Our first exclusive Field Day mix of 2011 comes from one of the UK's most talented producers, an all-round musical prodigy who's regularly called upon by Brian Eno to add his studio flair to acclaimed productions by the likes of Wild Beasts, Four Tet and the ambient maestro's solo work. As a producer in his own right, he's released a succession of experimental electronic albums for Domino and promises that his afternoon set at Field Day will consist of "massively inappropriate rave". For this, amongst other things, we salute you Jon...


Field Day mix 01 - Jon Hopkins

Based in London, S.C.U.M exploded onto the music scene two years ago with their  intense live shows and uncompromising aesthetic. Since then Thomas Cohen (vocal), Bradley Baker (machines), Samuel Kilcoyne (moog), Melissa Rigby (drums) and Huw Webb (Bass) have toured across the UK and Europe, recently supporting The Kills. 

Next month, they return with a new album, Again Unto Eyes, for Mute, which showcases their brand of psychedelia, space-rock, avant-disco and dystopia to the fore more fully than ever before. 

Their live show at Field Day should be a hoot, but for now, dig into this, their exclusive Field Day mix and a consummate summation of their musical influences, old and new... 

Field Day mix 08 -S.C.U.M.

Set to be one of the undisputed highlights of Field Day 2011, The Horrors have been supporters and fans of our festival since day dot, so it's fitting that our latest Field Day mix, which was compiled for and premiered by our friends at FACT magazine this morning, falls to their more-than-capable hands...

Subtitled It's Just A Rumour, The Horrors mix, lovingly created by Tom Furse, weaves from T.2‘S labyrinthine Decca obscurity ‘No More White Horses’ through rock’s darker, trippier back pages – touching on the cocaine-numb country-rock romanticism of Gene Clark, the sleazy art-glam of Roxy Music‘s ‘In Every Dream Home A Heartache’, David Essex‘s million-selling 1973 single ‘Rock On’, and classics from The Beach Boys and The Velvets - to the outlandishly grooving prog of ‘The Four Horsemen’ by the Vangelis-helmed Aphrodite’s Child via contemporary offerings from Tame Impala, Primal Scream, Connan Mockasin, Stereolab and more. In short, it's a wondrous wacked-out trip perfectly suited to warm you up for Field Day 2011....



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