Explorations Mix Series

The dark fog of realism

London's @giuliatess has been making waves for a while now, with releases on Jamz Supernova's Future Bounce label and a standout addition to Mor Elian's Fever AM compilation "I Hope You Are Well During These Strange Times".

Her deeply unique brooding, bassy and polyrhythmic sound has struck a chord and seen her garner upcoming bookings at The Cause and Fabric, while she's also found time to launch a side project named Mala Femmina. We're overjoyed to host a mix from her bringing together a wide range of flavours, expect to hear loads more from her...

Explorations Mix #13 - Giulia Tess

After an extended hiatus, we're back on the Explorations Mix Series, this time with one we've been waiting to put out for a good while now!

We're v pleased to welcome @louuss to the series and he did NOT come to mess about with this one. Hosting his flawlessly curated monthly radio show If It Moves on Vandelay Radio, he can be found spinning anything from dub techno to juke to bouncy pop edits.

He brings that same energy to this mix, going in hard but playing with the energy levels and contrasting dark and light moods. It's a phenomenal mix - hope you enjoy as much as we do!

Explorations Mix #14 - Nolou

We've got another fine addition to the Explorations Mix series, this time from the endlessly enthusiastic supporter of underground bass music @itswilljb.

Firing out mixes at a frankly terrifying rate, his smooth, downtempo mix for the @pollination-uk series caught our attention. He's on top form for his mix here, pulling together a wide array of dark, glitchy percussive heat in a way that feels fresh and foreboding, yet never oppressive.

Constantly flying the flag for the @more-cowbell crew, he comes correct with a selection of tunes from around the globe and from some of the best labels about. Showing a deep knowledge and passion for various sounds, this shows why he's one to watch!

Unbound Guest Mix

Explorations Mix #15 - Bingle Beats

Next mix in the series comes from @s_o_w, a key member and co-founder of the @newscenery crew. New Scenery share similar DNA to Unbound in that they address the lack of diversity in electronic music by making space for LGBT, non-binary and minority individuals.

Their musical policy is similarly open-ended and is *fully* on show in this mix, with a wide range of colourful sounds, sassy edits and swaggy tunes stitched together in a collage-esque manner. Most of all tho, it keeps the Unbound spirit by being FUN. Enjoy folks x

Explorations Mix #16 - SOW

Number 17 in our humble mix series sees good friend @mantissa1 co-founder @thomasallman-1 contribute a truly stellar guest mix. 

Mantissa is an online platform, mix series, occasional party and - as of late - also a label which will soon be two releases deep. Find out more here: https://mantissamix.com/

Gliding through a range of bouncy, polyrhythmic tunes, the mix is a breezy hr long ride that effortlessly ties together a wide set of genres with panache. Full of bouncy, wiggly tunes, it's a mix that massages your brain and gets your feet moving. Enjoy!

Explorations Mix #17 - Tom Allman (Mantissa)

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03 They Always Fly Away

Fragments 6

Written and Produced by Nadia D'Alò
Artwork by Dr. Me

Digital release date: February 27, 2020
Order here: bit.ly/39s4GGU
© 2019 Hivern Discs

Fragments 6

Ten-High Straight

Nadia D'Alò - Ten-High Straight

It's time for celebration ! As the Worst Records adventure goes on and on, let's take a moment for a multiverse reunion in the form of our first Greatest Hits compilation. This imaginary space is the meeting point between some figures of our hometown and others from outer lands.

You will cross the paths of the authors of the first three releases of the label, namely A Strange Wedding, Christian Coiffure and Jacques Satre (also delivering a mind-warping session under Babiah 8000 alongside Saint-Etienne's activist Farkoner). You'll also hear from Del.Duc, a member of the Positive Education crew. As special guests, we wanted to put some highlights on intriguing faces such as Itako, Gil.Barte and Tassilo Vanhoefen, providing there slow-motion, heavy dream-powered tunes in the style we adore so much. Beesmunt Soundsystem and Black Seed bring up some notable contributions from outside of France, whether it is for a raindance session or a tribal expedition.
How to sum up this whole vortex of trippy blocks of sound? Our dear friend Eiger Drums Propaganda has the answer in the opening track : some strange things happen in this city... and this city is Saint Etienne. This being said in a malicious voice, of course.

https://soundcloud.com/worst_rec
https://soundcloud.com/beesmunt-soundsystem

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PRÈMIÉRE: Beesmunt Soundsystem - Nova Zen [Worst Records]

Now. The rules are simple - they lie to us, we know they're lying, they know we know they're lying, but they keep lying to us, and we keep pretending to believe them. 
Before. Those who floated in the ark were weightless and had weightless thoughts. They were neither hungry nor satisfied. They had no happiness and no fear of losing it. Their heads were not filled with petty official calculations, intrigues, promotions, and their shoulders were not burdened with concerns about housing, fuel, bread, and clothes for the children. Love, which from time immemorial has been the delight and the torment of humanity, was powerless to communicate to them its thrill or its agony. Their prison terms were so long that no one even thought of the time when he would go out into freedom. Men with exceptional Intellect, education, and experience, but too devoted to their families to have much of themselves left over for their friends, here belonged only to friends. This is not exist anymore.
"All Human – No Conditions” is the first solo EP by the French producer Itako. The opener “The Country That Does Not Exist” is a slow burning and bass-driven tune in which hypnotic synth and acid lines merge with North African vocal pieces. And then appears MR TC. The Glasgow based musician stretched “The Country That Does Not Exist“ into a tribal workout with breaks in which he lets the machines speak for themselves. This remix was smashing dosents of dancefloors in the end of 2019 and it will become a hit in 2020.
4 mixes 12" record is out January 31th, pre- orders taken at: https://rasrecords.bandcamp.com/album/all-human-no-conditions

https://soundcloud.com/itako
https://soundcloud.com/mrtcmusic
https://soundcloud.com/reachanothersystem

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PREMIERE #780 | Itako - The Country That Does Not Exist (MR TC Remix) [Reach Another System] 2020

No.12 in our series comes from the mighty @foldldn resident @Jamesnewmarch, full on technical whizz and fearsome presence behind the decks. Having made a name for himself with diverse, nuanced no-holds barred sets, he slows things riiiight down to bring you all a tasty chuglection of sleazy, grinding tunes mixed with class and finesse.

Before the pandemic, he'd been gaining serious steam alongside FOLD bossman @voicedrone, taking the energy from their monthly UNFOLD party as far afield as Berlin, Ukraine and Poland. Prior to joining the FOLD family, he was resident for afterhours party Jaded at Corsica Studios, taking audiences right to the edge with slamming techno.

Explorations Mix #12 - James Newmarch

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