For his steamy Fact mix Felix Hall bounds through an hour of the dancehall, dembow, reggaeton and club heat that he’s sensation the most throughout this last stretch of summertime.
Ever because releasing his cherished Warning mixtape on The Trilogy Tapes back in 2016, London-based DJ Felix Hall has constantly shown himself to be one of the UK’s most educated selectors, moving through the breadth and history of dancehall, dembow and reggaeton with a joyous spirit and a deep and extensive regard for noise system culture. Juggling a day task in information science, producing deep knowing designs for forecasting natural catastrophes, with running the dependably fantastic CHROME imprint, his long-running NTS program and launching killer mixtapes for Promesses, Cav Empt and $hotta Tapes, Hall’s is one of the mostdangerous ears around. Initially endingupbeing consumed with music and record gathering throughout developmental experiences goingto Luv Injection and Stone Love noise system celebrations as a teen, his long-lasting love for reggae and dancehall was then enhanced with a fixation with the tresillo drum patterns that snake through the Caribbean and the Americas, establishing into a laser focus on dembow designs from the Dominican Republic and reggaeton from Puerto Rico.
It was throughout a duration invested living in Medellín, Colombia that Hall’s gratitude of reggaeton progressed into its last kind. “The category is a substantial, big offer in that city, particularly in working class locations,” Hall informed MusicMap back in2019 “I constantly keepinmind a DJ there who played a residency in a bar called Loule in Barrio Buenos Aires. He continuously went back and forth inbetween older dancehall tunes and morerecent reggaeton. Definitely something that constantly stuck with me.” For his steamy Fact mix, Hall bounds through an hour of the artists and designs that he’s sensation the most throughout this last stretch of summerseason, moving inbetween some modern dancehall requirements, a caring choice of some the finest dembow tunes from the last 6 months, consistingof tracks from Kaly Ocho, Braulio Fogon and Yomel El Meloso, as well as prime club cuts from Florentino, Low Jack, Bitter Babe & Nick Leon, Iueke and Demdike Stare. He likewise dealswith us to unreleased tracks from DJ Plead, Ploy and current Fact mixer MOBBS, as well as a handful of product upcoming on CHROME, a thrilling taste of what the rest of 2022 may noise like for Felix Hall.
You can discover Felix Hall on Instagram and at the CHROME Bandcamp.
Tracklist:
Ward 21 – ‘President Of Hoochie Land’
Busy Signal – ‘Deh Yah’
Architect – ‘Neptunes Edit’
El Alfa Ft. El Mayor Clasico – ‘Galapin’
Nely El Arma Secreta – ‘Super Perreo’
Josi Devil Ft. Ward 21 – ‘Charge’
NPLGNN – ‘Hazy Pit’
Bibi Gardner – ‘Atomic Bomb Riddim’
Yampi – ‘Los Terribles Beat’
Yaviah – ‘Contacto’
Ñengo Flow – ‘Encendia’
Luny Tunes – ‘No Me Importa’
Yaviah – ‘En La Mia Remix’
Kelman Duran – ‘Lento’
Ivy Queen – ‘Guillaera’
Florentino – ‘Buzz’
Aidonia – ‘Assault’
Vybz Kartel – ‘Crime Minister’
Low Jack – ‘Find Them’
SIM – ‘Wired’
DJ Plead – ‘El Es’
Nick Leon – ‘Rompe Discoteka’
Florentino – ‘Prendelo Remix’
Nipo Y Sujeto – ‘Cilantro Ancho’
Braulio Fogon – ‘Polvo’
Chael Produciendo – ‘Trapbow Pista’
Yomel El Meloso – ‘La Raya’
Quimico Ultra Mega – ‘Gatillero’
El Shick – ‘Dale Que Te Dio’
Kaly Ocho – ‘No Hay’
Leo RD – ‘Freebow Beat’
DJ Ploy – ‘Rochy Edit’
Bitter Babe & Nick Leon – ‘Tranki’
Iueke – ‘Election Tool’
Daneton Blake – ‘3 Star Riddi