For The Record is one of our ongoing blog series dedicated to digging. Each episode is a conversation through listening: we introduce an artist and trace their path through 10 tracks pulled from their own library. For this edition, we turned to Mianda.

His strength has always been taste and attitude. You trust him even when you don’t recognise what’s coming, especially then. So instead of a greatest-hits list, we asked him to share 10 tracks that shaped how he takes risks: the music that taught him when to lean in, when to hold back, and when to go somewhere unfamiliar.

Ahead of the next Guesthouse party where he's playing, this felt like the right moment to tune in. Full Youtube playlist here.

Mathew Jonson - Marionette

There is no introduction needed for this masterpiece. A legendary, timeless work of art, Matthew Johnson is an alien. I listen to this track religiously.

Clock DVA  - The Operators

So stunning and hypnotic, it feels like the soundtrack to the final moments before the end of the world. It’s both haunting and mesmerising in a way that sticks with you long after it’s over.

The Stranglers - All Roads Lead to Rome From the Album Feline

A very raw and emotional track that transports me every time. There’s a sense of nostalgia in it, but it’s playful, warm, and somehow very intimate. Midnight Summer Dream from the same album is also wonderful.


 

Louie Austen - Hoping (Herbert's High Dub)

Fumiya Tanaka played this at the old Guesthouse when my girlfriend and I were falling in love. Been our song since then.



Alex & Digby - Crowhurst

A beautifully subtle melancholic piece shown to me by a good friend some time ago. RIP Alex Smith, gone way too soon.



Underworld - Cups

Another classic I will never get tired of, so deep and melodic. Every time I listen to it, I’m drawn into that endless groove. I don’t want to imagine a world without Underworld in it.




Benga & Coki (2008) - Night

One of the heaviest and most genre-defining tunes from my Dubstep era, probably the first bass face I ever made. I still feel its influence in what I play today.




If You Want

Thanks to my mother for blasting Depeche Mode at home when I was young; I must have absorbed more than I realised back then. Signature sound from their earlier works.



Yello ~ Planet Dada (Electric Look)

So many incredible tracks to choose from with Yello. They’re probably the most underrated pioneers of electronic music, in my opinion, way ahead of their time. The Northern Light mix of this track is also fantastic.



Timo Maas - Massive Passive

Instrumental of an MTV childhood classic, I remember dancing to this when I was 7-8 years old. I can only imagine what it must have been like to party in the early 2000s; I would have loved to experience that.