Nonpareil House, Acid, Minimal – NHAM Mixtape 8[Listen to the mixtape here]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 All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.@MOULEIn 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 All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.@thgirwnhojJohn 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 CC BY-NC 3.0@zoebladeI 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 HoldenAll Rights Reserved. Used with permission.@jamesholdenI’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 PrinčičCC BY-SA 3.0@lukaLuka 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 CC BY-NC-SA 4.0@alidatrippA 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.0All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.@ordosmarkzeroEnkoded 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 CC BY-NC 4.0@decibyteFrom 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 CC BY-NC-SA 3.0@flockofnazgulsFlock 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 CC BY-NC-SA 4.0@defaultmediatransmitterReleased 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 All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.@DFFSoundSystemBeats 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 SiickCC BY-SA 4.0@siickI 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 CC BY-SA 4.0[ All here ]#Acid #BeYourOwnPlatform #FediMusic #House #Minimal #Mixtape #Music #NHAM #Playlist