5 hour all vinyl journey by @boredlord mixed live at Cone Shape Top spanning jazz, rap, synth pop, electro, R&B, footwork, downtempo, breaks, house, techno and drum and bass.

TASCAM DR-05

Bored Lord Instore | Live 5 hour vinyl set at CST | 11/27/2021

San Francisco’s Loveshadow @loveshadowdjs is a dance collective / music project between Anya and Izaak, two bay natives whose underground paths have dotted across the bay, Philadelphia, Chicago and Detroit, eventually landing in Oakland where their origin story finds them crossing paths working together at the former local Perch cafe. A shared love of a track by Aurra heard through the radio at the cafe becomes the catalyst that would eventually lead to their musical world building drawing from emotive sophisto-pop fused with balearic jazz and funk; through Anya’s vocal and songwriting set against the backdrop of Izaak’s productions. This has transpired through countless DJ sets that span across Fault Radio, Seance Center, NTS, Beyond / Below, among others, a release through Portage Garage Sounds with friend Ryan Spencer entitled S Transporter and their new Music For Memory self titled release.

As the year culminates, we are guided by Loveshadow delivering two hours of pure cosmic subterranean energy. Mining otherworldly realms imbued with esoteric atmospheres, they extract on the more offbeat offerings of jazz, post punk, dub, dark wave synth pop, and all the delightful intersectional sonic layers that can be found in between. A listening party that mystifies and opens portals into an unknown tomorrow.

For Q&A: https://coneshapetop.com/cst-radio-1/2021/12/29/loveshadow

CST RADIO NO. 23 | LOVESHADOW

m50 @m50 is an enigma. Releasing music as Area for years, starting and running Kimochi in 2010, contributing to the Gramaphone Records blog, DJing worldwide, yet still remaining extremely low-profile, the attention always on the art and never on the person. This same ethos runs through Kimochi. No advertising, likely discovered via word-of-mouth (the way we did), small run releases that aren’t about moving units, always remaining true to a vision of immersive textural sounds presented in a unique and meaningful way. 

The Maybe More Oblong mixtape encapsulates this same spirit, deep melodic techno swims with hallucinatory house and euphoric trance-breaks, each turn a surprise, pushing us down into the murk only to pull us back up into a glowing light. 

For Q&A: https://coneshapetop.com/cst-radio-1/2022/3/28/m50

CST RADIO NO. 25 | M50

redbeans (@pinkcheckers + @jasonhd) in the house playing a full 6 hour dj set spanning downtempo, cantopop, house, trance, ambient and jungle :)

Red Beans Instore | Live 6 hour DJ set at CST | 6/18/2022

Matt and Cat in the lower grand studio with a live mix sharing some of their favorite shop vinyl releases from 2022

Matt (Start to 39:00)
Cate Kennan - Illusory Fields / Post Present Medium
Madalyn Merkey - Hairspring / Mana
Luis - Timmy Chalamet / AD93
Pretty Sneaky - Untitled
Nyati Mayi & the Astral Synth Transmitters - Try Sunshine / 	Les Disques Bongo Joe
Geier Aus Stahl - Leg dich Hin / Knekelhuis
Front de Cadeaux - Legal Illegal / Antinote
Monica Blaire - aGain (Theo Parrish DJ Kicks Detroit Forward) / !K7 Records

Cat (39:00 to end)
Uman - Hơi ấm của nhân loại / Freedom to Spend (2021)
Inre Kretsen Grupp - Vyn / Pasaan Recordings
VTSS - The Need to Avoid / Technicolour
8ulentina - Flower Vendor / Lower Grand Tapes
Gigi FM - 22 Tear Drops / Bambe
Venus Ex Machina - Crush / AD93
Stacks - Above Ground / Knekelhuis
Tapan - Novi Svet / Offen Music
Moonphase Gardening - Spirals / Second Circle
Two Shell - Home / Main Frame Audio
Placid Angles - Stormy Angel / AD93

End Of Year Cone Zone 2022 - Shop picks from the last year / Broadcast date 12/19/2022

JS of Motion Ward @motion-ward taking us on a 2 hour journey spanning from ethereal shoegaze, dreamy downtempo, ambient and breaks. Enjoy :)

Motion Ward Instore | Live 2 hour DJ set at CST 2/17/2023

Celebrating Earth Day and Record Store day with Spaceghost @space-ghost-1 with a live 4 hour vinyl dj set at CST!

Spaceghost Instore | Live 4 hour vinyl DJ set at CST 4/22/2023

A lovely shop day featuring 3 1/2 hours of music for careful listening, thoughtfully chosen by Oakland selector, DJ Patrick @pqtrjck. Enjoy!

