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Nonpareil House, Acid, Minimal – NHAM Mixtape 8

After a little January hibernation we’re back with an absolute banger of a mix. Listen to all of the tracks in unison below (with artist and track info further down the page) or head over to Audio Interface where you can listen to my radio show of this mix.

1. Foxes by MOULE
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@MOULE

In their own words, MOULE WORLD is a creative transmedia storytelling and worldbuilding project about trying to get by in a world sitting on the precipice of digital armageddon, told through multi-genre electronic music and cartoony cover artworks.

Foxes was composed in 2019: Repeated notes, bitcrushed bells, chilled backing pads, and other complimentary sounds resulted in this deep house track with dark, sneaky, and a curious sort of vibe to it. As such MOULE called it “Foxes”, after an animal which has an (unfair) reputation for being sneaky.

MOULE is currently working on a third album, CTRL. There’s no release date set as it will be released as and when it’s ready, so do follow MOULE for updates.

2. Oval by John Wright
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@thgirwnhoj

John has featured in a previous NHAM mixtape and with such an awesome body of work he’ll likely feature in future too.

Oval comes from a 5-track EP released in 2022 called Somewhere. This is the sort of track that could play for hours and would keep me on the dance floor. Minimal house at its best.

3. Microplastics (Acid Omen mix) by Zoë Blade feat. Aisha Ricketts
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@zoeblade

I love the 90s rave vibe that’s dipped in and out of this remix of Zoë Blade’s track like a tea bag infusing a lovely warm cup of hot water more and more with each dunk. Obviously it must be one of those cheap tea bags made with microplastics!

Zoë began composing music age sixteen. But it wasn’t until 14 years, countless synthesizers and several bright hair colours later that she finally decided to start sharing her music with the world. Better late than never!

It’s funny as I’m in a similar position – a lifetime of not sharing my own music until last year, when my new band released a couple of songs: one of which you’d be forgiven for thinking was called ‘Microplastics’ itself when you listen to it (although it’s actually titled, ‘All Around’!). It was only a matter of weeks after we released that that I came across Zoë’s music!

4. Continuous Revolution by James Holden
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@jamesholden

I’ve been listening to James Holden for what must be the best part of two decades so to discover that he’s an active Fedizen was pretty exciting for me.

Continuous Revolution was released on his most recent album from 2023: ‘Imagine This Is A High Dimensional Space Of All Possibilities’ and it takes a sumptuous journey through the lush and sublime of the audio-sphere.

5.Jaymups by Luka Prinčič
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@luka

Luka is the host of the SoNoMu (Sound Noise Music) mastodon instance which hosts musicians, sound-artists and producers of any kind of aural noise, songwriters, bedroom producers, sonic manglers and algorave livecoders.

He is also a key proponent of BeYourOwnPlatform – a movement and toolkit for musicians to be radically independent from the platforms that exploit them; a move away from algorithms and ad bombardment to systems that reward artists fairly.

As well as all of that Luka makes great music like this.

6. Raveboi by Alida Tripp
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@alidatripp

A glorious blend of house, rave and techno Raveboi is full of energy, with it’s uptempo get-up-and-fucking-go-go-go vibe!

Alida is from Bremen in Germany and this track can be found on her Empire EP, released in 2024.

7. Enkoded by Ordos Mk.0
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@ordosmarkzero

Enkoded is spelt with a K as a nod to Kode9 whose production style was a particular inspiration in the composition of this track.

What do I think? It suits me.

8. As We Go by Decibyte
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@decibyte

From Copenhagen, Decibyte was stuck by a quote from Jamie’s List – a newsletter about music production by Jamie Hill of Shannon Curtis fame. Decibyte asked Jamie if he would record himself reading the quote and paired it wonderfully with the solid but bouncing beats on As We Go.

9. Sterling Voyager (Communist Dream Mix) by Flock of Nazguls
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@flockofnazguls

Flock of Nazguls makes abstract electronic music out of Montreal, Canada. This one samples the voice of Sterling Hayden from his biopic documentary 1983 film, ‘Pharos of Chaos’.

10. Whep? ..yrgn… samoreee. by Default Media Transmitter
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@defaultmediatransmitter

Released at the end of 2024 as part of ‘Acid December‘ – a community who challenge one another to create and release Acid tracks throughout the month of December – something they’ve been doing year on year since 2011.

This one from DMT oscillates between the plain planes of calm to the epic epicentre of some heavenly acid dreamworld and I love it!

11. Beats Echo The Hope by DFF Sound System
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@DFFSoundSystem

Beats Echo The Hope is a great title for a song which has a bouncy and optimistic sound. It comes from an album full of fractured electronica called Bruken Bets.

12. Shesap.p. by Siick
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@siick

I couldn’t decide which of two songs to include in this mix by Siick so I decided to make this the official inclusion and then have DNS Timeout as the backing track for the spoken parts of the radio show version of this mixtape, which appears on Audio Interface.

Shesap.p. is a perfect way to wind down a mix that has maintained quite a high energy throughout.

Bonus track! = DNS Timeout by Siick
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Necromantic Halloween Aural Mummies – NHAM Mixtape 5

Oh yes, we’re going ghoulishly gothic for a Halloween mixtape this October. 🧟‍♂️👻🎃💀🧙

Songs and artist details with links below the mixtape.



