house/techno exclusives
Premiere: Irish electronic trio Phraktal reveal new track, Kruschonk
Dublin trio Phraktal cam to the fore with their cover of Orbital’s classic Chime, which scored them a #3 spot in the 2019 progressive grouse chart on Beatport, but now their back to build on that with a new album Nightwalk, out now on Limbo Records, the legendary progressive house label that grew out of …
Exclusive: Backseat Mafia Takeover Mix: Pepe Mateos
Sankey’s Ibiza resident and co-owner of Flow Musique alongside Davirus, Pepe Mateos has taken on a bold project to self-release a single for every month of the year in 2021. This series will show him exploring a wide range of styles and sounds, with each and every release influenced by the notion that, “the future …
Premiere: SUUNS’ Ben Shemie previews his new experimental acid EP, 303 Diary; take an early listen, here
Out on Monday (29th March, 2021) is the new EP from SUUNS Ben Shemie, via French Label NAHAL Recordings. Called 303 Diary, the EP was constructed around the TB-303, which Ben dreamed about owning and finally acquired during the first lockdown. Using the 303 and his voice – altered in various psychedelic ways, alongside a …
Exclusive: Backseat Mafia Takeover Mix: BTRAX label boss Rob Malone
Ahead of his latest release ‘Bravery’ on his own BTRAX label on March 26th, head honcho Rob Malone has agreed to do us a Backseat Mafia takeover mix. His new release, out on March 26th, features remixes from Visillusion label boss Thomas Barnett and sometime Juan Atkins and Blake Baxter collaborator Orlando Voorn. The Parisian …
Premiere: Third Culture Kings release new single/video for Lucid Dreamer
Third Culture Kings are a Copenhagen/NYC duo featuring former dälek man Alap Momin plus Jan Johansen of Glorybox and Ring Them Bells. Describing what they do as Womb music, they pull in elements of psych, indie, techno and bass music. They’ve a new track ‘Lucid Dreamer’ out tomorrow (12th February) and we’re delighted to be …
Exclusive: Backseat Mafia Takeover Mix – Mura
On the back of his debut on Patrick Toppings Trick label – ‘Check it’, which dropped last week (February 5th) São Paolo’s Mura has followed it up with a Takeover Mix exclusively for Backseat Mafia. Including the track in his mix, it’s a incessantly joyous catchy thing, with raps and synths the order of the …
Exclusive: Backeat Mafia takeover mix: Kristi Yang
On the back of his recent Back on my Bullshit EP, a collaboration between Kristi Yang & Ms Chi, out now on Lee Foss’ sister label South of Saturn, we welcome Kristi Yang to the takeover mix. Miami based Zach Comisar, aka Kristi Yang, has been grabbing attention all over the place, firstly with his …
EXCLUSIVE: BACKSEAT MAFIA TAKEOVER MIX: JAMIE FIELDING
Ahead of the release of his Mind 3 EP, out at the end of the week (29th Jan) producer Jamie Fielding is the next name to step up and make us an exclusive mix right here on Backseat Mafia. With his EP coming out on Jamie Jones Hottrax label, its something of a dream come …
Exclusive: Backseat Mafia takeover mix 002: Shifting Gears
Tokyo producer Hoshina Anniversary has always been a player on the scene, developing his self-branded ‘Watechno’ style, blending together traditional Japanese instrumentation with Chicago and Detroit house/techno, which has seen him release music on a range of labels including ESP Institute, Young Marco’s Safe Trip and Amsterdam-based MUSAR Recordings. His latest EP, released on MUSAR …
Exclusive: Backseat Mafia Takeover Mix 001: King Britt
Recently we fell for Back2Black, the latest EP from Philly producer King Britt (read our review here), and so we were beyond delighted when he agreed to open our new series of exclusive mixes – the Backseat Mafia Takeover Mix, with his Summer Vibes mix. Most people in the know, know of King Britt (His …