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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

B.P.T. Radio 036: Tornado Wallace

NO FRILLS ARE BACK @ THE BIN!!
Smooth V and Silky L are dancing with us under the moonlight. 
Listening to this all morning already put a neverending smile on my face. 
Let's praise them for this wonderful vibration station !!! 
@No_frills @5918mins.

No Frills - Knee Deep In Molten Butter (Guest Mix, 2021)

Seelene's 𝓵𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓰𝓮 𝓵𝓲𝔃𝓪𝓻𝓭 Lodge Afters

more than a mountain I used to know @tasya-kudryk

Shared Dreams [Mix, 2014]

Tako Reyenga & Raphael Top-Secret for an exquisite back 2 back
« Cause weekend loving ends on Sunday morning ... »

Recorded live at NOSE JOB on Saturday 05-03-2016
Occasional volume skips, rumble and distortion are part of the fun

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TAKO & RTS at NOSE JOB (05-03-2016)

As co-founder of the Music From Memory label, UK born but Berlin based Jamie Tiller has encouraged us all to take time out, go slow and get lost in some essential Balearic, neo-classical and minimalist works by legends old and new. As well as working with celebrated Italian composer Gigi Masin, the label has put out the work of ambient super group Gaussian Curve and Joan Biblioni amongst others. The next project for these obscure gem lovers is a timely re-issue of UK band The System and as such Tiller and co are doing fine work as historical treasure hunters. 

Jamie —also part of the Red Light Records team— DJs all round Europe and as such has put together a mix for our series that shows where he is at. It proves him to be a lover of colourful and harmonious melody, of beachy guitar licks and sun kissed sounds that bounce along on a buoyant groove. Flashes of 80s sass, pumping euro disco and slick, classic sounding house are all part of the most pleasing puzzle. 

Dekmantel Podcast 071 - Jamie Tiller

Recording from Orpheu The Wizard and Jamie Tiller's set at Dekmantel's Lente Kabinet Festival 2016

Orpheu The Wizard & Jamie Tiller at Lente Kabinet Festival (28/05/2016)

Outro Tempo launch at Brilliant Corners with Jamie Tiller and John Gómez(26/02/2017)

Artwork: Wonderland 07 by Alice Quaresma

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@johngomezldn

John Gómez & Jamie Tiller at Brilliant Corners

Back by popular demand: Tako's wonderful Holiday Mix!
Here's what I wrote 7 years ago:

I was about to post this beautiful summer mix of Tako with the following words:

"What do you expect from a mix when it's done by a supernice guy with an excellent taste in music and a wonderful record collection? Yeah and that's exactly what you get here. Also make sure to get a copy of the first 12" of the Sombrero Galaxy, released on Lovefingers long awaited ESP Institute. Sombrero Galaxy is the collabo between Tako and Jonny Nash and their "Journey to the center of the sun" is one of my favourite releases of the last years, cheers!"

That was yesterday. In the meantime something terrible happened. Tako's friend Petros Malevis from Athens passed away without a warning. This mix is dedicated to Petros! He will be missed. Rest in peace, Petros.

Tako - Holiday (Guest Mix, 2010)

Recording of Orpheu The Wizard & Jamie Tiller's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2017.

Dekmantel Selectors 2017

Orpheu The Wizard b2b Jamie Tiller at Dekmantel Selectors 2017

Jamie Tiller @ Invisible City Radio  [16/12/2017]

If you haven't been on a submarine for the last years you might have heard of No Frills aka Lukas and Viktor and their intriguing finds (https://goo.gl/H3moqK), spectacular mixes (https://soundcloud.com/no_frills), pure personality guests (https://soundcloud.com/5918mins), love for the unknown and subtle humour. Now here's more of their good stuff, combining gregorian Oktoberfest vibes with paprika soul, pop rap pearls and Westberliner Kneipenhits. See you in the queue for track ids!

No Frills - Curiosity Thrilled The Cat (Guest Mix , 2019)

Recording of our weekly Dekmantel Radio show at @redlightradio.

First hour: MYN
Second hour: Jamie Tiller

Dekmantel Radio

Dekmantel Radio w/ Jamie Tiller & MYN (18/03/2019)

Ahead of Outro Tempo II close friend John Gómez (@johngomezldn) contributes to the MFM Mix Series with this wonderfully soothing second episode titled Spring Awakening (photo credit: @marionavilaros). Q&A here below.

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MFM: Hey John! So, before we talk about the present and future let's briefly flash back. How do you look back on the first Outro Tempo compilation? It seems that it has opened up quite a lot of ears and doors, do you think it had the same impact in Europe as it did in Brazil?

JG: It had different sorts of impacts, in the sense that in Europe Outro Tempo was very much an introduction to a world of music most of us didn’t know about, but in Brazil it offered an alternative take on its own musical history. It generated a lot of interest in that period – I mean, you can see how many reissues of music with a similar sound have come out in the past two years. I was amazed at how much it resonated in Brazil: I still get emails, occasionally from quite prominent musicians and journalists, thanking me for my work promoting Brazilian music. I never could have expected that kind of response and, to answer your first question, on a personal level Outro Tempo generated a lot of good will for me in Brazil. 

MFM: Outro Tempo II the full compilation will be out in May but first there's the Single Promocional teaser EP, containing 2 exclusive tracks. How did you decide these 2 tracks had to be on it? Do they connect both the compilations in one way or another?

