SKEE MASK - RESIDENT ADVISOR MIX (RA.864) (320kbs/237mb/1hr43mins)
Resident Advisor download: 26th December 2022
Skee Mask is one of dance music's greatest crossover stories of the past decade, with new albums greeted with the attention usually reserved for an Aphex Twin or a Caribou. ("Loved seeing this on r/indieheads," said one Reddit user, on the release of the 2021 LP Pool.) It's not hard to understand why: albums like Compro, he blends well-worn dance music tropes with incredible, detailed soundscapes and spine-tingling melodies. And on his 12-inches, he brings that sensibility to the dance floor, with an approach probably best described as articulate. Even on his most ambient of tracks, everything is in its right place. Along with founders the Zenker Brothers, his music outlines everything that makes Munich outfit Ilian Tape one of the best techno labels going.
On the decks, it's kind of a different story. It might surprise you if you only know his albums, but Skee Mask is an incredible DJ, balancing his predilection for hip-hop and UK-informed sounds with laser-focused techno. He can adapt to all sorts of situations—there's an incredible recording of him DJing with four of the best grime and drum & bass MCs in the business—and on his RA Podcast he focuses on the techno side of things, with nearly two hours of pacey techno and creative mixing, with dips into acid, electro, garage and more. It's a party-starting mix from a genuine star, perfect for getting through the holiday doldrums or pre-gaming your NYE plans. Like Skee Mask's best records, it's something to enjoy in any number of settings.
Jack Gillies & Mark Lerman - Hidden
Mark Broom - Stairway Skank
INVT - Dassit
Alexander Kowalski - Echoes (Dub Mix)
Misstress Barbara - Effet Karma / Skream - Cape Fear
Steve O'Sullivan - Another Source (Special CD Edit) / Mumps - Mechanism S
Aural Emote - Second Thought
Kit Clayton - (Re) Translation Of Simplicity (Part 6) / Johnny Fiasco - Kalimba
Deetron presents Soulmate - Monophone Dub / Jeff Mills - Switchblade
Tony Brown - Midnight Run
Jack Mackrel - Salt Water
Vince Watson - Submerge
Mor Elian - Itch Twitch
Krok - Schach Blind
Groove Chronicles Vs. Beatnut - Music (Dub)
Norm Talley - All Night
Mez - Woiya Instrumental Mark Seven - Nude
Downlink - Arrival
DJ Ramos feat. Shimano - The Iron Out
X-Men - Reissue A1
Silicon Lowsh - Si_Lo B2
Archetype - If Next
Olga+Jozef - Untitled (HU Remix)
Wasted Youth - Lock-in
Joel Mull - Sun Set B2
Kotai + Mo - Casio
John Arnold - 4 Minutes
Silas - Froggy
DJ Mex - Deep
Evil C And The Hustler - Computronic
Komplex - Sub Harmonix (Soleil Edit)
Maddslinky - The Frump
B. Calloway - That DJ
Jeff Mills - Automatic
Gideon Jackson - What U Need
Vincent D - Locked
Wyndell Long - Asphasia
Ben Mays - K-Pasa
Herb LF - Supa Steppin
Skee Mask - UWLSD
