C L N K is Silviu Badea of Bucharest, Romania. The young producer publishes beat and ambient music under the name of Montgomery Clunk, Contorsionist, and Fjord. Adopting the C L N K moniker, Badea dives into nitty-gritty techno music that sets the pace for his upcoming debut album Black Ecstasy and this mixtape, too.

Dark Corners of the World is an all-exclusive compilation of unreleased C L N K tracks, plus contributions of friends from Bucharest. In a recent interview, Badea reflects on electronic music in the Eastern Europe and hints at a new label in the making. His mixtape showcases the talent the Romanian capitol secretly covers. Enigmatic, filthy techno music that leans from ambient, dub, and noise. Dark Corners of the World should make not only a few heads turn.

Tracklist:

01. C L N K - Fuck hype

02. C L N K - Earn cash, spend it all

03. C L N K - We are mutants

04. C L N K - Zombie Mechanic

05. MGCH - Diva

06. Unknown - Untitled

07. ARME - Ziplock

08. Unknown - Untitled

09. MGCH - Diodie

10. Garten - Untitled

11. Polochord - Home Club

12. C L N K - Of the Sun

13. Picici - Duca

We first came upon Zack Christ when Soosh introduced the name as a potential remixer for his Colour is Breathe Remixes project late in 2012. Shortly after, Zack stared in a collaborative EP with prolific Muscovite Pixelord and had a single release on Infinite Machine. Just recently, he officially remixed Bambooman for Londons' Sonic Router Records. It is safe to Zack Christ made himself a name in no time. We are proud to present an exclusive contribution of the Danish producer in our infrequent series of mixtapes.

Zack Christs' dark and eccentric blend of glitchy electronica, dub, and hip hop is the red line in his mix although the producer does not contribute an original. In fact, Christ traces his influence and pays tribute to Ben Frost, Tim Hecker, or Autechre while adding recent favourites like Bambooman, Lukid, Mount Kimbie, and many more. Zack Christ criss-crosses tempi and genres to deliver a mix that functions on an atmospheric level rather than rhythmically. In his hands, noisy ambient blends into a Turkish elegy, mixes with a North American Kunstlied and eventually becomes this fathomless UK ragga remix. Time to hit the play button.

Tracklist:

01. Ennio Morricone - A Fistful Of Dollars

02. Dj Kost - Jeg knapper gerne (interlude)

03. Ben Frost - Untitled transient

04. Bambooman - Sun

05. M.E.S.H. - On My Body (Arca Grind Edit)

06. Nabo - 4 Minutes

07. Lukid - Veto

08. Mount Kimbie - At Least

09. Felix de Luca - Ass So Fat (Filip Ja Remix)

10. Tim Hecker - Introducing Carl Cocks

11. Daniel Maze - Sledding

12. Hafiz Cemal Bey - Feryat

13. Colin Stetson - Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes

14. Fire Room - Slag

15. The Bug - Skeng (Autechre Remix)

16. Joe - Claptrap

17. Blawan - Shader

18. Wols - Bushman's Oversized Vibe

19. Burial - Spaceape

20. Bjørn Svin - BooO

21. Einar Scheving - 3

22. Funkstörung - The Zoo

23. Flössin - Untitled (A1)

24. Snöleoparden - Dreng

25. Emiliana Torrini - Beggars Prayer

ages is young Michael Lundy of Orange County, California. As a recording artist he blends ambient and obscure pop music with leftfield hip hop beats and spacious synth textures; a mixture you can find with his tape 'Stumblebum Motivation' as well.

Starting with an unreleased ages remix of Motion Sickness of Time Travel, Lundy drops the exclusive ages vs. Citymouth collaboration 'Michael Bownzon' for maximum effect. He carefully tunes the atmosphere towards washed-out and reverb-laden and sun-dried pop, culminating in the fake-80s synth gloss of Contact Lenses. From here, Lundy moves deeper into dance terrain. Intriguing to hear how well 90s R&B, acid house, juke, and trap go together. Dreams mixes perfectly with devonwho, and Lundy sails into downtempo waters again. We get to hear another two exclusives (ahnnu and ages) before Broken Social Scene perfectly sets stages for the unreleased 'Edie Drone' by matthewdavid.

