Sharp FM 006 coming in hot! We're honored to present a custom mix by Tim Reaper. As a venerable pioneer of London’s contemporary jungle revival, Reaper’s visibility in global electronic music culture feels perfunctory—this is just what happens when you put the music first, and you do it well.

Reaper anticipates the spring equinox and gives spark to Aries’ fire with an all-vinyl mix that displays jungle’s virtuosic syncopations and body high-inducing bass frequencies; he touches upon both classic and contemporary legends with customary deftness, zeroing in on the combustive rowdiness of the scene’s ragga subgenre. We’re primed for warmer weather.

Given his prolific output, it’s obvious that Reaper works quickly, but he surprised us by sending over a completed mix before we even knew he was onboard for the project:

"This mix was recorded on vinyl, me playing some of my favourite ragga style jungle tunes from ‘93-’96, as well as some newer style ragga jungle bits, including a new remix I've done for M-Beat. "

For full tracklist, visit https://shrptyp.co/TimReaper4SoraizAries23 where you can read more about this mix, Tim Reaper, and the Venn diagram of ragga jungle and parametric typefaces. Thanks for listening :)

006: Tim Reaper

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We collaborate on each mix with a DJ, producer, or musician and offer them a platform to share something unique and new. We design the covers and tracklist graphics to showcase our typefaces.

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