Local scene legend, Nick Minieri continues his annual end of year tradition with the 2025 edition of his Hometown mix showcasing an incredible breadth of Boston area producers and artists.  This is quite an epic excursion that starts with a half hour of rap then goes through some r+b and afrobeats into disco and house, before speeding into various strains of techno, bass and jungle. Of particular interest to UKG heads, there’s a four track run of tunes Dru-Boy, Phibonacci, G Notorious, and Colin Domigan + Sankta T, starting around the 1:15:00 mark.  Other bass music related highlights include tracks by  Louie Lanka, Dev/null, and Mizeyesis.

Mix is 2 hours, 65 tracks with close to 100 different acts represented, many for the first time in the series. Nick always dedicates the cover to a venue that is no longer with us; this year it’s Enormous Room. A cozy spot in central square that had a great run showcasing niche music in the 2000s and early 2010s (including being home to G Notorious’ Dubwise night in the 2010-2012ish time frame).

HOMETOWN 2025 track list:

misha, cocabona, toritori + latrell james: ‘long way from home’
jo_nm: “berklee beat battle s2 ep10′
seefour: “make a way’
aniyé music: “20 somethings’
99 neighbors, maari, wahid + anteneh: ‘whatchu waitin 4?’
farewell: ‘patience’
luke bar$ + meech: ‘changing’
stu bangas, a-f-r-o + 4-ize: ‘no regrets’
magno garcia + king author: ‘fly paper skyscraper’
abbotjackson: ‘back 2 back’
pileofbones: ‘cycles’
1st official: ‘indy’
kwami-soul: ‘2 dollar schemes’
nick shea: ‘engine number nine’
stl gld: ’80s babies’
rtb3000: ‘hope is a discipline_88’
saucy lady + chaos in the cbd: ‘tears’
oompa + lily rayne: ‘better’
toritori: ‘you don’t know’
ellisar: ‘anymore’
maarten goji + gabriela riley: ‘there’s something in the mood’
hear and there: ‘golden dream’
barbwalters: ‘stay’
live a little, latrell james + caserta: ‘ggg’
escape sequence: ‘startled to life’
jonny fallout: ‘hello goodbye’
wiersma: ‘once around vega’
dj bookum: ‘see the colours’
susan esthera: ‘orion’
vanta: ‘careless’
weso: ‘miss fortune’
zunzarren: ‘strange flights’
devon james: ‘no boyfriend (gettoblaster remix)’
twism, b3rao + glitch: ‘need somebody’
lee wilson + re-tide: ‘dippin’ and doin’’
felix! + buddy: ‘margiela madman!’
dru-boy: ‘all glocks down’
fibonacci: ‘lost’
g notorious: ‘you’
colin domigan + sankta t: ‘back 2 da 90s’
mantra sounds + glass arrowhead: ‘bite back vip’
zebbler encanti experience: ‘oxo’
vector u: ‘chrono trigger’
sereni: ‘babe’
louie lanka: ‘chamber of reflection’
2xya: ‘quick snack (american dave remix)’
ketzaal: ‘cellular chain (raw mix)’
threshold: ‘bound’
colomboi: ‘lucky 7’
chelita: ‘rat city’
atura: ‘like this’
dj killscreen: ‘newports!!!!!!’
brianna paon + roiju: ‘pressure (sohn jamal’s high pressure remix)’
rilla force + maka 3.0: ‘mte’
bstep: ‘skyscraper’
elzwerth: ‘box of dots’
dj trace: ‘lost entity (dev/null’s po-33 mix)’
mizeyesis: ‘ease up junglist’
larry luxe: ‘higher (furious remix)’
r4ns0m: ‘metropolitan hill’
jmod: ‘2 crazy 4 u’
billy dean thomas: ‘mx speed’
ryst: ‘get2it’
dreamcorp + forum303: ‘forum303’
lil kevo 303: ‘sunken egg 175iv’