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NHAM Hereby Annunciates MTV – NHAM Mixtape 18

Sure, the original MTV has officially died, but we have replaced it with our own! Driven by @limebar in collaboration with @mizkirsten, @RobertaFidora, @meljoann, @axwax, @keefmarshall and ourselves (@sknob and @ethicalrevolution) we have helped put together TIBtv – a brand new music channel dedicated to music videos from independent artists from the Fediverse. Check it out over TIBtv as well as on the NHAM homepage and video page. My latest mixtape celebrates the launch of our music TV channel by compiling 12 songs from videos that are on rotation on TIBtv:

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Listen to the radio show version on Castopod or Audio Interface.

1. Pop Music by Slightly Smiling
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@slightlysmiling

2. They Don’t Run Your Life by bgm
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@bgm

3. Bloembollen by Konstrukto & J.Duko (ft. DJ Skinny Bonez tha Godfatha)
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@konstrukto

4. Arbeit oder Liebe by Torsten Torsten
CC BY 4.0
@torstentorsten

5. Normal by Liotia
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@[email protected]

6. Rebirth by The Bonkwave Heresy
CC BY 4.0
@keefmarshall

7. Raven by Gribbles
CC BY-NC-ND
@gribbles

8. Is It Too Late For Fan Clubs? by Roberta Fidora
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@RobertaFidora

9. Shakeytown by I Heart Hiroshima
CC BY-NC-ND
@rnkn

10. Stay Inside by Sound of the Void
CC BY
@Firesledge

11. Translate Me by Meljoann
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@meljoann

12. Pour te plaire by Calin Dica
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@akash

Bonus Backing Track:
enough is enough by bitplanes
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@bazkie

How great is this month's NHAM mixtape?! I'm so pleased that my track 'Passage' is hanging out in this great playlist alongside so many awesome fedi music makers. Thank you very much to @ethicalrevolution of @mixtape for the kind inclusion 🙏

https://www.audiointerface.org/shows/nham-mixtapes/20251103
https://nham.co.uk/2025/11/nana-hakka-allah-mama-nham-mixtape-17

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Nana Hakka Allah Mama – NHAM Mixtape 17

Back with a bang: 12 tracks of new music discovery below. And so much more to be found by clicking through the links of each artist. Enjoy. (It’ll be hard not to!)

As ever there’s a radio show version of this mixtape with some chat about the tracks. That can be found on Audio Interface (@audiointerface) from the first Monday of the month as well as featuring in NHAM Radio‘s Mixtape Mondays and Thursdays slots.

⬇️ Click below to begin playing, and keep the page open to hear the mix in full.

[If viewing from the Fediverse you need to click here to listen to the mixtape on NHAM]

1. Sea Lady by Futzle
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With a touch of The Stranglers about it “Sea Lady” (originally written in 1992) is a song of longing for something that everyone said was imaginary. It is one of four expertly remastered tracks from Futzle‘s South of El Dorado EP, which now comes with a special fifth, previously unheard bonus track! I must admit that despite the song title I would have still been erroneously singing along, “Seeya later”, had it not been for Deborah sharing the lyrics next to the song synopsis. -Hearing lyrics wrong seems to be the one thing in life I’m a master of!
@futzle

2. Der Bus by Dead End Beach
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I love the energy in this electro punk number from Dead End Beach aka quosel, who describes himself as a hobbyist musician who is too distracted to be nerdy!
@quosel

3. Nimègue 1 by ΑΛΓ
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Apparently news about ΑΛΓ is scarce so savour this nugget: There is also a “Nimègue 2“, both tracks featuring on the EP “Monde”, and the two songs were originally written as a single piece. In the composition ΑΛΓ was trying to get away from a natural tendency towards darkness and introspection to create a lighter, punky tune with a touch of humour. It worked …to begin with, but as the track went on the mood began to revert to type. As such Aarn0 decided to split it in two, giving the first half the freedom to fly free of the weight of the dramatically epic second half.
@Aarn0

4. Want ook ik by Konstrukto & J. Duko
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Mmmm I love the smooth beats in this, complimented perfectly by the Dutch rap. It just flows so well. Takes me back into Cold Water Music. Konstrukto’s is conscios rap – messages of positivity, delivered atop soulful and jazzy melodies. Also an illustrator and animator, he has made some great videos for some of his releases. This track comes from the album “Schwung!”.
@konstrukto