Tracklist:

01. Motion Sickness of Time Travel - Late Day Sun Silhouettes (ages Remix)

02. ages - Michael Bownzon feat. Citymouth

03. Mystery Cave - Glass Eye

04. ages- Esplanade feat. Mndsgn X Uz - TRAP SHIT V7

05. Iman Omari - Gia's Mood

06. Beach House - Gila

07. Contact Lens - Veins Real Cold X Nice Things

08. Kingpin Skinny Pimp - Good To Go

09. DJ Rashad - Ghettotekzedit '10

10. Cajmere - Percolator (Coffee Pot Mix)

11. DJ Rashad - Ghetto Tek Muzik

12. Dreams - Bob Ya Head

13. devonwho - reds/blues

14. Denzel Aquarius'Killa Curry - Blvcklvnd Goddess

15. ahnnu - smoker

16. ages - This Is Crazy

17. Broken Social Scene - Anthems For A Seventeen Year-Old Girl

18. matthewdavid - Edie Drone

ages is young Michael Lundy of Orange County, California. As a recording artist he blends ambient and obscure pop music with leftfield hip hop beats and spacious synth textures; a mixture you can find with his tape 'Stumblebum Motivation' as well.

Starting with an unreleased ages remix of Motion Sickness of Time Travel, Lundy drops the exclusive ages vs. Citymouth collaboration 'Michael Bownzon' for maximum effect. He carefully tunes the atmosphere towards washed-out and reverb-laden and sun-dried pop, culminating in the fake-80s synth gloss of Contact Lenses. From here, Lundy moves deeper into dance terrain. Intriguing to hear how well 90s R&B, acid house, juke, and trap go together. Dreams mixes perfectly with devonwho, and Lundy sails into downtempo waters again. We get to hear another two exclusives (ahnnu and ages) before Broken Social Scene perfectly sets stages for the unreleased 'Edie Drone' by matthewdavid.

Tracklist:

01. Motion Sickness of Time Travel - Late Day Sun Silhouettes (ages Remix)

02. ages - Michael Bownzon feat. Citymouth

03. Mystery Cave - Glass Eye

04. ages- Esplanade feat. Mndsgn X Uz - TRAP SHIT V7

05. Iman Omari - Gia's Mood

06. Beach House - Gila

07. Contact Lens - Veins Real Cold X Nice Things

08. Kingpin Skinny Pimp - Good To Go

09. DJ Rashad - Ghettotekzedit '10

10. Cajmere - Percolator (Coffee Pot Mix)

11. DJ Rashad - Ghetto Tek Muzik

12. Dreams - Bob Ya Head

13. devonwho - reds/blues

14. Denzel Aquarius'Killa Curry - Blvcklvnd Goddess

15. ahnnu - smoker

16. ages - This Is Crazy

17. Broken Social Scene - Anthems For A Seventeen Year-Old Girl

18. matthewdavid - Edie Drone

H-SIK put together a tape for us that is not only brilliantly mixed but showcases the influences he draws from as a producer as well. You hear hybrid Ragga and Dancehall (Mad Cobra, Chrissy Murderbot), a whole lot of Juke-inspired tunagery (Moresounds, EPROM, EAN, Ital Tek) and the finest in electronic Rap music (Lorn, Illum Sphere, Om Unit). In the hands of H-SIK all the different sounds match each others perfectly, making 'SHTRAK LOVE' an instructive and entertaining 30 minutes lecture in bass music. We insistently recommend to get down with H-SIK on this.

Tracklist:

01. John Chantler - Untitled #3

02. Mad Cobra - Shot A Talk (Danny Scrilla Edit)

03. Nicolas Hayer- Bufin'

04. 813 - Erotica (Om Unit Remix)

05. Romare - I Wanna Go (Turn Back)

06. Moresounds - Dancing Shoes

07. EPROM - Regis Chillbin (Machinedrum Remix)

08. EAN – Burnt

09. Chrissy Murderbot - The Vibe Is So Right (Rashad & Spinn Remix)

10. Fracture - The Limit VIP

11. Lorn – Ghosst

12. Cannibal Ox - Raspberry Fields

13. Illum Sphere - Agent White (kidkanevil Agent Black Remix)

14. Filtercutter - Butterfleaz (H-SIK Remix)

15. Ital Tek - The Planet

16. Om Unit x Baobinga - Triffidz

17. H-SIK - Co-Energy (Moresounds Shtraked)

Oleg Buyanov aka OL is the unsung hero of the Russian beat scene. Based in Moscow and leading producer of the RAD collective, he's been low-key since the very beginning of his musical career. Following the 'Fly Russia' tsunami he emerged to the international scene with the 'Random Phrase' EP on Error Broadcast and the 'Kurilovo' 7" on Faces Records making heads turn from LA to Tokyo with his blend of textured beats. While working on new material for his forthcoming 12" EP on Error Broadcast he's been busy djing with his partner-in-crime Lapti, so we asked a contribution to our mixtape series to check what's going on in the club scene of Moscow.

