Weekly Wave 9

Last mix of the year 2021 comes from long time friend of the label Alex Ho (@j0-j0armani) out of Los Angeles who has just released his debut album 'Move Through It' with us. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hi Alex, you're known for being deeply involved in LA's party scene through your Moony Habits events for quite some years now. How did you roll into the music scene?

AH: Some friends of mine in college were doing parties at this smaller, 200 capacity club in Glendale. I was hanging around these nights, sort of helping out, and eventually decided to do some events of my own at this spot. Eventually I was doing parties at this other place 333Live in DTLA - Prince used to own the spot but then it ended up in the hands of ex-Chinese mafia guys. My last event there, we got shut down because the owners of the venue didn’t have a valid alcohol license and were missing a number of other permits. From there, I just started doing warehouse parties like a lot of other promoter friends were doing, and it became a regular thing. 

MFM: So you've been a promotor and DJ at first, yeah? When came the first steps into producing music?

AH: In college, I learned how to DJ first, yeah. At the time, I had the software for production but didn’t really know what I was doing - still don’t. But I started making some tunes that I actually liked in maybe 2017/2018, and that’s around the time I passed some stuff over to Jamie.  

MFM: Did the Covid situation affect your productivity?

AH: I had my ups and downs with Covid for sure. Isolation didn’t necessarily increase my productivity, it gave me a lot of time to think about my life and I think I just came to the conclusion that I need to be doing more. When Jamie brought up the idea of doing a 7 inch or an album, I didn’t want to just settle for the two songs so I went for the album.      

MFM: On a few songs you've collaborated with other artists too. Those guitar and percussion parts for example. How did that process go?

AH: On those ones I was actually feeling a bit stuck - I knew I had some good ideas but didn’t know where to take them. I passed the sketches to some friends and thankfully they were supportive enough to send back some nice elements that I wouldn’t have been able to produce on my own.  

MFM: What's the story behind the album cover? 

AH: For the cover, Jamie had the idea of using a photo of the city at dusk. I reached out to my friend Kaleb who’s an incredible photographer and he was able to make it happen. We originally had the idea to use a nice, vintage car along with a number of other props in the shot. We got a bunch of different shots on 2 shoots, but ended up narrowing it down to the simpler ones. 

MFM: Is there a masterplan now that you've got your debut LP out? 

AH: No real plan. I just know that I want to make more music. I’ve had a lot of help on this record - from additional instrumentation to extra mixdowns from friends. I want to be able to do it all on my own but still have similar results - I guess that’s a goal, to be a better producer. This doesn’t mean that I don’t want to collaborate with homies - I’ll likely be doing that more as it’s more real and rewarding, and it’s not just one big fantasy in my brain.

MFM: Let's talk about the mix. It actually took a while for you to, as you put it, “get in the DJ mood” and record it. How come? 

AH: It’s not that I need to get in the mood necessarily, I just haven’t been digging or thinking about DJing as much lately. I think a lot of people spent the pandemic/quarantine getting dope records and working on their DJ skills in preparation for this big reopening. And for me, despite being a party promoter, I think I got really comfortable being together with only close people in the last couple of years - being in the party feels a little foreign and crazy to me now. Hoping to catch the party bug again, but I’m trying not to force it!

MFM Mix 035: Alex Ho

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Live recording from Locomotion #8 with Ajuma! 

We've known each other for years but never shared the decks before and so happy we finally got to do it. Really fun night, hope you enjoy the recording <3

What is Locomotion?
Locomotion is about DJ artistry, the creative process & storytelling with music. Every month, I invite someone for an all-night b2b DJ set and we go on a journey of spiritual grooves & futuristic rides, making you move like crazy. 🤪

The long set time allows us to play long tracks, not shying away from those 8-12min tracks, moving through emotions & genres like there are no boundaries🚂

Next edition on 21/12 will be a special one with a guest who'll be announced later (through my newsletter first) :-) Save the date!

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Locomotion #8 - Ajuma b2b DJ Tracksuit

Episode 19 of my residency on Radio Sofa 🪐

Hand-made, the Scottish DJ and digger duo unlocking doors across the world with their love for the fresh and unknown. Their eclectic sound, stemming from their love for records has put them on the map all over, as well as running an esteemed club night of their own at the world famous, Sneaky Pete’s, inviting many world class guest DJ’s to the fold. This mix is focused on the clubbier side of the coin, with a tasteful trip to vast array of house styles that they can never get tired of.


Hand-made
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Radio Sofa • Nofraje invite Hand-made

Legalize Lambada is back and there ain’t no moldy gorgonzola in this Italo homage!

Legendary cosmic captain Albion returns to Lambada-land and starts this edit compilation with “Nucleare”, a robotic jam seasoned with Italian vocals which serves as a great introduction. 
  
Ric Piccolo’s “Disco teacher” on A2 and “Alright” on B1 are serious floor fillers, possibly ready to injure part of the Boston dynamics fleet after inducing uncontrollable dance moves.

At the end it’s Hysteric’s “Moment” on B2 that prompts a soulful side of italo for some deep machine learning.

LEG006 A1 Albion – Nucleare

Street souly one with too much sugary parts. Cutted those and transformed it into something which would fit an epic balearic sundowner. if u know wot i mean

Captain Of Her Heart (Aaron's Edit)

As a small glimpse into some flavours and rhythms we can expect for our night on the 15.6 at Sameheads, our friend Martha prepared a mix full of dance tunes from all over the globe 🌐🧳🛫

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Martha Pinel

The Reverend of odd ball cosmic digs is back on the series with another generous offering from his recent travels up in northern territories, pillaging the dollar bins in sturdy squat stance, leaving no prisoners, forever conditioning our Discogs wantlists.