5. private lexicon by this occasional society
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Monthly music news curator this occasional society recently played a first ever live gig. “private lexicon” is one of four tracks released as an EP from the rehearsal sessions for that gig. Beautiful experimental, ambient electronica.
@thisoccasionalsociety

6. CLONK! (Ordos Mk.0‘s Liquid Heaven Mix) by AxWax
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It was hard to choose which track from AxWax’s recent “CLONK!” release to include here, such is the quality of all seven versions/remixes of the track. In the end I slammed a bamboo cane down on the release and it landed on Ordos Mk.0’s aptly named Liquid Heaven Mix. The live-streamed launch party for the EP was fantastic – with quality visuals to boost. If you missed it do give yourself the chance to listen to all seven tracks, which are downloadable for free.
@axwax & @ordosmarkzero

7. punch card by pdp8
CC BY-SA 4.0
From the “permanent storage” EP alongside three other long term data backup options, “punch card” first made an appearance on “The Four Seasons of Bonk Wave: Bonks of Spring 2” compilation album. It has a delightfully bouncy and wobbly groove that is certain to make you jiggle.
@[email protected]

8. Summer Paintings by Simon Heartfield
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Ah, so gorgeous, like floating on clouds. From the album “Intervals” (inspired by Claire Shanley-Inglis‘ paintings) which combines post-techno/rock and modern classical elements using some complex time signatures and polyrhythms. Simon is a Portsmouth-based musician, composer, producer, former FE librarian and child acrobat!
@simonheartfield

9. Passage by socool
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Keeping on the theme of floating in the clouds… and introducing some heavy wob wob wob turbulence, you’ll enjoy turning this one up and immersing yourself in the atmos. From socool’s recently released “To the Nines” album, for which you can find our exclusive interview with Emily here to learn more about one of this scene’s most prolific and proficient talents.
@socool

10. ACHTUNG ELECTRO by 4TRIKS
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It’s great to welcome 4TRIKS back with this latest release. aka Christopher Georges describes his work as a tribute to the danceable frenzy of true electro-techno sound, and I’ve loved everything I’ve heard from him.
@4triks

11. So Long Gone by The Midnight Detective Club – Tectonic Mix by Brickwall Unlimited Inc.
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It’s so good when artists in this space combine their talents. The original of “So Long Gone” was released earlier this year alongside other synth-pop bangers on “Lost Destiny”, and dereisenhofer of Bandstahl and Brickwall Unlimited Inc. fame has remixed it supercharging the 808 kick.
@ashnoodle & @dereisenhofer

12. changes ? by oji
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So let’s close out with a lo-fi, wistful number. Coming from the recently released, “quiet music.” album which comes with a large amount of cited influences, it’s a wonderful little number which feels like the perfect way to bid you adieu this month. Until next time…
@oji

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Numerical Hexadecimal Arithmetical Mathematical – NHAM Mixtape 16

Welcome to the 16th edition of a fine showcase of 12 Fedi musicians. Count it in with me: a-one, a-two, a-one, two, three, four…

As ever there’s a radio show version of this mixtape with some chat about the tracks. That can be found on Audio Interface (@audiointerface) from the first Monday of the month as well as featuring in NHAM Radio‘s Mixtape Mondays and Thursdays slots.

⬇️ Click below to begin playing, and keep the page open to hear the mix in full.

[If viewing from the Fediverse you need to click here to listen to the mixtape on NHAM]

1. Plaits Space II by AmbientSpace
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Ambience in the wiggly, wobbly, upbeat sense for take off. Ambient Space is Chris Mills, an electronic music producer from New Zealand, a french horn lover and one of the finest proponents of bonkwave.
@ambientspace

2. Izanami by DebonaireToast
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Up and down like a Weston donkey, this groove hits the spot, pausing only for dial up nostalgia. Traditionally a fine artist, a photographer, a graphic designer and video editor, Alabama-based Nadia Purge aka Mandi Cook has in more recent years added music production to her wide skill set, making tunes as “DebonaireToast” inspired by dark, electronic, ambient and electro-industrial dance music.
@debonairetoast

3. Jumpsuit by Humanoid No More
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Rave piano. Need I say more? Nope. Never. But also: cut vocal shouts, airy sweeps, darkened tones, bass beats. Mega blend! Creating beats loosely between hip-hop and house, Humanoid No More are a duo based in British Columbia. “Jumpsuit” comes from their recently released Tropical Moon EP.
@dtronic

