A for Alpha Mix
For Tapes #164, A for Alpha dives deep into a sound that has long lived in her record collection: dark, dubby, and hypnotically groovy tech house from the late 90s and early 00s.
Inspired by an inspiring summer at Love International, Houghton, and other spaces that celebrate deep listening and late-night movement, this mix is a love letter to the stripped-back, rolling energy of that era. Drawing on tracks from Nathan Coles, Terry Francis, Floorbangers, Tony Hewitt, SWAG, and seminal labels like Surreal, Wiggle, and Visitor, A for Alpha unearths a raw, tribal-tinged sound that still feels vital today.
It’s a personal journey, one that explores a side of her taste not always heard in the club, but deeply rooted in their identity as a DJ. Groovy, dark, and full of low-end weight.
TRACKLIST
Floorbangers 4 - Untitled A1
Da Sunlounge - Part 2 (Inland Knights Remix)
Gareth Oxby - Timewarp
SWAG - Two Of A Kind
Fred Nasen - Stickiness
Get Fucked - Time For A Quickee (On The Kitchen Counter Edit)
Coke, Stoned & Baileys - Your Dad
Terry Francis - Rhythm Spirit
Fred Nasen - Sunday Visitor (A Visit From The Mingers)
Floorbangers 3 - Untitled B2
Tribalation - Tribal Shakedown
The Mingers - Wake
Nathan Coles & Big Hair - Flobadob (Big Hair's Manor House Mix)