Time bends a little when you travel, or at least this selection makes that feeling more vivid.   

‘I made it before I went away for a holiday at my parents. I wanted to make a mix for a road-trip and I think that’s how it turned out. And we were listening to this sort of music a lot in my dads car when driving around that week’. 

Artur Strekalov a.k.a mu tate (@mutate3k), is a UK-based ambience producer, original from Latvia. He’s the mind behind ‘Let me put myself together’, a notable record published this year on @triplexlarge, and also the host of the mix series ‘Inexact’ on @radiosygma.

This mix was recorded in September of 2021.

Artwork x @iq94

FR077 mu tate (Riga, Latvia)

At Fake Rolex we stand against war and genocide, as we stand against cultural cancellation. We believe in the right to protest and dissent from any kind of authoritarian regime, as we also believe in the healing power of music.

We are glad to present one of our favourites, the electronic musician, record producer and sound engineer Flaty (@producedbyflaty), member of @gost-zvuk-records and founder of @anwostudio. 

Let yourself into this shimmering choir. If you like this mix please consider donate to https://crisisrelief.un.org/t/ukraine

Artwork x @iq94

FR079 Flaty (Saint Petersburg, Russia)

We are back after a long time. Welcome to the newest season of our series. Hope we can keep experimenting together, wherever you are listening to. A big welcome to the new members of the community. 

To kick off, we present CS + Kreme (@cs-kreme) – Conrad Standish and Sam Karmel – a particular Australian duo who caught our attention during the long days of quarantine with their excellent Snoopy LP, imprinted on Trilogy Tapes (@the-trilogy-tapes). Orange, their latest work, profounds into this addictive hallucinatory feeling, delivering once again a special music experience. 

Regarding the mix find a quiet moment, you'll have to chew it a while to uncover slowly the encrypted narrative that's beyond. A selection made with love, featuring some of recent duo favorites in no particular style.

The graphics are a delicate and beautiful work by the graphic designer Isidora Amenábar.

FR081 CS + Kreme (Melbourne, Australia)

‘It’s better than love, it’s lore’. 

Step by step onto the new season we are excited to present a mix from  ᛕꪮ᥅ꫀ (@k-ore), DJ and producer from Montreal. 

There’s a strange equilibrium between metallic patterns and moments of stillness and peace. Let you be swallowed into this milky whiteness.

Artwork x Isidora Amenábar. 

xxx

FR082 Kore (Montreal, QC)

A dreamlike journey as a reminder of everything that got us to this point. 

Stone (@stone_xo), a UK-based electronic music producer, has been on our radar since long time due his genuinely hazy and wistful style and we wanted to warmly receive him as the third installment of the year. 

Artwork x Isidora Amenábar.

FR083 stone (London, UK)

Spiralling from one state to another, swirling into sweet melodies. In this episode we present Bénédicte (@benedictemusic), the emotional shifting musical project of Montreal-based producer and sound artist Maxime Gordon. 

~Let us thaw completely but keep the sound of ice melting with us~

Artwork x Isidora Amenábar.

🌀 See ya 🌀

FR084 Bénédicte (Montreal, QC)

Neural layers to bend time and curve space. A mix from the ever-expanding talent of pent (@penttt).

'A collection of recent works that have been personally inspiring throughout the past year, many of them by peers. An emphasis on boundless space, physical suspension, subtle urgency, emotional rot'. 

Artwork x Isidora Amenábar.

FR085 pent (New York, NY)

A great force in little mix formula by Felisha Ledesma (@felishaledesma), a sound artist and musician that distinguishes for a warm and organic palette, delving into an intimate aural experience.

‘These are the records I was listening to, walking around Riga during midsummer on an accidental layover. I recorded this mix as soon as I got back home, so you have a companion for your next stroll around town’.

Artwork x Isidora Amenábar.

FR087 Felisha Ledesma (Malmö, Sweden)

Love and melancholic tunes to languish into a somnolent state. A beautiful mix assembled by the one an only kiki molina (@kikimolina), anthropologist, drummer of enormous talent, and part of Fake Rolex family.

Artwork x Isidora Amenábar.

FR088 kiki molina (Santiago, Chile)

As cool as a cucumber, a proper club mix by the fundamental London born and raised producer and DJ Parris (@parris_dj).

Artwork x Isidora Amenábar.

FR089 Parris (London, UK)

g a b _ i  (@gab_ii) is a music producer, sound designer, and music technology enthusiast, based on Copenhague, Denmark.  

Comprising an enigmatic interplay, a carefully selected session flourishes within heavy bass, languid strings, textural ambience and avant garde cadence. 

Special thanks to Gabriel for the mix and a salute to everyone.

FR090ｇａｂ_ｉ (Copenhague, Denmark)

èvia (@ev-ia) sways into an intimate place filled by solemn memories. A selection comprised solely by piano compositions. 

