fresh kicks
With hi-def club sounds, hardcore techno, frenzied mash-ups and mutant EDM, Swan Meat takes the Fresh Kicks mix series to another dimension
The music that makes us feel most alive, and most like ourselves, is not always what we expect: and for Cologne-based, Washington D.C-born artist, Swan...
With percussive grooves and radiant club sounds, Poté steps up for the Fresh Kicks mix series
On his new EP, ‘Rose’, Poté presents both sides of his musical identity. On the title track, a percussive club rhythm gallops through a landscape...
Spanning hard drum, nu-metal mutations, Jersey club and trance-imbued techno, Syn pulls no punches in her frenzied Fresh Kicks mix
“We play a lot of the ‘Hard’ genres,” says Syn of CXNT, the queer party she co-runs in Cork, Ireland. “Hardstyle, hard drum, hardcore, hard...
With searing syncopated rhythms and psychedelic club sounds, Avernian dishes out a drum-led trip for the Fresh Kicks mix series
“Percussion is obviously the common denominator here,” says Avernian of his Fresh Kicks mix. Rhythm has always been at the centre of the North Carolina-born, now...
With an hour of shimmering ambience and razor sharp club clubs, Chevel shakes up the Fresh Kicks series
“A guy on Twitter sent me a trap beat made with my burp sample,” says Chevel. “I loved it.”
The gift wasn’t unprompted. In December...
With an hour of “super fun but fucked up club tunes”, Mutualism and Leftovers’ BFTT lights up the Fresh Kicks series
“Super fun but fucked up” are the words BFTT uses to describe his DJ Mag Fresh Kicks mix. It’s a fair assessment. Over 60 minutes...
A DJ at the helm of Amsterdam’s new wave, Jasmín brings rippling rhythms, warped bass and lush, rolling club sounds to the Fresh Kicks series
Jasmín is at the vanguard of Amsterdam’s new wave. With connections to hallowed club, De School, and as a former writer for sorely missed music...
Deep, rolling techno from London stalwart and Neighbourhood party-starter and label founder, Tasha
Tasha has been embedded in London’s ever-changing clubbing underground for over a decade now. Emerging in 2009 on Rinse FM, which she returned to as...
Frenzied and futuristic, Aquarian and Deapmash push the frontiers of techno, electro and jungle in their Fresh Kicks mix
As AQXDM, Berlin-based New Yorker Aquarian and Caen’s Deapmash, make music that sounds like its been plucked from another dimension. Drinking deep from the wells...
With bass, breaks, techno and percussive heat, Bristol’s Ian DPM sprints the gamut of contemporary UK club sounds for the Fresh Kicks mix series
Ian DPM is really, really busy. The DPM stands for ‘Definite Party Material’, a title shared with the prolific YouTube channel the Bristol DJ has...
With an hour sizzling EBM, acid and off-kilter techno, Unsound resident Olivia shakes up the Fresh Kicks mix series
As a life-changing year for Olivia draws to a close, she is feeling positive and inspired. After a summer that saw her play landmark sets...
With an hour of gritty club sounds and percussive techno heat, Glaswegian DJ, producer and Eyeangle Records boss Liam Doc is next up in the...
“It wasn’t even meant to happen,” Liam Doc laughs over the phone. “I was meant to be driving and being sensible!” He’s telling a story...
An hour of slippery tones, asymmetrical rhythms and Technicolor club sounds from The Lot Radio resident, Human Pitch co-founder and sound designer extraordinaire Tristan Arp...
“I’ve always been super fascinated by sound itself, and seeing how I can mould it into new forms,” says Tristan Arp, a New York-based producer...
With maximum intensity club sounds, warped metal, futuristic jungle and exquisite sound design, SVBKVLT affiliate Hyph11E electrifies the Fresh Kicks mix series
In September, Hyph11E played a sunrise set overlooking the Nile river. A landmark moment by anyone’s standards, the opportunity to DJ for the famously welcoming...
Elusive hardware techno specialist Das Spezial sends a shock through the system of the Fresh Kicks series
Das Spezial appeared from nowhere at the start of 2019. Since, the elusive producer, who specialises in hardware-led techno, industrial and EBM, has released four...
Sprinting through 42 tracks of percussive club heat, Club Yeke founder, DJ, and party-starter par excellence Tash LC ignites the Fresh Kicks mix series
“Kuduro is just so raw,” Tash LC says, describing the Angolan minimal, percussion-heavy dance music genre. “You can’t help but dance and sweat to it...
Weaving polyrhythmic electronic drums and heady bass into multi-layered club tracks and atmospheric rap vocals, Planet Mu's Ziúr shakes up the Fresh Kicks series
When she was a teenager, one of Ziúr’s favourite bands was L7, the proto-riot grrrl group with a caustic sense of humour and melody. Growing...
Breezy breaks and ethereal house from Long Island Sound as part of our Fresh Kicks mix series
As Long Island Sound, Berlin-based duo Rob and Tim create a distincly swirling brand of house, with shimmering synths and pads hovering around spaced-out kicks...
An hour of UK techno and bass-driven dubs from Bristol export, Otik, as part of our Fresh Kicks series
Otik is the latest in a long line of DJs and producers from Bristol to earn a reputation for their bass manipulations. Having recently relocated...
Middle Eastern-influenced, percussion-led club belters from DJ Plead as part of our Fresh Kicks mix series
“It’s a blessing to do this” DJ Plead says. He’s sitting by a canal in East London on a bench, hitting his JUUL while in...