4. ١٠٦ by she hacked you
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I just can’t get hacked enough. Delightfully dancey, wonderfully wistful. Representing Cairo at it’s hottest, she hacked you is a comatose day–dreamer, night-timer and party–crasher also known as ekis.
@ekis

5. One Thread by Shannon Curtis vs control
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One Fedi star remixes another. Damned if I won’t survive. A superb example of the remix work available from control.org, who is always open to donate-what-you-can sound design commissions. For anyone wanting a remix you can find all of the info at control.org where there is also news of a covers album, an original album, and a remix EP all dropping at the back-end of the year. Now that’s control.
@shannoncurtis @controlfreak

6. Say What You Wanna Say by C.Circo
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Take my arm and bounce with me. Now kick. More delicious dance from Ottawan electronic music producer C Circo. The track is from his brilliant “Metamorph” album released this year after a period of downtime, having found renewed energy to do so by the Fedi Scene and in particular the bonkwave community.
@CCirco

7. Mr. Decimal by Blix Byrd
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This just grabs and pulls with textures finely layered and vocals strongly piercing. And the break down, oh the break down. Blix Bird represents the most recent adventurous, experimental, intelligent sounds from Alison Wilder, and Mr. Decimal comes from her LP “IX” – an album that demands your attention and asks you to climb with the composer over a barbed-wire fence and in to a world probably not quite like your own, full of stinging and prickly things, where there is a freedom but perhaps little love.
@alisynthesis

8. Rejection by Lorenzo Miniero
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Turns out there’s a beauty to be found in the vast open space carved out by rejection. The movie sample at the end is actually an introduction to the next song (Resentment) on the album. -Each song on “R U There?” has the same, forming a narrative through the mind and its emotions as you listen through the progressive rock journey from start to finish. Lorenzo himself is an open source software developer and accomplished musician from Napoli.
@lminiero

9. Continuity by Chris Harris
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A gorgeously crafted track. Continuity is a homage to Vangelis (electric piano at start), David Gilmour (lap steel in middle) and Mike Oldfield (Squier Strat at close), with even a very quick nod to John Williams hidden in there. It was written at a time of physical pain from kidney stones, which Chris says may have contributed to it sounding more melancholy than he’d expected. That and the cellos (from Spitfire Audio’s “BBC SO” and “Abbey Road ONE” orchestral plugins)! Chris, from my old stomping ground in Bristol, is an extremely prolific musician who utilises all manner of instruments and produces a wide scope of musical output.
@headfirstonly

10. Seventeen Carrots by sideSister
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Look who’s back! Discerning and fun as ever. Combining some of the lesser-spotted instruments and oozing originality. Seventeen Carrots is the opening track to their brand new album, “Space For You”, which is out this month! The third Kiwi act in this mixtape, Sidesister are dynamic mother and daughter duo Leigh and Aelyth, who fret that modern life has little room for the undisciplined in “Seventeen Carrots”. “Space For You” is a ten track LP which takes a look at our world and considers ways they can make it into a world they’d prefer to live in.
@elsemusic

11. Artifiko by Camilo Bravo
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More expert combination of rhythms, sounds and textures, this time out of Quito in Ecuador. A programmer by day and musician by night, Camilo hosts the musicians.today Mastodon instance as a community for musicians of all levels, instruments, regions, languages, and genres. “Artifiko” comes from his 2023 album “Volatil”, for which he captured himself recording and editing every sound put in to all 16 songs of the album. Quite remarkable. Although I did see some daylight in the videos so I reckon the programming may have taken a bit of a backseat in 2023!
@cambraca

12. Juliregn by RYA!
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Wow. What a way to finish a mixtape full of beauty and intelligence. No matter when or where you’re listening you’re sure to leave this session feeling the refreshing warmth of rain in Northern Hemisphere July. Thank you RYA! The 8-piece band from Umeå take inspiration from nature, Swedish folk, jazz and electronic pop. Described as a song for people who continue to hope despite having doubts, “Juliregn” is from their latest album, “Mareld över Kvarken”.
@rya

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Now Hold A Mirror – NHAM Mixtape 15

It’s been a busy month, so busy I’ve not had time for artist discovery or to reach out to artists for consent. Therefore this month’s mixtape takes a pause and reflects on some tunes from the journey so far. The 12 tracks come from 10 nations. Five with female vocalists, five with male and two instrumental. Enjoy.

