NOTION Charges ‘FORWARDS’ With His New Mixtape

The mixtape is a deep dive into NOTION’s creative vision and his personal journey as an artist, spanning multiple genres.

Having teased the highly anticipated project throughout 2024 with multiple singles and collabs, the Bristol-based producer now unveils the full mixtape that spans garage, house, breaks, jungle and beyond. Widening the net in his sound that was originally rooted in bass music, NOTION’s ‘FORWARDS’ marks a continuation of his growth and versatile palette following the success of ‘OUTSIDER’ back in 2022, which also saw him push himself creatively and connect the music with visuals.

Introducing a new and evolved NOTION, ‘FORWARDS’ continues to propel this fresh direction forward, marking a more personal project for the DJ-producer both musically and creatively. Not influenced by current trends and how music and art are consumed, NOTION delivered the mixtape with only one goal in mind: to prioritize art over the algorithm.

“I hate the way all art seems to get reduced down to 15 second clips now and the songs on this project, all the music videos and everything else are kind of a fuck you to all that disposable culture and I hope something that still sound (and look) as good in five years as they do now,” NOTION conveyed.

The new mixtape features previous singles ‘FEEL LIKE ME,’ ‘TEMPORARY FRIENDS’ with Charlotte Plank, ‘BACKBONE’ with Olivia Rose, ‘TV DREAMS,’ ‘GRAVITY’ and ‘THINK ABOUT U’ as well as never-heard-before club cuts like ‘STYLING,’ ‘SECRETS’ and ‘LITTLE STEPS.’ NOTION describes the project as a mixtape born from club music but with a personal touch and a better representation of who he is as an artist today. It’s a project that feels just as much at home driving at 2 AM on the motorway as it does in the early hours of a packed dance floor.

Also sealing the approval of industry peers, the release so far has received praise from the likes of Sammy Virji, Conducta, salute, Disclosure, Ewan McVicar, Ben UFO, Floating Points and more. 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 43 million streams, while his first collaborative 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.

NOTION’s long-standing Dance Dubs project consists of exclusive unreleased tracks across Soundcloud and Bandcamp primed for the dance floor, and he will be taking the project down under in September when he returns to AU/NZ for a special eight-date tour.

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. 

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