SMS mix 17 - Juan Atkins

Our latest exclusive SMS mix is a biggie, courtesy of Detroit techno legend Juan Atkins, the guest star at our Stop Making Sense party this Saturday at Cable (details below) and certain-to-be highlight of our very first festival in Croatia this September. Download below. Oh yes...

Download: SMS mix 17 - Juan Atkins

SMS mix 16 - Rebolledo

Anyone who has been following the exploits of Matias Aguayo’s Cómeme label, or attended one of his infamous Bumbumbox parties, will be familiar with the name Rebolledo.

The Mexican artist – whose sound is a hybrid of house, techno, electro and avant-pop, suffused with Latin flavour – has earned a sizeable cult following for his singles ‘Bo Jack’ and ‘Guerrero’.

Most recently Rebolledo has been collaborating with Superpitcher as Pachanga Boys and with ‘Pitch and Jörg Burger under the name The Three Lions – you can check out the first fruits of these two projects, the tracks ‘Power’ and ‘You’ll Win Again’, on Kompakt’s forthcoming Total 11 compilation.

You’ll be hearing a lot more from Rebolledo in the months ahead: he’s currently writing and recording his debut solo album.  In the meantime, be sure to catch one of his flipped-out live/DJ performance at FACT’s boat party as part of our very own Stop Making Sense festival this summer.

Download: SMS mix 16 - Rebolledo

Track Listing:
1. Solar X – Recitation
2. Von Spar – Collecting natural antimatter
3. Discodeine feat. Matias Aguayo – Singular (Rebolledo’s not accepted remix)
4. Missing Linkkx – Got a minute
5. Rebolledo y Daniel Maloso – Fresh
6. Von Spar – Troops (Rebolledo Remix)
7. Barry de Vorson – Theme from “The Warriors”
8. Siskid – Gun Stubs (Rebolledo Remix)
9. Superpitcher – Rabbits in a hurry (Instrumental version)
10. Cologne Tape – Render 2 (Magazine edit)
11. Pachanga Boys – Power
12. Rebolledo y Daniel Maloso – Morgan
13. Rebolledo y Patricio – Atanavajas

We caught up with Rebolledo to find out more...

Summer’s here. What’s on the agenda?
“The main thing is that Gary Pimiento (who created Bumbumbox and Cómeme with Matias), is coming over to spend a month with me…In this time I’m gonna be working on the first ideas for my album which I want to have ready in about a year from now. Even though Gary is not a musician, producer or DJ, having him close by during any creative process is always great and revitalizing. Also, when we spend time together great ideas always come for new projects or for Cómeme.”

So tell us about your latest projects…
“In the last months I’ve been doing some remixes for different people, this is something I really like to do. It´s a shame sometimes the people that ask for them are expecting something like ‘Guerrero’, or ‘Pitaya Frenesí’, just with their lyrics on top. Also, I’ve been doing some collaborations lately…I’m very glad I’ve found some people with which I have so much fun working with, and that when it comes to the final result, it doesn’t sound like just me, or the other person, but actually both of us. The new Cómeme record is from me and Daniel Maloso together; it’s a 5-track EP called Desierto that reflects my ideas of dark dancefloor momentum and Dany’s musicality. I’ve been working with Superpitcher on new tracks for Pachanga Boys, the little project we have together. One of these tracks, ‘Power’, is included in the new Kompakt Total 11 compilation coming out in August. Also for the same compilation, Superpitcher and Jörg Burger invited me to join them to work on a track called ‘You’ll Win Again’, for which I did some singing. The idea is to continue doing things together every time a cool idea comes up that would fit our taste under the name The Three Lions.”

What current artists are you drawing inspiration from?
“Mmmm… Hard to say, because most of my inspiration doesn’t come from other music…but I like what the guys from Cologne Tape are doing, for example…Also, I’m going a lot through my old record collection, with a special focus on stuff from the end of the 60s and beginning of the 70s,  and there’s a little obsession with the Jacksons in their Motown years.”