As always there is also a radio show version of this mixtape with some chat about the tracks. That can be found on Audio Interface (@audiointerface) from the first Monday of the month as well as featuring in NHAM Radio‘s Mixtape Mondays and Thursdays slots.

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1. Haunted by BENDY
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”a haunting vibe which is pretty dark lyrically and darkly pretty sonically” – Mixtape 2
@bendineliot

2. Lost Dream by Digits
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“soft yet authoritative vocal … jittery electronic beeps and beats” – Mixtape 3
@digits

3. Dazzler by Doctor Popular
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
“you know exactly who you are: A star” – Mixtape 4
@docpop

4. Just Beyond Your Fear by TEACOZY
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”It’s neurotic folk that stays with you long after” – Mixtape 9
@Teacozy

5. Leave the Light On by Futzle featuring Aelyth from sideSister
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“ethereal vocals, captivating chord changes and a swinging beat” – Mixtape 10
@futzle, @elsemusic, @jimbob

6. Freezing Rain by Mans1
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
“bringing the smooth French rap” – Mixtape 7
@mans1

7. How rich will i make the soil by wallamide
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
“to contemplate our place in the natural order of the universe” – Mixtape 11
@walladiethylamide

8. Whep? ..yrgn… samoreee. by Default Media Transmitter
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
“between the plain planes of calm to the epic epicentre of some heavenly acid dreamworld” – Mixtape 8
@defaultmediatransmitter

9. Holy Grail by Kydia
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“a masterpiece, made even more remarkable when Kydia’s story is told” – Mixtape 1
@KydiaMusic

10. Cultivate by Unwoman
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
“a strong connection to the soul” – Mixtape 6
@unwoman

11. out-of-body-like by Sgrow
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“remain the glitch” – Mixtape 5
@lislegaard

12. Information Array by Roberta Fidora
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“one of my absolute faves” – Mixtape 12
@RobertaFidora

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Nothing Heals A Monsoon – NHAM Mixtape 14

Welcome to the 14th NHAM mixtape where you’re going to be eased in gently before being swayed one way and another, at the end of which you’ll have received a deluge of delectable sounds from some of the best musicians circulating the Fediverse.

As always there is also a radio show version of this mixtape with some chat about the tracks. That can be found on Audio Interface (@audiointerface) from the first Monday of the month as well as featuring in NHAM Radio‘s Mixtape Mondays and Thursdays slots.

⬇️ Click below to begin playing, and keep the page open to hear the mix in full.

[If viewing from the Fediverse you need to click here to listen to the mixtape on NHAM]

1. Clouds Over Grass by James Hastings
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@james
James is someone I’ve been wanting to feature for a while and so when he dropped not one, not two, but three albums on the same day last month I knew this was the time. “Clouds Over Grass” is from “An Observed Earth” – James in nature.

2. solar punk by Naze du Vide
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@nazeduvide
I mean the song’s called “solar punk”, what more do you want? Bloody gorgeous though, isn’t it?! Wonderfully blending the rough with the smooth; the natural with the industrial; the tranquil with the triumphant; the modern with the classical, this is a gem of a composition.

3. New Delusion by Lime Bar
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@limebar
Dust yourselves off and try again. Lime Bar is a superstar of the Fedi music scene, contributing so much to help amplify the brilliant artists in this space. So let me try to amplify Lime Bar and his super “New Delusion” (which also has an accompanying video). As well as amplifying artists Lime Bar has done loads of behind the scenes work to aid the music community, including significant technical contributions for Audio Interface, NHAM and The Indie Beat Radio.

4. Nothing by Romeo Rucha
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@romeorucha
When Romeo Rucha’s album came out earlier this year I saw many people get very excited. Having not previously having had the pleasure of an introduction this was my opportunity to get acquainted and it didn’t take long to understand the aforementioned heady fervour. Nothing. I love it. I respect it. And seriously: do more nothing, kids!

5. Marenge by Lies & Sets
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@setto + @Lie
These two are a husband and wife duo from Sweden with Lie on luscious vocals. Set aka Setto is the man behind the brilliant Basspistol collective: an ‘Outernational Music Syndicate’ operating as a pro-active reaction to everything that is broken in the music-industry.

