Mix of the Day: Bicep @ The Lot Radio — 15 September 2026
Bicep don't need a festival-sized drop to make a mix worth sitting with.
For their 15 September appearance at The Lot Radio in New York, the Belfast duo leaned into a much more atmospheric side of their sound — one built around ambient textures, hazy electronics and slower-moving ideas before eventually finding its way back towards the dancefloor.
It is Bicep, but perhaps not the Bicep you might expect.
The session has already caught the attention of listeners for its collection of new IDs and its distinctly ambient feel, with one early track identified as Clark's “Gift & Wound.” Later, the mix takes another turn, bringing jungle into the picture and changing the energy once again.
And that movement is what makes the session interesting.
Rather than building the entire mix around the immediate payoff of a club set, Bicep allow the atmosphere to do some of the work. There is space in the music. The sounds have room to hang in the air before the rhythm takes over again.
For anyone who has followed Bicep through their more club-focused work, it is a reminder that their music has always had an emotional and atmospheric side sitting underneath the percussion.
This set simply brings that side to the front.
A Different Kind Of Bicep Set
There is a temptation with a Bicep set to go looking for the big moment — the track you recognise, the huge synth line, the point where everything opens up.
This one rewards a different kind of listening.
Put it on with headphones. Let it run. Don't worry about where it's supposed to go.
The mix moves between ambient and electronic textures before eventually reconnecting with more rhythmic territory, making it feel less like a conventional club recording and more like a journey through ideas Bicep are currently exploring.
And that's perhaps the most interesting part.
There are new sounds here, unfamiliar IDs and glimpses of where Bicep might be heading next. Listeners have already picked up on that, with speculation around forthcoming material following the appearance of several previously unheard tracks.
For now, though, this is simply a very good reason to press play.
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