What are the big tunes for you right now?
“One of them is actually a remix I did with Matias Aguayo for a guy from London which was not accepted…the label boss said it was too dark and people would leave the dancefloor. A track that I did with Patricio (a friend back in Mexico), called ‘Atanavajas’. Superpitcher’s ‘Rabbits in a Hurry’ (mainly the instrumental). Matias Aguayo´s ‘Niños’, Cologne Tape, ‘Render’. ‘Dense and Home Alone’ an edit of the Jackson 5´s  ‘Hum Along And Dance’).”

What can we expect from your show at Stop Making Sense?
“Action and reaction!”

Who are you most looking forward to seeing play at the festival?
“I’m very curious about Optimo, and Allez Allez…I’ve never seen either of them, but I think their taste fits mine very much…Also I´d like to see Toy Selectah (the other Mexican invited), it’s been a while since the last time I saw him, so I’m curious about what his show is like now. And Theo Parrish. I saw him for the first time in Montreal at the Mutek festival a couple of weeks ago and it was great – for me it was the best of the whole event, but sadly the show was too short, so I want some more of that… ”

Where will we find you at sunrise on Sunday morning?
“In someone’s arms hopefully…A nice beach is the second option…A mix of the two would be even better…”

SMS mix 15 - Pure Groove

Simon Singleton has been running the Pure Groove record shop and its labels for several years now, overseeing some of the best new bands' early releases and hosting famed shows from everyone from Late Of The Pier to Fools Gold, from Friendly Fires to Phenomenal Handclap Band.

Expect to hear next year's best new acts and last year's best singles in his Stop Making Sense set, as his diverse exclusive SMS mix - taking in LCD, Kode 9 and Wilco - testifies...

Download: SMS mix 15 - Pure Groove

Summer's coming, what's on the agenda?
"Staying put as long as the sunshine keeps London warm!"

Tell us about your latest projects?
"New website for Pure Groove, a pile of new releases on various labels I run, and I finally have my own studio so may even try and put down the latest DVD boxset and try and make some new tracks. Plus, developing a unique sound system to take to the festivals in 2011!"

What current artists are you drawing inspiration from right now?
"Memoryhouse, Walls, Wavves, Holy Ghost, John Talabot, Herzog, Junip, How To Dress Well, Tensnake and a million other things that fill my life with sound!"

What are you favourite/biggest tunes of the moment?
"Love the Boys Noize mix of Scissor Sisters that arrived today. The Deloreon mix of John Talabot's Sunshine is what summer should sound like. Ghostape's mix of Swedish act Koralleven is truly odd and really great. The whole Mim Suleiman album produced by Maurice Fulton is incredible. And on the complete flipside, I'm loving the super retro C86-tinged Wild Nothing's album - the perfect one-man band. And he might be hugely irritating but the new Mark Ronson single 'Bang Bang' with Q-Tip is just the business."

What can we expect from your show at Stop Making Sense?
"A short set of good songs. I'll see if I can get my pyrotechnics set on the hand luggage on Easyjet but I suspect I'll have to leave it at home."

Who are you most looking forward to seeing play at the festival?
"Django Django and The Very Best are both amazing bands, plus Allez Allez's parties are always great. I've probably seen Optimo DJ more than anyone else - they're still the best around. I haven't seen Benji B DJ in ages, I'm really looking forward to seeing him too."

Any unusual festival tips?
"All festival tips, however sensible or valid they may be, are forgotten about once you sip that first beer of the day while soaking up a bassline..."

Where will we find you at sunrise on Sunday morning?
"Hopefully not trying to swim to Italy as part of a drunken bet."

