Hey. This week it's pretty mix heavy. Some damn fine mixes out there. 

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Disasterpeace - It Follows
I haven't seen It Follows yet; it'll probably end up being one I'll see on Netflix in three years, knowing me. Sadly. Anyway the soundtrack is great! Chiptune yet soft and emotional and harsh and abrasive, rather than being unrelentingly upbeat and exciting. Totally unlike anything I've heard in this form before. 'Jay' is sublime.  

Leila Abdul-Rauf - Insomnia
Fnarg. This is heart-meltingly good. Like getting lost in the fog that's been omnipresent these past few mornings. I have Daniel Persson to thank for bringing it to my attention (follow him on Twitter!)

Hedge Maze - Dysania
Turgid grooves from Lobster Theremin — never heard of Hedge Maze but I like this. I'm particularly enamored with '(slow)' from the SoundCloud previews too.

Solid Steel Radio Show 20/3/2015 Part 3 + 4 - Mr Mitch
This is BIG. Mr Mitch has done a mix for the long-running Solid Steel, and it transcends and epitomises the instrumental grime sound for which he's done so much. Of course, it features present-day heroes like Mumdance and Yamaneko, but then he goes and drops in key influences like Usher and Blackstreet, sandwiching some Kahn in between — decades apart, yet fitting together perfectly.

Spokes - Burner
Spokes tagged this one under 'lullaby' — are you having a laugh? It's called 'Burner', and is filled with the sound of text alerts and dial tones and that. Hackneyed, perhaps, but it bangs hard.

BIS Radio Show #773 with Lena Willikens and Christian S
I won't lie — I haven't listened to the Christian S part. Lena's is just so good I haven't felt the need. I've listened to hers three times though. It's a wonderful trip between eras and genres, yet everything sounds utterly new. Most brilliantly, she pitches down Container's 'Slush', much like she did with Shackleton in her guest mix for Hessle Audio a few weeks back on Rinse FM. The whole set is one of those "what's this?!" affairs, and what really tickled me was her closing track,  Hama's 'Tagout' on Sahel Sounds. Amazing all round.

The Forgotten. - Awareness III: Beachers
This is kind of all over the place. Beachers put out a great release on J&C Tapes last year. This mix is in a different vein, focusing on weird electronics and dark vibes. Worth a listen for a few hours. Takes you places. Goes HAM in places, pulls it back in others — it's utterly unfocused but brilliant nonetheless.

Guest mix from Nina on Berlin Community Radio
In which Nina breaks out her dankest and deepest moods. I won't use the s word, but you know it hangs over me like a cloud.

Akkord - Gravure/Continuum (Regis Whip Hand Mix)
Late pass (by like a week I think) maybe but this is good. Akkord pretty much can't put a foot wrong, so it's a tough game to try and remix their work. That's why people take a few of their tracks and bundle them together rather than attempting to better a single tune on its own. First Haxan Cloak, now Regis, who blends 'Gravure' and 'Continuum' to sinister effect.

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Hope you enjoyed the eclipse.........

All the best,

Aidan