Mix 26 comes from dear friend of the label and Revelation Time shop owner Eiji Taniguchi, who(with Norio Sato) is responsible for compiling the 'Heisei No Oto' compilation. Interview (excerpt) below..

www.musicfrommemory.com 

MFM: Thanks for joining the series Eiji. How is life in Osaka?

ET: It's a pleasure to join the series along with other great lineups. The state of emergency has just been lifted in Osaka. Bars & restaurants are starting to open later than 8pm gradually. Everyone is feeling like doing parties again now. I miss when it was more lively with many tourists. Compared to Tokyo, it’s more chill and relaxed. And things are much cheaper although it's the 2nd biggest city in Japan.

MFM: Is it a healthy city in terms of culture, art and nightlife?

ET: About 5 years ago, clubs were cracked down and people couldn’t dance after 1am but it became legal and now it is allowed to open clubs till morning. I think it’s not so close to the mainstream, and you can be more free from commercialism and you can do what you want.

MFM: Your record store Revelation Time has gained a lot of appreciation and respect within the worldwide music industry. How did it all start?

ET: I was more like a collector, private dealer, buying records in Europe, States, selling them on the internet. But I got bored of sitting in front of the computer for a long time, then I opened my shop. Fortunately you can have shops on like 4th floor of the building for cheap in Japan. And luckily I met many good friends and famous DJs, artists I had never imagined to meet before. I learned how people listen to music, and how to recommend music.

MFM: Osaka counts many more record stores, most of them in the same area too. Do you have an explanation to why so many record shops can survive next to each other?

ET: I think there is relatively less pressure economically to live in Osaka and more small shops with speciality than big commercial shops. People try not to compete but help each other to coexist. I personally try to sell different stuff from other shops. It’s the same for clubs. In clubs, you sometimes find party flyers of other clubs. We have many tourists from Asia, not only from Europe, Australia, and the States, after relaxed visa (of course not at the moment), we have sales from people of many different countries.

MFM: Heisei No Oto contains music released almost exclusively on CD. What do you think is the reason that a lot of Japanese music got released on CD but not on vinyl? 

ET: I think it was a global trend but a specific reason for Japan is the residential environment. CDs take up less space than records and 1990 was the peak of the bubble economy, CD was a better format for the mass market. But vinyls for DJs were still pressed in the 90's because there wasn’t CDJ yet. Japanese Hip-Hop became popular in the 90’s and my friend DJs in the UK wanted those Japan exclusive releases so much. 

MFM: How is that for you, does the CD have a different meaning or value to you compared to a vinyl record?

ET: For me it’s just a different source of music. I was into 80’s stuff but as my interest moved to 90’s, it was very natural to start to dig CDs. I think I bought almost 1000 CDs in the last few years, but I'm still buying a lot of vinyls too. I love the sound of vinyl of course but I like the clear hi-fi sound CD too. And it’s very easy to digitize. 

MFM: Did you encounter a lot of difficulties with making the selection and contacting the artists for Heisei No Oto?

ET: I guess it’s relatively easier to find artists than before, thanks to the internet and social media. I almost gave up on licensing one track but Jamie suggested to find the player and contact, (actually the artist was a fictional character) and it worked. Some artists weren’t so interested at first but I think everyone is happy to get involved now. More artists understand now that people listen to music regardless of when they are made, after Youtube and music subscription.

MFM Mix 026: Eiji Taniguchi

2021-10-10
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Madmoiselle Linda(@mlle_elle)

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MM Cast 13: Chida

Shinnoskey Chida, Dj Chida or simply Chida has been (and stil is) one of the most representatives institutions of the underground house scene in Tokyo for more than 30 years. Starting his career in the early 90's, he is one of those "Dj's Dj", flattered along his career by artists from the likes of Andrew Weatheral, Lindstrom, Mark E and Dr Dunks among many others.

Chida's producing and remixing skills are out of any doubt, in his career has worked with imprints like "Correspondant", "Not and Animal", and "Eskimo"to name a few, here at MM Discos we also have had the pleasure to have him as a remixer doing his thing with Coyote's Fragnatize me, track that for sure its burning many dancefloors  right now around the world.

"Ene Records" capo join us this month and we are amazed to introduce this obsessed music collector who has given his best by digging in his vast collection in order to deliver a very special mix where Balearic classics fusions along with underrated sounds from the always quality underground Japanese scene.

Long life to Dj Chida!!

