FMB MIXTAPE 244 | PHOLO 

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On this weeks episode of the Feel My Bicep mixtape, we welcome Pholo, known for his euphoria-drenched instrumental sets, fuelled by emotion with influences from classical to pop. Pholo has performed across the globe and has been working with BABii on SCREAMER and her upcoming album DD 2000. Pholo is now concentrating on his own music and art with his team Spider Circle that will be coming this winter. Let catch up with him & find out what he’s been up to…

After moving back to my home town in Derbyshire I have been trying to lock in with my own records and ideas as much as possible. I am much closer to family here so a lot of my work recently has been filled with I guess nostalgia and feelings I’ve had when I was younger growing up around here. I think I have love/hate relationship with this place but you can’t change your roots so I’m making the most of it with what I love to do. I also love playing darts now which I seem to be alright at. I have also been making lots of records with BABii & Iglooghost over the past year and early this year which is something I don’t think I would ever have been able to say at all. It’s been really inspiring working with these two on DD2000 coming out in October. Other than making music under Pholo, I’m now also involved in another project under an alias called DJ Dolly with some more kind of Techno & House sound. The name comes from my last name being Dalton and my Dads nickname has always been Dolly or Ken so I thought I’d make most of the more cooler nick name being Dolly.

I did this mix just in my flat in my home town, Heanor. The closest place like Pirate studios to me is in Nottingham which isn’t far at all but I have no neighbours at the moment. Well, I think I don’t, so I have taken advantage and recorded this mix loud on my own. The people on the market outside my house loved it also so shout out to Memo and Jamie Bestwick.

When I get asked to do a guest mix, most of the time I translate it into being asked to create an album or some what of a movie for them. I like taking songs of my own and changing them into a more club sounding record or even a classical version of itself. From start to end I like to have the listener maybe excited or even confused, but over all in a state that they could only get from this one mix I have put together. I also like remixing music that they may have forgotten about and question where they heard the vocal from or something.

Up Next…

I’m hopefully going to finish an album.. hopefully. I have a couple EPs finished I want to drop this year including my record Ecko but my dream is to have an album that I could release once I am happy with a solid selection of music and videos that represent my idea of Pholo & Spider Circle.  Winter this year I am planning a tour in the US with locations and dates coming soon. I also want to join a basketball team and maybe move back to London to be around some friends that inspire me.

Tracklist:

1. Pholo – Ecko (1922)

2. Pholo – This&That

3. Pholo – ID

4. Scooter – Nessaja (Pholo Remix)

5. Bladee & Yung Lean – Victorious (Pholo Remix)

6. Pholo – Winner

7. BABii & Pholo – Ember (Pholo VIP)

8. Pholo – Rise

9. Pholo – Go

10. Pholo – Beyonce

11. Ecco2k – Peroxide (Pholo Remix)

12. Pholo – Bite (Pholo VIP)

13. Pholo – Ecko

14. Pholo – Road

15. Babii – Scarface

16. Pholo – 22

17. Playboi Carti – KETAMINE (Pholo Remix)

18. Pholo – Class Clown Feat Sombra

19. Pholo & HNRK – Geodit