D.C. implant Nick Garcia has been a growing blip on our radar after the release of his EP, ‘Stereosoul,’ as well as his recent contribution to the District Summer compilation which dropped earlier this month. When we asked him to be a part of the Blisspop Mix Series, he delivered a sensationally deep mix that treaded into the far reaches of techno and deep house. Here’s what he had to say about his mix:
“When I set out to create this mix, I wanted to showcase lots of unreleased stuff I’ve either been working on or have helped with – I’m always mixing, mastering, or remixing tracks for my friends, so there’s a lot of material sitting around that either isn’t out or is being promo’d.  Two of my own unreleased tunes are featured here, a remix of “Let’s Pretend,” a track off my label mate Adam Johan’s EP of the same name, and “Floatnumb,” an experimental house tune I put together for Lifted Contingency.  I also started the mix with a little mashup of “Unt6,” by my friend Dumka, and “Gossip,” something I mastered recently for label mates, Shaedes. They went together so perfectly I had to edit them into one track.
In addition to friends, I tried to showcase a lot of what inspires me, including releases from some of my favorite labels including Warp, Eglo, and Numbers. You’ll hear a recently released composition by Aphex Twin float in and out; he’s probably the biggest inspiration to me of anyone making music today.  Daniel Avery, Floating Points, Dominik Eulberg, and Pangaea make appearances, as well as the mysterious Deejay Deer and Innervisions heavyweights AME.  I also had to put in this edit of “She Can’t Love You,†a classic by Chemise.  A bit of the odd tune out, but it’s a funk banger that I’ve been listening to for years.
To close out, “Nylah/Koda,†a tune off my recently released ‘Stereosoul’ EP, was the obvious choice.  Thanks to the Blisspop crew for having me and to all the listeners for tuning in.”
You can stream Nick Garcia’s entry in the Blisspop Mix Series below.
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Tracklist:
1. Dumka, “Unt6”
2. Shaedes, “Gossip”
3. Internet Daughter, “Pass Dat”
4. Dominik Eulberg, “Meerjungfrauenportemonnaie”
5. Chemise, “She Can’t Love You (Kenflow Version)”
6. Adam Johan, “Let’s Pretend (Nick Garcia Remix)”
7. Deejay Deer, “Natural”
8. Aphex Twin, “MARCHROMT30a Edit 2b”
9. Nick Garcia, “Floatnumb”
10. Daniel Avery, “Water Jump”
11. Yonkers Tale, “Seductive”
12. Nick Garcia, “Alone”
13. Pangaea, “Stimulant Dub”
14. Bodhi, “Polysizer”
15. Sunju Hargun & Forrest, “Palace”
16. Floating Points, “ARP3”
17. AME, “Tatischeff”
18. Nick Garcia, “Nylah/Koda”