Sonos

With our good friend @localartist live on NTS Radio. First hour is Local Artist, second hour is PSS. Tracklist available - https://www.nts.live/shows/pender-street-steppers/episodes/pender-street-steppers-12th-march-2019

NTS Radio Episode 8 with guest Local Artist (12/3/2019)

Hailing from Toronto, CEO of Modern Art, Phuk Hugh has not only got a refined taste for powder cheese and Jalapeño flavors, he also got that new sound that will make you sweat. (Some of it you can find on his great Youtube Channel "Modern Art"). 

From tight Boogie Bombs to Street-Soul Killers, it's all there in this one and we are waiting with everyone else in line for Track ID's. Perfect for the change of season that is currently happening here, best enjoy this on one of those Spring days with a couple of cold ones (yes, the man's also got a refined taste in beer).

Cal C

A Warm Summer's Night ~ Red Light Radio

Master Phil - SANPO 147

It's a delight to welcome close friend and MFM label designer Steele Bonus (@steelebonus) to the mix series. Q&A (short version) here below.

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MFM: Hi Steele! Welcome to the series (that picture, haha!). People might know you from the numerous handsome artworks for our MFM sleeves and other labels as well. So far it seems like your graphic design talents are mostly (or only?) reflected via music related projects, is that on purpose? 

SB: I’ve actually been working in design and advertising agencies in Sydney and Amsterdam for well over a decade and during this time I’ve worked on a huge range of projects and for some large global brands. Music was always my life outside of ‘work’. Aside from DJing I’ve always been this guy that’s been quite involved behind the scenes – organising tours, throwing parties, scouting venues to set up sound systems, sourcing and selling records and making club flyers and gig posters late into the evening. In more recent years I’ve been designing a ton of record sleeves (I don’t organise parties any more). I’ve always tried to keep music and my job separate but the merging of the two has been kind of unavoidable I guess. This year I’ve left my 9 to 5 and intend to focus more on my own design and music related projects. It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a while and I’m excited for the times ahead.

MFM: In 2017 Oz Waves was released, which features a fine selection of forgotten Australian gems from the '80s all compiled by you. If you'd be asked to do another compilation, would there be a specific era, country or something you'd want to pick out and focus on?

SB: To be honest I don’t know if there would be. I am interested in a very wide range of music but I’m particularly drawn to this time in Australia. I think the music captures what the place is about for me. The harsh climate and environment, the cowboy attitude and culture, the huge distance from the rest of the world. These days I feel like it’s been replaced with something much more slick and dull. Of course there are always still good things happening there under the surface, but the cassette culture from Australia was something that I felt hadn’t been documented or covered a lot, especially in comparison with other parts of the world like Belgium or the States. Maybe there will be a follow up to Oz Waves. The music is there but there are still a couple of artists that are proving tricky to track down. I’ve also been hesitant because the reissue compilation thing has gone a bit overboard the past years. If anything, aside from that I’d probably focus more on working with current music and artists.

MFM: You're a skilled DJ too, which mirrors in your contribution for our mix series (thanks for joining!). Can you tell a bit about how your mix came about, did you have any ideas or inspiration in mind for it?

SB: It came together over a number of months. It’s mostly records that I picked up last year, including a lot of tips from friends and things I discovered while traveling around Europe djing on weekends. Towards the end of the year I started to assemble a pile on my living room floor that seemed to fit together. That pile sat there for a couple of months. I went to Australia for Christmas, came back and there was a back log of work to get done and so more weeks went by before I finally got around to making the recording. There was no real idea or inspiration but listening back to it now I think there’s a definite common thread. It's more or less a collection of pop tunes from the 80s and 90s, but there's a mood that's weird and dreamy, a bit sad but also a bit hopeful. I guess it matches the mood I've been carrying around most days lately.

MFM Mix 003: Steele Bonus

Almost 6 years after his first mix for the growing bin Cid Hohner returns. You  know him from the OTTO, Aufgang B and C.Z. releases. Once again he takes us onto a cosmic trip in the galaxy between 86 and 103 BPM. Danke Julian!!

