Mixed Bizness Present Ifan Dafydd

Fresh on the scene after only debuting this summer, Ifan Dafydd is fast making a statement in electronic music and his growing fan base includes the likes of Jamie xx and Sinden, with the latter praising his record Point to the C. The latest Mixed Bizness collaborator's music has been likened to James Blake’s who, as the story goes, became a key musical influence of his while they lived together at university. This even caused a minor storm on the internet where it was assumed that Ifan Dafydd was just a pseudonym for Blake (it also makes you wonder how different their essays ended up). 

The Welsh DJ’s pivotal first single No Good skillfully rearranged vocals lifted from Amy Winehouse with distinctive hymnal chords, echoes and fiendishly dipping and escalating rhythms. Opening with subtle piano riffs and heavily treated synths and vocals, B-side Miranda was given a first airing on Radio 1 by Gilles Paterson. With his following reaching as far as Los Angeles and a new EP Treehouse released in January he is clearly a promising new talent in electronica. [Laura Forsyth]