Bleep

Switching from feverish house jams with molten acid basslines to smooth slick synth funk, Apron Records founder Steven Julien AKA Funkineven cements his status as a reputable selector in his contribution to the DJ-Kicks mix series. His vapourific ‘PAYN ME MIND’, with clanging bell like organ synths and Kristian Hamilton’s soulful siren vocals, and the frenzied dialling tones and stomping funk bass of ‘Number’, frame luscious, spaced out selections from Ryuichi Sakamoto, the glossy, hypnagogic R&B tinged electro of d’Eon’s ‘Transparency’ driven by stampeding kicks and claps, and the heaving citric synth workout of My Girlfriend’s ‘UBER HYPE’ with a waterfall of drum crashes.