Cid Hohner – Gelber Staub (Guest Mix, 2019)

Marco Gegenheimer and Daniel Baughman started Magic Teapot along with Jens Ingelstedt in 2017, relentlessly searching for hidden sounds from all over the world, paired with nutty video snippets through their Instagram account. Currently they have stopped as a record shop (due to lack of time), as they’re both busy with individual projects. Daniel is A&R at Hivern Discs and a booker at Barcelona's newest Audiophile listening bar, Nica. Marco is nowadays focusing on MLiR’s debut album and has several EP’s lined up this year on Studio Barnhus and Local Talk, to mention a few. In a near future, Magic Teapot Records will become a record label, but until then you can catch them playing at Dekmantel Selectors on the 23rd of August. Dani and Marco recorded this mix exploring breezing new age, magic downtempo, amateurish boogie and experimental disco. A phenomenal journey!

@magicteapotrecords

Krossfingers Podcast 166 - Magic Teapot Records

The Hermit Show w/ Alex Arpeggio

Seems like ages ago that Past Forward’s trio infernale shared the decks and mic for a joined appearance on the ether. Episode #31 is here to change that.

Listen back to join reborn @hendrik_stein, exiled @kryptic_dj and the last man standing @menqui for a 3h recording with ‘tunage’ ranging from Digi Dub to Lovers Rock, from Downtempo to Balearic Boogie, from New Age spheres to Synth-Pop bliss. Simply put, family celebrations the Past Forward way.

The Past Forward radio show is hosted and aired on Cashmere Radio. Find more info and other episodes on the Cashmere Radio website - https://cashmereradio.com/shows/past-forward/

Cover by Doso Hiroshko aka Ingwa | www.instagram.com/ingwa_/

Past Forward

Past Forward #31 - Family Reunion

this wild Bazaar Mix by Sacha Mambo has originally recorded 11 years ago in 2008 and never published.
we're psyched to present an outstanding selection by the Macadam Mambo's shaman.

@mzkbx

Artwork: Hadar Barak

Bazaar 11 || Sacha Mambo

Recorded live @ Unter Pop - The Sameheads 13 year birthday celebration.

Albion
https://soundcloud.com/big-muffle

Full line-up:

🐬𝑼𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑷𝒐𝒑 2 - ϟ𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅ϟ 13𝒕𝒉 𝑩𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒅𝒂𝒚🐬
❞𝓕𝓪𝓻𝓪𝔀𝓪𝔂 𝓹𝓮𝓸𝓹𝓵𝓮 𝓹𝓵𝓪𝔂𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓯𝓪𝓻 𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓶𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓬❞

𝐿𝑖𝑣𝑒
𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 (𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑒ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠)
𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙮𝙖𝙧 (𝐸𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑒)
𝙉𝙚𝙪𝙯𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙖̈𝙜𝙚 (𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝐶𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠)
𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣 (𝑆ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑠)
𝙐𝙈𝙇𝘼𝙐𝙏❗(𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑦 𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠 / 𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑒ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠)