DJ Patrick Instore | Live 3.5 hour DJ set at CST 8/25/2023

All vinyl, Saturday night beach stage opening

Sunscreem - Love You More (Slam Mix)
Slowfoam - Mirror Stone / Knekelhuis
Sexo Y Fantasia - Desire of Mind / Macadam Mambo
Sencha - That Dream All Of The Time / narrominded
Dr. Echo feat. Nkosazana - Blue Sky (Oppressiono Mechanics Dub) / Third World 
Susanne Brokesch - Cantate #1 pt. 6 / Disko B
Natural Wonder Beauty Concept - Driving / Mexican Summer
Pato Banton - Beams of Light (Depth of an Ocean’s Love) / R.S. 
5ive - Entropy / Thinner Groove
Later Version - Aquahoja / Third Place
Gabrielle Roth & the Mirrors - Seducing Hades (Luna-1994) / Time Capsule
Toulouse Low Trax - White Flicker / Bureau B
Milkplant - Dustcloud / Excise
Pan Sonic - 4’33” / Kvitnu
Warzou - You Murder with your Lie / Macadam Mambo
Philipp Otterbach - kEmHHqBrnQM / Rio
Avalanche Kaito - Goomde / Glitterbeat

Mastered by Jon Carr

NFS Live At Sunset Campout 7.2.2023

All vinyl, Saturday night beach stage opening 

Doc Sleep - C&L at the Sea
Inkasso - Schoner Hausen
Haruomi Hosono - Laughter Meditation (The Reality of Impossible Orbjects)
404 - Mos Entha
Philipp Otterbach -Fast Life
Dame Area - La Doble Luna
Front de Cadeaux - Slam is Slam (feat. Pier Panico)
An Anomaly - Linear Minded
Metamorphosis - Millenium
Double Dragon - Tin Drum
Inouiï - Externia
Torch Song - Mothdoom Ecstasy
Cabaret Voltaire - Talking Time

Mastered by Jon Carr

Matt Live At Sunset Campout 7.2.2023

re-record of live vinyl DJ set from Good Hot's 'Star Sounds' Meteor Shower Ambient Night

NFS @ GOOD HOT's 'Star Sounds' Meteor Shower Ambient Night | 8/10/2024

Danielovich shares music for the afternoon in the shop ~ House, disco and more!

Danielovich Instore | Live DJ Set at CST 7/27/24

NFS & Matt b2b during quiet hours Friday night 1-3:30am

DJ NFS & Matt Live at Chillits 2024

Alex S kicks off the new year at CST playing 2 hours of all things punk, dub, bass and bounce. Now up for your llstening pleasure :)

Alex S Instore | Live DJ Set at CST 1/3/2025

IBM Doiley @ibmdoily and Sangsih @sangsih playing reccords from their collection for our holiday party ~ 4 hours spanning from street soul, tropical balearica, brazilian, ambient, disco and beyond. Enjoy!

IBM Doily & Sangsih Instore | Live DJ Set at CST 12/21/2024

i.lind @ilind visiting from Denver sharing over 4 hours of music soundtracking the afternoon from their record collection ~ from cosmic spiritual jazz, experimental, leftfield club, dnb and more!
'the joy of sharing / and the joy of barley tea / love is simply that.' 
 
Join i.lind the first Monday of every month from 4-6pm PT/7-9pmET for The Satin Tuning Fork on Great Circles Radio at greatcircles.net

i.lind Instore | Live DJ Set at CST 1/18/2025

Farbod of Geographic North plays a vinyl 4 hour set of ambient, drone and blissed out drippers at CST, enjoy!

Farbod / Geographic North Instore | Live DJ Set at CST 2/22/2025

Highlighting dreamy/ambient dub techno/experimental/ leftfield selections from this month’s shop picks. 
Your host: NFS

Civilistjävel! - XVI / FELT
JJ+JS - Yves Body Painting / Daisart
Ulla & Ultrafog - Double Carmen / Motion Ward
Mixmaster Morris, Jonah Sharp, Haruomi Hosono - Tsukimi (Moon Viewing) / WRWTFWW
Jerod S. Rivera - Scorpio Rising 
Dreamlogicc- First Off / Sub Terrain
Raven - Unlimited Edition / Incienso
Nathan H - Remote View Pt II / Acid Camp
GAS - Der Lange Marsch / Kompakt
Rod Modell - Music for Bus Stations / Silentes
Gi Gi-Thistle (Thrown) / Quiet Time

CONE ZONE W/ NFS | Broadcast Date: 04.21.2025

For episode 48, Matt digs into the bins for balearic sensibilities. All available in the shop!

