Wild City #263: Bombie

Bombie can move a club floor. She has done so for stages shared with the likes of dance music giants like Jane Fitz and Special Request. However, the Bangalore-based DJ sets a different goal for her Wild City mix, focusing instead on creating a cerebral journey.

The mix kicks off from an ambient starting point before jumping between leftfield, dub and downtempo without shying away from radical choices. For instance, when a 303's acid basslines (part of the usual fare for the DJ) do ring out on K.Pierco's 'Loop for the Numb', Bombie slows them down so much that they get removed from their original club-oriented style to fit her specific vision for the mix.

Polyrhythmic transitions create big rhythmic leaps while the atmosphere seamlessly deepens into the low-pressure of dub. Only on the breakbeats of the two tracks by dgoHn or the footwork-ish kicks of 'persona non grata (Wordcolour Remix)' by INGI do we undeniably enter the realm of club music. Remind yourself that we started from the beatless spaces of ambient to arrive at these beat-heavy genres to realise the span the mix succinctly covers while fully counting upon some deep cuts.

"The last few months of travel, changing environments, and new experiences have pulled me closer to slower, psychedelic sounds wrapped in deep grooves, breaks, and bass. This mix explores the sweeter spots between routine and escape through hazy textures, broken rhythms, and immersive low-end pressure. These tracks have been a deep source of inspiration, shaping new ideas and stretching my imagination in unexpected directions. They reflect where my mind has been drifting lately, documenting an ongoing process of growth, curiosity, and learning how to express myself through the music I consume, absorb, and return to." – Bombie

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Tracklisting

Sam Goku – Taxis From The Airport
Roma Vjazemski – 5am Gait
leo – slipped
K.Pierco – Loop for the Numb
Cleveland – Golem
Pokk! – System dub
tcp – the force
tcp – cyanow
Brendon Moeller – Faint Constellations Of Thought
dgoHn & Badun – Not Just A Best
Hoavi – Triad of Becoming
Minù Jr – Green
INGI – persona non grata (Wordcolour Remix)
dgoHn – Orange Peel