𝐷𝑗
𝘼𝙡𝙗𝙞𝙤𝙣 (𝐶𝑎𝑚𝑝 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑚𝑖𝑐)
𝘼𝙡𝙚𝙠𝙨𝙖 𝘼𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙖 (𝐵𝑢𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡)
𝘼𝙡𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝘼𝙧𝙥𝙚𝙜𝙜𝙞𝙤 (𝐸𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑡 / 𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑒ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠)
𝘽𝙖𝙙 𝘽𝙤𝙮 𝘽𝙖𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 (𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜 𝐷𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒)
𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙖 (𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑎)​
𝘿𝙖𝙢𝙖 (𝐶𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙 𝐷'𝐴𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒)
𝙀𝙢𝙢𝙖 𝙄𝙨𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 (𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑒ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠)
𝙀𝙫𝙖 𝙂𝙚𝙞𝙨𝙩 (𝑀𝑎𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑎𝑚 𝑀𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑜 / 𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑒ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠)​
𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙯 𝙎𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙖 (𝑆𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑀𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 / 𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑒ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠)​
𝙆𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝘽𝙖𝙝𝙖 (𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 / 𝐶𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙 𝐷'𝐴𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒)​
𝙄𝙯𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙡 (𝐿𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑎𝑐𝑠)​
𝙇𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙉𝙤𝙡𝙡 (𝑈𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑃𝑜𝑝)​
𝙇. 𝙕𝙮𝙡𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙜 (𝑃𝑟𝑎̈𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝐸𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑛 / 𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑒ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠)
𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙠 (𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑒ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠)​
𝙉𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙥 (𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚)​
𝙍𝙪𝙜𝙞𝙡𝙚 / 𝑹𝒆𝒚𝒏𝒂 𝑫𝒆𝒚𝒏𝒂 (𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑒ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠)​
𝙎𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙤 (𝑀𝑎𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑎𝑚 𝑀𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑜)​
𝙊𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙯𝙞𝙜𝙚 (𝐵𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒 𝑆𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑒 / 𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑒ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠)​
+ 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩 (𝐸𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑦𝑎𝑙 / 𝑅𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐵𝑎𝑐𝑘)

+ 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙗𝙤𝙭 .3​ 
𝐷𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑏𝑦 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑎 𝐸𝑚𝑚𝑎 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 (𝑅𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒)
𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 & 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑏𝑦 𝑇𝑜𝑟𝑖 𝐶𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑔 (𝐶𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑥)

𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑦 𝑆𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑎 𝐾𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑙.

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Albion Live Dj 05h-07.30h @ Unter Pop 2 - Sameheads 13 Year Birthday

Red Light Radio 13 (13.08.19)

For the 7th installment of our mix series we have the pleasure to welcome the always smiling Benedek(@benedek_music) with his contribution named Zebrano Baby: Wilton's The Divide. Q&A (excerpt) here below.

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MFM: Hi Nicky, how've you been lately?

NB: I’ve been great, enjoying the summer here in L.A.. Just working hard on music, had a few U.S. DJ gigs, some session work and a live show in L.A. that took up a lot of my time.

MFM: For readers that aren't familiar with Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show perhaps you could tell a bit about what you do and where you do it?

NB: Hahaha. I used to do quite a bit of session work and engineering. I’m good at setting up old gear and trouble shooting so I initially was getting hit up to wire up old synths and drum machines. I haven’t been doing that as much over the past few years, I’m mainly living off of my own music and DJing, which makes me happy. Now I just do gigs like that occasionally as they come up.

MFM: You seem like a musician who likes to try out new stuff and explore new sounds and directions. Do you consider that a plus or does it sometimes make things more complex too maybe?

NB: Definitely. I’m pretty honed in on what I like but at the same time there is definitely a breadth to my taste and what i want to achieve sonically. I often have to juggle multiple projects in different vibes going at once. It can take me looong time to finish tracks. More dance oriented stuff I can definitely knock out faster. I’m trying to get better at finishing things quickly and moving on to the next. I just kind of make what i want to make. It can be diverse but i think it all fits together in some way too via my harmonic, rhythmic and melodic sensibilities and the gear i use.

MFM: Could you visually talk us through your studio? 

NB: It’s on the fourth floor of an office building in Koreatown, Los Angeles. I’ve got a bunch of synths, samplers, drum machines and rack fx. Lately I use my SY99 and Prophet 600 all the time, Eventide H3500 and DSP4000, Yamaha SPX90, plus a lot of cheap Kawai gear. Vibe wise the studio is dark and cozy with two windows overlooking a busy intersection. I share the space with my good friend Alex Talan (Coolwater) who helped mix my Earlyman Dance record.

MFM: How would you describe the L.A. music scene, is it a nice place (for you) to be right now? Did it change compared to when you started?

