Here's my #2024 DJ mix!
www.mixcloud.com/gingerbeardm...
An upbeat selection of 24 of my favourite tracks from a year of #NewMusicMix
I was inspired to make it after becoming obsessed with Soichi Terada’s Essential Mix from 2022. That's the vibe I was going for.
www.mixcloud.com/gingerbeardm...
An upbeat selection of 24 of my favourite tracks from a year of #NewMusicMix
I was inspired to make it after becoming obsessed with Soichi Terada’s Essential Mix from 2022. That's the vibe I was going for.
2024
I keep track of the favourite Japanese music that comes my way thanks to my listening habits and the Apple Music #NewMusicMix algorithm. I post my weekly favourites on social media, then at the end of...
www.mixcloud.com
December 6, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Here's my #2024 DJ mix!
www.mixcloud.com/gingerbeardm...
An upbeat selection of 24 of my favourite tracks from a year of #NewMusicMix
I was inspired to make it after becoming obsessed with Soichi Terada’s Essential Mix from 2022. That's the vibe I was going for.
www.mixcloud.com/gingerbeardm...
An upbeat selection of 24 of my favourite tracks from a year of #NewMusicMix
I was inspired to make it after becoming obsessed with Soichi Terada’s Essential Mix from 2022. That's the vibe I was going for.
There can be only one choice for #NewMusicMix this week
"Dopamine" by Robyn
youtu.be/vitil9qMN6A
Pure bliss.
"Dopamine" by Robyn
youtu.be/vitil9qMN6A
Pure bliss.
Robyn - Dopamine (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Robyn
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
There can be only one choice for #NewMusicMix this week
"Dopamine" by Robyn
youtu.be/vitil9qMN6A
Pure bliss.
"Dopamine" by Robyn
youtu.be/vitil9qMN6A
Pure bliss.
A lovely bit of vocal drum'n'bass from New Zealand for this week's #NewMusicMix
"Embrace" by Tokyo Prose, Jolliffe, Ruby Wood
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVeG...
Smooth.
"Embrace" by Tokyo Prose, Jolliffe, Ruby Wood
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVeG...
Smooth.
Embrace
YouTube video by Tokyo Prose - Topic
www.youtube.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A lovely bit of vocal drum'n'bass from New Zealand for this week's #NewMusicMix
"Embrace" by Tokyo Prose, Jolliffe, Ruby Wood
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVeG...
Smooth.
"Embrace" by Tokyo Prose, Jolliffe, Ruby Wood
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVeG...
Smooth.
This week's #NewMusicMix is a super sweet funky tune
"Pluto" by bane & grooveman Spot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuPf...
"Pluto" by bane & grooveman Spot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuPf...
Pluto
YouTube video by bane - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This week's #NewMusicMix is a super sweet funky tune
"Pluto" by bane & grooveman Spot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuPf...
"Pluto" by bane & grooveman Spot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuPf...
This week's #NewMusicMix is some gorgeous old school vgm-inspired drum'n'bass.
Could easily be from the late-90s racing game of your choice.
"Literally 1998" by Mameyudoufu
youtu.be/-Jtibf32hTg
Could easily be from the late-90s racing game of your choice.
"Literally 1998" by Mameyudoufu
youtu.be/-Jtibf32hTg
Literally 1998
YouTube video by Mameyudoufu - Topic
youtu.be
May 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This week's #NewMusicMix is some gorgeous old school vgm-inspired drum'n'bass.
Could easily be from the late-90s racing game of your choice.
"Literally 1998" by Mameyudoufu
youtu.be/-Jtibf32hTg
Could easily be from the late-90s racing game of your choice.
"Literally 1998" by Mameyudoufu
youtu.be/-Jtibf32hTg
Preparing for my #NewMusicMix Best of 2024, giving last years playlist a spin. Bangers, one and all.
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2023/12/31/j...
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2023/12/31/j...
