We regularly feature fantastic breaks and house sets on this podcast, but every now and then we have to flip the script. And that's why we're so excited about this week's special guest mix from Nonagon. He's a local producer who flawlessly blends a crazy range of musical styles from... well, we'll let him tell ya.

Nonagon sez:

For a guy who's constantly reminding everyone that he's not a DJ ("producer and controllerist" just doesn't have the same ring to it), I had a great time with my Ripecast debut. Because I only play original material in my live sets, being able to draw from the entire history of recorded sound was an awesome and humbling experience. It was like Christmas day in the world's biggest candy store!

I built this mix exclusively from songs that deeply affect me. Some punch me in the gut. Some burrow into my brain. Some play games with my feet. All of them have a piece of my heart. My goal was to create a sonic journey through all the ways that I connect with music. My goal was NOT to throw gasoline on the party fire (though there are some moments…); instead I started at the beginning and let the feel of each song and the emotional arc of the overall story dictate how the pieces fit together. I hope you enjoy the ride!

About Nonagon

As a producer, Nonagon is at once technical, intuitive, and expressive. His focus on marrying emotion and beauty to the raw core of underground dance music has led to a large body of original work running the gamut from grimy hip hop to cinematic drum 'n bass. He is also the production half of the new trip-hop / downtempo duo "Dust Red Skies" with vocalist Angie Donkin.

As a performer, Nonagon brings the skill and technique of a traditional instrumentalist to the cutting-edge of live electronic music. His live sets -- always composed entirely of original music -- are heavily improvised through hands-on manipulation of a carefully-curated combination of commercial and hand-built hardware and software. An engineer and contributor to live electronic music site Controllerism.com, Nonagon is constantly pushing the state-of-the-art and setting new standards for electronic music performance.

Every Nonagon release (two albums and an EP so far), all of the remixes he has rights to distribute, AND the brand new Dust Red Skies debut album are available on a pay-what-you-want basis on Bandcamp and Soundcloud. Check them out!

Links

http://nonagon.net

http://soundcloud.com/nonagon

http://nonagon.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/nonagonsf

https://twitter.com/9gon

https://soundcloud.com/dust-red-skies

http://dustredskies.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/dustredskies

https://twitter.com/dustredskies