This Friday’s FACT mix has one of the best tracklists you’ll see anywhere, and is the work of prodigious Liverpool talent Melé.
Melé, real name Krissy Peers, is 18 years old and has been producing since he was 14, which frankly is ludicrous, annoying, and we’d like to see his passport to check that he’s not pulling an Obafemi Martins on the lot of us. Regardless of potential scams, his music’s fiery, fierce and absolute tons of fun, full of r’n’b and grime samples, lithe cowbells and claps, and show-stopping basslines. He recently released the excellent Mugged EP on Sinden’s Grizzly label, and has drops forthcoming on Hum & Buzz, Mixpak and more.
As his FACT mix proves, Melé’s also got taste for days: packed into an hour, you’ll find classic house from LFO, Marshall Jefferson and Strictly Rhythm, jungle from Adam F and Ruffage Kru, vintage grime from Wiley, Big $hot and Geeneus, and the best of the UK’s current club music, with exclusives from Ikonika and more.
Oh, plus Daniel Bedingfield. Naturally.
Tracklist:
Wiley – Treddin On Thin Ice (XL)
Gucci Mane – Gucci Time (Sinden Instrumental) (CDR)
Lloyd Banks – Start It Up Instrumental (Melé Re-Edit) (CDR)
Melé – Popping Tags (Hum & Buzz)
Adam F – Circles (Positiva)
Ruffage Kru – Terminator (Metalheadz)
Gappy Ranks – Stinkin Rich (CDR)
Dubbel Dutch – Make It Clap (CDR)
Lloyd Banks – Beamer Benz Or Bentley Instrumental (EMI)
The Boogaloo Crew – Neon (CDR)
Riffs – Don’t Leave Your Girl Around Me (CDR)
Mensah – The Resistance (CDR)
Ikonika – I Make Lists (forthcoming Hum & Buzz)
Numan – Punch Bag (CDR)
Big Shot – Stomp (Melé Remix) (No Hats No Hoods)
Wiley – Morgue (CDR)
Timbah – Arami (CDR)
Brey – Tru4ncy (CDR)
Mumdance – Smasher (Melé Remix) (Mad Decent)
Roses Gabor & Redlight – Luvsick (CDR)
Zinc – See Clearly (CDR)
So Solid Crew – Fuck Wid Us (Relentless)
Geeneus – Raggo (CDR)
Untitled – Untitled (CDR)
Daniel Bedingfield – Gotta Get Thru This (DND MIX) (Relentless)
Mishal Moore – It Aint Over (Hard House Banton Remix) (CDR)
Fire Camp – Dench Stamina (CDR)
Champion – Lighter (CDR)
Dr Gonzo – Bust Em Out (CDR)
Melé – Mugged (Grizzly)
Electro Pharaoh – The Egyptian Lover (Egyptian Empire)
Major Lazer – Percumajor (Cajual)
Screendeath – Boxtick (CDR)
Dauwd – Ikopol (CDR)
Yonurican – Boriken Soul (Yonurican Club Mix) (Fuego Media)
Diamond Bass – Se Prepara (Enchufada)
Melé – Trappin (Grizzly)
Hashim – Al-Naafyish (The Soul) (Cutting)
Mensah – Off The Trax (Catch That Train) (CDR)
Cybotron – Clear (Fantasy)
LFO – Track 4 (Warp)
Marshall Jefferson – House Music Anthem (Trax)
George Morel – Let’s Groove (Strictly Rhythm)