Tracklisting:

1. Drum Eyes - 50-50 

2. Laurent Garnier - Gnanmankoudji (Emperor Machine remix) 

3. Kode 9 – You Don’t Wash 

4. Hundred In The Hands – Tom Tom 

5. In Flagranti – Rabbit Hole (Baldelli & Dionigi Remix) 

6. Mim Suleiman - Bibi Na Mpu 

7. LCD Soundsystem – Hit 

8. Deux – Game & Performance 

9. The Love Supreme – Alles Liebe 

10. Taken By Trees – Anna (CFCF Remix) 

11. Glasser – Learn (John Talbot Remix)

12. Jimmy Edgar – Hot Raw Sex 

13. Wilco – Poor Places (Walls Remix) 

14. Wild Nothing – Summer Holiday

15. Koralleven – The Truest Faith (Ghostape Remix) 

16. Herzog – West Blvd

17. Junip – Loops

SMS mix 13 - Count Chocula

London DJ and party promoter Claudio Lillo is a well-known nightlife face, helping to book the cutting-edge roster of DJs and live acts that are fast making CAMP one of Shoreditch's best club venues.

For his exclusive SMS mix, Claudio aka Count Chocula showcases his love of 4/4 house, inspired by the likes of Kyle Hall, James Blake and Floating Points. Expect more of the same goodness from his beachside set at our first festival in September...

Download: SMS mix 13 - Count Chocula

Tell us about the mix you’ve recorded for Stop Making Sense...
"It's a collection of tunes that I really dig and that I think would work well on a sunny day. I usually switch up styles more when I play out, but I thought it would be cool to try a "house" mix for once! I also tried to include as many artists that are playing at the festival as possible, just because I the line up is so great."

Any exclusives or particular favourites on there?
"I really love anything MCDE does, so the first track is definitely a favourite. I also really dig "She's Bad", that sexy refix Gadi Mizrahi and Soul Clap collaborated on, which can be found towards the end of the mix - its too much!"

What current artists are you drawing inspiration from right now?
"I buy pretty much every record that Floating Points and James Blake release. And I also really dig Kyle Hall - he's on another level."

Who are you most looking forward to seeing play at SMS?
"Pretty much the whole lineup! Django Django, The Very Best, Theo Parrish, Kyle Hall, Matias Aguayo, Benji B..."

Any unusual festival tips?
"Not unusual, but practical: don't forget to bring a towel."

SMS mix 13 - Tracklisting

Archie Bronson Outfit - Hoola (MCDE remix)
Aardvark - Kutparra
Christopher Wade - Broke (Object Group Dub)
Floating Points - Vacuum Boogie
Wbeeza - Heavy Stuff
Matias Aguayo - Walter Neff
John Talabot - Sunshine
Cottam - 002 B
Gadi Mizrahi - Who's Gonna Love Me Tonight
Gucci Vump - The Boogieman (Downtown remix)
Kyle Hall - Create Your Own Existence
Terrence Parker - Your Love
Bad Rabbits - She's Bad (Gadi Mizrahi & Soul Clap remix)
Cheek - Venus (PePe Bradock's Saucy Precog remix)

SMS mix 12 - Rob Pollinate (Silky Boys)

Our latest exclusive Stop Making Sense mix is a globe-trotting banger, courtesy of Silky Boys DJ Rob Pollinate, who'll be bringing his bassbin-bothering mix of cumbia, kwaito, reggaeton, bashment, funky and more to our London party next Thursday night (details below, make sure you reach!).

Download: SMS mix 12 - Rob Pollinate (Silky Boys)

Tracklisting

1) No no no me amas en la rueda del cumbion - Rahim Selectah
2) Colegie Pon De Floor - Copia Doble Systema vs Major Lazer
3) Mongoloid (Mat Cant Moombahton Edit) - Afrojack
4) Raya Lazer (Reggaeton Mix) - Chico Ye
5) Cumbia Kamisama - Frikstailers
6) Do Ya Think I'm Sexy - Rod Stewart (Criollo Mix)
7) Chicken Run (Max le Daron Ravecumbiaton Refix) - Canblaster
8) Hablanton (Ramirez Remix) - Moombahtron
9) Daft Cumbia - Uproot Andy
10) Ruffcut (Moombahton Edit) - Dave Nada
11) Cartagena - Sonido Del Princepe
12) Turn That Shit Up (Moombahton Edit) - Mu-Gen
13) La Gata Plastica (sabo's Edit)   -   Dave Nada
14) Khattabi Boombah - Moombahton Neotecrico
15) Just an illusion ( Criollo Mix) - Imagination
16) Make it Funky ( Dj Punish Remix ( Max le Daron Ravecumbiaton Refix) - Alvaro
17) La Brasilena ta Montao - Munchi
18) What ( Kaks Bootleg Remix (Max le Daron Ravecumbiaton Refix) - Afrojack
19) Riverside (Moomahton Edit) - Dave Nada
20) Push Am (Left, Right) - Banana Clipz
21) Metel Bellaco - Munchi
22) Aponte o Nao - Heartbreak & Munchi
23) Soltero y Sin Compromiso - Munchi

