London Producer Shells Creates Mix Exclusively For DIY

Shells, the man behind one of our favourite singles of last year, has gone and made a hour-long mix for DIY, featuring a brand-new and unreleased track.

The mix, neatly entitled ‘First-On:Mix#001’, kicks off our new First-On mix series - where each time we ask an up and coming artist to outline their influences in a nice and snazzy 60 minute embed.

The tracklist features Gold Panda, Four Tet, Patten, Machinedrum, plus many more - including previously unreleased Shells track.

We spoke to the London producer, otherwise known as Khalid Rafique, after his support slot for the Halls EP launch and he explained a few of his choices:

‘A lot of these producers have a nostalgic ear for dance music of the past, but there’s a delicacy and attention to detail there that I really love. There’s something really human about these tracks - an appreciation for the value of little imperfections and subtleties that make you aware on some level of the care that went into making them. I tried to make a mix I could imagine enjoying equally at a party, or alone in a bedroom on headphones, listening out for any tiny details I might have missed.’

You can listen to the mix below and read our interview in full here.