November 20, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Preparing for my #NewMusicMix Best of 2024, giving last years playlist a spin. Bangers, one and all.
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2023/12/31/j...
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2023/12/31/j...
Just found out about the new album by Giorgio Poi, co-produced by Laurent Brancowitz, guitarist of Phoenix. A beauty of an album, with a really sophisticated sound. 😍
song.link/https:/music... #NewMusicMix
song.link/https:/music... #NewMusicMix
Schegge by Giorgio Poi
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June 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Just found out about the new album by Giorgio Poi, co-produced by Laurent Brancowitz, guitarist of Phoenix. A beauty of an album, with a really sophisticated sound. 😍
song.link/https:/music... #NewMusicMix
song.link/https:/music... #NewMusicMix
Back to Japan for #NewMusicMix this week
"otozure" by iri
youtu.be/yp2VPXNcJvY
This has a kind of sad-piano happy-samba drum-machine electro-vibe. Such a great groove.
"otozure" by iri
youtu.be/yp2VPXNcJvY
This has a kind of sad-piano happy-samba drum-machine electro-vibe. Such a great groove.
otozure
YouTube video by iri - Topic
youtu.be
May 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Back to Japan for #NewMusicMix this week
"otozure" by iri
youtu.be/yp2VPXNcJvY
This has a kind of sad-piano happy-samba drum-machine electro-vibe. Such a great groove.
"otozure" by iri
youtu.be/yp2VPXNcJvY
This has a kind of sad-piano happy-samba drum-machine electro-vibe. Such a great groove.
#NewMusicMix a rare release
"Yet All Drifts" by Mi von Ahn
youtu.be/kBw4MJ75zgU
Nothing moves
Yet all drifts
Nothing's the same
#dreampop #shoegaze
"Yet All Drifts" by Mi von Ahn
youtu.be/kBw4MJ75zgU
Nothing moves
Yet all drifts
Nothing's the same
#dreampop #shoegaze
Mi von Ahn - Yet all drifts (Single)
YouTube video by Mi von Ahn
youtu.be
September 20, 2026 at 12:09 PM
#NewMusicMix a rare release
"Yet All Drifts" by Mi von Ahn
youtu.be/kBw4MJ75zgU
Nothing moves
Yet all drifts
Nothing's the same
#dreampop #shoegaze
"Yet All Drifts" by Mi von Ahn
youtu.be/kBw4MJ75zgU
Nothing moves
Yet all drifts
Nothing's the same
#dreampop #shoegaze
A mysterious remix for today's #NewMusicMix
"Sermon (Seratonin Edit)" by Divine Edits (aka Mark Seven)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtNG...
"Sermon (Seratonin Edit)" by Divine Edits (aka Mark Seven)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtNG...
Mark Seven - Sermon (Serotonin Edit)
YouTube video by Time To Move
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A mysterious remix for today's #NewMusicMix
"Sermon (Seratonin Edit)" by Divine Edits (aka Mark Seven)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtNG...
"Sermon (Seratonin Edit)" by Divine Edits (aka Mark Seven)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtNG...
#NewMusicMix what's old is new again
Mercury & Solace (Sasha Extended Remix)
by BT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=smo_...
Mercury & Solace (Sasha Extended Remix)
by BT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=smo_...
BT & Jan Johnston - Mercury & Solace (Sasha Extended Remix) [Black Hole Recordings]
YouTube video by Aphelion Music
www.youtube.com
July 11, 2026 at 10:44 AM
#NewMusicMix what's old is new again
Mercury & Solace (Sasha Extended Remix)
by BT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=smo_...
Mercury & Solace (Sasha Extended Remix)
by BT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=smo_...
#NewMusicMix
"Day and Night" by @carlyraejepsen
Really rather good. Looking forward to future listens.
song.link/https:/music...
"Day and Night" by @carlyraejepsen
Really rather good. Looking forward to future listens.
song.link/https:/music...
