Crack Mix

Founded by Mike Hankin and Rita Conry, OffBeat Folk Film Club began as an informal gathering of friends and has grown into an ongoing project dedicated to exploring folk culture, outsider traditions and regional myths through curated screenings, archive films, and live events across London and beyond. Fresh from contributing to Crack’s list of the 50 greatest scores of the 21st century, this mix dives into their world via folk horror soundtracks, eerie electronics, library music and more. If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackm.ag/subscriptions

From her 2023 debut album 'Nos Habet Caramel حبة كراميل نص ' to her 2025 track 'Sehet Badri' for New York’s Rare Frequency Transmissions, producer, DJ and multidisciplinary artist El Kontessa has found her niche in a collision of influences – bass-heavy textures, deconstructed club, and the percussive sound of mahraganat. Here, she curates a 45-minute mix built for peak club intensity. Tap in. If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackm.ag/subscriptions

Azzouni is a Cairo-based producer, DJ, community organiser and co-founder of the collective and net label MOSHTRQ. With releases on IRSH, Air Texture, and across various aliases online, his work moves fluidly through hip-hop and dance music – “stuff on the emotional edge between crashing out and locking in.” In this mix, made for when the night is almost over but you don’t want to slow down, Azzouni drifts through dub, dancehall, leftfield bass and beyond. If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackm.ag/subscriptions

Drawing inspiration from the sounds of his grandfather’s tapes and the pulse of local rap and electronic scenes, Mansoura-born producer El Mokh crafts music as a deeply personal soundtrack to his life and emotions. This hour-long mix – the final one he created before leaving his hometown for Cairo – flows through Shaabi, bass and lo-fi textures. Dive in. If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackm.ag/subscriptions

Half-Egyptian, half-Palestinian artist Rozer blends a deep knowledge of traditional instruments, regional sounds and Arabic maqamat such as Bayati, Saba, Hijaz and Nahawand, with modern electronic music. Rooted between Gaza and Cairo, his work mainly fuses electro shaabi with drums, deep bass, and unconventional sound design. This mix leans into that range, built for the late hours when the floor settles and the crowd locks in. If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackm.ag/subscriptions

In this mix, Cairo-based DJ, producer and guitarist Jana moves across deconstructed club, heavy bass, grime-influenced beats, baile and more, with cuts from artists including EsDeeKid, Fakemink and Vince Staples. Dive in. If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackm.ag/subscriptions

Australia’s master of darkwave folk, Carla dal Forno, curates an uplifting mix of sun-soaked Aussie pop. If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackm.ag/subscriptions

Compiled by DJ and producer abentis, this one-hour mix is made for late-night drives on sunny days, and celebrates the local underground music scene in the Japanese city of Nagoya. If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackm.ag/subscriptions

At the 2025 edition of MUTEK Montréal 2025, DJ, musician and sound artist Yu Su closed the festival’s second night with a two-hour set that drifted fluidly through dub, techno and leftfield sounds. If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackm.ag/subscriptions

DJ, turntablist and composer NikNak delivered an immersive live set at the latest edition of MUTEK Montréal, marking her Canadian debut. If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackm.ag/subscriptions

At MUTEK Montréal, Portrait XO and Gadi Sassoon premiered 'Hypercast' – a collaborative performance blending experimental vocals, live violin and guitar, and AI-driven sonification, featuring synthetic agent 555n. If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackm.ag/subscriptions

At the 2026 edition of MUTEK Montréal, Grand River and Abul Mogard teamed up for an expansive live set that invited attentive, introspective listening. Get locked in. If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackm.ag/subscriptions

The Palestinian Sound Archive is a research platform and record label, part of the Majazz Project, dedicated to preserving and sharing Palestine’s musical heritage. The archive collects, restores and reissues historic recordings – from poetry and spoken word to folk, jazz and field recordings – highlighting the richness and diversity of Palestinian musical heritage, while approaching archival practice as a decolonial act of cultural preservation and resistance. Here, founder Mo'min Swaitat compiles a mix made up of sounds from the collection.

Breakout UK ug rapper Ledbyher curates a Crack Mix for daydreaming on the train. If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackm.ag/subscriptions

In Manchester’s underground, a disparate group of artists – Another Country $$$$, BUFFEE, Crimewave, Mogan and SILVERWINGKILLER – are blurring the lines between bands, DJs and performance art. Bound by a shared ethos and fed up with the predictable, they’re building a DIY communal culture driven by friendship, shared purpose and a desire to upend convention. Read our profile on the rising scene at crackmagazine.net, and listen to Crimewave's accompanying mix, featuring tracks from Another Country $$$$ and SILVERWINGKILLER alongside Josi Devil, Gyrofield and CONTAINER. If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackm.ag/subscriptions

In Manchester’s underground, a disparate group of artists – Another Country $$$$, BUFFEE, Crimewave, Mogan and SILVERWINGKILLER – are blurring the lines between bands, DJs and performance art. Bound by a shared ethos and fed up with the predictable, they’re building a DIY communal culture driven by friendship, shared purpose and a desire to upend convention. Read our profile on the rising scene at crackmagazine.net, and dive into Mogan’s sound collage for the afters, where Meredith Monk and Fever Ray are interspersed with sound bites ranging from Laurie Anderson to 'Schitt’s Creek'. If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackm.ag/subscriptions

In Manchester’s underground, a disparate group of artists – Another Country $$$$, BUFFEE, Crimewave, Mogan and SILVERWINGKILLER – are blurring the lines between bands, DJs and performance art. Bound by a shared ethos and fed up with the predictable, they’re building a DIY communal culture driven by friendship, shared purpose and a desire to upend convention. Read our profile on the rising scene at crackmagazine.net, and press play on BUFFEE's freewheeling 45-minute ride through Janet Jackson, Grimes, Dylan Brady, Basement Jaxx and more. If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackm.ag/subscriptions

In Manchester’s underground, a disparate group of artists – Another Country $$$$, BUFFEE, Crimewave, Mogan and SILVERWINGKILLER – are blurring the lines between bands, DJs and performance art. Bound by a shared ethos and fed up with the predictable, they’re building a DIY communal culture driven by friendship, shared purpose and a desire to upend convention. Read our profile on the rising scene at crackmagazine.net, and fire up SILVERWINGKILLER's mix for the final hours of the night – "a truly unapologetic set where we get to play whatever the fuck we like with no remorse." If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackm.ag/subscriptions

In Manchester’s underground, a disparate group of artists – Another Country $$$$, BUFFEE, Crimewave, Mogan and SILVERWINGKILLER – are blurring the lines between bands, DJs and performance art. Bound by a shared ethos and fed up with the predictable, they’re building a DIY communal culture driven by friendship, shared purpose and a desire to upend convention. Read our profile on the rising scene at crackmagazine.net, then dive into ANOTHER COUNTRY $$$$’s mix – a ride through hyperpop, deconstructed club and experimental electronic sounds, featuring tracks from James Ferraro, Bassvictim, A. G. Cook, Ecco2k, aya and John Glacier. If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackm.ag/subscriptions

Bucharest-based artist Admina's Crack Mix moves through experimental electronic sounds, global bass, leftfield club and abstract textures, featuring tracks by the likes of DJ Narciso and Exile Di Brave & Time Cow. If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackm.ag/subscriptions