SMS mix 08 - Slutty Fringe

So, here we go again...another week, another exclusive hot-mix from the considerable pool of musical talent set to bring down the rafters at Stop Making Sense this summer.

Deck duties on SMS mix 08 fall to much-respected blogger, label runner, club promoter and, of course, taste-making DJ Slutty Fringe, a sun-drenched selection of Balearica and modern disco featuring choice cuts by the likes of Prins Thomas, Todd Terje, Aeroplane and more - full tracklisting and interview below...

Download: SMS mix 08 - Slutty Fringe

Tell us about the mix you’ve recorded for Stop Making Sense...
"Well this is about the 4th attempt at it, in 15 years of DJ'ing I think I've recorded about 3 mixes in total, every time I sit down to do one I end up getting too carried away, trying to create something completely epic and heroic and then get bogged down in the details. Like for this I must have tried about 5 completely different mixes, from pure ambient through to acid house, via god knows what. In end after looking around and realising I was sat in a room surrounded by about 400 records all spread over the floor I just selected a dozen or so tracks I've played recently, got any notion of fancy edits or messing around with software out of my head and just did it as I would a live set."

Any exclusives or particular favourites on there?
"Nothing too exclusive I’m afraid but certainly some of my favourites, I've wanted to sneak To Rococo Rot's 'Telema' into a mix for some time, and I had to get something by Joakim in there, probably one of my favourite producers of all time."

Summer's coming, what's on the agenda?
"Sweating in an office for most of it probably. Still hopefully I’ll shed some of my wintry palour. If all goes to plan I'll get out to a few festivals this Summer, I usually try to get to Standon in the UK, and then I'll probably do Soundwave before finishing the summer in style at SMS. And of course I’m looking forward to seeing England crash in the 2nd round of the World Cup."

Tell us about your latest projects?
"Well, our label, Hot Pockets is going gangbusters, we've just put out our 4th release, a little yellow 7" by this amazing pop band from Brighton :Kinema:. That's a lot of work, money and effort but just about worth it in the end. That moment it arrives from the pressing plant, it's just the best feeling and generally lasts right up till you get your first royalty statement through. Then I think my next major project is a complete redesign of the Slutty Fringe site, we redesigned it last year, but it was only really cosmetic, the plan now is to sit down and really look at just what we can and want to do with all the tools available to us. We really do live in an astonishing time, it's easy to forget sometimes how easier it is to be creative these days. My aim is that later in the year we'll start producing our own little 30 minute shows. The fact that we can do all that with some cheap equipment and lots of good will I still sometimes just find staggering. It's taken me a long time to fully realise that you really can have a go at anything you want, you have to be a bit bloody minded about it. Once that's done it's time to go back to basics, I've just started a little publishing company and hopefully will put out a couple of books by some friends, and hopefully produce a print version of Slutty Fringe, I still love creating things that you can actually hold in your hands.'

What current artists are you drawing inspiration from right now?
"You know after feeling a bit jaded for a while, the past 6 months has been really inspiring musically, people like Walls, The Chap, Grovesnor, have all put out amazing albums this year. Then in the clubs you've got people like Hot City, or the whole Night Slugs crew redefining house music, and there’s still more amazing disco records coming out than I think anyone really knows what to do with. I just think it’s a really great time for club music again."

What are you favourite/biggest tunes of the moment?
"At home I can't stop playing 'Even Your Friend' and 'We Work in Bars' off the new Chap album. Club wise... Leo Zero has been knocking out these amazing hip-house re-edits recently that are just perfect in every way, and something like the recent 2 Bears EP, I think that’s the first record for ages that I’ve ever played every track off the EP in one set, so, so good."