Day and Night by Carly Rae Jepsen
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
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September 24, 2026 at 8:12 PM
#NewMusicMix
"Day and Night" by @carlyraejepsen
Really rather good. Looking forward to future listens.
song.link/https:/music...
"Day and Night" by @carlyraejepsen
Really rather good. Looking forward to future listens.
song.link/https:/music...
Finally... I've got Bruno Mars & Lady Gaga out of my head so... #NewMusicMix
"Strasbourg / St. Denis" by Roy Hargrove Quintet
youtu.be/L0WXEzwZOv0
The finest 12 minutes your ears will ever know. Your eyes can be used to help you believe it happened!
"Strasbourg / St. Denis" by Roy Hargrove Quintet
youtu.be/L0WXEzwZOv0
The finest 12 minutes your ears will ever know. Your eyes can be used to help you believe it happened!
Roy Hargrove - Strasbourg St. Denis (Part 1/2)
YouTube video by Raphael Silverman
youtu.be
January 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Finally... I've got Bruno Mars & Lady Gaga out of my head so... #NewMusicMix
"Strasbourg / St. Denis" by Roy Hargrove Quintet
youtu.be/L0WXEzwZOv0
The finest 12 minutes your ears will ever know. Your eyes can be used to help you believe it happened!
"Strasbourg / St. Denis" by Roy Hargrove Quintet
youtu.be/L0WXEzwZOv0
The finest 12 minutes your ears will ever know. Your eyes can be used to help you believe it happened!
A classic live performance for this week's #NewMusicMix
"Halfway Home" by Broken Social Scene
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, 30 March 2017.
youtu.be/QCD9U1yf3lU
"Halfway Home" by Broken Social Scene
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, 30 March 2017.
youtu.be/QCD9U1yf3lU
Broken Social Scene - Halfway Home (Stephen Colbert)
YouTube video by starsandspit
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 10:25 AM
A classic live performance for this week's #NewMusicMix
"Halfway Home" by Broken Social Scene
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, 30 March 2017.
youtu.be/QCD9U1yf3lU
"Halfway Home" by Broken Social Scene
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, 30 March 2017.
youtu.be/QCD9U1yf3lU
An avant-garde pop classic from an Englishman in France this week for #NewMusicMix ...haunting, beguiling, I instantly felt like I had known the melody forever.
“Pictures of Departure” by Tony Hymas (1988)
song.link/i/1356299326
“Pictures of Departure” by Tony Hymas (1988)
song.link/i/1356299326
January 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
An avant-garde pop classic from an Englishman in France this week for #NewMusicMix ...haunting, beguiling, I instantly felt like I had known the melody forever.
“Pictures of Departure” by Tony Hymas (1988)
song.link/i/1356299326
“Pictures of Departure” by Tony Hymas (1988)
song.link/i/1356299326
A couple of reissues of sorts for #NewMusicMix this week
"Sounds from the Far East (2025 Edition)" by @fareastrecordin.bsky.social
classic 90s house originally released 1992
song.link/https:/music...
1/2
"Sounds from the Far East (2025 Edition)" by @fareastrecordin.bsky.social
classic 90s house originally released 1992
song.link/https:/music...
1/2
Sounds from the Far East (2025 Edition) by Soichi Terada
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November 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A couple of reissues of sorts for #NewMusicMix this week
"Sounds from the Far East (2025 Edition)" by @fareastrecordin.bsky.social
classic 90s house originally released 1992
song.link/https:/music...
1/2
"Sounds from the Far East (2025 Edition)" by @fareastrecordin.bsky.social
classic 90s house originally released 1992
song.link/https:/music...
1/2
This week's #NewMusicMix is from my home town of Liverpool where it's hot, hot, hot right now. I'm getting a little bit of a French house vibe with the guitar kick and vocals.
"Sunshine" by @camelphat.bsky.social
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8lLG...
"Sunshine" by @camelphat.bsky.social
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8lLG...
