well y'see all this talk about dystopia etc its a bit of a dead end
- although i like this mix, its all a bit like that .
personally i think the music is getting more exciting now the vibe is changing a bit and stepping up pace in places , or directly emotive, stuff like kode9s kingstown with a big melody line, mala's 'for paris' and 'anti war dub' and some of the bits that coki dropped at the last dmz that hold a definite warm housey theo parrish meme.
or some of d1's more perfumed sakamotoesque melodies all combine to give over something that's not just some sound of dystopia. that's quite boring for me, it shouldn't all be about some crushing darkness, i mean some of the most memorable tracks on this mix - like monsoon and late night request aren't dark at all,monssons totally orientalist sensuality and late night request line is nocturnal braindancing .
i think the most important track for that more dystopian vibe on that mix is 'goat stare' with the sample from scanners that is almost a warning about the bassline, it talks about 'the effects of the scanning, stomach pain etc, then this line comes in that on a good system does 'scan ' your entire body. Can't wait for that to come out - it's a loefah tune.