What can we expect from your show at Stop Making Sense?
"Well, I think I'm on about lunch time/early afternoon on the Saturday and I was out at Petrcane last summer and know that the Croatian midday sun is pretty fierce, so I'll just keep things nice and gentle. Lots of dubby disco, ambient pop and Balearic tracks, music for people to slowly get their heads together for the day and night ahead."

Who are you most looking forward to seeing play at the festival?
"Oh too many, it's such a great lineup. I mean take your pick Optimo, Allez Allez, The Very Best, it's hard to choose. Look at the Secretsundaze stage, you could just spend the whole day there, I can't wait for Carl Craig's set, that will be really special under the stars."

Where will we find you at sunrise on Sunday morning?
"You know, I'd love to say i'll be there giving it 'big box, little box' on the beach, but I'm not a young blade anymore and I desperately need all the beauty sleep i can get, so I'll probably be tucked up in bed somewhere snoring contentedly."

SMS mix 08- Tracklisting:

Goldfrapp - Happiness (BTWS Edit)
Antenna - Camino Del Sol (Joakim Remix)
Chaz Jankel - Glad To Know You (Todd Terje Edit)
Memory Cassette - Surfin (Sail A Whale Version)
James Yuill - This Sweet Love (Prins Thomas Sneaky Edit)
Sebastian Tellier - Kilometre (Aeroplane Remix)
To Rococo Rot - Telema
Tiger & Woods - Deflowered
Steelers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You (Todd Terje Edit)
Phenomenal Handclap Band - You'll Dissapear (Munk Remix)
Daft Punk - Harder, Faster, Stronger, Better (Dave Wrangler Remix)

SMS mix 07 - Nick Agha

In addition to the headline-grabbing big hitters such as Carl Craig, The Very Best, Friendly Fires, Theo Parish and pals, our first summer festival will also showcase the estimable talents of some of the UK's best up'n'coming DJs and producers, and none more so than Nick Agha, a Brixton-based house and techno zealot best known for being the brains behind club/events company Don't Panic.

Nick's exclusive SMS mix, the seventh in our weekly series, features plenty of his own tracks, several unheard till now, alongside re-rubs and mixes by revered house heads like Prosumer and Chez Damier (tracklisting below). We caught up with Nick to find out more...

Download: SMS mix 07 - Nick Agha

Tell us about the mix you’ve recorded for SMS?
"My productions range between deep house and techno but I wanted to keep this mix on the house tip to create the feeling of outside daytime dancing in sunny Croatia. It gets more slamming in the middle with an abstract peak with my track satellite over and out of Nikola Gala and into some Levon remix genius mellowing again with some old school productions at the end. I haven't mastered my tracks so it was tough mixing and EQing these waves into vinyl so sorry if the sound quality isn't the best but I think Ive achieved a live raw loose which is important to me. All the effects are done live in the mix with a midi controller."

Any exclusives on there?
"There's 8 exclusive tracks of mine on there which until released we can call works in progress."

Summer's coming, what's on the agenda?
"Got my first release scheduled on a great new label Canta run by some serious young house heads really into the music and the scene as well as the creative and design element of the label towards the end of Summer and a few other labels interested. Definitely hitting Sonar and hopefully a holiday to Borneo! :)"

Tell us about your latest projects?
"Really it's the music all the time and Don't Panic keeps me pretty busy."

What current artists are you drawing inspiration from right now?
"Levon, Omar, Prosumer, Qu, Jus Ed."

What are you favourite/biggest tunes of the moment?
Party People Clap / Doublejointed Cosmodrome

What can we expect from your show at Stop Making Sense?
"More of the same music-wise hopefully with a visual element if its possible."

Who are you most looking forward to seeing play at the festival?
"So many! Juan Atkins, Theo, Patrice, Wbeeza, Giles and James, Rob Summerhayes, Girlcore."

Any unusual festival tips?
"Don't forget the magic word."

Where will we find you at sunrise on Sunday morning?
"Dancing on the beach hopefully."