NB: I think it’s pretty good here right now, lots of people are really into the music. What I love about the scene here is that it can kind of be whatever you make of it. There is a lot going on, every weekend there are multiple shows or parties put on by local crews. There are plenty of spaces to put stuff on, mostly all underground. It’s also easy to be in your own world and just work on music and enjoy the lifestyle here. It’s always been a place people move to fulfill their entertainment or artistic dreams, in the music or film industries or other fields, and I would say that applies now more than ever.

MFM: Thanks for your contribution to the mix series, how did you prepare for this mix, and how would you describe the eventual result?

NB: I’m kind of putting this together as I go, but i guess its kind of an imaginary soundtrack for driving around LA in my Benz 190e, some kind of crime drama with some lighthearted comedic elements. I bought a lot of records while i was traveling this year but also reinvigorated my love for digging locally in LA, so it’ll be a mix of all of that.

MFM: What's up next, any exciting releases or things coming up?

NB: Up next is a 12” on L.I.E.S. with my buddy Delroy. We’ve been making tracks together for almost 10 years but this will be our second release, and first one under this moniker “Trackstars”. Earlier this summer I just put out a record with Tom Noble on his label Superior Elevation. Check it!

MFM Mix 007: Benedek

We are kicking off the series after a short summer break with someone who we hold very dearly. We have always seen Basso as an ominous idol, someone whose Discogs -Ratings we used as a firm guidance when discovering new records on Germany’s flea markets. His very own Growing Bin is arguably one of the most consistently excellent vinyl-shops, Youtube-Channels and record-labels out there. 

Now about a year ago, the role-model became a friend, with who we share a subtle sense of humour and a refined taste for the perfectly placed “cheesy-yet-amazing”. This sentiment was somewhat reflected in a mix we did for Basso back then, and he brings it to perfection in this contribution to 5918mins. In his own words, he often used to work place-specific as an artist and tried to do this mix specifically for us, while staying true to himself. So what is the truth of Basso himself? Maybe it is just that he’s a bin – albeit a growing one. And what could be better than that?

Basso (Growing Bin)

Jacques is a part of Saint Etienne’s Positive Education crew making one of the biggest and coolest French music festivals. Also this year, he debuted on its label Worst Records with an extra slow techno trance hallucinogenic fusion EP, ‘Anatole Trance’. In his podcast, Jacques Satre explores recognisable territories of slow beats and inescapable melodies.

Krossfingers Podcast 171 - Jacques Satre

Camp Cosmic 2019 | Chemnitz

Here is my recording from the Camp Cosmic 2019 in Chemnitz.  The recording was made on sunday afternoon after the one and only Obermannkind,.Thanks a lot to all of you for the weird weekend full of joy! Stay Cosmic!

Beda | Camp Cosmic 19 | Chemnitz

Igor Piperčić aka Iggy P from Amsterdam has been on our radar for quite a while now. He is behind the outstanding Youtube-Channel going by the name of "Up Down" and appears regularly on Red Light Radio. We were immediately hooked on his un-pretentious yet always killer selections. Here's what Iggy has to say about this mix: 

"No soulseek no dogshit. A mix only with music from my personal vinyl and cd collection. 2 hours of dusty dutch 7 inches, oddball boogie, synth pop, post-punk, indo psych, korean downtempo, brazilian ebm, dub, reggae, and what not. Enjoy, dance, laugh, cry, whatever."

Lean back and dig in.

Iggy P

This is my set at Camp Cosmic 2019,  8 o’ clock when the sun came up. 
I think it was one of my all time favourites — the energy of the audience dancing & smiling in front of me was super beautiful and what Camp Cosmic means to me… One love!

The set is re-recorded from my blurred memory and 45 minutes of my phone grabbing the sound — the recorder disappeared into the fog, such as the rest of the set… But I tried my best to puzzle together what i played.