Arabic Gum is the perfect reflection of what's contemporary and fresh in the beat sphere: from the Lex Luger bassocentric hip-hop of Tyga to the hyper dance-music of Sinjin Hawke passing through Juke (Distal & Rashad) and Techno (Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka, Nah Like). By tuning in you'll experience 30 minutes of pure dopeness for the dancefloor, a major system-upgrade from one of the finest digger. Sit tight and get ready to dance.

Tracklist:

01. Casey Veggies - I Be Over Shit

02. French Fries - Crushin On Me

03. The Quest - Swirl

04. Dj Jayhood - Round Of Applause

05. ASAP ROCKY - Been Around The World (Sweatson Klank RE-RUB)

06. Sinjin Hawke - Crystal Dust

07. Kittypillarz - M.M.T v1

08. Wiz Khalifa ft. Juicy J - In My Car (Tha Puff Bus)

09. CDBL - Gangsta's Anthem

10. Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka - Deaf Siren

11. Nah Like - Hunt Season

12. Distal & Dj Rashad - Stuck Up Money

13. Rabit - Fuckin Bitches

14. Tyga - Lapdance

15. OL - IWM

16. Hodgy Beats - BKLN

Maguett aka Dmitrii Drozdov started his carrier in music with razor-sharp and nihilistic IDM on a number of Russian netlabels. When he had his track 'Fog Movement' on our first release 'Bag of Nothingness' Dima had moved towards a more beat scene-oriented sound already. Maguett has never been at the very core of the 'Fly Russia' movement, but his contribution 'Orange Flame' to the compilation of the same name added a dark shade that is important for the full picture. Thus it is no wonder G5 Music has eventually put its hands on Maguett and published his first proper releases in a long while. Make sure not to miss out on 'Twilight'.

Maguetts' mixtape 'Blurred' plays the cards pretty smooth. He sews soulful vocals into ambient textures, plays with different time codes and atmospheres and switches elegantly from lo-fi VHS sounds to ultradeep Dub spheres. By times sugarsweet, then again intractable this is not a DJ set to rock a club but an artistically challenging patchwork of contemporary Bass Music.

Tracklist:

01. The Fog Detonator

02. Maguett - Data (Intro)

03. Napolian - Olympia

04. Atom TM - Moral Poverty Three

05. Hype Williams - Three Bands

06. iL - Conductors

07. Trey's Patience (Voice)

08. Björk - Storm

09. Computer Dreams - Rain

10. Palmistry - Black Creps

11. Nocow - Dispel The Wind

12. Werken - Dub Traffic Pt. II

13. Maguett - Prickly

14. David Lynch & Dean Hurley - Blurred Dancer Music

15. RZA - Domestic Violence

16. Jhene Aiko - My Mine

17. Alessio Ballerini - The Small Sea And The Great Ocean

18. Midnight Television - After Party

19. Maguett - Outme

20. How To Dress Well - Can't See My Own Face

Next in our in-frequent series of mixtapes is ichiro_, one Japans' top-notch beat makers. We have been working with the Nerima-based producer for remixes on ‘Error Code’ by AEED and DZA’s sold-out cassette. He just released the debut album 'Unconsidered_' with Japanese Oilworks and published a digital EP 'Noon' earlier in June 2011.

What is true for ichiro_’s original productions can be found with ‘Zansho’ as well. He squeezes 23 tracks into 60 tight minutes, songs strongly enlaced and re-edited with reverb, delay, and compression.

What we get to hear is one hour of high energy beats, a mesmerizing flow of instrumental Hip Hop and electronic music, with hints of UK Bass and Japanese Rap. ichiro_ balances abrasive beats with highly textured pads; his influence from Ambient and Tape music is obvious.

Despite all the heavyness ichiro_ manages to surprise with elegant and fresh sounds every once a while, making 'Zansho' a proper must-listen.

