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 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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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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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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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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These two are a husband and wife duo from Sweden with Lies on luscious vocals. Sets 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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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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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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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
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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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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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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?