Hands down, great set!!! Whats this one? 

@heelsandsouls lovely mix! would I please be able to get an ID on this one?

this has been serene so far, fantastic mix

one of the best albums of the year for sure

this is the most chill music ever - you are seriously chill lol

love the track at around 33min. Does anyone know the track ID?

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.

www.musicfrommemory.com

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

Another freshie for you all and it sure is sweet :)

London-based DJ duo, reissue record label and not for profit party starters Heels & Souls light up the incense and settle in for a 90 minute dreamscape, taking in ambient, downtempo, Balearic and beyond. Sit back, unwind and give yourself some space from the madness.

Gigantic cuddle to H&S for this <3

Heels & Souls @heelsandsouls


Recorded using:
1 x Carmen V 
2 x Technics 1210 MK3D
2 x Pioneer XDJ-1000 MK2
1 x Boss RE-20 Space Echo Pedal
1 x Zoom H2N Recorder

Artwork by Peita Blythe

Discrete Circuits w/ Heels & Souls

https://www.nts.live/shows/pender-street-steppers/episodes/pender-street-steppers-14th-december-2021

Pender Street Steppers w/ Benedek & Suzanne Kraft - 141221

Sunny friday morning breakfast show with Charlie & the crew ✌️
Do!! You!!! 27.05.2022

Do!! You!!! Radio ~ The Breakfast Show w/ Charlie Bones & Maybe Tonight

https://www.nts.live/shows/doing-time/episodes/doing-time-18th-september-2022

NTS – Doing Time (Again) w/ Asger Behncke

Guest mix from https://soundcloud.com/juanizguerra :)

https://www.nts.live/shows/jamie-tiller/episodes/jamie-tiller-26th-september-2022

NTS Radio Show - Episode 31 w/ Juan Izguerra

SWAYMIX 001 - Telephones

“Summertime is falling down and winter’s closing in - welcome to the freak zone” - @innertotality

B.P.T. Radio 055: Inner Totality

just-us records is a collaborative dig, online shop, and sometimes record label by Bill Spencer, who lives in detroit and Izaak, who lives in San Francisco. the two of them dj frequently in their respective cities and occasionally elsewhere. their mutual obsession with and love of all kids of sound has catapulted them, together, through the vastness of recorded music and the possibilities of sharing it with others. this particular mix is put together from a multi-year effort to explore the worlds of independently-produced R&B, Soul, Jazz, Hip Hop, etc. etc. from the CD/PC era of the early 00’s. We hope you enjoy just as much as we did!

Just Us Records (Bill & Izaak)

Special mix from long time PT collaborator soFa, one half of Mameen 3, contributor on the first Ordinary Dream compilation and more recently his solo EP as PT010 "All My Friends are Witches" 

Hit play on his mix, burn one down, digest the music the lies in between. 

ID Requests ~ @sofaholic

1800 triiip - soFa Elsewhere - Mix 053

Joris Caloud and Pierre Hubert, who run the always reliable Lorem Ipsum mix and party series sent over 4 hrs of summertime, in the form of electric soul, balearic hip hop, and drum machine AOR. Sit back, have a mimosa and enjoy the flight!

Séance Centre Radio Episode 32 NTS feat: Lorem Ipsum (Feb 2021) NO BANTER

Rotary mixers handmade in Australia

Hi :) info@condesaelectronics.com

Discrete Circuits w/ Heels & Souls

Condesa Electronics

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