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bass:m.drees
voc synth:m.hillman
production:automart

vocal : feat: mighty howard

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Last show of the year and it’s a special one. Aswad sits down and catches up with Earl McKenzie and Clive Gardiner about their latest release on CQQL Records — Timestamp. The definitive edition and collection of their cherished and beloved music recorded from the early 80s. Remastered and reissued with love is how we describe it. As tradition dictates, the last show is a recap highlighting music of the year. Expect a good dose of new releases alongside favourites from the year.

S4 EP13 - Timestamp ft. McKenzie & Gardiner

Blue Wave Fantasies

felox is a hamburg based dj and founder of the 45/7 VINYL CLUB – an event and mixtape series dedicated exclusively to the 7" vinyl single format. on this mix he leaves the small records in the box for once and presents a selection of downtempo jazz, mid-tempo house, uplifting disco & oldskool soul.
https://soundcloud.com/45-7-vinyl-club
https://www.instagram.com/457vinylclub

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mojo in the mix feat. FELOX

CTW194 • Femdelic

1. Richenel - Autumn
2. Rajan James - Impossible Dreams
3. Jim Morrison - To Come of Age
4. The Rascals - Mother Nature
5. Hamburg Spinners - Tentakel Am Haken
6. Pachyman - Goldline
7. Holly Cook - Dub My Man
8. The System - Find It in Your Eyes
9. John Carroll Kirby - Mates
10. Tapioca - Cara De Arabe
11. Erobique - Acquamarina
12. Ronald Langestraat - Working Everyday
13. Les Imprimes - Love & Flowers
14. Buick -Beautiful Beauti
15. Pale Jay - In Your Corner
16. Marker Sterling - Diamond Violence
17. Andy Shauf - Wasted on You
18. Chuck Senrick - Kids
19. Gil Scott Heron - ALovely Day
20. Curtis Mayfield - Future Song

"Love & Flowers"

Doc Schlucki - "Love & Flowers" (Sunday-MixTape Vol. IV / 2024)

From disco to disco and much further. Automart and Felox play the tracks as if they had never done anything else. 
Featuring tunes from Star Quake, Joel Sarakula, Rivage, 291out, Spank Chank Band, Mildlife, Eddie C, XL Middleton, Magic In Threes, J Dilla, Aflex Combo and more.
7" Vinyl Only!

45/7 #00 ARTIST: AUTOMART & FELOX  

45/7 #87 ARTIST: AUTOMART & FELOX

1) Tell us a bit about yourself and your record collection.

I started DJing just for fun with a few records that I’ve got from my dad. From there I made my way and focused almost exclusively onto 80s funk, Boogie, Breakdance and Funk. We were throwing parties as 'The Brides' in Berlin just to be able celebrating the music that was hard to find here at this time. Diggin deeper into that kind of music I became very interested in contemporary funk and the worldwide scene around it. We started to book Funk DJs. Nowadays my electrofunk sets are infused with Afro, Disco House gems and all that’s groovy. I would consider myself more as a DJ than a collector. I am not hoarding them, but finding records became definitely an obsession. 

2) 45/7 is all about celebrating the 7". Can you tell us a bit about what you love about the format.

I have to admit that I didn’t appreciate the 7" for a long time. I came late across this scene through meeting Marc Hype. Nowadays I've been intentionally checking those crates too. I think my brighter awareness got also shaped by the contemporary funk scene through labels like Voyage Funktastique, the Funkfreaks and Starcreature universal vibrations who released mostly on 7". I love about the format that it has formed a very specific scene around it. It's been mostly people who are referred to as 'turntablists'. The 7" challenged me to play differently to create faster changes. My focus is still on the 12". I like the long versions of songs and that these records often include a remix version or even acapella. 

3) One hour of vinyl goodness... can you talk us through your selection for your 45/7 mix?

My selection for 45/7 was open format and the mix mirrors perfectly my 7" collection. Since they are often quite cheap I end up getting records I wouldn't intentionally include in my DJ Sets. 'Kutte' for example was inspired by Katmando & Marc Hypes Funkvergnügen (a unique mix of German funk and rare grooves)I loved those mixes. I like interpretations of songs like Bacao Rhythm does. I fell immediately in love with the cooperation of Dâm Funk and Snoopzilla. The whole Westcoast Cali vibe that ties up to DJ Quik, Suga Free, Mac Dre... Also I love uplifting messages and 'lemme do my thang, cause I'mma do my thang - only you can do you, so do it, do it, do it!' :) is exactly what I need to hear from time to time. ‚In a trance‘ was a record I found together with around 25 other super cheap 7" in a recordshop in Liège. Jamie Lidell (Mr.Oizo Remix) came across in Berlin. I listened a lot to his Multiply album that's why this 7" catched my attention and I did nothing wrong. What I want to add is that I played most of the records in this mix for the first time publicly! 

4) Where can people catch you / listen to your music? 

People can catch me playing at my residency at refuge worldwide radio (please check out their website). You’ll find all my upcoming dates on SoundCloud. https://soundcloud.com/femdelic

5) Top 5 all time fave records

My top records change from time to time but I am a fan of Chic and how those tracks are composed in so many layers. I resisted many years playing so called 'classics' but I can't dismiss the power and joy those jams bring to people. You feel an interconnectedness beyond words through music as an universal language. One all-time-favorite of mine is 'Boogie fire' from Mac Thornhill; my Jam! Cameo's 'she's strange' accompanied me since I've started playing records. My first DJ name was SHIH in accordance to this track. Since I felt always like an alien; different, not belonging the song became my theme song. Shirley Lites 'heat you up (meltdown) among many other great West End Records releases is a favorite electrofunk gem. I found 'sabes que hora es' randomly at the fleamarket and I really love this Italo-Euro-Disco track. It's a real firecracker!

45/7 #88 ARTIST: FEMDELIC

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Diamond Jackson

B-1

12" VINYL RELEASE

2015

Diamond Jackson - Streets

Two Funky Sisters - Why Do You Treat Me So Bad

30 minutes of Japanese boogie & city pop mixed by XL Middleton. This is one half of the mix, dropping in full on cassette soon. 

Tokyo Love Song is a monthly party taking place every second Friday at Love Song Bar in Downtown LA with resident DJ's XL Middleton, Kaistar, & Tremaine.

Tokyo Love Song Vol. 1 // Japanese/City Pop Mix

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