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RAN PARK (@ranparkmusic) is a brilliant friend, activist, and pianist/multi-instrumentalist based in Seattle, WA.

✱ What is the inspiration and vision behind RAN PARK?

RAN PARK as a project is my way of saying yes to the child in us. I'm interested in the healing properties of music -- specifically, how it grants us access into the hidden parts of our being, and how it encourages us to embody fuller expressions of the many identities we carry, even/especially the parts of ourselves that may seem contradicting. I see this sort of acknowledgment of our complexities as an important step towards healing generational trauma. Sonically, it means I welcome musical influences of all kinds. I'm exploring how those sounds intermingle with my personal history, and I'm finding delight in creating new contexts for them. 

✱ Can you share a little bit about what you’ve included in this mix? 

RAN PARK: I've included old and new experiments in composition and rhythm. Thankfully this project could house vast explorations! You'll hear passages ranging from symphonic to classical, jazz, electronic, and some trance-inducing meditations. Two composers that I'm deeply indebted to are Ennio Morricone and Ryuichi Sakamoto. There are some tracks in this mix that are unabashedly aspirational and attempt to follow the shadows of these maestros. 

Slowfoam: I've also included some unreleased Slowfoam tracks and some songs off a forthcoming EP by myself and Neilll ~ an incredible ambient/experimental multi-instrumentalist based in LA. The mix evolved into a slightly dystopic soundscape that encourages wanderings away from clamoring cities and back into the stillness of the natural world.

✱ What are some of your utopian dreams?

RAN PARK: My personal understanding of utopia is a world and existence in which our differences, shadow parts, and discomforts can be acknowledged without fear. 

Slowfoam: Mine exist tangentially to this world, but we're more closely connected to the ecosystems we take part in, as well as ourselves and each other. Similar to RAN PARK's, vulnerability, imperfection, and growth are innate and supported equitably. 

✱ Any exciting things we can look forward to from RAN PARK in 2022?

Several fruitful collaborations, including this one! With regards to my own work, expect more music beyond solo piano.

Our Tomorrow w/ RAN PARK (Seattle) & Slowfoam (Berlin)

It's a real pleasure to welcome highly respected and experienced musical selector, DJ, radio host and curator Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy (@colleen-cosmo-murphy) with a special 'audio yoga mix' to our series. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hi Colleen, thanks for sharing your thoughts and music with us. Hosting your weekly online radio shows, making plenty mixes for several outlets, DJing clubs and festivals... How do you keep motivated and inspired?

CM: Sharing music has been focal to my life since I was a teenager hosting shows on our 10-watt high school radio station and working in a record shop after school. Turning people onto new tunes and artists gives me immense joy and courses throughout every aspect of my vocation. I’m a communicator at heart. That’s balanced with the more internalized creativity of music productions and remixes. Being in the studio and playing with ideas and sounds is very focusing and the rest of the world seems to fall away. It’s therapeutic. And playing records as a DJ or musical host is like a lively musical conversation in which I draw energy from the dancers and give it back in turn. A great party is a collective creation. Throughout all of my endeavours I try to impart the life energy of music, a healing and motivational force that inspires me every day.

MFM: In a time and place where the context of a DJ seems to have changed over decades, do you feel your “classic” approach of DJing gives you an advantage in keeping relevant and reaching a crowd?

CM: It's important to have your own point of difference. I have never been a ‘cookie-cutter’ type DJ and used to struggle with the idea that I didn’t fit in. But then I recognized that all the different aspects of my vocation had one thing in common – myself. Once I integrated everything and became more holistic in my approach, I felt happier and more confident. Being authentic to oneself is first and foremost and then it is up to others to decide whether or not they like your creative output. You can’t please everybody, but you have to try to please yourself otherwise there is no point. I get immense pleasure in what I do and hope that it brings joy to others. I do have a classic approach to DJ-ing but I’m also always looking for new sounds that resonate. I also admire other DJs styles even if it’s quite different to my own. There’s room for everyone.

MFM: You're a DJ who encourages the listener to open up and really listen to music, its definitions, context and aesthetics. Probably one of the foremost reasons why you tend to let a song run from beginning till end. With such strong values, what's your view on the modern way of “consuming” music?

CM: There are many different ways to enjoy music and none are the wrong way. Any experience of music is good. When I started Classic Album Sundays in 2010, it was a response to music only being ‘consumed’ rather than experienced and I wanted to share the way the I often listen to music with others to provide an alternative. At that time, we were in the midst of shuffle culture and the almighty MP3 and whilst both have their place, it shouldn’t be the end-all experience. When people come to a Classic Album Sundays event and hear the subtleties and nuances of an entire album played without interruption, on one of the world’s best sound systems and in a communal setting, they experience music in a different way and most find it transformative. But listening to music in a car or dancing to a DJ who scratches and cuts up songs can also be inspirational. I can only try to offer what is authentic from me.

MFM Mix 045: Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy

Live on @RadioalHara 05.28.24 
with guest Kaleb Marshall ( @ergot88 )
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Out to Lunch Ep. 4 w/ guest Kaleb Marshall - Live on Radio alHara 5.28.2024

In The Slush (iii) 
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The third of three tapes - ‘Tendrils Lurched Purple In The Slush’.
Artwork by Megan Willis & Lewi Boome.