CAMELPHAT - Sunshine
YouTube video by CamelPhat
m.youtube.com
July 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This week's #NewMusicMix is from my home town of Liverpool where it's hot, hot, hot right now. I'm getting a little bit of a French house vibe with the guitar kick and vocals.
"Sunshine" by @camelphat.bsky.social
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8lLG...
"Sunshine" by @camelphat.bsky.social
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8lLG...
This week’s #NewMusicMix is new to me, a soundtrack for a game I’ve never played.
"PopSlinger Vol. 2: Loveless”
by Skule Toyama & Funking
More than a little Daft Punk “Discovery” influence in this
businesscasual87.bandcamp.com/album/popsli...
song.link/https:/music...
"PopSlinger Vol. 2: Loveless”
by Skule Toyama & Funking
More than a little Daft Punk “Discovery” influence in this
businesscasual87.bandcamp.com/album/popsli...
song.link/https:/music...
PopSlinger Vol. 2: Loveless (Original Videogame Soundtrack), by Skule Toyama
24 track album
businesscasual87.bandcamp.com
March 21, 2026 at 5:37 PM
This week’s #NewMusicMix is new to me, a soundtrack for a game I’ve never played.
"PopSlinger Vol. 2: Loveless”
by Skule Toyama & Funking
More than a little Daft Punk “Discovery” influence in this
businesscasual87.bandcamp.com/album/popsli...
song.link/https:/music...
"PopSlinger Vol. 2: Loveless”
by Skule Toyama & Funking
More than a little Daft Punk “Discovery” influence in this
businesscasual87.bandcamp.com/album/popsli...
song.link/https:/music...
There's only one thing I've been looking forward to more than Nintendo Switch 2, and that's the first album by EGOISM which released today!
It's really great, hands down my favourite music of the year so far. #NewMusicMix
"And Go Nowhere" by EGOISM
album.link/i/1794434702
It's really great, hands down my favourite music of the year so far. #NewMusicMix
"And Go Nowhere" by EGOISM
album.link/i/1794434702
And Go Nowhere by Egoism
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
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May 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
There's only one thing I've been looking forward to more than Nintendo Switch 2, and that's the first album by EGOISM which released today!
It's really great, hands down my favourite music of the year so far. #NewMusicMix
"And Go Nowhere" by EGOISM
album.link/i/1794434702
It's really great, hands down my favourite music of the year so far. #NewMusicMix
"And Go Nowhere" by EGOISM
album.link/i/1794434702
Bandcamp for this week's #NewMusicMix
echofaust.bandcamp.com/album/real
.REAL// is Echo Faust's first full length release diving into the genre of Y2K era, nostalgic music inspired heavily by video game music from around the year 2000, particularly racing games from that time period.
echofaust.bandcamp.com/album/real
.REAL// is Echo Faust's first full length release diving into the genre of Y2K era, nostalgic music inspired heavily by video game music from around the year 2000, particularly racing games from that time period.
.REAL//, by Echo Faust
10 track album
echofaust.bandcamp.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Bandcamp for this week's #NewMusicMix
echofaust.bandcamp.com/album/real
.REAL// is Echo Faust's first full length release diving into the genre of Y2K era, nostalgic music inspired heavily by video game music from around the year 2000, particularly racing games from that time period.
echofaust.bandcamp.com/album/real
.REAL// is Echo Faust's first full length release diving into the genre of Y2K era, nostalgic music inspired heavily by video game music from around the year 2000, particularly racing games from that time period.
This week's #NewMusicMix comes straight out of left-field
"F.I.G" by @NaomiScott
A super smooth mix of 80s/90s/r'n'b/dance influences. Maybe the coolest sounding album of the year? I wish the tracks were twice as long: 11 tracks are only 30 minutes!
song.link/https:/music...
"F.I.G" by @NaomiScott
A super smooth mix of 80s/90s/r'n'b/dance influences. Maybe the coolest sounding album of the year? I wish the tracks were twice as long: 11 tracks are only 30 minutes!
song.link/https:/music...