H.A.N.D. MIX 060 : J.A.Z. part 2

TASCAM DR-44WL

Tucan Discos - 26th May 2024

It's half way through winter in Australia, and we’re dreaming of warmer climates, so we put together a mixtape to encapsulate those summer vibes, including a bunch of new releases from friends and peers along with a sprinkling of classic records from our collections. 

Papillon - Moulongo (Poirier Dub)
Joëlle Ursull - Konpwenn (Phil Mill Edit)
Frank Agrario - Nanore (Afro Acid Rework)
Kajou - Tet Chajé
Dedication - Pictures (Desert Island Disco Edit)
Skipworth & Turner - Thinking About Your Love (Koko Garito Re-Edit)
100th Monkey - Raindance (Manuel Darquart Remix)
Mooglepuff - Subtropic Vision
Rhode & Brown + Kid Simius - Suite Tropical
SINCHI EDITS 14 - Men Nabaaoh Eskina (Lau Tropico Edit)
Les Yeux Orange - Cosmetique
Panama Cardoon - I Want You (To Dance With Me)
Ephemeral Edits 013 - Latino Loco (RFX Edit)
Jon.K - Maraba
Lele Sacchi - Dreaming Won't Do
Tom Noble - Times Are Changing (Harvey Sutherland Remix)
Mateo And Matos - The Calling
Romanthony - Let Me Show You Love (Gerd's Crooklyn Full Vox Mix)
Paco Cabana, Martha Pinel - Açaí com Guaraná
Ephemeral Edits 013 - Ritmo Tônico (YPS Edit)
Club Paradiso - Flauto Cosmico
Magic Words - Wabi Soba (Jex Opolis Remix)
Joe Morris - Pacific Dream (Energy Mix)
Ritmo Latino (Pachanga Edit)
Club Paradiso - Batongo
Eternal Love - Kuasi Riviera
pHinioUS - THY LoVE
Sound Set - Free Sound
Daisuke Miyamoto - Make Me Move
Raúl Orellana - You Can't Stop The House (The Out Space Mix)
Cesaria Evora - Carnaval De Sao Vicente (Body & Soul Vocal Mix)
Chicco Secci - Don't Take Away the Music (Club Mix)
Clarita y Los Pecho Lobo - Marcelo (Club House Version)
Seed Selector - Toma Tipo
Bonde Do Rolê - Dança Molengo (Daniel Haaksman Edit)
Kolter - A Horse With No Name

*Recorded live and may contain some vinyl pops, skips and bumps.

BALEARIC WINTER

"I knew I wanted to do a dance mix, more club centric with “bar part time” in mind, to get people excited to drop in this Friday! it starts on a sweeter note, more soulful and it gets dirtier, I guess like a good club night should naturally unfold; brought the house to the house with latin infused sounds and ending darker with a techno track, old and new songs as per usual… this whole 62 mins mix feels and sounds like a single song extended through the motions of its story telling…" @hellosailornyc

B.P.T. Radio 090: Renata Do Valle

Recorded live at Flow festival 24 - Backyard stage (10.08.24)
Thanks for having us : ~ )

Photo by Richie Stan

Bayetë at Flow festival 2024, Helsinki

The radio season has finally begun again at Groningen's finest radio station, Relate Radio, after a two month summer break. Just like last season I'll host my own show called Jam City @ Relate Radio in which I showcase an hour of South African dance music from the 90's with a focus on a specific theme or subject. 

For this month's episode and the season two opener the theme was Kariba Records. Kariba was part of Tusk Music and handled the local music division. It was formed in 1993 and almost straight from the get go they released Kwaito and South African House records up until 1997 when it got sold to the Gallo Record Company.

Personally Kariba Records is one of the most stand out labels when it comes to Kwaito music. This partly comes due to the diversity in releases, it gives a really good insight into all the different subgenres there were back in the early years of development of the genre. I've tried to showcase this diversity in this show.

Tracklist:
1. Sharon Dee – Local Is Lekker
2. Syloman – Mhana Gezane
3. Khakha & Hlengiwe – You Care For Me
4. Monwa – Juicy Lady
5. Professor Rhythm – Kancane Kancane
6. Dennis Mpale – Paying My Bills
7. Malcolm – Jema
8. Bibbi – Just Another Memory (Stumpa Dance Mix)
9. T.A. Connection – Thank You Babe
10. Hip Hits – I Wanna Dance
11. Mpumi – Shibilika
12. Dance II Sweat – Duke Box (Remix)

Jam City @ Relate Radio - September 2024

Joining us for the second hour is Trepanado from Brazil's finest @selvagem. Expect lots of Baile Funk, Brazilian Hip Hop and 90's House. 

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Fantastic Planet 06 - ft. Trepanado

Made a very small run of these CD's during the summer of 2003. Anything goes, leftfield, italo, whatever... just for kicks

Living for Kicks (2003)

Real special mix dropped on us from the Heels & Souls family, who have also just kicked off a brand new label Heels & Souls Recordings. The first release a reissue of a monster holy grail from the TSR catalog, Special Touch's Garden of Life. It's out Oct 16th and we can only shout to ourselves and everyone we know the biggest of tips to pre order a copy before they all fly the coup. 

ID Requests ~ @heelsandsouls

Tucan Discos - 26th May 2024

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