'does rain have a sound of its own 
or is it 
only upon collision 
that sound occurs

has anybody heard 
the pure sound of rain falling?  

if we could put our ear right up to it, 

what would it sound like...'

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Artwork by Isidora Amenábar.

FR091 ‎èvia (Berlin, Germany)

Soria Reilly (@soriasoriasoria) is an Irish musician based in Berlin. Combining voice, found sound and minimal instrumentation, her music refers to memory and place, with subtle reference to classic ethereal and electronic music.

'This mix departs from recent obsessions in home listening, crossing from dubby ambient to downtempo and house'. 

Sharing this mix Soria also hopes to direct attention to a fund supporting Palestinian solidarity in Europe. https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-palestinian-solidarity-in-europe.

Artwork x Isidora Amenábar

FR092 Soria (Berlin, Germany)

Welcome onto a new year at FR, guided by Lovefear (@lovefear1) through progressive cadences and hues, unfolding a tapestry of misty air and fire wisps.

Artwork by Isidora Amenábar.

FR093 Lovefear (Perth, Australia)

A sonorus cathedral sculpt by the great Mikey Enwright (@michaelenwright) within pastoral pop and romantic ballads domain. A new episode of FR echoing till oblivion.

Artwork by Isidora Amenábar.

FR094 Mikey Enwright (Cambridge, MA)

Music in a physical sense, an amalgam between organic and synthetic. Welcome to our ninety five episode courtesy of Gi Gi (@gigigigigigigi), an artist that hangs freely within mind-bending psychedelic jams.

Artwork by Isidora Amenábar.

FR095 Gi Gi (Austin, TX)

As if you could feel the light beam, dizzy as the hypnotic cadence unveils. A deep mix by Jonnnah (@jonnnah), Lyon-based producer, who’s latest release ‘The Next Kingdom’, on his own newly imprint Second End Records (@second-end-rec), is a key release on the contemporary ambient scene.

Artwork by Isidora Amenábar.

FR096 Jonnnah (Lyon, France)

Moving melodies, beating endlessly.

florence (@florencesa), born in Scarborough, based in Berlin, works with writing, film and sound. Her sonic world can be found through the likes of her NTS Sounds on Screen residency, her mixes and accompanying essays for MUBI Notebook and the odd DJ & radio performance or mix series contribution. 

Artwork by Isidora Amenábar.

FR097 florence (Scarborough, UK)

Spanning gloomy ambiences, we’re thrilled to close out the year with a mix by millia (@milliamusic), dj and producer originally from Chicago, and 1/3 of Purelink.

‘I have recently been reading up on Krautrock music and scene, and I think this mix reflects that - tracks include old and new finds of German music, stuff that reminds me of it, as well as the usual dub / ambient / etc.’

Artwork by Isidora Amenábar.

FR098 millia (Brooklyn, NY)

Cerebral journey through Umfang's (@umfang) psy world. The dawn of a new year at FR.

'For whatever reason I went turbo on the edits for this mix. I was excited by the prompt to do something more experimental and unstructured which led me to edit and re-contextualize some misfits from the last few years. I feel like I have hit a wall with my 15 year dj practice and just want to work on composition now. I have been playing around with making simple loop edits in Virtual DJ and arranging them in ableton'.

Tracklist: 

BRYN BARNETT - DESERT STORM (UMFANG EDIT)
HEIKO LAUX - MOVED (UMFANG EDIT)
SYSEX - DARK AGE (UMFANG AMBIENT DARK AGE RMX)
UMWELT - GALACTIC WRECK (UMFANG EDIT)
SILENT SERVANT - THE SELF (UMFANG EDIT)
POUNDING GROOVES - C7 (UMFANG EDIT)
SIKORA - PRAG EINS
UNKNOWN - I WANNA BE IN PARADISE (UMFANG EDIT)
TIME MODE - ACT OF GRACE
TEGMA - IN ALL EARS (UMFANG INTRO EDIT)
TEGMA - IN ALL EARS (UMFANG 100 BODY MUSIC RMX)
CALXXY - SYNTH INTRO EDIT
UNKNOWN - RECORDING FOR 6.13
NINE CIRCLES - TWINKLING STARS (UMFANG EDIT)
TURQUOISE DAYS - ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES 
UMFANG - US
UMFANG - CURSIVE (UNRELEASED)
UMFANG - FLOATING PIECES ATTRACT (JACKIE COHEN VERSION)
UMFANG - FLARE (THIS LUV IS REAL VOX)
COSMIC JAM - TELL ME HOW YOU’RE FEELING
UMFANG - ISO OUTRO

Artwork x Isidora Amenábar

FR099 Umfang (Brooklyn, NY)

Lulled into melancholic tales by other joe (@josephbuchan), musician, producer and label head from Melbourne, a city that has given me so much in musical terms. This mix —sketched for loved ones— signifies the 100th landmark at FR, which I celebrate as an enduring and beautiful journey through the ever-expanding music realm. A heartfelt thanks to every soul who has contributed to this project so far.

