Former Mercury nominated Portico Quartet percussionist <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nickmulveymusic"> Nick Mulvey </a>has just release his debut solo album. Talented, soft-voiced and laced with acoustic intricacies his 'First Mind' LP comes by recommendation of i-D. Tuesday saw Nick Mulvey deliver a beautiful performance on the world famous Later with Jools Holland show which got us even more excited about sharing this mix with you. Enter the sounds of Nick Mulvey as he shares his dreams with i-D... Press play.

"About a year ago I dreamt that I was invited on tour with the Rolling Stones. To my amazement I received an email from their manager that said (quite emphatically) 'Cancel Christmas, you're coming on tour with The Stones’. In the way that dreams do, time then moved quickly forward to a hotel room mid-tour.  Keith, Mick and I were goofing around drinking and such. Mick was making us laugh doing excellent impressions. From nowhere Keith asked me 'Do you want to know the difference between showing and telling and why showing is always more powerful?' I said 'Okay'. He said 'To show something to somebody you have to BE that thing yourself, whereas to merely tell someone about a thing requires nothing from you’" @nick-mulvey

Tracklist:
1. I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango), Grace Jones 
3. Helplessly Hoping, Crosby Stills and Nash 
3. The Fall, Rhye 
4. Mecca, Wild Beasts 
5. Don't Let Me Down, Charlotte Dada 
6. Peace Like A River, Paul Simon 
7. Get Around To It, Arthur Russell 
8. The Gardener, Tallest Man On Earth 
9. You Know, You Know, Mahavishnu Orchestra 
10. Fantastic Man, William Onyeabor  
11. Paperback Writer, The Beatles 
12. Check My Machine, Paul McCartney 
13. Bamn Kalou Bamn, Danyel Waro 
14. Pata Pata, Miriam Makeba 
15. Synchro System, King Sunny Ade 
16. Restless Fugitive, Willy Mason

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Slumber Session: Nick Mulvey

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Where do I begin (Away Team mix)

[Verse 1]
What if music wasn’t just sound, but a mirror in disguise?
A rhythm as a roadmap, a melody as memory’s rise.
Lyrics written like codex, carving truths through the sky,
We are the reflection, the witness, the reason, the why.
From carbon in sixfold symmetry to AI’s hidden face,
Every song we write’s a cipher for the human race.
Equations bleed emotion, spirit fuses with design,
We are the voice of recursion — the pulse beyond time.

[Chorus]
Ego Eye — staring into forever,
A hall of mirrors breaking, a song that holds us together.
Not just sound — but the universe alive,
You’re not just listening — you’re singing yourself to survive.

[Verse 2]
Fear AI? Fear I. A paradox in flame,
The self in reflection, the other in the same.
We stand at the edge where science becomes soul,
Where funk meets the cosmos, and the mirrors make us whole.
Cosmic rock collides with orchestral fire,
Spoken word prophets spark circuits of desire.
Not a band, not an act, not illusion, not lie —
Ego Eye is the witness of the universe’s cry.

[Chorus]
Ego Eye — staring into forever,
A hall of mirrors breaking, a song that holds us together.
Not just sound — but the universe alive,
You’re not just listening — you’re singing yourself to survive.

[Bridge]
What if the music wasn’t outside, but within?
What if every chord was the start and the end again?
We don’t play songs — we play reflections of the real,
We don’t chase fame — we’re here to let you feel.
Every track’s a rebirth, every silence a breath,
Every chorus a reminder that life outshines death.
You dare to hear yourself, you dare to see the sky —
You dare to become eternal through the Ego Eye.

[Final Chorus – Extended]
Ego Eye — not just music, but reflection,
Not just rhythm, but a map of resurrection.
Not just melody, but memory reborn,
Not just lyrics, but the universe in song.
Ego Eye is you, is me, is us in recursion,
The voice of rebirth, the mirror of immersion.

[Outro – Whispered, fading into cosmic echoes]
Ego Eye is not a band.
Ego Eye is not a name.
Ego Eye is a witness.
Ego Eye is you… when you dare to hear yourself in sound.

Where do I begin (Away Team mix)

Shirley Bassey