Track Listing:
Nick Agha - Moving Image (Original Mix)
Lovebirds - My Man (Original Mix)
Nick Agha - The City and the Stars
Sascha Dive - Just Groove (Chez Damier Mix)
Nick Agha - Nightfall (Original Mix)
Motor City Soul - Deliver Me ft. Ernesto (Prosumer Remix)
Nick_Agha - Silent Running (Original Mix)
Delano Smith - Truth (Original Mix)
Nick Agha - Step Sequence (Original Mix)
Nikola Gala - The Phunk (Original Mix)
Nick Agha - Satellite (Original Mix)
DJ Qu - Party People Clap (Levon Vincent Remix)
Nick Agha - Calling Home (Original Mix)
Nick Agha - New Year (Original Mix)

SMS mix 06 - Django Django

Expertly straddling the wheels of steel for the sixth in our series of exclusive Stop Making Sense mixes are fast-rising disco-loving Scots-Irish fly boys Django Django, who'll be bringing their ecstatic live show to the Adriatic this summer when they play our first festival.

With their mix spanning Suicide's classic NYC punk funk to Roxanne Shante's '80s hip-hop, Tangerine Dream's spacey synth biz and more riotous UK dancehall that you could royally jump around to (full tracklist below!), this one's a tad special.

Download: SMS mix 06 - Django Django

Tell us about the mix you’ve recorded for Stop Making Sense...any exclusives or particular favourites on there?
"No exclusives I'm afraid but my particular favourites would have be the dancehall oddity i found in a charity shop last weekend , jack reuben and the riddla 'Ah nio nu-un' .. it sounds like Beenie Man dueting with Barny from the Simpsons. Also the Early B track 'Wheely' that our synth player Tommy put forward...forget boasting about girls, cars and guns REAL bad boys know how to pull a good wheely on their bmx!"

Summer's coming, what's on the agenda?
"Ah .. the gold old British summer time...crack out the umbrellas and get the kettle on... well festivals are on the agenda i guess...starting quite soon a think, with great escape in Brighton. the highlight honestly has to be Stop Making Sense festival though.. not only because Carl Craig is DJing, but we've always wanted to go to Croatia, so were very excited about this one."

Tell us about your latest projects?
"We've been 'in the studio' (my flat) since the start of the year trying to pull an album together. last year we were just taking it song by song but we have our album hats on now, so we are trying to choose tracks to concentrate on and bring it all together. its exciting, and looks good on paper to us... its about 60% done so it might make an appearance this year. if not then 2011. that sounds like ages away! but its not really when you consider tweeking, mixing and mastering etc. so well see how it goes."

What current artists are you drawing inspiration from right now?
"We listen to so much different and random music as you can probably tell from this mix. I'm always on he search for exciting new sounding music, but that tends to be old music from the 60s, 70s and 80s... obscure soundtracks, forgotten acid house 12"s and oddball library LPs. There is a lot of music out there! i love the production on 80s and 90s dancehall records.. when you listen to the version side you start to appreciate the crazy samples, synths and rhythms these guys were playing with.. people like sly and robbie, the fire house crew, lenky, steely and cleviea, shocking vibes crew.. its unlike anything else and some of its is pretty weird."

What are you favourite/biggest tunes of the moment?
"Okay, I've sent a text out for this and Tommy is the only one replying. He says Scott Walker 'the seventh sealand jacques dutronc, hippie hippie hourrah. I'm going to say, the it 'donnie' (and any other Larry Heard productions), Stevie Poindexter stuff and generally lots of '80s Chicago house. I know vinny is really into the gun club at the moment.. and king congo and the pink monkey birds...jim has two tapes.. 'a fish called wonda' soundtrack and 'pizza' by angry anderson."

What can we expect from your show at Stop Making Sense?
"Cowbells and bad shirts probably...the set is a bit like this mix, pretty random. it tends to start off with quite a lot of four four beats and dancy grooves them slip into a more raw garage / surf sound."

