It’s Mx. Pinky’s birthday, and if you need some energy to deal with the world, this is a mix to play and cherish.
Here goes:
Track listing — I sure as hell endorse everything below:
Lester Fitzpatrick – Bird Track
Truncate – Basal (out of control)
Fervo – Wavezim
Regis – Surface
Rebecca Delle Piane – TR- Bombo Ritual
ÁSH – Dolli Dropi
Vibrations Inc – Hard Vibe
Hassan Abou Alam – Basha ft. Ziad Zaza, Ismail Nosrat & Aly B
slummi – umbl
Tobris – Wadi Rum
skorri – hestafl
Nog4ra – Jetinho Guaibense
Burna – Howe we
Jamesendir – Vöku Engine
ABADIR & Nahash – Tenterlé هيل رتنت
BLEID – LÁ VEM
Ase Manual – Betcha Can’t Do It Like Me
Colinas – I Wanna Chat
DJ Rashad – In Da.Club Before Eleven 0′ Clock
There’s just a ridiculous lineup of wonky good times in there from the essential Berlin-based artist, who’s also fresh off an incredible year, including a huge collaboration with Syrian rapper/singer-songwriter Enana, in a breakthrough record that got way less attention than it should have.
This is just a warm-up, as I will be looping back to that stuff on Exude Records that came out this year. On that note, though, here’s a live set featuring a lot from the label — motto: “⊹ sonic storytelling by trans* talent ⊹”, or as I like to sum it up, “some of the best f***ing music of 2025”:
Alles gute, Mx. Pinky! Thanks for being a perpetual inspiration and musical light when we sorely needed it!