À QUOI JE JOUE MIXTAPE 44
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Let’s unmask my favourite tracks of the month. First, the Aussies are back! Empire of the Sun kick off today’s mixtape with fellow Sydneysiders PNAU for a rare single. And London-based Swimming Paul released his sixth single this year. 2023 has been impressive so far for the French producer as he steadily builds towards his first full release.
Montréal’s TDJ dropped the third and final instalment of the SPF INFINI series. The video, directed by Laurence Baz Morais, pairs TDJ and collaborators’ anthemic euro-trance vibes with absurd yet eerily on point selfie-taking influencers who traverse a desert until the apocalypse destroys them. The end of the world’s never looked so great. Another local artist, Jesse Mac Cormack, successfully completes his full musical transition to electronic music with his new single “All Mine”. I saw him play a bunch of his new tracks at the Montréal Jazz Festival this summer and the energy was… electric.
A couple more shout outs: the soundtrack to French dancer and choreographer Léo Walk’s new film “Maison d’en face” is a masterpiece by Flavien Berger and a highly recommended listen. Both “GRV part. 02” and Ame’s “Rej” are standout tracks. Next is Dutch band Yīn Yīn’s new single which has me anxiously awaiting their album release next January. The “Year of the Rabbit” deep dives into Japanese cowboy musical motifs and psychedelic sounds. Also this month, Sufjan Stevens may have released his most expansive album yet. Javelin plays like a collection of self-standing songs that fit beautifully under the umbrella of the singer-songwriter’s back catalog. Hard to shit talk this album. And finally, SebastiAn has finally made all of his Saint Laurent runway shows available for streaming.
TRACKLIST
PNAU, Empire of the Sun – AEIOU
Swimming Paul – Ring the Alarm
Ame – Rej
Mura Masa – gimme
TDJ, fknsyd – Falling (For You) – Mixed
Sebzera, idontknowjeffery – When She Talk
Malik Djoudi – Épouser la nuit
Moullinex, GPU Panic – Smalltown Boy
Jesse Mac Cormack – All Mine
Weval – Are You Real
Islands – Pumpkin
Ruby Haunt – Nightjar
Flavien Berger, Sacha Rudy, La marche bleue – GRV part. 02
Antoine Bourachot, Irfane – Lights
Yīn Yīn – The Year of the Rabbit
Les clopes – Je fume des clopes dans un blockhaus noir parce que je suis déprimé
Miel de montagne – Le pigeon
Nation of Language – Sole Obsession
Choses Sauvages – Pression
Bob Moses – Round & Round
Hologramme – Candide
Sufjan Stevens – Shit Talk