Summary: Toronto’s Nathan Micay (aka Bwana) has had a vintage year so far. In March, he released the Capsule’s Pride mini-album via Glasgow imprint LuckyMe. The record was built from snippets taken from Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 animated film adaptation of his popular comic book series Akira, weaving the familiar sounds of the Neo-Tokyo dystopia into a suite of beats that wouldn’t sound out of place at Berghain. Capsule’s Pride is among FACT’s favorite records this year so far, and was included in our round-up of the best albums from the first few months of the year. His latest EP on Aus Music – Opening The Gate – is another unmissable plate, influenced by his time DJing at Berlin’s Panorama bar and chock full of diva vocals and dancefloor euphoria. Now, Micay has provided us with his debut FACT mix, a blistering summer run of sizzling house, electro, techno and even a little bit of EBM thrown in for good measure (we see you Front 242). It’s just the kind of mix you need mid-way through festival season, so get yer shorts out, get yer shades on and pour yourself a pint of Pimms. If you want to catch Bwana in the flesh, he’s performing at NYC’s Good Room on July 23, and at Panorama Bar in Berlin on August 12.
