The mixtape will drop on 30th August, as NOTION continues to delve into his personal journey as an artist.
In the midst of a packed summer schedule of shows and festivals including his Glastonbury debut last month, established UK dance music DJ-producer NOTION shares the news of his forthcoming mixtape ‘FORWARDS’ with the last single from the project, ‘FEEL LIKE ME’.
About to embark on his second US and CA tour of this year along with releasing a variety of dancefloor cuts set to feature on the mixtape, ‘FORWARDS’ will drop on 30th August and will demonstrate NOTION moving 'forwards' with a fresh and evolved sound that was originally rooted in bass and bassline cuts to a matured and versatile sound of garage, house, breaks, jungle and electronica. Expanding on the success of ‘OUTSIDER’ back in 2022 that introduced a new and evolved NOTION, ‘FORWARDS’ continues to push this fresh direction forward, marking a more personal project to the DJ-producer:
“I wanted ‘FEEL LIKE ME’ to be a club tune that's not for the club if that makes sense - it was kind of an attempt to tie up all my different dance music influences into something a bit more personal to me while still keeping those foundations. I'm super happy to finally be putting it out into the world anyway and I hope you like it!”
The Bristol born and bred producer has teased towards this renewed sound with singles across the past few months including ‘TEMPORARY FRIENDS’ with Charlotte Plank, ‘BACKBONE’ which saw NOTION experiment with jungle as well as ‘TV DREAMS’, ‘GRAVITY’ and ‘THINK ABOUT U’ that have all pulled elements across house, breaks and garage and have received support and praise so far from Sammy Virji, Conducta, salute, Disclosure, Ewan McVicar and more. ‘FEEL LIKE ME’ rounds up the slew of singles, combining vocal distortion with dreamy synths that soon ramp up into bass fuelled breakdowns sure to pack a punch on all corners of the dancefloor.
Constantly shaping his sound, NOTION has continued to rack up millions of streams to his name. His viral hit ‘Found Love’ reached Silver Certification amassing over 43M streams whilst his first single this year, ‘Was It Enough’ with Eljé, has achieved over 200K plays and support from Jaguar, Charlie Tee, Jeremiah Asiamah and BBC Introducing across BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra plus more.
Having road tested his new music on his debut US and CA tour earlier this year, NOTION’s in demand sound will see him return for another exciting run of shows this summer including HARD Summer in Los Angeles, Elsewhere in New York and Chasing Summer Festival in Calgary, Canada.
Back on home turf, NOTION’s show schedule continues to grow having played on home turf at Love Saves The Day in Bristol, Glastonbury on the NoWhere stage b2b with Oppidan, The Cause plus many more to come including Leeds Festival, New World and Boundary Brighton.
Meanwhile, his own Dance Dubs project consists of exclusive unreleased tracks across Soundcloud and Bandcamp primed for the dance floor, an eight date sold out UK tour and boat party, with a radio show in the pipeline. His Skepta dub on Soundcloud is causing a stir amongst fans and DJs with over 500K plays, and has allowed NOTION to build a loyal fanbase with over 2K fans signing up to his broadcast community. With a successful AU/NZ tour at the end of last year at Beyond the Valley with over 10K people in attendance at his set, Wildlands, Field Day, and Hidden Lakes, NOTION will return once more, taking his Dance Dubs tour to the other side of the world in September.
Nailing multiple genres effortlessly as he gears up for ‘FORWARDS’, his biggest release to date, NOTION is on track for his most successful year yet.
NOTION Tour Dates
21 July SHEFFIELD - BASSFEST
27 July CROATIA - OUTLOOK FESTIVAL
28 July CROATIA - OUTLOOK FESTIVAL BOAT PARTY
1 August CHICAGO - SMOKE & MIRRORS
02 August SALT LAKE CITY - BOXPAC PROJECT
03 August LOS ANGELES - HARD SUMMER
04 August CALGARY - CHASING SUMMER FESTIVAL
08 August TAMPA - TK LOUNGE
09 August DETROIT - RED DOOR
15 August DENVER - CERVANTES BALLROOM
16 August NEW YORK CITY - DANCE DUBS ROOFTOP ELSEWHERE
24 August LEEDS - LEEDS FESTIVAL
24 August CHELMSFORD - NEW WORLD FESTIVAL
30 August NORWICH - SUNDOWN FESTIVAL
06 September MELBOURNE - THE NIGHT CAT
07 September SYDNEY - LIBERTY HALL
12 September BRISBANE - WAREHOUSE 25
13 September ADELAIDE - DIVIDE
14 September PERTH - THE RECHABITE
19 September CHRISTCHURCH - HIDE CLUB
20 September AUCKLAND - DARBY STREET
21 September DUNEDIN - SOUTHERN SOUNDS FESTIVAL
28 September BRIGHTON - BOUNDARY FESTIVAL
