Black Techno Matters Set To Release Huge New 'F_X_M_X_L_Y V2' Compilation

Washington, DC-based label Black Techno Matters has announced that it will kick off 2024 with a limited edition 64GB USB stick for its second compilation, "F_X_M_X_L_Y v2."

While the collection includes more than 17 hours of music with 130 songs from 16 artists, the USB drive also contains pop-up archives and footage from previous Black Techno Matters shows, two DJ mixes, and three sample packs. The label also hinted at "another surprise" via its Bandcamp.

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Contributors include Adam 2, Blvksite, B_X_R_N_X_R_D, FUTURE DRUM CIRCLE, Jamal Dixon, Kotic Couture, MerlinBerlin, Outputmessage, Smoke & Tea, and Trovarsi.

Each artist has complete freedom to choose what they want to add to their respective USB folders, with additions ranging from modular live sets, sample packs and full EPs to loads of unreleased material and 'files'.

There will be just 100 USB copies of Black Techno Matters' "F_X_M_X_L_Y v2 ," which "represents an instant, next-level addition to any DJ set," available for pre-order now and will begin shipping on January 12, 2024. The compilation will do as well. It will be available digitally on Bandcamp the same day.

Founded in 2019 by Bernard Farley, also known as B_X_R_N_X_R_D, Black Techno Matters is a collective whose mission is to "reclaim techno as an expression of black expression in a society that has oppressed it by creating virtual and real spaces that celebrate black roots." ". Techno.

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The team also includes Marshall Stokes, the organization's chief technology officer, who runs operations for Black Techno Matters Radio , and Justin Barini-Rivers, aka Blvksite, an "Ableton ninja" who helps run the label, such as mastering tracks from the new collection. .: and provide music production instruction to children.

Pre-order the Black Techno Matters F_X_M_X_L_Y v2 USB here

Tibor Hesketh is Mixmag's digital intern. Follow him on Twitter