TRACKLIST
01 Jonathan Kusuma - Awalan
02 Black Merlin - Time In Motion
03 Land of Light - Flares
04 Reggae Disco Rockers - The Whistle Song(Silent Dream Version)
05 Miskotom - Star Master
06 Little Tempo - Love Max
07 Makoto Matsushita - Love Was Really Gone
08 Tatsuro Yamashita - Blow 
09 Force Of Nature - Liberate
10 Calm - Ending of Summer, Beginning of Autumn (Yuri Shulgin Remix)
11 Igaxx - Matango 
12 Space System - Master of The Sky
13 Igaxx - Matango
14 Chida* - Untitled
15 Psychogem* - Morning Mist
16 Muto - Untitled
17 Swing Slow - Cabybara
18 Powder* - Busy
19 Mkwaju Ensemble - Wood Dance 
20 Mogwaa - Gazebo
21 Yosui Inoue - Yumeneme
22 Chari Chari - Luna de Lobos (Kuniyuki Remix)

MM Cast 13

Coyote - Chida Rmx

MM CAST 13 - Chida

Here’s a special mix of records from Music From Memory, the label behind those incredible Leon Lowman & Gigi Masin LPs, and ran by Redlight Records founders Tako Reyenga, Abel Nagenast and Jamie Tiller. Featuring some of the label's favorites on wax, plus some present and upcoming MFM material.  Kick back to this one.......

Music From Memory / April Mix

The Inner Sound 031: Evie

A melting pot of street soul, hip house & 80s gems from Eora-based selector @evieweily.

www.daisyrecords.com.au

The Inner Sound 031: Evie

Eyeliner – Air Quotes
Knowsum – Breathe In
Ultramarine – Sidetracked
The Sweet Enoughs – Cerberus
Maston – Jet Lag
The Pattern Forms – Incense
Molly Lewis – Mirage
Lovelock – Center Square
The Manakooras – Lujon
Professor Creepshow – That Serious
Tycoon To$h - Midnight
Kenny Beats - Moire
Jehan – Pretty Track
Ajukaja - Sunda School
JJ+JS - Dog Days
Stockholm Remix 
Hot Rocks - Version 1
Wally Badarou – Oriental
KWC 92 -  Café Au Lait
Soft Location – Let The Moon Get Into It
memotone - For Ronald

artwork by Hiroto Ise
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cosxmes 2023

cosxmes 2023mix

The flirty thirtieth edition of MFE comes thanks to Under the Apricot Tree's curator, Nathaniel Rose. Nathaniel's series has hosted some unreal selectors over the past few years and he's no stranger to a good mix himself, press play and see for yourself 💃

Music for Ears #30 - Nathaniel Rose (Under the Apricot Tree)

Have a lovely morning.

The breakfast show is back, as Seelie welcomes Seoul's cult hero Ffan, for  2 hours of early morning  sounds that span the far corners of ambient, new age, jazz, folk, and soul . Made for a late breakfast with friends after the night before.  

Ffan first hour, Seelie second. Have a lovely day  🫖🍵🧉🧋☕️

hit up @seelie and @ffan for those ID's

The Breakfast Show w/ Ffan & Seelie - 19th June 2024

SWAYMIX 011 - Bell Towers

🔊 https://youtu.be/UrcY9I4dIyg

https://soundcloud.com/ffan: I recently played at Club Daphnia in Osaka this past April, and it was such a fun experience. I shared the night with many underground DJs from across Japan, and it was one of those rare moments where I could fully express my own style while playing abroad. This mix is a re-recording based on the tracks I played that night, a slightly more underground version that showcases my trippy, genre-blending sound.

https://soundcloud.com/nyapi_seoul
https://soundcloud.com/studionamsan
Artwork: https://soundcloud.com/oniss

ffan is a South Korean music savvy, intricate, eclectic, and frantic. A maverick in sliding progressions through genres,  building soundscapes that magnetize people in forward movement to the dancefloor. 

Immersing in ffan´s sound is like a deep dive in a dark tropical forest – wild and unexpected.

Eccentric but secure, ffan is a true sound perfectionist, with a confident voice that glistens in every project he puts his hands on,  bringing him buoyancy in acclaim from all corners. Founder of the club Nyapi Seoul and Studio Namsan, ffan´s influence in Seoul is immediate and clearly felt, it is the new school of acid.

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LAYER #423 | ffan

Overdub instrument at Home Recording - 7/30/2025
Performed on Yamaha DTXtreme III Drum Kit with a Yamaha M12 Percussion Drum Pad

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