The Best New Mixes Streaming Right Now

The British appear to have taken over in our latest rundown of the best mixes streaming right now, but is that such a bad thing?

From the country that brought you both Shakespeare and Skepta, there were so many good mixes to choose from this time around. Whether you're something of a SBTRKT fan searching for music to sooth your commute, or if a barrage of tunes from Bonobo sounds like it'll break any boredom you might feel towards your current library of music—make way for these and more, including James Blake and his 1-800 Dinosaur boys, Artwork going back-to-back with Skream, and a special podcast from Mr Scruff.

Come to think of it, FunkinEven and Girl Unit are also from the British Isles. So whilst we apologize (in true British fashion) for unintentionally creating a very UK-centric list this week, we're also very much not sorry about all the music you're about to thoroughly enjoy.

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2. 1-800 Dinosaur (James Blake, Dan Foat, Airhead, Mr Assister): BBC Radio 1 Residency Mix

Similar to how the Power Rangers place their hands into a circle and moments later are kicking some serious ass, the very solid crew of James Blake, Dan Foat, Airhead and Mr Assister—constituting the collective known as 1-800 Dinosaur—took to the the British airwaves for their latest residency on BBC Radio 1.

Considering Radio 1 broadcasts account for 20% of the total mixes we've selected for inclusion this week, we'd just like to take a moment to commend whoever controls scheduling over there. Heads up for anyone uninterested in a now outadated news report: fast forward to the two minute mark for the start of the show.

3. Girl Unit: Mix for Radar Radio

No stranger to our regular rundown (having already been included on two other occasions), the producer born Philip Gamble but better known as Girl Unit gave up the goods once again for his Radar Radio show recorded about ten days ago.

Funk-infused grooves reign supreme on this one, supplanted by healthy helpings (i.e. heaps) of hip-hop and a dusting of reggaeton to round it off.

4. SBTRKT: BBC Radio 1 Residency Mix

Securing his spot on this list with the inclusion of P&P staff favorite "Cha Cha" by D.R.A.M, the masked musician known as SBTRKT sifted through a delectable selection of particularly spicy songs for his latest Radio 1 residency; also featuring other favorites of ours, including Outkast, Aphex Twin, Sampha, Drake, some of his own stuff, and others you'll have to hear for yo'self.

And now you know! Including "Cha Cha" means that your mix will automatically be submitted for consideration on this list. #themoreyouknow

5. Artwork B2B Skream: Recorded Live at XOYO

For the third installment of Artwork's weekly residency on Rinse FM, the former Big Apple Records boss went back to back with his friend and previous patron of said record shop Oliver Jones, known best as Skream.

Two-thirds of dubstep supergroup Magnetic Man in their own right, Arthur Artwork hit the record button at a bass-heavy gathering at London's XOYO not long ago, and brought the result to the airwaves; now available to all for enjoyment.

"It's a live recording, so although every effort has been made to get rid of all the swearing, it's live. It was a party. Some of the records may have some swearing in. If you've got children, send them to bed now." Thus, anyone who's ok with heavy selection of house, the occasional swear word and cheers from the crowd in attendance that night is good to go.

6. PVNDV: STYLSS Mix 055

Something (or rather someone) we stumbled upon whilst checking out the latest in the STYLSS Mix series is a chap who calls himself PVNDV, with a laidback offering running for just over half an hour.

With little to no information available about the man responsible, he did however share a few words about his selections, which starts off with a sort of dream sequence intro and stays and stays a dream from there, spanning synthy soul, hazy house and drenched electronica.

"This is a collection of tracks I enjoy listening to in a windy rainy day. I describe myself as a fan of rain and I think the soothing sounds of rain really complements this type of music. Enjoy it as I enjoyed making it."

Tracklist for this one is unavailable we're somewhat sad to say!

7. Kon: Beats In Space Mix

Paradoxical perhaps, but Kon is the real deal. As a perpetual purveyor of good, quality music and an all-round whiz on the wheels of steel, the Boston-bred beat juggler born Christian Taylor was brought to the task of kontinuing his legacy on one of the latest Beats In Space mixes broadcast out of New York not long ago.

Full of edits from the man of the hour, expect to tap your feet to the likes of Stevie Wonder, The Crusaders, Hot Chocolate, Quincey Jones, and a few others from Kon's crate of gems.

8. Bonobo: Mix for NTS Radio

Recorded a month ago but only posted to Soundcloud last week, NTS Radio were presumably more than happy to see Bonobo pop his head in for a bit, biding his time by way of putting together a two-hour mix for everyone's enjoyment.

If you're familiar with Bonobo's own productions, you'll probably be on board with the man's selections which in this case includes music from Falty DL, Todd Terje, Jessy Lanza, Jacques Greene, and a fair few more.

9. Mr Scruff: DJ Mag Podcast

One for the hip hop heads, this one is. Unrelenting selector Mr Scruff sorted out a special little something for the subscribers of DJ Magazine's podcast series, and sets out on a mission for a sum of two hours.

There's some D'Angelo, there are some full-on funk excursions, a few of The Scruffy One's songs, and some delicious disco.

Trust us that you're in good hands here.

10. Objekt: Closing Set at Freerotation 2015

"This year I had the honour of playing the closing set at my favourite festival in the world; it was a profoundly intense, joyful experience which rounded off one of the most wonderful weekends I've ever had. Here's the recording."

From this, it sounds as though this year's Freerotation festival was one for the history books, and that's before you hit the play button on Objekt bringing the house down.

There's no swearing, but the following sounds are probably unsuitable for anyone under the age of 18. Strobe lights and mind-altering substances sold seperately.

11. FunkinEven: Mix for Apron Show on NTS Radio

Sharing similiar sentiments of 'uurghh' and 'damn' as those expressed by Boys Noize in the comments section under the mix, London-based producer and label owner FunkinEven threw together a few select tunes for his monthly Apron Show on NTS Radio.

Seven Davis Jr, Florian Kupfer, Hunee, and a healthy helping of supremely funky music you've probably never heard before all feature.

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