Mixes

"Here I am, once again...can't deny it, can't pretend." - Kelly Clarkson

It's volume TWO of the Nice Work series, and here we are again with a grab bag of tracks for the DJs, casual listeners, sportos, motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, and dickheads.

Continuing in the spirit of the Nice Work series by giving journalistic snapshots of my daily musical practice, these tracks span all the way back to 2020 up to December 2023. After roaming and combing through hundreds of projects, I landed on this bouquet of tracks tied with a string of organic, cerebral, and arboreal motifs.

From Kongobongo's loopy chants and Sorry I Missed Your Call's dastardly bassline funk to the wistful pianos and strings of One for Me and Destination, there's something for the whole family. Jam these dancefloor-tested tracks in the club, on headphones, or, as we say here at Nice Work Industries™, "Why not both?"
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releases March 1, 2024

w&p by fennec
mastered by beau at ten eight seven

Nice Work Vol. 2

Nice Work Vol. 3

We all want to be free and have a good time. We want a few laughs, a few joints, and a few drinks among those we love. But, we know we're not going to be able to all our lives. Influenced by equal parts bossa nova, Memphis rap, and Etienne de Crecy, I wanted to create the sound of mai tais, hippie speedballs, and landlocked exotica. Here is a couple of good days we’ll be able to look back on, and forward to 🌺🍹🗿

Thank you:
Adryiano, Air, Amon Tobin, Anthony Naples, Armand Van Helden, The Avalanches, Blackbyrds, Chocolat, Damiano von Erckert, David & Hjalti, D’Cruze, Dexter Wansel, Dionne Warwick, DJ Smokey, DJ Spanish Fly, Downliners Sekt, Error Jordan, Etienne de Crecy, FaltyDL, Fatback Band, Felix Laband, Fern Kinney, Gangsta Pat, Gene Boyd, George Benson, Gloria Ann Taylor, Henry Mancini, Herbert, Hildegard Knef, Hint, HNNY, Jay & the Americans, JPEGMafia, Kerri Chandler, Khruangbin, Lee Oskar, Lemon Jelly, Les Baxter, Madlib, Marcello Giordani, Martin Denny, MF DOOM, MFSB, Minnie Riperton, Moodymann, Mort Garson, Motorbass, Move D, Nara Leão, Neue Grafik, Nick Holder, Novos Baianos, People Under the Stairs, Prince, Psychic Mirrors, Rick Wade, Roy Ayers, Roy Davis Jr., Royer, Scott Gilmore, Shakarchi & Stranéus, Skee Mask, Sofia Kourtesis, Soundstream, The Stacks, Three 6 Mafia, UGK, Witch

Special thanks to Jessie, and nights spent at Strange Bird

Mastered by Lopazz at Mixmastering

All the rest by Fennec

a couple of good days

marijuanita

a lil more conversation

honda with my bb

russian dressing

wowie

partyhop

bahamamama

fonzi

bounce

aperol spritz

girl

Hall & Oates  - Sara Smile (Fennec Edit)

Album: Let Your Heart Break
Release Date: 02/11/14
http://fennecfennec.com/

Tracklist: 
1. X98
2. As The World Forgets You
3. Hemlock Groove
4. Denali
5. Pure//Innocent
6. Woke Up Feeling Disconnected
7. L8RG8R
8. Sonderlurch
9. Time For Yourself
10. Polygonal Range
11. Coastal City Split
12. Vandalia
13. Infrastructure
14. Blurred Lights
15. Waiting For Someone

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Hemlock Groove

a live mix featuring some recent favorites i've been playing out and a few unreleased tracks i had lying around...enjoy!

tracklist: https://www.instagram.com/p/ComssesuAgm/

Live from Darcy's Room - Austin, TX

Stay

I read a book several years ago called Art & Fear about the everyday perils and obstacles of the artmaking process, which I found extended to a philosophy of living as well. There was this idea that the actual “work” of art should be done simply because that is the process of making art. And so, under that influence, I wanted to release smaller collections of songs in pursuit of this idea of just doing “nice work.” Plus, like, I wanted y'all to hear some new tunes.

My process of making music has always been diaristic, weaving creation into everyday life and vice versa. The tracks here are among the first I completed after moving from Indianapolis to Austin and have all been played out in a DJ set at some point. I've been DJ'ing more than usual this past year which has lent a nocturnal liveliness that’s captured with this collection. In that spirit, the artwork is an evening picture I took from my backyard of Austin’s famed “violet crown” sky.

Detroit house music, Thomas Bangalter's Roulé label, and Lemon Jelly all make spiritual appearances through their influence in this quartet. Tracks for the heads, tracks for the fans, this is the first of an undetermined series to, in the enlightened words of Kleeer, “keep your body workin.”

releases July 7, 2023

w&p by fennec
mastered by beau at ten eight seven

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If U Want (My Love)

A DJ and producer since 2014, Fennec draws on influences like The Avalanches, Axel Boman, and Omar-S, to combine rhythms of the heart and samples from his crates into chopped-up, loopy dance music with a smile. As a DJ, Fennec showcases his crate digging sensibilities by crafting adventurous, wide-ranging mixes of left-field finds and vintage deep house for laughing, jacking, and weeping on the dance floor.

