For this week’s episode of the FMB Mixtape Series, we welcome X CLUB, the project of Brisbane based production duo Ben Clarke and Jesse Morath. First, we caught up with them to tell us about the mix & what they’ve been up to lately…

After releasing our “Everything Comes True” EP with Skin on Skin, we made our move over to London. Since then, we’ve been playing our debut shows across the country, as well as Ireland. In between, we’ve been preparing for our next couple of records, which we’re so excited for!

This mix was actually recorded in Dublin. We were in Ireland for a few shows, and we stayed in Dublin for a day to relax and see some friends, while we were there we had the opportunity to record the mix at a studio near town.

We wanted this mix to embody constant groove and consistent energy. We have been really loving raw grooves & percussive techno, music to make you move. We’ve also added a few forthcoming tracks of ours.

We’re playing our first show in Bristol on the 24th of June, then onto Manchester with Mall Grab at Hidden. In August and September we’ve got some really exciting shows across the Netherlands, France, Poland and Germany. Details coming soon! To top it all off, we’ve got 2 records coming out, on some of our favourite labels, as well as a compilation with Tred, Julian Muller & Dina. We can’t wait for the year ahead!

1. DJ Gumja – Retrospective
2. Oxia – New Decision
3. Area – Habana Tekto
4. Oliver Ho – Mutate and Survive
5. Hertz – Julia
6. Voodooamt, Monika Kruse – Cycle Bunch
7. Marco Bailey – ipanema
8. XC – ID
9. Goncalo M – Different Drum
10. Maxx Rossi – Pulse Shaper
11. Eric Sand – Baby
12. Moleon – Gansters
13. Chontane – Ciion
14. XC – ID
15. XC – ID