In early July, at Maida Vale studios, conductor Dalia Stasevska will record her debut album for Platoon — Dalia’s Mixtape. The recording, featuring BBC Symphony Orchestra, concerns the future of music — the way it sounds, the way we listen to it and the way we access it. The ten tracks of Dalia’s Mixtape will present some of the freshest sounds in contemporary music and will be released one month at a time.

With Dalia’s Mixtape, Stasevska makes a clean break with tradition. ​“I notice myself that I’m listening to music in a completely new way,” she says. ​“I’ve been inspired by different mixtapes and playlists and wanted to create music tailored to the way people listen to music now.”

The featured works of Dalia’s Mixtape include music by genre-bending composers Anna Meredith and Caroline Shaw, mesmerizing orchestral tapestries by Andrea Tarrodi and Noriko Koide and a miniature masterpiece by Judith Weir. Each track opens up its own world.

Taken together, the music will lead the listener on an unparalleled journey in orchestral sound. ​“Music is adventure and there are no rules that must be followed,” says Stasevska. ​“Why stick only to what we’ve been doing for decades? It is also important to explore — and see where the journey takes us.”

The first track from Dalia’s Mixtape is scheduled for release in March 2024.