The 9 Best Mixtapes Of The Moment
Listeners who aren’t in the habit of seeking out DJ mixes may have caught Björk’s rarer-than-hen’s-teeth set for Mixmag anyway. Perhaps they even came to the realization that there’s far more to the form than just stringing beats together. This month’s roundup (courtesy of Pitchfork) of outstanding mixes highlights a number of sets that, like Björk’s, are driven by an unusually narrative sensibility, including Charlotte Bendiks’ stealthy, slo-mo techno session and Minor Science’s wide-ranging exploration of drum ‘n’ bass tempo. Bok Bok’s megamix of Kelela edits puts a different kind of spin on the storytelling theme. And a few others, like those from DEBONAIR and Anastasia Kristensen, just bang—and righteously.