Shoutouts to my talented friends who make this amazing music!
Praah, Otto, Ashinoa, Abschaum, Reymour, Fantastikoi Hxoi, and thanks Katzi for sending the last track by Shari Vari just in time ツ

@el-praah @otto-inoffizielle-seite @ashinoa @abschaum-911931196 @reymour @fantastikoihxoi @malka-tuti

C🔥mp C∅smic 2◐19

From Paris with love here comes mix 008 by Second Circle artist and friend D.K. (@d-k-music). Q&A (excerpt) here below.

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MFM: Salut Dang Khoa, welcome to our podcast series. Had a nice summer?

DK: Hey! Thanks for having me. My summer was pretty cool, I was happy to play some nice festivals and gigs in Europe. I also had a little break to go on vacation with some friends in Marseille to enjoy the sea and the South coast of France.

MFM: Speaking about summer, your music has quite an exotic touch in which melody and percussion both seem to play a pivotal role. Where does that come from? 

DK: At the very beginning, it was simply inspired by the kind of house music I was listening to. But it changed through the years. I had a period when I was into industrial stuff, and I’ve been really inspired by the textures, by that sensation of mechanical groove and how the percussions were used. It kind of lead me to listen to the roots of music, and got into ritual sounds. Regarding the melodies, I don’t know man, it’s maybe because I’ve listened to too much R’n’B when I was a teenager haha.

MFM: But you're not a trained musician in one way or another? Like, can you read notes and play keys or other instruments maybe?

DK: I played violin when i was very young at the Rennes Conservatory of music for 6 years but it was a long time ago and i didn't practice since. I still can read notes but i'm super slow when it's about to play a musical score with other instruments now.

MFM: Would you say you have a D.K. workflow when in the studio?

DK: I like to have a precise idea of what I want to do before I start, even if it’s going to change completely during the process. Also, the shape of a track will really depend on what I’m listening to at the moment. I can easily get lost sometimes, producing something that is totally different of what I’m doing but I always learn some new technics. It’s a good way to find new ideas as well. Most of the time, I work on the same loop until I’m satisfied, almost all the elements of the track have to be already present on this loop, so I can have a vision of what it’s going to look like. Then, I know it will be easy to structure, edit and finish.

MFM: Interesting, for a lot of producers making arrangements seems a tough task or annoying burden even. What's your trick?

DK: I start with the  rhythm structure then focus my work on finding the main theme of a track,  and i build everything around it. If the beat and the  hook are strong enough it's usually not a tough task to make the arrangements.

MFM: You've been putting out music not only as D.K., how come?

DK: I decided to use that 45ACP moniker to focus my work more on sound textures and beats. It was maybe more heavy and club-oriented than what I used to do as D.K.. But now, I’m trying to combine everything in one project to create more contrast in my music. I’m generally interested by the opposition of textures and sounds in music. For instance, I like to mix raw percussion parts with clean drums or melancholic cold pads with naive midi melodies.

MFM: So, what can tell us about the mix? Any specific theme behind it?

DK: It’s a collage of tracks that I’ve been listening to at home recently and some edits I’ve made, from ambient and tribal to Japanese stuff. It’s obviously not what people can expect to hear me play in a festival or club but I would say that it’s more the vibe that I’m trying to create when i’m performing live.

MFM: Last but not least, any exciting news you'd like to share?

DK: I’m wrapping up my next Ep at the moment, it will be the third volume of my trilogy dedicated to club music on Antinote. I also have a release to come out soon on 12th Isle, and a couple of remixes.

MFM Mix 008: D.K.

It’s been a long time coming: One third of the Past Forward family is finally settling down in a new home far away from Berlin. First off, stay calm, this will neither put an end to the triad nor alter the continuity of the Past Forward in any way. However it’s the perfect opportunity to celebrate a “Farewell Non Farewell” special to say good bye in our native tongue. Tune in for a show full of German goodies obscurities.

-hosted in joined fashion by @menqui, @hendrik_stein and @kryptic_dj

The Past Forward radio show is hosted and aired on Cashmere Radio. Find more info and other episodes on the Cashmere Radio website - http://cashmereradio.com/shows/past-forward/

Cover by Chrisse Kunst.

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