Music as your companion during the day (and night) makes all the difference. Whether commuting, taking a walk or a run, sitting at your desk, grocery shopping, or going on a road trip, listening to music adds joy to all these activities, so it’s essential to have a quality music library handy. We compiled a list of twenty mixtapes we enjoyed the most in March, and we hope you’ll find something that fits your current mood. The mixes are listed in no particular order.

Earthen Sea - XLR8R Podcast 738

In anticipation of his upcoming album "Ghost Poems," due in a few weeks, Brooklyn-based producer Jacob Long aka Earthen Sea, made this wonderful mix ideal for your downtime. The mix features lo-fi ambient, leftfield electronica, and downtempo tunes, which perfectly prepare a listener for Long's upcoming LP. 

Claudio PRC - Deepartment Spring #1 @ RADIO.D59B

This mix brought us so much joy during our Delayed Spring weekend getaway a few days ago. With an immaculately well-paced ambient and deep techno mix, which he played live at Berlin's new hot spot D59B, Claudio PRC proves he's on the top of his game when behind the decks.

DYL - Patterns Of Perceptions 94

In the past year or so, Romanian drum & bass producer DYL has become one of the favorites here at Delayed HQ. This mix came as excellent preparation for the collaboration between DYL and Tammo Hesselink, which saw the light of the day last week. The mix highlights DYL's talent for smooth mood and tempo changes that do wonders when executed properly. 

Citizen Maze - FHOU #67

Citizen Maze never fails to impress us, whether it's his marvelous work in the studio, always interesting DJ mixes, or curation for his record label Mirror Tapes. The mix he made for 'For Home Use Only' is an impressive 3+ hours long eclectic journey that is a perfect companion for your next road trip or a lazy afternoon at home. 

Bas Dobbelaer - Open Soul Session #34

For its latest podcast edition of 'Open Soul Session,' Munich-based record label Lowless welcomes Bas Dobbelaer. SoHaSo affiliate delivers an hour of well-paced ambient and deep techno. 

Answer Code Request - Oecus Podcast 281

Ahead of his upcoming 'Shattering' EP on Delsin, which is due in late April, Ostgut Ton affiliate and Berghain resident Answer Code Request delivers this energetic peak-time techno mix exclusive to the Berlin-based Oecus music platform. 

Vlada @ Kiosk Radio, March 26, 2022

The latest mix from Giegling affiliate Vlada is quite an eventful journey. Well suited for after hours, the mix goes from ambient to leftfield electronica to new wave to breakbeat and fast-paced techno. Incredible energy in this one. 

Eversines - Oddysee 041

De Lichting's own, Eversines, made an intricate journey full of twists and turns in his latest mix for the Oddysee Podcast series. Here's what Eversines said about the mix: The mix consists of recent and older finds, trying to create a hypnotic flow and land into subtle euphoria towards the end. I've included two crazy tracks by RDS, coming forth on De Lichting and ninth. There's also a track from my new album in there. And one tune that definitely deserves a highlight is the one around 12:00. An electro edit of an acapella I made with Pieter Jansen the night before recording this mix. The plan is to start an edit label together with Pieter called 'Banger Management' :). All in all, I think this podcast reflects my current taste, and where I am now in DJing and digging, hope you enjoy it!

Heap - LAYER #282

Neubau co-founder Heap brings some more needed tranquility with a brilliant slow-mo dub mix exclusive for whypeopledance podcast series Layer. 

GiGi FM - RA.822

The Berlin-based DJ and producer GiGi FM brings the atmosphere to a boiling point with her latest mix for RA. Fast-paced techno that seamlessly transitions from broken and complex rhythms to 'four to the floor' and back is an amazing pacemaker for your workout. 

Night Sea : MNMT 323

Ever since the release of their fantastic album 'Still' on Silent Season in 2020, the North Californian duo Night Sea has been under our radar. We enjoyed a great DJ mix from the duo, which elegantly unfolds from ambient into trippy deep, and atmospheric techno. 

S-Pill - Fur:ther Sessions 059

Oslated affiliate S-Pill delivers yet another outstanding mix that is smooth and hypnotic. It is a pleasant journey in which the listener can drift away and create their own story. 

Molly | Orion March 26, 2022

This month's 'double header' comes from Molly and Orion. Two hours of lush deep and dub house will put you in a proper mood ahead of your night out. 

Ario - Spaced Apart Show, March 21, 2022

Astral Industries head honcho Ario delivers an hour-long journey through driving deep and hypnotic techno. This mix is like an ode to nights in the dark, foggy basements. 

Marvin & Guy - Radio On Vacation

The magnificent Italian duo Marvin & Guy creates some proper disco-house extravaganza in their latest mix for the Permanent Vacation podcast series. M&G are known for their infectious positive energy behind the decks, and they reflected it perfectly in this 'feel good' mix. 

Tammo Hesselink - Dekmantel Podcast 376

Just a few weeks before the release of his brilliant new EP' Borrowed Wheels', in which Tammo Hesselink explores different genres and types of complex rhythms; the talented Dutch producer successfully replicates the journey through intricate rhythms but in more extended form in this mix, exclusive to Dekmantel podcast series. 

Fluxion - Recorder.13 #135

With ten albums and numerous EPs under his belt, one of the pioneers of dub techno and dub house, Athens-based Fluxion needs no special introduction. His latest mix for Ukrainian music collective Recorder.13 is an hour-long dub house journey that would fit ideally as a warm-up set during a music marathon. 

Orca Silent - MFIS XXXII

Vancouver-based Orca Silent delivers an hour of deep hypnotic techno made entirely of his original material. The mix is exclusive to Music For Interstellar Spacecrafts podcast. 

Refracted - Isolatedmix 117

Semantica and Silent Season affiliate, Refracted delivers two and a half-hour long mix with dark ambient tones and rich atmospheres. It's a very trippy headphone listening. 

Kontinum - [sic]nal March 25 / Institut Für Zukunft

Leipzig-based Kontinum takes a listener through depths of intergalactic ambient and atmospheric techno in his latest mix, which he made as Institut für Zukunft special on [sic]nal radio.