This week’s top mixes include Shawn O’Sullivan’s classic teen angst, the Martinez Brothers’ Found mix and rarities from Dilla and Timbaland.
Shawn O’Sullivan’s classic teen angst. NY-based Shawn O’Sullivan‘s dark and melancholic techno has seen daylight through diverse labels ranging from Sacred Bones and Wierd Records to L.I.E.S.. O’Sullivan dropped “some classic teen angst at 150BPM” in his selection of wild and colourful 90s techno, acid, and hardcore influences for Lithuanian interdisciplinary arts journal Secret Thirteen‘s eclectic mix series, and it’s topping MixCloud’s charts. Stream above, track listing and download here.
The Martinez Brothers’ Found mix. NY siblings The Martinez Brothers, who were named DJs Of The Year by Mixmag and run Tuskegee Records alongside Seth Troxler, provide south London party-brand Found with an exclusive mix for The Found Series ahead of an exclusive summer 2015 festival appearance at London’s Ceremony Festival. Stream above.
Max D’s Def Listening. A favoured son of Washington DC’s Extended Family, Maxmillion Dunbar – aka Dolo Percussion aka Max D – the impulse behind behemoth DC imprint Future Times and half of the production team Beautiful Swimmers, presents Def Listening: “warm and hazy, it is a mix inspired by air conditioned car rides in the swampy summer heat of DC, guaranteed to make you melt.” Stream and download above.
William Kouam Djoko’s love for rhythm. Amsterdam-based house producer, DJ and dancer William Kouam Djoko, who was responsible for TrouwAmsterdam’s successful Late Night Society club night and a set of single releases backed by some of the world’s biggest DJs, “demonstrates his versatility and unstoppable love for rhythm with a percussion-soked mix that will shake up your day” in the 30th edition of the Dekmantel Podcast. Stream and download above.
Christian Rich’s Dilla & Timbaland Rarities. LA duo Christian Rich has, under the guidance of N.E.R.D, worked with Diddy, Lupe Fiasco, J. Cole, and others on hit albums, earning themselves a Grammy nomination along the way. Ahead of the release of their debut album FW14, they’ve put together a set of J Dilla and Timbaland rarities for the latest FADER Mix, adding “we made this mix to be soothing and nostalgic. Some people might do erotic things to this. Who knows?” Stream above, interview with the artists here.