Spring has sprung and so has our Monthly Mixtape! From hybrid vaporwave to indie folk, IDM to New York hip-hop — allow our presenters to ease you into the warmer weather by looking back on the sounds that brought us here. On this mixtape, you’ll meet the hosts of Friday Mornings, Jack Off, and Juice.

Sophie Gordon, host of Friday Mornings

RamonPang – Loud and Tranquil

I expected to get sick of this song after having it on repeat for about five days after discovering it, but this intricately put together track from LA producer RamonPang still has me hooked. Here, bouncy club meets future bass with touches of IDM and quick, fleeting samples that almost take me to vaporwave, somehow managing to bring out something wild in me that’s made me try dance moves I’ve never ever done before. The frenzied samples, bleeps and bloops that continue to appear throughout the four minutes commands my attention all the way to the end.

gi – hider

hider was an instant purchase after seeing local producer, DJ and singer of punk band Optic Nerve, gi, release it on bandcamp. I put it on every time I’m walking home in the dark; the pulsing pad is just so comforting while the bitcrushed hum that sits above the mix perfectly balances the heaviness in the low end. Then, that moving, ping-ponging percussion gives me that momentum I need to finally make it home. Check out the whole EP for more excellently balanced, fluttery IDM-y ambient that’s the perfect late-night companion.

Jack Shit, host of Jack Off

Julia Jacklin – Less Of A Stranger

Less of a stranger is pure personal Jacklin yet again: masterfully wrought and as devastating as it is brave.

Remy Ma, DJ Premier, Rapsody – Remy Rap

Remy Rap is bad-ass bingo on every level.

Nazlican Eren, host of Juice

AjRadico – WASTE NO TIME

JARNA – Sometimes