6. Monsoon by Ben Beltran
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@ruben
Ben aka Ruben makes some lovely pop songs. Born in Mexico and residing in Berlin he part-inspired the title of this mixtape, “Monsoon” comes from his 2018 album “Heaven”.

7. Gjensyn med enkelte rim by Espen Reinertsen
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@forgaflingspop
Adding to the stock of great Fedi musicians from Norway (alongside the likes of @lislegaard, @jennybm and @counivers) Espen currently has two absolutely delicious albums out and I believe a third is on the horizon. “Gjensyn med enkelte rim” is from “Nattsyntese”.

8. TOUCAN by Armatures
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@prestonoutatime
Preston aka Armatures is a Brighton based producer of top notch electronic music. “TOUCAN” is the second track from his latest album, “OSPREY”, which he says is less experimental and more fun than his previous releases.

9. Good Things, Good Times, Positive People (In My Life) by BrotherSoul
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
@brothersoul
It’s likely you’ve heard of BrotherSoul from his regular DJ sets on Love A Brother Radio. It’s possibly a little less known that he also makes soulful house beats. Some, like this one, adorned with his own great vocals. So let’s make this a better known fact: BrotherSoul is a fantastic musician! Also keep your eyes peeled for an upcoming NHAM-LABR collab where BrotherSoul will be mixing some NHAM mixtape tunes in his Pick and Mix show.

10. Somebody by Stefan Bohacek
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@stefan
There’s nothing Stefan puts out that I don’t like. It’s why I love writing and recording vocals over his music (for which we have plenty on the way!) “Somebody”, however, is one of his tracks that is just perfect as it is without anything added to it.

11. Mr Loaded by Danny Groenland
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@dannygroenland
It was Fedi popper @meljoann that introduced me to her compatriot Mr Groenland, and Danny’s got a brand new album called “burning rome”. The funky and right on “Mr Loaded” comes hot off it, using a funky and soulful vibe to express the inequality of billionaires accumulating obscene riches while most people struggle to get by.

12. Tanz mit mir by Täglich Frisches Obst
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@taeglichfrischesobst
Bringing back a mid-noughties Late of the Pier / Klaxons vibe, “Dance with me” is an invitation to briefly forget what’s going on in the world and fall back on one of life’s simplest and most liberating of activities. Täglich Frisches Obst (which translates as ‘Daily Fresh Fruit’) are a Linz-based, 5-piece indie-pop band who like to combine elements of funk, rock and jazz.

Bonus track! = Fiebertraum by Täglich Frisches Obst
“Fever Dream” represents an expression of the chaos of both the EP, “Burger Queen Sex Kola” that these two tracks came from, and that of everyday life.

So that was the 14th NHAM mixtape titled Nothing Heals A Monsoon. -Perhaps now you’ve listened to the mixtape the title holds a different meaning than the when you first read it? 👀

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Nonesuch Homecoming And Merrymaking – NHAM Mixtape 13

Radio Free Fedi returns to action for a one off festival this month: RFFF. It runs throughout July and we broadcast a special live NHAM mixtape show at the beginning of the event, showcasing acts performing live at the festival. Therefore all of the tracks in this mixtape have been chosen from those performers.

As always there is also a radio show version of this mixtape with me chatting between the tracks. That can be found on Audio Interface (@audiointerface) from the first Monday of the month as well as featuring in NHAM Radio‘s Mixtape Monday slot.

⬇️ Click below to begin playing and keep the page open to hear the mix in full.

[If viewing from the Fediverse you need to click here to listen to the mixtape on NHAM]

1. Take It if You Want It by Shannon Curtis
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@shannoncurtis
This has got to be up there as one of my favourite Shannon Curtis songs. Perfectly capturing that 80s vibe and adorning it with lyrics attuned to the politics and crises of the present day.

2. Double You Slash Hackers (AxWax 2023 Remix) by Delegates of Culture
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@axwax
In the last millennium AxWax made hip hop. Now he makes stuff with synths. This 2023 remix of one of his old hip hop tracks is a combination of both. Delegates of Culture were a collective of 10 artists from five countries, including AxWax on beats and Skuff and Ill Seer with the rhymes.