F.I.G by Naomi Scott
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
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May 28, 2026 at 7:40 PM
This week's #NewMusicMix comes straight out of left-field
"F.I.G" by @NaomiScott
A super smooth mix of 80s/90s/r'n'b/dance influences. Maybe the coolest sounding album of the year? I wish the tracks were twice as long: 11 tracks are only 30 minutes!
song.link/https:/music...
"F.I.G" by @NaomiScott
A super smooth mix of 80s/90s/r'n'b/dance influences. Maybe the coolest sounding album of the year? I wish the tracks were twice as long: 11 tracks are only 30 minutes!
song.link/https:/music...
Dreamy jangly indie pop for #NewMusicMix
"Calgary" by Hazel English
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE2u...
I'm a huge fan of this band 🤩 killer hooks and melodies cover their back catalogue.
If you're looking for more their album "Real Life" was one of my favourite albums of 2024.
"Calgary" by Hazel English
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE2u...
I'm a huge fan of this band 🤩 killer hooks and melodies cover their back catalogue.
If you're looking for more their album "Real Life" was one of my favourite albums of 2024.
Hazel English - Calgary [Official Video]
YouTube video by Hazel English
www.youtube.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Dreamy jangly indie pop for #NewMusicMix
"Calgary" by Hazel English
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE2u...
I'm a huge fan of this band 🤩 killer hooks and melodies cover their back catalogue.
If you're looking for more their album "Real Life" was one of my favourite albums of 2024.
"Calgary" by Hazel English
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE2u...
I'm a huge fan of this band 🤩 killer hooks and melodies cover their back catalogue.
If you're looking for more their album "Real Life" was one of my favourite albums of 2024.
A set of six brainworms from Japan in this week's #NewMusicMix
"Boyaketa Hibi EP" by @kazunocobit.bsky.social
On Bandcamp since last year, but new to streaming, these are gorgeous warm, gentle, glitchy, chiptune type electronica tunes.
song.link/https:/music...
"Boyaketa Hibi EP" by @kazunocobit.bsky.social
On Bandcamp since last year, but new to streaming, these are gorgeous warm, gentle, glitchy, chiptune type electronica tunes.
song.link/https:/music...
Boyaketa Hibi - EP by kazunocobit
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A set of six brainworms from Japan in this week's #NewMusicMix
"Boyaketa Hibi EP" by @kazunocobit.bsky.social
On Bandcamp since last year, but new to streaming, these are gorgeous warm, gentle, glitchy, chiptune type electronica tunes.
song.link/https:/music...
"Boyaketa Hibi EP" by @kazunocobit.bsky.social
On Bandcamp since last year, but new to streaming, these are gorgeous warm, gentle, glitchy, chiptune type electronica tunes.
song.link/https:/music...
It’s a busy week for new releases so let’s get started #NewMusicMix
“Happier” by Fickle Friends
song.link/i/1803146210
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyo9...
“Happier” by Fickle Friends
song.link/i/1803146210
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyo9...
Fickle Friends - Happier (Official Video)
YouTube video by Fickle Friends
www.youtube.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
It’s a busy week for new releases so let’s get started #NewMusicMix
“Happier” by Fickle Friends
song.link/i/1803146210
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyo9...
“Happier” by Fickle Friends
song.link/i/1803146210
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyo9...
The latest album by Twin Shadow released this week, and it's been a real soul cleanser for me. Highly recommended. #NewMusicMix
youtu.be/X4pbdKD57sY
song.link/https:/music...
youtu.be/X4pbdKD57sY
song.link/https:/music...
Twin Shadow - Permanent Feeling (Official)
YouTube video by Twin Shadow
youtu.be
March 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The latest album by Twin Shadow released this week, and it's been a real soul cleanser for me. Highly recommended. #NewMusicMix
youtu.be/X4pbdKD57sY
song.link/https:/music...
youtu.be/X4pbdKD57sY
song.link/https:/music...