Artwork x Isidora Amenábar.

FR100 other joe (Melbourne, AUS)

Tactile ambient and slowmo techno converges in Eden Aurelius's (@edenaurelius) newest meditations.  

'This mix is a continuation of an exercise of re-contextualizing music across genres while still retaining a pulse, or central rhythm that is emphasized throughout the listening experience. I find it imperative that my mixes ask something of myself, technically and musically'.

Artwork by Isidora Amenábar.

FR101 Eden Aurelius (Brooklyn, NY)

A ethereal experience, curated by Glasgow based DJ and sound artist Conna Haraway (@connaharaway), a figure tracing the liminal edges of the ambient and electronic avant-garde.

Artwork x Isidora Amenábar

FR102 Conna Haraway (Glasgow, SCT)

Low End Theorists, the Sydney-based audio journal, arrives at FR with a mix brimming with soothing textures and strange but enveloping tones — a warm tribute to the inspiring soundscapes they’ve been shaping through their inspiring Theory Therapy (@theory-therapy) mix series and label since 2021. 

‘Me and Dan recorded this one on a Saturday arvo in my sunroom. We’ve been recording mixes for about 5 years now, so the way we put them together has become pretty intuitive. This one is just a continuation of what we’ve always done – playing music we both love and not overthinking it’.

Artwork x Isidora Amenábar

FR103 Low End Theorists (Sydney, AUS)

Poisoned by a profound sense of nostalgia, we welcome the long awaited FR's episode curated by akimat (@akiiimatamik0), a Glasgow based artist who creates thematic mixes that float from dank wasteland to natures sublimity, cut with spoken word and samples.

'This mix is a link between raw-heart guitar and glitchy digi sinkhole idm - overhanging malaise from algorithm void and planet heartache'.

Artwork x Isidora Amenábar

FR104 akimat (Glasgow, SCT)

Next episode comes from the russian multifaceted talent Masha Molyanova, who bring us an ethereal selection of dusty sounds and spooky landscapes.

https://soundcloud.com/salamamusic

FR004 Salama (Nizniy Novgorod, Russia)

The atmospheric sounds gains weight throughout the minutes into the complex rhythm flow. The somber development, turns backwards at the end, reprogramming the voyage of variety of the episode of the week delivered by russian producer/dj @perila.

Recorded on Berlin 28/11/18

FR016 Perila (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)

Healing sounds and soothing landscapes assembled by the brilliant @ullastraus.

Check her latest releases in @quiettimetapes and @westmineral

Recorded on Philladelphia 28/04/19.

artwork x @iq94

FR035 Ulla Straus (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

To finish up with May at Fake Rolex, we host a sometimes liquid, sometimes deep drumming selection from Elise (@el-se), a DJ that oscillates with prolific talent through genres as UK techno, electro, ghetto house, jungle and between. 

‘I did this podcast a month ago from now when we were still deep into the lockdown here in Paris. Like a lot of people, this period went with a lot of mixed feelings about the future, ups & downs. It was in a bit of a lull moment that I tried to share some kind of “floating acceptance” that I was into on that quarantine day 49’

After 5 years in the Shanghai local scene where she was involved as a DJ, live performer, and occasional promoter, Elise moved to Berlin to focus on her music production, releasing an EP at Man Band Records (2018)(@man-band). 

Now based in Paris, Elise continues to push her sound forward and signed an opening reshape on François X's new imprint Dement3d XXX (@dement3d), with some promising releases in the works as well as a monthly show on Rinse France (@rinse_france).

Recorded in Paris 29/04/2020

Artwork x @iq94

FR061 Elise (Paris, France)

‘Listen late at night, with open ears’

Spencer Doran is half of Visible Cloaks (@visiblecloaks), a duo based in the Pacific Northwest of the United States working between composition and sound design, arrangement and environment, place and non-place. Their music has taken many forms: site-specific multi-channel pieces, live A/V performances, pieces for aleatoric chamber ensembles, albums, EPs, film scores, and randomized audio installations.

Please consider a donations to Don't Shoot PDX (https://linktr.ee/dontshootportland) and the PDX Protest Bail Fund (https://www.gofundme.com/f/pdx-protest-bail-fund)

Recorded on Portland in May of 2020. 

Artwork x @iq94

FR065 Visible Cloaks (Portland, Oregon)

Fake Rolex is a mix series, digital art catalogue and music collective from Santiago, Chile. 

Since 2018. 

info.fakerolex@gmail.com

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