot regarding releases. But it’s going to be busy in the next few months !”

FMB MIXTAPE 09 | WOUTER S
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FMB MIXTAPE 08 | EBONY

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Feel My Bicep

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Tornoto new-boys on the block Ebony are up next. For those that may have missed it collab-ed with these guys last year for our release Love Myself, you can pick up on a free download HERE. Ebony have been slowly  and carefully building their repertoire of tracks and this mix unveils a few of their gems they have been keeping close to their chest, expect big things over the next year from this duo… We caught up with the guys to ask them what they are up to at the minute and a bit about the mix.

“We are just finishing up and creating new tracks when we can, so far we’ve built up quite a catalogue. The mix was recorded on CDJ’s while at a cottage in Buffalo, which might be reflective in the direction we went with this mix (sunshine vibes to midnight tribes). It’s full of a bunch of our own tracks we’ve been working on, and some tracks new and old we’ve been in to lately… We have a busy summer ahead of us – polishing up an ep, a self vinyl release, and a music video in the works”

FMB MIXTAPE 08 | EBONY

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FMB MIXTAPE 07 | HARVEY SUTHERLAND

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Feel My Bicep

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Next up on the FMB Mixtape Series we have one of Australia’s finest, Harvey Sutherland. Last year he grabbed our attention with huge releases on Echovolt and Voyage records, showing his unique blend of jazz and house. If you havn’t checked his stuff we highly advise doing so. We caught up with him after the mix to see what he’s been up to recently and to ask a bit about the mix;

“I’ve been writing and recording new bits for the live show, developing some sketches for a new record, IRL job, post-grad study, playing in a band, thinking about getting a cat. The mix was recorded very shoddily, at home. It’s a bit of a thrown together affair, a sonic “mood board” for my latest 12”. The stuff I’ve been listening to recently, and just classic tunes I’ve always played a lot. Mix references and aspirational jazz funk.”

Next up for Harvey is his first international tour – a whirlwind trip to EU. Live shows, and a bit of DJing. You can check out the full list of dates at the bottom.

FMB MIXTAPE 07 | HARVEY SUTHERLAND

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