@taelyns amazing set!!! id on this one please?

Long time pal and driving force behind Invisible City it's Gary Abugan (@invisible-city) from Canada serving up the 29th mix in the series. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hey Gary. How's life in Toronto today? Did you manage to do some more gardening? :)

IC: We have a really nice garden in front of the shop and also at home in my backyard, both get some nice sun and shade and are where I spend all my time. So yes, gardening everyday ;)

MFM: (Before the pandemic hit) You've seen quite a few bits of the world by now while touring. How would you describe Toronto as a city if you had to promote it to the readers who haven't been there yet? 

IC: It’s summer here now in Toronto and we’re in the middle of a heatwave. We’re lucky to have an island with nice beaches as a nearby getaway via ferry. Toronto is a very large sprawling city compared to most European cities. Our multiculturalism definitely sets us apart. We have heaps of reggae and island music here along with lots of record shops, and the variety of food here can’t really be beat. I miss giving guided Invisible City tours of the city to any traveling DJs passing through.

MFM: Would you say it's a good place for an artist to be, whether being a young upcoming talent or professional and all in between?  

IC: Sure you can make it here if you’re skilled/talented and not overbearing, the problem is that there isn’t that many music venues to play. Between the crazy expensive visa you need to play the USA and the costs of flights to Europe, we are kind of isolated musically. Rent is crazy expensive here and most artists have another job, but I’m not sure if Toronto makes it specifically harder or easier compared to other cities. 

MFM: People may know you as the driving force behind Invisible City, the record store and label. How much time do you spend with the one compared to the other? 

IC: I would say pre-Covid more focus was on the shop and getting that to a sustainable level and stocking the store. We didn’t even have a sign for years until recently. During Covid, when the shop was closed for about a year and a half, a lot of focus was on development and signing artists paying advances and getting back into production. I learned alot about Music Publishing too… Laura helps me a lot with organizing everything, label and shop, I would be lost without her.

MFM: Looking back on running a record store and label for over 10 years now, what would you say are some key changes that took place over time?

Back then there were not that many reissue labels and it wasn’t as competitive or extensive, now everyone has a reissue label. I only wanted to put out records that I was strongly connected to or somehow found on a whim. If someone showed me a record, I would ask them if they were planning on reissuing it, now people just go ahead. It’s crazy how many reissues there are so it’s challenging now as a label to dig even deeper. The record shop also was really niche and specialized in the past and now there’s just more in each genre. It’s still pretty curated, but I am finding that I didn’t know a lot of good common records, so we like having “high end cheapos”. I like that most people can just come off the street and buy records now, although we still have some niche stuff too. It feels overall more balanced and varied and for the people.

MFM: The label seems to run at a nice and slow pace. Is it on purpose to not have a heavy and steady output? 

IC: I like to only do a couple records a year, it’s only me and Laura who do it all and it takes me ages to figure out artwork, I’m very picky. The shop, DJing, and occasionally throwing parties also takes up a lot of our time. We always have a lot on the go. I also like to focus on one or two artists at a time, but also it costs a lot of money to make a record! Now things are totally slowed down and our plant says I can’t get pressings out till next March!

MFM Mix 029: Invisible City

One of the main things that made us fall in love with the Balearic sound, was its huge spectrum of moods within the its universe. Traveling trough all this different shapes and colours is what our guest for this instalment really excels at. Prepare for some real Blue Nag Champa Power by Taelyn 🐬🦋💎

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Cruisin' mix well commanded by the homies Rémi Feldman et Axel Prunier! 
Let yourself be guided by the worldwide rnb houzy dnb vibzzz 🛥🛥🛥

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Cruisin' with... axelonthebeat & zzbr

In February we were joined by Anya and Izaak of the mighty @loveshadowdjs on our Worldwide FM show. Having released one of our favourite records of 2021, their eponymously named debut LP on Music From Memory, it was a joy to have them pull out some gems from their collection in the second hour of the show.

Heels & Souls with Loveshadow (WWFM)

Good news! Copenhagen's @djheadset returns to Pacific Spirit for his second session and to warm up our new Saturday night slot on @worldwide-fm with a breezy selection of street soul, weirdo boogie, dubby gems, and everything in between. Enjoy the sounds!

Tracklist: Ambient Warrior - Cajun Dub [Lion Inc.]
Cracy Coconuts - Rubberdub Dance [Bellaphon]
Sandii & The Sunsetz - Dub Flower Night [Eastworld]
Georgie Red - Help The Man [Dum Dum Records]
Playa G - Something To Ride To [East Wood Recordings]
Gigi Flag - Nymphomaniac (Instrumental Version) [Bleu Blanc Rouge]
Hi-Bias - More, More, More [Bigshot Records]
Cote K. - Θέρος [FM Records]
Thomas Esterine - Do You Still Really Love Me [Angel Town Productions]
Accura - JaZZ Maiden (Jazz Mix) [Accura Sound Productions]
Elysa - Irresistable (Dub) [BB Productions]
Giovanni T. - Balla Mozzarella (Radio Stazione Mix) [Columbia]
Isabelle Antena - La Vie Est Trop Courte [Les Disques Du Crépuscule]

Originally broadcast on @worldwide-fm on March 5, 2022

Pacific Spirit No. 73 | DJ Headset

"A mix inspired by memories of a trip to california a while back in time." - @mlle_elle

B.P.T. Radio 048: Mademoiselle Linda

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

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

Apricot 36: Mademoiselle Linda

061022 restaurant recording by norm (@bayetecontact & @memorabiliarecords)

cornerstore during service • #3 • NORM

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

'tis not everyone's favorite season of the year, but definitely the last mix of the decade. What better way to end it than let the high priest of Synth-Pop (Episcopal Minister John Zahl) read us the mass. John has prepared almost 5 hours of musical cleansing (recorded live et at Public Records on Oct 26, '19), which hopefully should be enough to wash you free from your sins of the last 10 years. Amen

JAZ (End of Decade Mass)

𝐹𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐵𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑐 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎 𝑜𝑓 "𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑜𝑒𝑠", 𝑤𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑐.


💌 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑡: balearicbananas@gmail.com

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𝑇𝑜 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑢𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑛 𝐵𝑢𝑦𝑀𝑒𝐴𝐶𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑒. 𝐼𝑡'𝑠 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑐𝑘, 𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑦, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡. 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑛𝑒-𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔, ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑠 𝑢𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒. 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 💖💖💖
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Taelyn

Balearic Banana

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