FACT mix 199: Mosca

This edition of the FACT mix – the 199th episode in the series – is a marathon session from one of the most rewarding artists to emerge from the UK this year, Mosca.

Picked as one of our producers to watch back in January, Mosca opened 2010 with the first release on Night Slugs (‘Square One’, backed with the epic ‘Nike’), and one of the highlights of Fabric’s Elevator Music compilation in ‘Gold Bricks, I See You’. A propulsive remix of Four Tet followed, along with hip-hop tempo neck-snapper ‘Tilt Shift’ (forthcoming on Fat City), and listeners to his or Jackmaster’s recent sets will have already heard ‘Got Me Wrong’, a Niche-indebted rush that’s so larger-than-life it reloads itself. Seriously.

The best thing about Mosca’s discography so far is that none of these tunes sound particularly alike; whereas many producers are happy to make their name with a distinctive sound and then milk it for all its worth, Mosca’s already proved hard to pin down after a year on the radar. This week sees the release of one of his most satisfying productions to date, his remix of T. Williams and Terri Walker’s ‘Heartbeat’, which combines lounge house flavours with broken beat, a cut-up vocal climax and an outrageously fat bassline.

To celebrate, he’s worked overtime on this FACT mix, a dizzying 56-tracks-in-100-minutes affair which spans juke, jungle, hip-hop, dancehall, grime, techno and bassline, with new tracks from Pearson Sound, Jay Weed, Spooky and Girl Unit as well as himself. You can both stream and download the mix via Soundcloud below; to download simply click the arrow on the right hand side of the player.

FACT mix 199 - Mosca (Nov '10) by factmag

Track list:

DJ Roc – Let’s Get It Started
Krome & Time – Licence
DJ Jana Rush – Watchout
Errol Bellot – What A Wonderful Feeling
New Blood – Worries In The Dance
Dextrous – Salute To The Kings
DJ Gunshot – Wheel Up
Jah Cure & Rick Ross & Mavado – Like I See It
Wu-Tang Clan – How To Pay Rent (Skit)
Butch – No Worries
Fred Everything Ft. Wayne Tennant – Mercyless (Atjazz Vocal Mix)
DJ Gregory & Gregor Salto – Canoa
Kemetic Just Ft Terrance Downs – I Got Life (KZR’s Manic Dub)
Dale Howard – Seizure
Margaret Grace – My Joy (Acapella)
Tyree – Acid Over (FFRR Version)
SPX – SP-17
DJ Gregory and Sidney Samson – Dama’s Salon (Acapella)
Mosca – Tilt Shift (Instrumental)
Christopher Martin / Gyptian – Paper Loving / Hold Yuh Remix
Mosca – Tilt Shift
Cobra – Press Trigger (The Buzz Riddim)
Gappy Ranks – Stinking Rich (Acapella)
Troyton Rami & Tony Kelly – Buzz Riddim (Version)
Sonido Rampage y Nader – My Feelings
Beenie Man and Future Fambo – Drinking Rum (One Day Riddim)
Khago – Nah Sell Out Mi Fren Dem (One Day Riddim)
Monsta Twins – Gyal Say Rae (Gyal Segment Riddim)
Mr Vegas – Boy Shorts (Ital Stew Riddim)
Kerri Chandler – Bar A Thym
Don Corleone – Winery (Acapella)
Lil Mama – Lip Gloss (Instrumental)
Aardvarck – 3 Tot 1 Zonder Toaster
Andy Havok – Fluid
Maxsta – Fire Bars
Lix – Candyman
J Sweet & Cameo – High Grade (4×4 Mix)
Serani & Bugle – Feels Like Music (Burn Up Riddim)
El-B – Serious
Pearson Sound – Blanked
Spooky – Over Capacity (Mosca Edit)
JME & Tempz – CD Is Dead (Acapella)
Girl Unit – Showstoppa
Plastikman – Spastik
Cajmere – Percolator (Acapella)
Brackles & Shorstuff – Good Foundations (Acapella)
Gucci Mane – Making Love To The Money
Royal T – Hot 1s Remix
Mosca – Tilt Shift (Burgaboy Remix)
CRST – Dance (Mosca Remix)
At One – Ashiha
T Williams Ft. Terri Walker – Heartbeat (Mosca Remix)
Fis-T – 6 Drums Of Tribal
Major Notes Ft. MC Dappa – March To The Tribal
Jay Weed – The Naos
Miss Doctor – 4×4 (Unknown Soulja Remix)
TOK – So Fresh (Championship Riddim)