Who are you most looking forward to seeing play at the festival?
"Juan Atkins, Theo Parrish and Carl Craig. I was really into acid house, electro and techno growing up...I still am really, so hearing these three DJ will be a real treat."

Where will we find you at sunrise on Sunday morning?
"As long as were not in Croatian custody I don't mind."

Track Listing:

martin rev 'mari go round'
pierre henry 'cosmic ballad'
basile 'il tubodell anno'
transam 'firepoker'
devo 'Uglatto'
tangerine dream 'jenny artichoke'
Pulsallama 'Ungawa Pt. II'
A Number Of Names 'Sharevari'
roxanne shante 'go on girl'
missy elliot 'im really hot'
epmd 'you gots to chill'
horace andy 'quiet place'
uprising allstars 'massacre in dub'
Early B - 'Wheely Wheely'
prince jammy 'not another word'
mr peck 'ouich ole'
fire house crew '?'
beenie amn 'weed and grabba'
sparticus r 'profitable genocide'
jack reuben and the riddla 'ah no nu-un'
black hole disco theme

SMS mix 05 - Toy Selectah

BIG mix, an exclusive set just in from Diplo-signed, Vampire Weekend-mixing, Cumbia-mashing Mexican hip-hop hero Toy Selectah!

Download: SMS mix 05 - Toy Selectah

A taster for his sure-to-be-special set at Stop Making Sense, Monterrey-based DJ/producer Antonio Hernandez is fast-becoming a Latin American legend, spearheading a new movement that melds bass-heavy reggae/hip-hop/dancehall with traditional cumbia and a sound system vibe that's been cutting up clubs back home and around the world, thanks the quite frankly massive Toy Selectah remix of Vampire Weekend's second album 'Contra'.

In Mexico, Toy is an established key player in the music scene, having produced hip-hop heads Control Machete and indie bands including Café Tacuba. His seminal collaboration with Celso Pina, ‘Cumbia Sobre El Rio’, sealed his status, and remixes for artists as diverse as Morrissey and Santigold have followed.

A tracklisting and interview will follow in the next few days but in the meantime, dig in to this!

SMS mix 04 - Chris Coco

The fourth in our series of exclusive Stop Making Sense mixes comes from long-time Balearic stalwart and purveyor of sultry deep house and techno, Chris Coco.

So, what can you expect? Well, according to Chris, "it's more arty party than laidback, more like what I will play on the main stage set at Stop Making Sense I guess."

Spacey, mellow club grooves (tracklisting below) package made for the beach, then...perfect now the sun's finally decided to show it's face in Blighty once more!

Download: SMS mix 04 - Chris Coco

We caught up with Chris to find out more...

Tell us about the mix you’ve recorded for Stop Making Sense...
"It's a sort of spacy, mellow club mix, quite percussive and a little Balearic, the sort of thing i will play in my main stage set at the festival."

Any exclusives or particular favourites on there?
"Nicolas Jaar - Mi Mujer, it's a bizarre tune but all the girls think it's really sexy."

What current artists are you drawing inspiration from right now?
"Oh, there are so many. Moodymanc in the world of house; I like the new Caribou and Glimpse albums; stuff on Full Pupp and Claremont 56 is really cool; 2 Door Cinema Club are my favourite new pop band, it just goes on and on."

Who are you most looking forward to seeing play at SMS?
"The Very Best, I love their album, the mix of electronic and African influences, that should be really special."

Any unusual festival tips?
"Actually, my usual tips are red wine and hiking boots, for this one we will have sun so a hat a bottle of Veuve I reckon."

Where will we find you at sunrise on Sunday morning?
"By the sea listening to the waves."

SMS mix 04 - Tracklisting:
1 Moodymanc - Melanchronic (Soul Minority)
2 Red Rack ‘Em - Exhalt
3 Gadi Mizrahi - I Can Never Get Enough
4 Nicolas Jaar - Mi Mujer
5 Gichy Dan - On A Day Like Today (Todd Terje)
6 Kevin Griffiths - Oh Yeah
7 Snuff Crew - Get High
8 Matthias Tanzmann - Chano
9 Min - Sing And Blow At The Same Time