If you're not aware of the work of longtime friend of TOLAS Vilmantas Pocius aka Serial Experiments then you must have been living in a particularly dark area of Sunderland for the last few years. Part of the 'WhyPeopleDance' collective out of Lithuania, he has curated the brilliant 'Layers' mix series for the last 5 years as well as cementing a reputation as one of the most forward-looking DJ's around. He's also responsible for an impressive instalment in the Edit Service series and he's supplied some of my favourite long player mixes of recent times, with notable turns for Krossfingers, Ransom Note, NOED, and a cracking recent mix for Godo Friends. All come highly recommended. So, as you can see, all in all he's a busy, busy bee!
However, not to busy as to not have time to dig, gather, and release a full on 16 track collection of edits and oddities collated from the good and the great of his friends and musical family.
Released on the in-house 'MATERIÁ' label yesterday with Sneaker's brilliant 'Face To Face' edit (grab a free download here) premiering on the ever-reliable 44100hz Social Club.
"why people dance is back with another MATERIÁ release, for which friends, family members and colleagues - 16 of them - made 16 different edits for almost any occasion. Harsh raw vibes, ambiguous hip-hop disco treats, just pick and roll!"
You can pick up the 'Matediteria' edit collection from the WPD Bandcamp page, here.
Follow Serial Experiments on Soundcloud, here.
Follow WhyPeopleDance on Soundcloud, here.
Till next time.
Big love. Mark. X