Tracklist:
De Leon - Untitled
Black Sabbath - Planet Caravan
Sopwith Camel - Orange Peel
Man Jumping - it’s Been Fun
Kim Carnes - Draw of the Card
Prince - Sign o the Times
William Orbit - Via Caliente
Motels - Suddenly Last Summer
Cliff Richard - Ease Along
Risco Connection - Ain’t No Stopping Us Now
The Quick - Rhythm of the Jungle
Massara - Margarita

Cone Zone Episode 48 with Matt | Broadcast Date: 05.19.2025

NFS and Matt all vinyl b2b at Dog Gallery in SF
07.05.25

DJ NFS + Matt Live at Dog 07.05.25

For Episode 49, NFS & Matt share selections from the first six releases on our label Cone Shape Top Imprint.

Check out all releases here: https://coneshapetopimprint.bandcamp.com/music

Tracklist: 
Christopher Robin Duncan & Joel St. Julien - Live at Cone Shape Top,  August 23 2023
Catalina Africa - Cicada 12
Anna Luisa Petrisko & Sara Gail - Space onto Space
idhaz - Woman in My Dream
Sadie Greyduck - Our Lady of Fatima Solar Phenomenon
Tom Marsi - Test Test Audio
DISH - Teapots
llloyd - Band Practice Acid
Sholeh Asgary - Cicada 06
Jonathan James Carr - Muted Dream
Juliana Huxtable - Belle Alliance 
Hair and Space Museum - Seventh Head
Amma Ateria - Cicada 01
Agnes Martian - The Third Axis
arboreal - untitled
Raven - Sapphire & Steel
Sachi's Mirror - Heat Resonance

CONE ZONE Episode 49 CST Imprint Special | Broadcast Date: 6.16.25

For episode 50, Matt digs into some used DnB from a collection we acquired. All available in shop!

Tracklist:
Ed Rush & Optical - Compound
RAM Trilogy - Chase Scene
Hype & Zinc - Disappear
Roni Size - Snapshot
DJ Krust - Warhead (RAM Trilogy remix)
Shy FX - Bambaata
Trinity - Amen Bleeps
Eskobar feat. Lemon D - It's Yours
RAW - One Lightah
Vertigo - Drained
Global Thang Volume 4
Jonny L - Moving Thru Air (Optical remix)
Trace - Sphere
angelzero - Double-edge

Cone Zone Episode 50 with Matt | Broadcast Date: 7.21.25

Highlighting selections from new and used: New Age, D&B, Downtempo, Acid Jazz, Dub, Rock, experimental and more
Your hosts: Matt & NFS with special guest Malzof

Caput Mortuum - Bobby Would / Digital Regress
Iri.gram03 - Iri.gram / False Aralia
Apple Pie Hubbub - Moss / Pork Recordings *used*
Herbie - Moon Juice / Plein Gaz *used*
Temple of Acid Hall - Noda & Wolfers / Nightwind Records
Allegorya - Windu / topo2
The Dayz - Shur-i-can / Big Chill Recordings *used*
Drained Strands - Wrecked Lightship / Peak Oil 
Shadowdance - Shadowfax / Windham Hilll *used*
Rickover’s Dream - Michael Hedges / Windham Hill *used*
The Fire of Mind - Todd Rundgren *used*
Chaleur Humaine - Uman / Freedom to Spend
Aubade - Uman / Freedom to Spend
Butterfly Brain - Mind Mirage / Psychic Eye
Drugs - Talking Heads / Sire *used*
Baby This Love I Have - Minnie Riperton *used*
Witness (Selfless Rework) - Lyra Pramuk & Colin Self
Plasmic Head - Freakniks / Scenario Records *used*

1:33 - 2:05
Malzof Personal Archive

Cone Zone Epi 51 with Special Guest Malzof

All vinyl set of a lot of personal favorites from my collection - opening set for Lotek takeover

Lotek Instore 11/8/2025- DJ NFS

We welcome you to the new year as we bring in 2K18 with our friends from Tokyo, Andry Adolphe and 5ive.  Andry co-runs conceptual street wear label, PHINGERIN, with Koba and Zoomie and also collects mixes @88qq99ii11 from friends.  5ive is known for his contributions in art and left field electronic and dance music, as half of COS/MES @cosmes with Flatic. 

Using field recordings from both day to day life and traveling on tours, and weaving in select tracks of the moment, we proudly present "One day by 5ive, Andry (Ear Diary), a peek into the lives of two friends sharing their daily rituals and the sounds that encapsulate their living experience.

