Nikki's Rinse Residency

If you haven't heard of Nikki Nair at this point, we'd invite you to come out from under that rock you're living in. But jokes aside, the last 12 months have been the Atlanta producer's year. He's toured seemingly endlessly, has found his way into a number of local scenes and has put out records for labels like Dirtybird, Lobster Theremin and Scuffed Recordings. If that weren't enough, he's also been putting out an illuminating series of monthly singles on his Bandcamp that show off both his restless muse and his seeming ability to both perfect and put his own stamp on any sub-genre or style he tries.

People usually use some form of the word "bass" to describe Nikki Nair, because of the way his music flits between dubstep, drum & bass, electro and more. One moment he's making staggering hip-hop instrumentals that would have fit right into the old LA beat scene, the next minute he's making pneumatic techno or uptempo stuff that would fit right in one Juke Bounce Werk. 

His voracious appetite for new sounds comes across on his RA Podcast, which is a sprawling two-hours-plus of genre hopping and careful mixing, hopping from mood to mood like a 2-D video game platformer. It starts off perhaps a little slower than you'd expect, but weaves through countless Nikki Nair tracks, older selections from Wolfgang Voigt and Drexciya and mind-melting club tracks from newer producers including DJ ADHD, Despina, Limewax and more. If you want to know what the hippest, most inventive dance music sounds like, bridging continents and oceans, this mix is it.

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Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/848

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RA.848 Nikki Nair - 2022.09.05

In the run up to my return to Fabric this weekend, the club have kindly released the audio of my 2015 FABRICLIVE CD for free streaming on soundcloud (The first time it’s been available on any streaming platforms in any form)

The aim with the CD was to create a mix that you could return to & even though its almost eight years old (!) I feel that it still holds it own today 😋

Twelve of the twenty seven tracks were made specifically for the CD and still only exist on this mix (See each track with a * in the tracklist below) 

A big thank you to all the producers involved with this project.

I hope you enjoy it 🏆

Tracklist:

01. Shapednoise - Travels In The Universe Of The Soul*
02. @ c - Ninety-Nine (Remix for Mumdance)*
03. Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Untitled*
04. Fis - Branch Light*
05. Sculpture - Fabrication II*
06. Sweet Exorcist - Testsix (Toneappella) 
07. Mite - Cemetery Seance 
08. Logos - Glass 
09. Pinch - Water Bomb*
10. Untold - Doff (VIP)*
11. Acre - No Signal*
12. Mumdance & Logos - Hall Of Mirrors 
13. Mumdance & Logos - In Reverse PIV 
14. Mumdance & Logos - Cold 
15. Helm - Outerzone*
16. Wanda Group - Piano In The Corner Of The Room*
17. Strict Face - Rushed*
18. Mumdance, Logos & Rabit - Inside The Catacomb 
19. Inkke - Choong (Devil Mix) 
20. Novelist x Mumdance - 1 Sec (FABRICLIVE VIP)*
21. Mumdance feat. Riko - Take Time VIP (Riko Time)
22. Eastwood & Oddz - Coalition 
23. Jon E Cash - Kamikaze 
24. Bass Selective - Blow Out Part II 
25. Fat Controller - In Complete Darkness 
26. Jimmy J & Cru-l-t - Six Days 
27. Ramos & Supreme - The Journey Part 1

*Tracks made especially for the mix

FABRICLIVE 80 - Mumdance (2015)

Tracklist + Q&A: https://bit.ly/3DD3WAP

Sonic tug-of-war: @lowendactivist is telling stories of social division through exploratory bass

"It's a mixed bag of peripheral grime, techno, scuzzy UKG and some unreleased label bits. 23 tracks packed into an hour! Most tracks are sitting in the mix for no longer than a few mins - perfectly suited for the distracted listener!"

Tracklist + Q&A

Impact: Low End Activist

Sometimes there are moments and sets in London clubland where the stars align, certain artists are in the building and the energy is LOOSE.

Skee Mask at the HVYWGHT 4th Birthday back in February was one of those moments.

Following on from a South London Digital Mystikz homecoming at peak time to a fever pitch Brixton Electric. Playing a dubstep party for the first time, alongside legends of the scene - Skee Mask proceeded to play one of the hardest sets we’ve ever seen, effortlessly mixing classic grime into dubstep into techno into breaks and beyond.

A flurry of MC’s were in the wings, none of whom were booked to host the set but had no choice but to jump on. The energy was infectious - Flowdan B2B Trim B2B Chunky B2B SP:MC over Skee Mask on the Sinai Soundsystem. We can guarantee you will never get this combination of artists on a set EVER again.

Listen back as we jump into the set roughly 10 minutes in. Flowdan has just jumped on and Trim is lurking.

Skee Mask w/ Flowdan, Trim, SP:MC & Chunky - Recorded Live at HVYWGHT 4th Birthday

Rinse FM Podcast

More Cowbell with Eich & Mani Festo - 13 November 2022

With over thirteen years of involvement in the music industry, spanning across events, radio and festivals, Bristol-based Neffa-T continues to channel his creativity and love for music through fun, experimental and high-energy DJ sets. He has held a residency on Rinse FM since 2019. Enjoy!

ITPS086 NEFFA-T

Rinse FM

Oblig with The Zenker Brothers - 22 November 2022

Breaka - 06 December 2022

Nikki Nair B2B DJ ADHD - 14 December 2022

Nikki Nair - 11 January 2023

Nikki Nair - 08 February 2023

Rinse FM Podcasts

Nikki Nair - 12 April 2023

Nikki Nair (UKG Special) - 10 May 2023

Nikki Nair presents Alex Falk - 14 June 2023

Nikki Nair b2b Tatyana Jane - 10 August 2023

Nikki Nair with Chloé Robinson & DJ ADHD - 12 October 23

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Nikki Nair - 08 February 2023

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