Best Mix ive heard in a looong time.  So many bangers. Nice one Brandon, hope youre well 

Adelaide-based British DJ, producer, and Isle of Jura and Temples Of Jura label head Kevin Griffiths aka Jura Soundsystem joins us for the 21st edition of the Off The Record Mix Series. Coming in at 1 hour and 30 minutes long, Kevin's eclectic mix is a true reflection of everything that Isle Of Jura stands for - including tracks from Art Wilson, Telephones, Hotline, Andrew Weatherall, I Level, William Aura and more. Head on over to Off The Record to check out the full feature, interview and tracklist. Enjoy! 🙌 bit.ly/OTRMIX21

Interview & Tracklist

Off The Record Mix Series 21: Jura Soundsystem

Our new captains are the Customs lads, sailing from London and navigating through a sea of lover soul, g-funk and garage house. 

Get in, sip your gin and juice, and enjoy the cruise !

@customs_ldn

Cruisin' with... Customs

While dropping their self-titled debut LP with us in August, Anya and Izaak from Loveshadow (@loveshadowdjs) were kind enough to also record a lovely mix and answer a few questions. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hi Izaak and Anya, nice to have you on board. Both living in Bay Area, how would you describe your daily surroundings? Is it a nice place to be as an artist?

LS: Right now we live in SF. We grew up one town away from each other near the airport, though we didn’t meet until much later. The landscape is inspiring for sure- we spend as much time as we can out in the parks and wild areas and draw a lot from that. The art and music scenes here run deep, though the cost of living and of course covid have made things tougher.
 
MFM: The songs on your debut album as Loveshadow -which will be out in August- sound incredibly fresh where they also remind to certain pop, boogie, funk and even house from the mid and late '80s. What were some of your main influences for this project? 

LS: Thanks! We have to mention the UK act Fashion after whose song we named the group, but our tastes range all over. You could say that Loveshadow is kind of a lap around the 80’s prehistory of today’s dance music, when things were still firmly rooted in pop songwriting but had a simultaneously psychedelic and funky sensibility- one that grew out of dub/disco/punk counterculture. Getting more serious about learning the records at the roots of the whole thing allowed us to see how we might contribute something new to it in a way that was more than a style exercise.

MFM: Of course also the use of specific instruments ad up to that flavor - it seems that for example the Linndrum plays an important role. Did you aim for that sound and gathered the instruments around it, or the other way around maybe?

LS: We had an overall idea in mind that definitely informed the instrumentation but we’re not purists. A lot of the sounds on the record are replications of or deviations from the iconic originals. Those famous drum sounds in particular are like symbols, they impart a particular meaning and we use them to set a mood.

MFM: What's the dynamic between the two of you like in the studio? Is there a certain steady structure or does this change all the time? Maybe you could tell a little about your writing and recording process?

LS: It changes all the time- we’ve lived and worked in so many places separately and together since we started recording. Either one of us might come up with an idea that we’ll design sounds around, demo, arrange, and then throw it all in the trash and start again. Most of the songs on the record have had a few lives.

MFM: It feels that the music from the LP could work really well live on a stage too. Are there any plans for you to go touring? 

LS: We’re going to play a gig in Detroit later this summer that will be sort of a test run! After that, we’ll see. The project started out as an interest in records and recording, but anything’s possible.

MFM: Thanks a lot for contributing! It seems you quite regularly record a mix. Have you both always been busy collecting and sharing records? 

LS: Our pleasure, thanks so much for asking us! We’re always looking for new music. Sharing mixes online has helped us organize our favorites but playing parties is the best. We were gigging around before covid and we’ll hopefully get back to it as things continue to open up. This mix is definitely on the hype side of things- new digs, old favorites, some edits, tunes pals graciously sent our way, and what we’ve been dancing around our apartment to while we were stuck inside.

MFM Mix 030: Loveshadow

Evie Weily, Sydney bound busy bee, is no stranger to the scene. As an avid music publicist and writer, her ear couldn’t be closer to the ground for what’s hot. Expect laidback synthy sounds to float you through day and night. 

Big love to Evie for the all killer no filler - don’t sleep

@evieweily

Evie ... #25

Oddball pop moves, weird waves, rythme noir, schizophrenic folk, Lasik lounge lizards, rural romantics, sizzling saxuals, psychedelic motivationals. Midnight Sun blues.

M August - Midnight Sun

A survey of some of my favorite songs from Japan, mostly 80s, many "classics," and some obscure gems to boot. xo, JAZ

My Favorite Songs from Japan

@mlle_elle

https://undertheapricottree.net/mademoiselle-linda/

Apricot 36: Mademoiselle Linda

@curiousaboutmusic

Curious Music crosses boarders with this Coastal Guide through unpredictable landscapes. 

I had the pleasure of meeting the Pembrokeshire native at this year's @westivalrecords and am fortunate to present his guide through uneven paths of Synth, AOR, Folk & More!

Coastal Cruising - Curious Music (#10)

Новий епізод щомісячного подкасту Hunt The Unknown, який знайомить слухачів з різними представниками сучасної діггерської спільноти. Цього разу мікс підготував Basso – один із знакових діггерів Європи, який ще у 90-х присвятив своє життя колекціонуванню еклектичної музики, а зараз стоїть за лейблом Growing Bin та одноіменним магазином платівок. 
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A new episode of the monthly Hunt The Unknown podcast, which introduces listeners to various members of the digging community. This time the mix was prepared by Basso – one of Europe's iconic diggers who dedicated his life to collecting eclectic music back in the 90s, who started the Growing Bin label and the record store of the same name.
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HUNT THE UNKNOWN W/ BASSO 18/09/2022

NTS - Doing Time w/ M August & R Laybaxxx "Reality Check"

Hailing via Ontario (CA), Brandon co-founded the famous "inivisible City" Record Shop in Toronto which has since then released some important re-issues on the self-owned label and generally become a haven for the local record-digging scene. 

Around 2016/ 2017, however, Brandon has parted with Invisible City and it certainly did not take him long to establish his own fantastic label "Séance Centre" which does not solely focus on the music  but instead situates its releases in their individual cultural and physical environments via visual modalities like photos and documentary but also word-based comunication such as interviews, essays or storytelling.

It was immediately clear to us that his approach fits perfectly with 5918mins. and so we are glad that Brandon has contributed this summer special full of goodness, seamlessly meandering between more experimental and pleasing sounds. Perfect for the current heat wave.

Brandon Edward Hocura (Séance Centre)- Summer Mix

5918 minutes of music.
No promo. Only personality.
No limitations on genre, style or time. 
Just letting people introduce themselves.

Illustration: Otto Bonnen

Brandon Edward Hocura (Séance Centre)- Summer Mix

5918mins.

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