Dummy Mix 92 // October Staff Mix

It’s been a wee while since the last staff mix. They’re back now though and this one starts with an awesome Awesome Tapes From Africa gem from Nâ Hawa Doumbia called Kungo Sogoni. Emeralds’ guitarist, Mark Mcguire, lifts spirits and hyptnotises us with his signature ambient, minimal sound on the next track. How To Dress Well’s cover of Elite Gymnastics, Shlomo’s “Just Us,” and Terius Nash’s “Wake Me When It’s Over” gently float us over a caffeine slump with their introspective melodies and mournful swells.

Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire’s ode to inebriation, “Huzzah!,” lightens the mood whilst “See Me Feel Me” from Sepalcure’s phenomonal upcoming LP wraps us back in a blanket of fuzzy, analogue loveliness. Damu, The Field, and Scuba’s newest offerings continue on the same tip with their bliss-out synths and warm, pulsing beats. Then there’s a great track by XXXY from this week’s free Scion compilation followed by Mosca’s infectiously danceable Bax. Graphic’s “Mama Grizzlies” starts out nice enough, but has an unsettling, fearsome beat when it kicks in. Blawan’s new acid-laced R&S banger makes a Moodymann lecture sound genuinely terrifying and Julio Bashmore’s mix of Deadboy’s “Heartbreaker” goes out to all those who’ve been hurt by love. Zola Jesus shines a final light on the mix, belting out a message of positivity over some upbeat drum machines so that all is right and well in the world once more. Onward, October!

Dummy Mix 92 // October Staff Mix by DummyMag

Tracklisting

Nâ Hawa Doumbia – Kungo Sogoni
Mark McGuire – Get Lost
Elite Gymnastics – H E R E I N H E A V E N 3 (HTDW cover)
Shlomo – Just Us
Terius Nash – Wake Me When It’s Over
Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire – Huzzah!
Sepalcure – See Me Feel Me
Damu – Breathless
The Field – Burned Out
Scuba – Adrenalin
XXXY – Kerpow
Mosca – Bax
Graphics – Mama Grizzlies
Blawan – What You Do With What You Have
Deadboy – Heartbreaker (Julio Bashmore 2010 remix)
Zola Jesus – Shivers