In support of St Christopher's Hospice.
In memory of Kim.

Gathering Drift

Bill Spencer shares weekend recordings from his living room studio in Detroit, Michigan, from where he brings a range of soulful jazz rock, and ambient sounds, spanning to electronica and psychedelic dub.
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/bill-spencer/episodes/bill-spencer-26th-may-2024

A Month of Sundays w/ Wonja 260524

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hello. shit is real
we hope you were able to fit this fat 
mix of good ass music into your ears 
and that the first in this series of
recorded sessions is something you enjoy.
it was brought to you by west coast 
mixed-use studio @dub-4mt.
deejays: @ultimatelover69 & @journeymanntrax

plug radio s1e1 - ultimatelover & bobby draino - 31MAY24

Swimming with Kfeelz: Zine Activation! Today's show is a musical collage inspired by the recent Swimming zine, featuring artwork from friends far and wide and created in collaboration with @roach_gurl and @campbelljames. 

The theme is “Swimming in this world… what inspires you, what brings you joy, what gives you peace?” 

 In this episode, we'll continue to dive into lush tones ~~~ pacific grooves, spacey jazz, and bubbly rhythms ~~~ covering anything and everything from ambient to 80's electronica 🎶🤭🎶.

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Swimming Zine : Activation Special <3 @ The Lot Radio 05-29-2024

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INNER TRAVELS - OCEAN'S EDGE
LONNIE LISTON SMITH - WARM
ROB MAZUREK - WAXING CRESCENT # 1
THE OCCASIONS - BABY DON'T GO
NATSUKASHII - BUNKING OFF
ANDREW THOMAS - SOFT BULLETS
CROSBY STILLS & NASH - CARRIED AWAY
YOU'RE ME - DREAM I
YO LA TENGO - TINY BIRDS
KENNETH NASH - CATCH A SHOOTING STAR
UNKNOWN ME - BUZZ ALDRIN'S DREAM
KEITH JARRETT & JACK DEJOHNETTE - PASTEL MORNING
YOU'RE SISTER - SCENT
NEIL YOUNG - THROUGH MY SAILS

NO FUN RADIO [MARCH '19]

final broadcast for NFR thanks to everyone who tuned in and played back the episodes

No Fun Radio [MARCH '19 (2)]

A transmission from the Tokyo based collective, mixed in one take in the centre of Shibuya <3 http://city2stgiga.jp/

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Butter Mix #86 - City-2 St. Giga

Guest Mix Quarantine Special continues with Coco Maria from her Amsterdam flat.
Coco Maria is a selector and a radio host with impeccable taste. Hailing originally from Mexico and now based in Europe, she specializes in Brazilian, South-, Central-American, and Caribbean wax. Irresistible slices of bossa nova, samba, cumbia, and all sorts of rarities from sunnier, far-off places, all mixed with her irrepressible energy and original style. Coco Maria is the host of the regular "Club Coco" show on Worldwide FM and can be found showcasing her original sounds at festivals globally such as Worldwide, Bahidora, We out Here"

Cumbia de Monterrey -  Antonio Ortiz
05:22 Prende la vela - Lucho y su Conjunto
07:55 Cumbia con Arpa - Hugo Blanco
Cumbia y Beso - Golden Boys
Chinito Rulo - Ranil y su Conjunto 
El trencito - Los Compadres del Ande
Toquen Cumbia - Juan Piña Y Sus Muchachos
Cumbia Comgo - Guerra Sonidera
Sirena del Amor- Lisandro Meza
Cumbia del Monje - Los Monjes
Sirena del Amor - Lisandro Meza
Unknown - Yo no sé 
Cumbia de los Bee Gees - Machuca
Danza Negra -Lucho Bermudez/ Matilde Diaz

Guest Mix: Cumbia Selection with Coco Maria

There's no one else to blame
You can't lock that door

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*2019*
2/16 - kremwerk 5 year b2b w/ dj having sex
2/19 - linda's w/ dj forever
6/12 - vermillion
6/29 - alt pride boat party
7/5 - research w/ tiger & woods

*2018*
1/6 - sisters (nyc)
4/25 - the runaway (neumos)
5/9 - house show w/ as_dfs, aos, ccl and dravier
6/29 - research w/ khotin and jenn green
7/7 - volunteer park conservatory w/ jenn green
8/11 - kremwerk w/ t. wan
9/6 - kremwerk (patio)
9/21 - w/ d. tiffany, having sex and ferg at tba
11/30 - southgate roller rink w/diamondlife loverboy, reverend dollars and having sex
12/18 - linda's tavern w/ eleanor petry


*2017*
5/28 - kremwerk patio w/ kuri + cody hammer
6/24 - nark boat party w/ brian lyons and riz
7/1 - kremwerk w/ T. WAN and Kash Honey
8/6 - roomwave w/ hello dj, ivda and seandonson
9/3 - bumbershoot @ sub pop lounge
9/10 - grounded
10/20 - directory w/dj python, ccl, hello dj and flørist

*2016*
1/23 - peace portal w/fergus "deejay" farley
9/10 - peace portal w/ fergus and flørist
11/10 - action potential w/ project pablo and d. tiffany

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