Another absolutely ridiculous mix from DJ Unkut, the German turntablist who you may know from his game-changing “Beware of ze Average Man” routine. The tracklist is pretty ambitious, pulling from the best of worldwide mutant futuristic beat scenes. Yes, there’s some trap. And it’s damn well placed, serving to establish the energy upfront before moving into more interesting, melodic descendents of instrumental hip-hop. The second half of this mix gets into some classier european strains of experimental, 808-heavy, 160bpm stuff, with Para One, Krampfhaft, Om Unit and Machine Drum. Featured as well as are some of the finest American, non-east coast production; notably Colorado’s Paper Diamond, Chicago’s Chrissy Murderbot, Lorn (outta Wisconsin) and California’s Freddy Todd.

Expertly blended and seasoned with choice scratches, Unkut delivers a concise, furious bar-raising mix that invariably leaves one wanting more. Fortunately, he has a few more on his soundcloud that are all equally well crafted.

Tracklist:

1. Melé – Lego
2. Lunice – Bricks
3. Star Slinger – Bad Bitches
4. XXYYXX – Fields
5. Zombie – Spliff Dub (Rustie remix)
6. 123 Mrk – Pleasure
7. Hudson Mohawke – Somebody
8. Lorn – Sworn to Black
9. Gucci Mane – Im da Shit (B-ju remix)
10.+Verb & Bloop Bleep – Innanet Drive by
11. Para One – Empire
12. Bonobo – Eyes down (Machinedrum remix)
13. Chrissy Murderbot – Bionic Penguins
14. Krampfhaft – Spit Thunder
15. Beans – Blue Movie (Salva remix)
16. Krampfhaft – I needed you (Om unit remix)
17. Freddy Todd ft. Black Mic – Star trek shit
18. Paper Diamond – Airlift
19. Lorn – Bretagne

Really loving this mix of some soulful house (tho not soul-house, per se) and techno stuff from Policy, in advance of his appearance Thursday at OnTheSly. Seriously smooth mix here, I could listen to this on repeat all day. Policy isn’t just a great DJ – he’s also an excellent producer, with several releases on the always-relevant Rush Hour Records.

If yr feelin this, then you should go see him play THIS Thursday at OnTheSly. The lineup is ridiculously stacked with talent, the vibe is always friendly, and it’s FREEEEEEEEEE. No cover, no excuse, as they say.

Also worth checking out his recent mix for DJBroadcast, which I’ve embedded below. Similar vibes as first mix, initially, then the middle of the mix veers deeper into techno. Comes back around to more classic house/electro vibes and finished with some lovely future bass.

DJ Broadcast Tracklist
1. Floating Points – ‘Vacuum Boogie’ (Eglo)
2. Anthony Naples – ‘Tusk’ (Mister Saturday Night)
3. Lone – ‘Living in the Reeds’ (R&S)
4. STL – ‘Silent State’ (Smallville)
5. Jump “Chico” Slamm – ‘Galactic Alignment’ (Rush Hour)
6. Pépé Bradock – ‘Deep Burnt’ (Kif)
7. Altered Natives – ‘Crop Duster’ (3024)
8. Dauwd – ‘Ikopol’ (Pictures Music)
9. Anthony Shake Shakir – ‘The Floorfiller’ (Skudge’s Floor Killer Version)’ (Rush Hour)
10. Blawan – ‘Peaches’ (Coronation)’ (Clone Basement Series)
11. GoldFFinch – ‘Pixel Perfect’ (dubplate)
12. Policy – ‘Remembrance (Enoe Remix)’ (dubplate)
13. Braille – ‘The Year 3000’ (Rush Hour Direct Current)
14. Chrissy Murderbot – ‘Friendship (Legowelt Remix)’ (Halo Cyan)
15. Photomachine – ‘On U’ (2020 Midnight Visions)
16. West Norwood Cassette Library – ‘Coming on Strong (Pangaea Remix)’ (WNCL)
17. VVV – ‘Bound’ (Fortified Audio)
18. Falty DL – ‘The Sale Ends’ (Ninja Tune)