Tracklist:

01. ichiro_ - Kusamushiri

02. Actress - Supreme Cunnilingus

03. Hubert Daviz - Falling

04. Moa Pillar - Water Lily

05. Samiyam - Where Am I

06. DZA - Softgram (ichiro_ Katte Re-edit)

07. Circle vs Square - Eraser

08. Shlohmo - Things I Lost

09. Circle vs Square - Random Drums

10. Downliners Sekt - Negative Green

11. James Blake - Give a Man a Rod

12. ichiro_ - el duke

13. fad.art.dis - Wars Left Behind

14. JOOB - Battleship

15. Oliveoil - Kamase

16. Fitz Ambro$e - Bo$$Yaght

17. Dibiase - Abstract

18. Ramb Camp - Wait So Long (Repeat Pattern Remix)

19. Circle vs Square - Can't Sleep

20. Filthy Ingredients - Silk Eyelashes

21. Neith - Azul

22. Bluezr - Defensive Position

23. Braccory - Kiss and Tell

After Anenon and S.Maharba we're back with another exclusive mixtape from one of the most exciting producers of the moment, Kindred Spirits' wunderkind Jameszoo. Not much is known about the young fella except he's 19 (can you believe?) and that he is going to release a concept album around the iconic figure of Hermeto Pascoal on Amsterdam's Kindred Spirits (Dorian Concept, Jneiro Jarel, Mwëslee, ...). We first saw the light in his eyes when the futuristic Pixelord's remix dropped on Lucid Freaks pt.2, but he's now ready to take off with his own melange of future-soul and abstract beats. Go cop his 7" to get an idea of what we're talking about...

'When i'm trippin' is a 23-tracks journey into Jameszoo's musical world, connecting past and present of the Nu-School beats. From Jazz to Boom Bap Hip Hop, from experimental electronica to new Bass-science. Originality is still alive somewhere...this is the place!

Tracklist:

01. Gravediggaz - Defective Trip

02. Tyler, the Creator - Yonkers

03. Gucci Mane - My Chain (Jonwayne basement mix)

04. Bibio - Mind Bokeh

05. Jameszoo - A Dead Sun

06. Rick Ross - Every Day Hustlin (instrumental)

07. Jameszoo - No More Her

08. Micha Urbaniak - Cameo

09. Ken Hyder's talisker - My Name is

10. Carlos Nino - Sun Burst my Heart

11. Flying Lotus - Caravan of Delight

12. Africa Hitech - Light the Way

13. Africa Hitech - Too Late

14. Major Lazer - Baby (feat. Prince Zimboo)

15. Florence and the Machine - You got the love (Jamie xx remix)

16. Bibio - Fire Ant

17. The Stepkids - La La

18. Jameszoo - Morangueiro

19. Jai Paul - Btstu

20. Mo Kolours - Biddies

21. Teebs - Probably

22. Sa-ra - Smokeless Highs

23. Jamie Lidell - Completely Exposed

Anenon is Brian Allen Simon, musician and founder of Non Projects, a forward-thinking music label based out of Los Angeles. The young label's roster includes the likes of Asura, Ana Caravelle, a.d.l.r., and Anenon himself. A lifetime resident of LA, Brian is fully interested in the ever changing intersection of heart and ability in the fields of music and sound as you can clearly hear from this mix for Error Broadcast. Neighbours make their appearance (devonwho, Baths, yuk., a.d.l.r.) but there is definitely more than friends’ music on this mix. Brian digs into experimental Jazz and old school Electronica, as well as Ambient and Psychedelic Rock, condensing all elements into 25 minutes of emotive fluxus. We invite you to get lost with the final part of the mix where Brian showcases his latest experimentations in Sax intonation, texture and deep drones. Shallow and depth. Worth the trip!

Tracklist:

01. Meredith Monk - Word Intro

02. Meredith Monk - Fields / Clouds

03. Anenon - Lowlands

04. Boards of Canada - Light Clear Hair

05. Christian Wallumrød Ensemble - Stompin At Gagarin

06. a. d. l. r. - Wilder Plain

07. yuk. - Shining (Devonwho Restitch)

08. Active Child - Wilderness

09. Boards of Canada - Sac

10. Baths - Mecha Joy

11. Dntel - Fear Of Corners / Emeralds - Alive In The Sea Of Information / Grouper - Vessel

12. Shigeto - Look At All The Smiling Faces

13. Anenon - Drops

14. Anenon - White Winter Lights (Lullaby for Laura)