To celebrate its 30th anniversary, NMC has returned to its roots – literally. The contemporary classical label invited producer/DJ Beatrice Dillon to delve into its back catalogue to produce a 50-minute mix; she chose works by composers including Judith Weir, Kate Whitley, Benjamin Britten and Huw Watkins. The result is now being issued on a limited-edition cassette. ‘That our name, NMC, originally stood for “New Music Cassettes” is difficult to explain to a generation that hardly knows what a cassette is, and is unlikely to have any means of playing one,’ says Colin Matthews, NMC’s founder and executive producer. ‘So it seems appropriate to celebrate our anniversary by releasing a cassette. For anyone who can play it, it’s a very special souvenir.’ And for anyone who can’t, it can be downloaded from NMC’s website.