JG: Yes, naturally they connect, as two of the members from Bruhahá Babélico were in another group that features on the compilation and were part of the São Paulo scene. The idea for the EP came from being blown away by the incredible Babélico II when I first heard it. It was actually a 26 minute jam that was recorded directly to cassette and it would have been difficult to release in its original form. I edited the music in a way that was true to the original, but as it was taken from cassette it had very different sonic qualities to the rest of the music on the compilation. I felt this would interrupt the overall flow of the comp, so I thought it would be a nice idea to release it independently as a teaser EP. It’s totally bonkers and I’m thrilled that people seem as excited by the track as I am! 

MFM: Would you say Outro Tempo II is the logical or natural follow up to its predecessor, does it really continue where the first left off?

JG: Initially I didn’t really want to do a follow up. I thought there was no point in just compiling the tunes that didn’t make it on to the first. But eventually I distanced myself enough from the compilation to see another narrative emerging in Brazilian music of the time. There are points of intersection but it feels like an evolution from the first, moving in a different direction towards the experimental soul of Brazil’s gigantic cities and the relationship developed with new influences from outside. 

MFM: So, thanks for contributing to our new mix series! When we first asked, you said about maybe doing a more 'chilled' mix. Did you have a specific purpose in mind with that? 

JG: I just wanted to record something less functional and self-promoting than the hundreds of dance mixes that are uploaded each week. Last year I did an RA mix and a Beats In Space but it feels like ages since I’ve simply put together some nice songs. I like saving my dancefloor tunes for the dancefloor as I think they lose some of their magic or impact if they’ve been heard many times before. This is definitely not geared towards the dancefloor: it is deep music for listening and features outsider folk from North Carolina and the Basque country, fusion from Mexico and Argentina, cosmic sounds from Martinique and Nigeria, and hypnotic rhythms from Brazil, with a little nod to Outro Tempo II.

MFM Mix 002: John Gómez

00] Hole In One - Spiritual Ideas For Virtual Reality
[09] The Primitive Painter - Levitation [Klang Elektronik - KLANG 1]
[18] Dubtribe Sound System - Sunshine's Theme (Sunshine's Remix) [Organico - ORG 004]
[23] State Of Flux - Mercury [Finiflex - FF1009]
[29] The Primitive Painter - Cathedral [Klang Elektronik - KLANG 1]
[36] Ebi - Chuu [Space Teddy - ST 007]
[43] Some Other People - Astralise [Infinite Mass - MASS 018 T]
[52] The Primitive Painter - Invisible Landscapes [Klang Elektronik - KLANG 1]
[58] Squid - Emprisoning Sound On A Piece Of Wax [Apollo - APOLLO 16]
[64] The Keyprocessor - Feary Tales [Eevo Lute Muzique - EEVO 008]
[68] State Of Flux - The News [Bold! Stars - BR 2009-1]
[71] Ian Pooley And Alec Empire - Untitled (Pulse Code E.P. Side A) [Mille Plateaux - MP 3]
[83] Ebi - Sou [Space Teddy - ST 007]

Mixes 1993

Andrew Weatherall - Massive Mellow Mix (Slow Electric vol 1.1)

Life stands somewhat still with the current situation. It is absolutely clear that only self-quarantine and communal efforts can get us through this. Even though these are difficult times, we thought that now could also be an opportunity to self-reflect, calm down a little bit and take a breath. For many of us this is probably going to be channelled in musical ways.

That’s why we decided to focus our series (which is already about personalized story-telling) on self-reflecting mixes in quarantine. For the next two months, we will present a mix every week and we hope that this might be a way for our contributors to communicate, and to help and support others in their situation as well. This first one is presented by Giuseppe Leonardi who is not only hot off the heels of his first release on Music from Memory (rumor has it there might be a second one soon), but whose sound also represents a blissful and gentle awakening of the good things in life. A reminder, maybe, that it is spring after all and the sun is starting to come out. 

Please stay safe, please help the ones around you and be responsible. It is not just about yourself, it is about everyone, and especially the most vulnerable ones amongst us.

Giuseppe Leonardi

Heads Radio Show 0030 - Basic Spirit

19:00-21:00 Tornado Wallace b2b Jamie Tiller
21:00-22:00 Bézier LIVE
22:00-23:00 Roza Terenzi

Tornado & Jamie's semi-reg dancefloor jig Basic Spirit returns in all its glory this upcoming Wednesday on Heads Radio --- Joined by a rare live set from Bézier and Roza Terenzi ...

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Jamie Tiller & Tornado Wallace - Heads Radio 0030 - 22.07.2020 - @ Sameheads

Aye aye my sailors ! 

Let's get on board with the No Frills duo for a hour and a half of late summer jams that will sooth your late summer hangover !

@no_frills
@5918mins.

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Cruisin' with... No Frills

We have always been very happy with the fact that this series has established itself as a worldwide musical depot of sorts. A space where globetrotters, world wanderers and planet trippers alike stop by to exchange the aural treasures they reaped in their many travels. So, every week we receive such an arrival, guests refreshing things anew by laying out the sonic itineraries drawn throughout their journeys for our enjoyment. This episode brings us the pleasure of harbouring the talents of an Aussie traveller whose endeavours have impressed and delighted us for a while: Mike Who, someone whose name might look somewhat interrogative at first sight, but whose presence is always exclamative of a deep commitment to music and affirmative of the lifelong passion that fuels it.

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