Ether DiverPsychedelic Ghost Story
An early visit from Ian Curtis before he’s quickly swept aside by the psychedelic ghosts of the ether? There’s a good chance you’re here because you love discovering indy music in The Fediverse. Well click through to Ether Diver’s profile to get amazing weekly fixes of new music from the Fediverse curated by him.
@etherdiver

Doctor Deathray – Bloody Bones
Described by the Doctor as “very fun”, and a paraphrased version of a story her mum told her as a kid, even though she has no recollection of it! …’Fun’ so long as you do listen and don’t fall victim of Bloody Bones! SPOT!
@DoctorDeathray

bgmWilliam’s Face
bgm’s very own Murder Ballad. A beautifully sung, perfectly played, horrific tail!
@bgm

Fit and the ConniptionsOld Blue Witch
It’s funny. I’ve never met anyone who didn’t think of this specific witch as a murderous, barbaric totem of evil, and yet she rules over us for so long.
@conniptions

Six UmbrellasZombie Disco
You can’t have a Halloween mixtape without a zombie disco. Suspend those limp-wristed limbs. Now dance.
@sixumbrellas

4TRIKSDEATH LOOP  
Now you’re on the dance floor of doom and there’s no turning back!
@4triks

she hacked youGhost Dance
she hacked you identifies as a paradoxically lucid glitch witch, apparent in this apparition shuffle.
@ekis

Sgrowout-of-body-like 
Be gone the witch, remain the glitch.
@lislegaard

John WrightBlood  
This man must complete the holy trinity of electro Johns. Talabot, Hopkins and Wright.
@thgirwnhoj

AllflowersWhere The Witches Live
Incredibly atmospheric sounds from the French rockers.
@allflowers

Desolation Park Night Dweller
Super rhythmic.
@desolationpark

UltranautsGhosts & Angels 
There may have been no Thriller in this mix but it’s safe to say this one is all Killers. Pretty fitting.
@endlessblue

If you made it through alive well done. If not, well you’re just a ghost like the rest of us. 👻

NHAM 4: Track 12

Vince Nevers – Event Horizon (@vincenevers)
Oh! In our never ending pursuit of more we’ve come too far. Like Icarus on a universal scale we’ve reached the Event Horizon. Couldn’t think of a much better way to end it though. This has been quite the voyage. I hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have.

https://nham.co.uk/2024/09/nebula-horizon-ambient-movements-nham-mixtape-4

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NHAM 4: Track 9

exodrifter – Home at a Star (@exodrifter)
We’ve found a Home at a Star. Perhaps we’re a bit nostalgic for our previous life, yet we also feel calm, if slightly lonely and melancholic in our new surroundings. From the album Back to the Void.

https://nham.co.uk/2024/09/nebula-horizon-ambient-movements-nham-mixtape-4

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NHAM 4: Track 8

Default Media Transmitter – Solemnity (@defaultmediatransmitter)
Ok, now we’re experiencing some turbulence. Solemnity comes from an EP called Two Space Tunes which you can check out on Mirlo. It feels like we’re going through places we’ve not comprehended before. There’s no turning back now.

https://nham.co.uk/2024/09/nebula-horizon-ambient-movements-nham-mixtape-4

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NHAM 4: Track 7

Doctor Popular – Dazzler (@docpop)
Doctor Popular has a weekly video series called The Fediverse Files in which he extols the virtues of the Fediverse. With a different guest each week he makes simple and fun explainer videos for those not yet in the know, telling of why The Fediverse is the future. Not content with being a brilliant mouthpiece for our beautiful online home, he also makes some wonderful sounds, including Dazzler, for which there are a few versions floating about. This is the album version. Docpop, you know exactly who you are: A star.

https://nham.co.uk/2024/09/nebula-horizon-ambient-movements-nham-mixtape-4

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NHAM 4: Track 6

Futzle – Written in the Stars (@futzle)
As we travel between them we’re beginning to realise that everything happening back on Earth was written in these stars. Deborah aka Futzle was just 17 when she wrote this in 1990 but it remained unearthed for 30 years until this 2020 recording was published. “Quetzalcoatl (“Feathered Serpent”) was one of the gods of Mesoamerica. His brother and rival, Tezcatlipoca (“Night Wind”) got him intoxicated and banished for drunken incest. (Yikes!) Quetzalcoatl’s associated year in the Aztec calendar was Ce Acatl (“One Reed”), which correlates to the year 1519, a very bad year for the Aztecs because that’s when Cortés landed and triggered the fall of their empire.”

https://nham.co.uk/2024/09/nebula-horizon-ambient-movements-nham-mixtape-4

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NHAM 4: Track 4

KNova – UFOhs (@knova)
And then up and away we go, like a UFO. UFOhs was inspired by Mac DeMarco, which is really apparent in the beat, bassline and distorted single-strum chords. KNova is Keith in Colorado who says Star Trek is frequently playing in his house.

https://nham.co.uk/2024/09/nebula-horizon-ambient-movements-nham-mixtape-4

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NHAM 4: Track 3

Sakti – Sound of Stars (@Sakti)
As the light reflects down on us from the moon, and the comets come and go all becomes still and we begin to go deep, hearing the Sound of Stars. I’ve already used Sakti in a previous mixtape (and quite frankly could do so in every one, with so many great compositions to choose from) but with a cosmic themed mix this time I couldn’t leave out Sound of Stars. If this is what they sound like then it’s no wonder we’ve decided to make this one way mission to get closer to them.

https://nham.co.uk/2024/09/nebula-horizon-ambient-movements-nham-mixtape-4

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