Britain’s’ own Maya Jane Coles released some exclusive material on her DJ Kicks compilation mix for K7 records including “Not Listening”. Contrary to the tracks title, you should definitely be digesting this tasty vitamin.

I first heard the 24 year old, on her debut Essential Mix for the legendary Pete Tong and his BBC Radio1 show (Nominated for best essential mix of 2011). From there I was able to absorb her unique, and extremely encapsulating sound.  Words such as “journey” have been used to describe her sets, and this diverse Dj-Kicks mix is no exception (grab it here).

Tracklist

• 01. Deft – Loqux & Past
• 02. Kris Wadsworth – Mainline (Jimmy Edgar Remix)
• 03. Chasing Kurt – Money
• 04. Bozzwell – In My Cocoon (Original Mix)
• 05. Larse – Karoo (Original)
• 06. Milscot feat. Angela Sheik – All Alone (Domyan Just Slow Remix)
• 07. Adam Stacks – Hey Love (Original)
• 08. Phil Kieran & White Noise Sound – Never Believed
• 09. Sigward – Nuerd (Original Mix)
• 10. Maya Jane Coles – Not Listening (DJ-KICKS)
• 11. Virgo Four – It’s A Crime (Caribou Remix)
• 12. Roberto Bardini – Hate Me (Muteoscillator Fairy Tall Remix)
• 13. Tripmastaz – Guess Who
• 14. Standard Fair – Little Helper 16-3
• 15. Nocturnal Sunshine – Meant To Be
• 16. Zenker Brothers – Berg 10 (Original Mix)
• 17. Last Magpie – No More Stories
• 18. Zoe Zoe – Church
• 19. Gerry Read – Roomland (Youandewan Remix)
• 20. T. Williams – Analog Tour
• 21. Marcel Dettmann – Translation Two
• 22. Claro Intelecto – Hunter’s Rocket To The Sky

She has come a long way since then, and continues to bring her high quality skills with this mix.  Her impressive track selection coupled with her flawless mixing skills, combine for a peaceful yet intriguing product.  On a number of occasions, I’ve caught myself completely loosing sense of time when listening to her material. The best kind of Vacay, if you ask me.

Free download to celebrate my DJ Kicks release on K7 (Monday, 16th April) emailunlock.com/k7-records/01-…

— Maya Jane Coles (@mjcofficial) April 13, 2012

One of her debut tracks in the mix, “Not Listening” features her distinctive crunchy hi hat, with wavy synths and resonating samples. She also treated us to another exclusive entitled “Meant to Be” released under her alias Nocturnal Sunshine. Maya herself has classified her alter ego as more experimental, going back to an early British 1-2 step dub sound.

• Maya Jane Coles – Not Listening (DJ-Kicks Exclusive)

A quote from DJ-Kicks about “Meant to Be” really reflects her diligent production etiquette.

“The Nocturnal Sunshine track is something I started about three years ago,” she continues. “I never managed to finish it. I kept going back to it, but it was never quite right. I came back to it again, totally stripped it back and redid it and it came out really well. It’s not normally something I would do. Normally, if I can’t finish something I scrap it. The tracks I’m happiest with are normally the ones that come naturally and quite instantly. When I spend too much time working on something it can lose that specialness. If it’s too much effort then it doesn’t feel right. But in this instance it just had something that I really liked. I’m really glad I came back to it.

• Nocturnal Sunshine – Meant To Be

Check out her website for more info and a free download of “Not Listening” and let her know what you think on twitter or facebook.

Bonus Vitamins

• Maya Jane Coles – Humming Bird (Original Club)
• 4th Measure Men – 4 You (Maya Jane Coles remix)
• Dj T. ft. Cari Golden – City Life (Maya Jane Coles Remix)

Tour Dates

• 20/04/12 – Elita Festival – Milan, Italy
• 21/04/12 – CirQ, Musile di Piave – Venice, Italy
• 27/04/12 – For The Love of House – Constanta, Romania
• 28/04/12 – Panorama Bar – Berlin, Germany
• 05/05/12 – Mad Attitude, Mad Club – Lausanne, Switzerland
• 12/05/12 – Fuse – Brussels, Belgium
• 17/05/12 – Nuit Sonores – Lyon, France
• 23/05/12 – Stereo – Montreal, Canada
• 24/05/12 – Monarch – San Francisco, USA
• 25/05/12 – Morgan – Brooklyn, New York, USA
• 26/05/12 – TBA – Detroit, USA
• 27/05/12 – Detroit Movement Fest – Detroit, USA
• 01/06/12 – Big Beach Boutique – Brighton, UK
• 02/06/12 – Field Day – London, UK
• 03/06/12 – Love Saves The Day – Bristol, UK
• 04/06/12 – Evolution Festival – Newcastle, UK
• 10/06/12 – Parklife Festival – Manchester, UK
• 16/06/12 – Sonar Festival – Barcelona, Spain
• 28/06/12 – Hove Festival – Arendal, Norway
• 30/06/12 – Hideout Festival – Novalja, Croatia
• 08/07/12 – T In The Park – Balado, Kinross, UK
• 13/07/12 – Melt! Festival – Ferropolis, Germany
• 15/07/12 – Benicassim 2012 – Spain
• 29/07/12 – Camp Bestival – Dorset, UK
• 11/08/12 – Loveland 2012 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 07/09/12 – Bestival – Isle of Wight, UK

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