This week’s top mixes include L-Vis 1990 back to back with Teki Latex, Robert Hood in his Floorplan guise, plus grime sets representing the old school and the new school from Slimzee and Mr Mitch.
L-Vis 1990 goes back to back with Teki Latex. Broadcast live from the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris by Sound Pellegrino co-founder Teki Latex on his weekly TV show Overdrive Infinity, a two-hour back-to-back session with Night Slugs co-founder L-Vis 1990. A typically forward-thinking selection from two of our favourite DJs. Watch above.
Robert Hood Wrapping Up as Floorplan. Minimal techno pioneer Robert Hood‘s house-oriented alias Floorplan wraps up a year of mixes on XLR8R‘s podcast series with an uplifting and soul-affirming set including a number of Hood’s own productions and a couple of unreleased cuts. Stream and download here.
Slimzee’s Going On Terrible. Grime legend and RinseFM co-founder DJ Slimzee took to the decks with a few friends (Novelist, Flowdan, JME, D Double E, Jammer & Frisco) for an exclusive classic-era dubplate session at the screening of Rollo Jackson’s Slimzee’s Going On Terrible documentary. Watch above.
A Bleep & Bass History. The author of RA‘s recent article about the origins, history and sound of the often overlooked style known as bleep and bass, Matt Anniss reuploads a mix that, in his own words, “joins the dots between original bleep records and those that have come since that were in some way inspired by the style”. Stream above.
Mr. Mitch’s Grimey Meditations. Gobstopper Records founder and part of the brains behind crucial grime night Boxed, Mr. Mitch‘s emotive and dramatic FACT mix puts together some of the most meditative music from top grime producers, and accompanies the drop of his artful LP Parallel Memories on Planet Mu. Stream above, track listing here.
Keysound Recordings Past, Present & Future. Dusk and Blackdown, the DJ pair in charge of London-based label Keysound Recordings, showcase their new compilation Certified Connections with a selection of past, present and future music for the latest Dummy Mix. Stream and download above, interview here.