For Q&A: https://coneshapetop.com/cst-radio-1/andry-5ive

CST RADIO NO. 6 | 5IVE, ANDRY - ONE DAY

Nina Sol, a nod to her Afro-Latina heritage & warm and sunshiny disposition, delivers a genre-bending soulful sound that resonates with audiences locally and across the globe. A vinyl enthusiast that traverses time and texture, Nina's insatiable curiosity for music discovering keeps her sets fresh and unexpected. Currently based in Oakland, Nina holds monthly residencies at Constellations, a party dedicated to past and present artists born under the zodiac sign of the month, and Elements throwing down underground dance music alongside soulful house DJ veteran, Patrick Wilson. She has played with artists including DJ Spinna, Solange, Rich Medina, Natasha Diggs, Pete Rock, Moodymann, Jose James, Bugz in the Attic, and many others. Sol has contributed to music sites such as Music is My Sanctuary and mainstay parties namely thePeople, Soul in the Horn, Jump N Funk, Makossa Brooklyn, Motown on Mondays, & Black Weirdo. Nina Sol brings a profound energy to dance floors while spreading messages of justice, freedom, and love.

This fall, leaves are turning yet the remnants of the summer aren’t too far behind yet. Helping us with the 9-5 grind, I’m thrilled to present Nina Sol as she draws us into a dancer’s dance floor. Encapsulated by jazzy melodic layers and soulful hooks, the thumping percussion creates a relentless groove imbued with deep reflection and catharsis.

For Q&A: https://coneshapetop.com/cst-radio-1/2019/9/16/nina-sol

CST RADIO NO. 11 | DJ NINA SOL - FREE 2 B MIX

This winter we bring in Farplane, the fusion of Chicago-based DJs sold and Hi-Vis, playing across the spectrum of psychedelic electronic sounds to induct ecstatic trance states. They conduct the deep listening portion of Eris Drew's Motherbeat raves, and co-run their own rave Neon Falls. sold also co-runs the party Relate and works at Gramaphone Records. Hi-Vis operates the mix series Beyond / Below and Jacktone Records' sublabel Dreamtone.

We are honored to celebrate the recent union of these two souls through their collaborative mix, where we are guided through the slow steady coming of a hazy dawn. The arc of ethereal wistful melodies interwoven with pulsating morse code-esque percussion conjure up cinematic moments filled with sentiments of longing, mystery and infinite love.

FOR Q & A: https://coneshapetop.com/cst-radio-1/2020/2/6/hi-vis-and-sold

CST RADIO NO. 12 | FARPLANE (SOLD & HI-VIS)

Hailing from the vibrant city of Rotterdam, Suze Ijó @suze_ijo is a lover of all genres & rhythms. She’s been invested in music for years — both with DJing as with working behind the scenes, having been active behind club nights at Rotterdam’s club, Bird and now working behind the counter at Clone Records. Her style goes from anything between jazz and techno, with a certain warmth and soul being the constant factor.  

The memory of celebrating summer as we used to hangs suspended in the air as we reimagine ways of listening and dancing amidst a new reality that has dawned in the last few months. This memory sits with us worldwide, as we feel the void of a crowded dance floor, sound system and most of all each other. Despite this void, it is important to continue to make space for these moments of release as a form of self care and joy. Having taken the time to allow for reflection and respite, we wanted to share this reminder as we are proud to present a new installment by Suze Ijo. Her delicately woven selections evoke a more contemplative approach to the wide spectrum of what deep house can be, creating the soundtrack for whatever feels right at this moment.

For Q&A: https://coneshapetop.com/cst-radio-1/2020/6/7/suze-ijo

CST RADIO 13 | SUZE IJO

Nerve @lo4nerve is a Hong Kong based multidisciplinary artist whose practice mines the boundaries between contemporary music, sound art, multimedia theatre and underground subcultures. With a background in classical composition and 90s rave culture, he explores the extreme sound experience by mixing electroacoustic, beat, bass, fx and samples into a new form of free improvisation performance.

Fight or flight are the options during a global pandemic. Music can be relief, a space to forget, or it can be a mirror, a space to confront. Nerve gives us permission to dive in headlong. Told through the vernacular of bass and noise, this mix embodies 2020 in sound and sentiment. The opposite of escape. A pummeling reflection of the present and a foretelling of an unforeseen chaotic future. In this dystopian world, tracks dissolve into swift and relentless cuts, and just when it begins to feel overwhelming, you’re hit even harder with industrial cacophony and distant basement dance floor reverberations. The release is nothing short of cathartic; sometimes pain feels good too.

For Q&A: https://coneshapetop.com/cst-radio-1/2020/9/8/nerve

CST RADIO NO 16 | NERVE

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