BEKEFI’s innovative approach to music has garnered her a strong following and critical acclaim, establishing her as a prominent figure in the electronic music scene. As the co- founder of SOAK, her label and party series, she’s built a platform that uplifts emerging queer artists and creates inclusive spaces for underground talent to thrive. Her high-intensity sets and hybrid live performances move through house, acid, electro, and Detroit techno with raw emotion and precision. She played iconic spaces like Fabric, KOKO, Renate Berlin,Body Movements Festival, Waterworks Festival, Pikes Ibiza and Village Underground amongst others. BEKEFI has shared stages with incredible artists like Danny Tenaglia, Maya Jane Coles, HAAi, Saoirse, Midland to mention some. Through her music production she was selected as one of the emerging artists by AVA Festival in 2025.
We’re excited to share that she’s this week’s guest on the FMB Mixtape series.
Let’s catch up…
It’s been an amazing year, but the past couple of months have been truly unbelievable. I had the chance to support Danny Tenaglia at KOKO Camden, play at Body Movements Festival, Waterworks Festival,Fabric, and Village Underground, and one of my tracks was featured in John Digweed’s Apple Music mix and I also supported Kate Simko and the London Electronic Orchestra. There were many other milestones, but these stood out for me personally. I am so happy with how things are going musically. Special thanks to my team Archie, Doug and Casey.
I recorded the mix in my music studio in Hackney Wick, London and I used a turntable to be able to play some of the records I’ve been collecting from the early 90s, my Roland TR8S (for the live jamming bits) and 2 CJDs and a mixer. I recorded it with a very specific scene in mind: a dark, no-frills club with an incredible sound system where music is the only thing that matters. No lights on me, just a small lamp so I can see my records as I flick through them, while bodies move in sync with the rhythm in a hot, sweaty room. This mix feels like the third hour of an all night-long set.
Next up…
Well! Where do I begin? Working on music of course, and doing collabs with unreal talent. I am making my Budapest debut as part of the Mixmag and Burn Europe tour at the end of the year, and I am looking at a pretty busy year ahead with new residencies (which I can’t announce yet) and will be playing in many places in Europe. SOAK, my party that I co-run is going back to Fabric London and more music to be released soon. Everything I just listed, I am so so grateful for. And thank you for having me.
Tracklist
- BEKEFI – ID (Live) Jovonn, Franck Roger – Remember (Rocco Rodamaal Underground Mix)
- Karnak – Calypso Breakdown
- Shunji Moriwaki – Action (Drums Mix)
- Peter Bailey- U Need It (Saeed & Palash “Locked in the Groove” Mix)
- Grassinimoto – Cosmic Code Morse (RPO Remix)
- Hannah Holland – In Fa Me (feat. Kurtis Lincoln)
- Paranoid London – ONE WAY TICKET TO OBLIVION & WE HAVEN’T EVEN TOLD OUR MUMS WHAT TIME WE’RE COMING HOME
- Zombies In Miami – Unknown Pleasure (Original Mix)
- Posthuman – Make Em Go
- Friburn & Urik – Elefants (Elefants Dub)
- Tilt – Seduction Of Orpheus (Tarrantella Vs Redanka Remix)
- BEKEFI – ID (Live)
- X-Coast – Neapolis
- Byron Yeates & Brandi – Novena
- Elevatorman – Funk & Drive (Grinstretcher Dub)
- Paranoid London – The Motion (With Mutado Pintado)
- Mark Flash – Binary Fracture
