
Strands, the solo project of producer Stephen Shannon will be releasing a self-titled debut this month on October 22nd. To celebrate, Steve put a great mix of folk and electronic music together featuring tracks from Brian Eno, Mice Parade, Dosh, Apparat, Four Tet, Caribou, Flying Lotus and of course, a track from Strands‘ called ‘Littoral’.
A launch gig takes place the same night in Crawdaddy. His band will be made up of members of Halfset, Adrian Crowley and more. You can follow him on Twitter too.
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Strands mixtape tracklisting
Brian Eno – The Big Ship
Tortoise – De Chelly
Mice Parade – Milton Road
Strands – Littoral
Apparat – Not A Number
Minotaur Shock – This Plane Is Going To Fall
Caribou – Bowls
Four Tet – She Just Likes To Fight
I Am Robot And Proud – 1901
Isan – Dapperling
Flying Lotus – Auntie’s Lock / Infinitum (Feat. Laura Darlington)
Dosh – Um, Circles And Squares
Christopher Willits – Colours Shifting
Loose Fur – Answers To Your Questions
Cliff Martinez – Don’t Blow It

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