Find more on our station and the artists involved at :

linktr.ee/sharedfrequenciesradio
www.sharedfrequencies.live/

mix from the equator | Fennec | September 2023

Previously posted on Mixcloud for Sprout Sessions: "As I continue to work in this industry it amazes me that I meet new, fresh, hard working folks that live around me. Recently I was accepted as resident DJ for Shared Frequencies and this put me on the path to meet our next artist, Fennec. This laid back groovy soul is a lovely creator. I dove in to his Bandcamp and was instantly in love with his sound. His mixes consist of leftfield finds, deep house, and other various styles. With releases on Haus of ALTR, Thirty Year Records, and his own label you can certainly be sure you will find something interesting to dive in to. He has been passionate about production and mixing music since 2014 and draws on influences like Omar S, Axel Bowman and The Avalanches. His music has been recognized by Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and Resident Advisor. You're in for a treat with this one."

Sprout Sessions Vol. 128 - Fennec

Destination

One For Me

Sorry I Missed Your Call I Was Really Feeling Myself

"Here I am, once again...can't deny it, can't pretend." - Kelly Clarkson

It's volume TWO of the Nice Work series, and here we are again with a grab bag of tracks for the DJs, casual listeners, sportos, motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, and dickheads.

Continuing in the spirit of the Nice Work series by giving journalistic snapshots of my daily musical practice, these tracks span all the way back to 2020 up to just about a month ago. After roaming and combing through hundreds of projects, I landed on this bouquet of tracks tied with a string of organic, cerebral, and arboreal motifs.

From Kongobongo's loopy chants and Sorry I Missed Your Call's dastardly bassline funk to the wistful pianos and strings of One for Me and Destination, there's something for the whole family. Jam these dancefloor-tested tracks in the club or on headphones, here at Nice Work Industries™ we say, "Why not both?"
credits
releases March 1, 2024

w&p by fennec
mastered by beau at ten eight seven

Kongobongo

As we keep it moving with more overseas guests...

Enigmatic FENNEC aka @fennecsound is responsible for one of our fave 2023 house releases – the Nice Work EP. 

And now we’re presenting a HOT guest mix in anticipation of NICE WORK 2. We’ve had it on repeat for a week now. It keeps us reaching for Shazam constantly.

A DJ and producer since 2014, Austin’s Fennec draws on influences like The Avalanches, DJ Koze, and Moodymann to craft chopped-up, loopy dance music with a smile. The mix here is an amalgamation of these influences & draws from the not-so-obvious pockets of 90’s house to create a joyful, energetic DJ journey. 

Mix also includes a preview of the forthcoming Nice Work 2: “One For Me” is the second to last song. Nice Work 2 will be out March 1st. 

ENJOY!

Nice Work: https://fennecsound.bandcamp.com/album/nice-work-vol-1
Nice Work 2 pre-order: https://fennecsound.bandcamp.com/album/nice-work-vol-2
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealfennec

Live via satellite #4 /// FENNEC /// hot house mix in anticipation of Nice Work 2 EP 🧡

my set from Denver via Slowmotif! enjoy 2 hours of the world’s finest deep house grooves to fill the Fort Greene cocktail bar 🍸✨ packed with repeat faves, forgotten rhythms, and a few new, unreleased Fennec traxxx 😯 this is the one for your next pre-game or long-distance summer vacay road trip ⛱️

Fennec @ Slowmotif | Fort Greene, Denver 4.26.2024

FENNEC IN THE HOUSE! 
(well, technically, behind the house)

it's fennec coming to you live from sweltering austin texas! throwing back a couple beers and playing some familiar songs, some Nice Work Vol. 3 songs (forthcoming!), some soon-to-be released songs, and some things that could be your next favorite song...hope you get up, move around a bit, and have fun :)

video of this set over on YT ✌️ 
https://youtu.be/Vnu4h7PXGEU

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Fennec | a dj set under the texas sun

from Nice Work Vol. 3, the final volume!

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end - Lucius Annaeus Seneca" - Semisonic

The final volume of the Nice Work series...and how nice it's been! From the start of this series the ethos has been to release a continual, if not instant, flow of tracks to steadily document the creative practice inspired by a 1985 treatise on the topic titled Art & Fear.

And of course to, like, drop big heavy groovers.

Nice Work Vol. 3, Fennec's most personal entry into the series, does just that with tracks made last month and some that were started over 3 years ago. Opener "I Luv It" (which you may recognize from Fennec's "a dj set under the texas sun") begins with a moody piano loop before descending into pure subterranean goodness with more breaks & bongos than you can shake a stick at.

Next up, it's the track that DJs have been hounding Fennec for every time he plays it; that's right, it's CLAM TIME Y'ALL. "Vongole Asporto" (aka “takeaway clams”) has it all: serial killer interviews, warped television feedback, and dubby girl group echoes from your dreams. After sweating your soul out, it's time for a snack break. On "Snack Dub" we take a brief meditation on a piano loop filtering up and down until poor Mr. Drum Machine can't machine no more.

We end with a little comfort, a little consolation, and a ton of loopy reassurances with "Better" which eventually, as all things do, breaks loose into a chopped up blitz of soul-infused madness. It's gonna be fine, just give it some time!

Who are we? Where are we going? Where have we come from? What is the best kind of potato chip? Nice Work Vol. 3 answers these questions, and more.

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Better

I Luv It

Snack Dub

Vongole Asporto

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