3. 1.1.0 by control
CC-BY-SA
@controlfreak
With director and filmmaker Cameo Wood on vocals this is control, aka controlfreak aka our glorious Hamster – the man behind RFF and RFFF. The man we have so much to thank for in helping build the amazing community of independent bands and artists we have in The Fediverse. Much that has come since RFF in terms of promotion of independent musicians in the Fediverse – the NHAMs, the TIBRs, the Audio Interfaces – we’re all standing on the broad shoulders of the one little hamster called control.

4. yaoi gagarin by pulu
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@ahihi
Miranda from Helsinki aka Pulu makes some incredible sounds. The last couple of releases for bonkwave compilation albums testify for that. Written in Sonic Pi (a live coding environment based on Ruby) the short but sweet yaoi gagarin comes from the 2024 album, ‘nested’, having been written for Alternative Party 2024’s Obscure Music competition, which it won first prize!

5. Bercée d’illusions by sknob
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@sknob
I remember first listening to this when it came out last year and being utterly blown away. It was one of those moments – headphones on, active listening – I was overcome and transported in my head to a huge theatre surrounded by an orchestra playing the track. It’s part of the Cities EP containing four very different tracks all well tied together by the theme of living in (or not living in) cities. The EP is an absolute triumph. I’ve gladly purchased my copy and I’d encourage you to as well: It’s available on @mirlo for any amount – pay what you feel.

6. Growing pains by sgrow
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@lislegaard
sgrow is one of Norweigan soundscape artist Kristoffer Lislegaard’s projects, collaborating with his wife Vilde Ilkama Nupen. They made four releases between 2013 and 2019 of which Growing pains was on the ultimate one, Circumstance II. Since then Kristoffer has done some fantastic stuff both in collaboration as Øy and his solo work. Most recently he released the live set of his performance when he open for Autechre in Oslo.
Hot off the press: A fifth sgrow album is due to be released early in 2026!

7. Skinicism by Doctor Body
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@alisynthesis
Atomospheric sounds and a mesmerising vocal performance from Doctor Body – one of at least four pseudonyms used by Alison Wilder. Doctor Body is actually a collaboration between Alison and Greg Wilder, her ex husband with whom she does a fantastic podcast called Too Much Music.

8. Adding Up To Nothing by Sockpuppet
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@fluffy
With both haunting and jaunty qualities, this is a lovely lo-fi tune from Sockpuppet aka fluffy. It’s the final track from the 2015 album Refactor.

9. Sorry You Died by bgm
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@bgm
A little earlier this year bgm put out the video for this track, shot some 10-15 years ago, and it moved me to tears. Sorry You Died was about his family cat. He thought it would be a good idea to record the acoustic guitar in a boathouse, sitting on a gas can, swatting at mosquitoes, for “atmosphere”. The recording subsequently came out on the album “They Don’t Run Your Life.”

10. Plume by Calin Dica
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@akash
Calin Dica said the baroque cello melody came by itself over a rather classical harmonic progression and that the lyrics were inspired by a good friend who could have become a lover in another arc! I love the feel in this song. The evocation in the vocal is very strong and makes me want it more. I have no idea what is actually being said as my French is sadly non-existent, so it’s all vibe driven.

11. Secrets by Meljoann
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@meljoann
Earlier this year we serialised the album Status from which this track comes. Pure sugary retro pop with Motown bassline as Meljoann herself says. A hit from an album of hits. Check out the fantastic video and read more about it.

12. Never Meet Your Heroes by Futzle
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@futzle
The typical brilliant blend of intelligent wit and musical nouse from Futzle also known as Deborah Pickett. Never Meet Your Heroes is from the EP “Futzle: the Musical” and it brings the perfect mood to leave as an outro to this month’s celebration of all things Fedi music.

#FediMusic #festival #Hot #mixtape #music #MusicFestival #NHAM #NHAMmixtapes #playlist #RFFF #RFFF25

We are so happy to be part of this #mixtape

And very thoughtful of you to use all this wonderful music as a shoutout to all the loved ones!

#NHAMmixtapes #music

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Next-level Happy Anniversaire, Martin – NHAM Mixtape 12

One of my dearest friends and one of the big sources of musical inspiration to me from a very young age has a special birthday on June 1st so I’m dedicating this mixtape to him.

He was a drummer and songwriter in a band my dad managed when I was a wee boy. After that he formed a new band who had brief britpop stardom with an appearance on The Big Breakfast and quite a following in Japan. Then at the turn of the century he formed a trip-hop outfit who managed to win what was dubbed during the Napster age as the first ever internet Oscars, beating Eminem to an mp3.com streaming number one single and subsequently being flown by helicopter to The Playboy Mansion to collect the Best Music Award. 🤷‍♂️😵

Martin and I have had some great experiences together, not just in music but in football, cricket and life too, so this mixtape is dedicated to you, Martin. And hey you’re never too old to join us in the Fediverse! -The music scene in here is BUZZING and the community is a joyous thing.

As always there is also a radio show version of this mixtape with me chatting between the tracks. That can be found on Audio Interface (@audiointerface) from the first Monday of the month as well as occasionally featuring in NHAM Radio‘s Mixtape Monday slot.

⬇️ Click below to begin playing, and keep the page open to hear the mix in full.

[If viewing from the Fediverse you need to click here to listen to the mixtape on NHAM]

1. Ctrl Alt Del by Silverman
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The opening track from the third Silverman album, ‘Speed of Life (part 2)’ released in 2002.

2. Lampadaires by Knobil
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Knobil aka Louise Knobil is a double bassist, singer and composer who blends jazz, punk, glitter and French chanson with sparkling, audacious energy. Those of you familiar with the surroundings in the Fedi music scene will surely have come across the wonderfully talented @sknob. Well Louise is his niece. Talent and creativity obviously run in the family. Great video too:

3. Information Array by Roberta Fidora
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If you haven’t yet seen the INCREDIBLE animated video for Roberta’s latest single, ‘Here Come The Lucky Ones’ you can find it on NHAMtv. The video for ‘Information Array’ (also brilliant) is in there too. This track is one of my absolute faves.

4. Assfuck the Boss by Meljoann
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There’s something of an Alex Cameron vibe to Meljoann’s work. Not necessarily in the actual sound but certainly in the tone. Assfuck the Boss is no exception.

5. HDYK by Liotia
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And so to the man I share many a morning with in the Fedi. Matthew Smyth plays records from his shed every weekday morning between 8am and 9am UK time – That’s 5pm in Pyonyang as I’m sure Matt would like me to point out! He streams The Kali Mera Show playing records from his collection and chatting via Owncast where a bunch of us just hang out with him and his cat George as we begin our day. It’s great and you should definitely pop by and join us when you can. Liotia is one of Matt’s music projects alongside Abigail Hubbard.

6. Flames by Schall und Stille
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Susanne Balg is on vocals on this gorgeous song by Stephan Kleinert’s Schall und Stille. It was recorded on an island in the North Sea as part of a 4-track EP called ‘Biike’ about the tradition of the same name, which is the burning of large bonfires to bid farewell to winter.

7. Fear the Summers by Crocuta
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From bidding farewell to winter to fearing the summer by German grunge pop duo Crocuta. They nail the vibe of sweltering urban heat in this track.

8. Cruel by Alastair Leonard
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Beautiful. From a double A side released earlier this year by the songwriter living in Western Australia.

9. Eternal Return by socool
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This one takes me back 20 odd years to when I was listening to The Album Leaf a fair bit. As ever it’s a masterfully put-together piece of music by Emily from Vancouver aka socool.

10. Hunaja by Lehto
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A sublime blend of funk, breaks and trance in Hunaja, which is Finnish for honey. It comes from the album, ‘Sisu’, released this year.

11. My Heart Tin by Secret Deal
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My apologies that I cannot mix or master but this one’s written especially for your birthday, Martin – in collaboration with my band mate @stefan who masterfully composed the music. Cheers you!

12. Time is a Blade by Silverman
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The track from the end of the last millennium that topped the mp3.com streaming charts and earned Martin a music industry Best Music Award. A video performance of the song is below. I’ve posted a little collection of some of the tracks from the four bands (well three plus a name-change) Martin was in during my formative years. Those bands were the aforementioned Silverman (1998-2002 + 2016), Nilon Bombers (mid-late 1990s), The Kissingers (early 1990s) and Frame by Frame (most of the 1980s and in to the 1990s).

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Thank you to @mixtape for including my track “Sequoia” in their nature-themed mixtape and review, along with other great nature-themed tracks from some fantastic artists! 

https://nham.co.uk/2025/05/nature-holds-awe-man-nham-mixtape-11/

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