Oldskool street n soul bangers straight outta Ben Fester's astounding toolbox.

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Bazaar 47 || Ben Fester

tangerine 
march 2022
@tangerine_tangerine

meltdown 35 - tangerine

Entering our minds through the rumbling of bass bins planted firmly on the ocean floor, Cousin’s deep earth rhythms span wide, from massage chair dubs on 7" to peak time dust burners echoing live under the stars. Summoning sounds from well below the surface and far beyond the ozone layer, we're treated here to a blissed out blend of atmospheric groovers inspired by the natural surrounds of the Moonshoe boss' daily commute.

Click here for our chat with Cousin: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/cousin/

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MDC.274 Cousin

Our ninety fourth Shell Tape sees the wheels of steel piloted by one Ben Taaffe. The ride should be smooth and breezy, but not without it’s twists and turns so climb aboard the good ship “Like You”.

One take, all wax and pure class–on Tape 94 Taaffe takes us a cloud jumping on a route of his own making, cruising past psychedelicised dream house drifts, puffs of gently pulsing techno tinged with sparkling ambience and oh-so-soulful and sexy vocal tracks. 

A shimmery and iridescent sepia patina coats the world we traverse over the course of these two and a half hours, varied sound waves stretching the mix’s sense of place and time as far into the future as you can imagine while timelessly delving into the past. Tempos bend and flex driving forward as breakbeats thunder only to be pulled back into another realm by dream pads and the oft repeated cry of “Like You”.

Despite the transportative ability of Tape 94 it’s still a very ‘real’ mix. Records drift in and out of time, deftly maneuvered into primo position by Taafe, our ride steadied and course set. Breeze through the haze, soak up the flashes of brilliance and brightness and stay aboard with joy–it’s Shell Tape 94.

No track list, no gods, no masters.

Mixed by @bentaaffe on Noongar Country.

Shell Tape 94 - Ben Taaffe - "Like You"

"She rode with her hat pulled down in the front and fastened under her chin with a drawtie and as she rode her black hair twisted and blew about her shoulders and the lightning fell silently through the black clouds behind her and she rode all seeming unaware down through the low hills while the first spits of rain blew on the wind and onto the upper pasturelands and past the pale and reedy lakes riding erect and stately until the rain caught her up and shrouded her figure away in that wild summer landscape: real horse, real rider, real land and sky 
and yet a dream withal."

Artwork by @tamara-marrington

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...and yet a dream withal

@acolourfulstorm label boss Moopie presents two hours of music each month, connecting the dots between club cuts, weirdo experiments, indie sensibilities and more.

Tune in for A Colourful Storm every 4th Thursday of the month, from 00h to 02h [CET] on rinse.fr

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A Colourful Storm With Moopie and Klon Dump - 20 Octobre 2022

welcoming back call me by your soundcloud for a 4 hour special <3

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Hope Street 06.01.23  • call me by your soundcloud (#3) w/ Allure & Hannah D

‘For home use only’ is an anti-club social, a chance to get to know someone/something. A series of transmissions purely dedicated to exploring the other side.

As the world tosses and turns, continuously coping with loss and burns, we continue to take and churn. It’s a full-time job living inside of a bubble, inside of a bubble, but we do it well, and boy is it nice here. Let’s take a moment and appreciate the space we have created for ourselves and the people that make that possible, one of those people for me is our next guest, Maryos Syawish, one half of Sleep D, f.k.a Sleepy Dino, and one of the founding member’s of Butter Sessions Records. 



I think the best place to start with Maryos is at the beginning, the beginning being the one love forums (tip of the hat;)) "frAnk" (cannot disclose real name due to legal issues) as he was called used to trawl the forums like he was Tank from the matrix, collecting every bit of vital information (I.e peak 08 -10 bangers), which would ultimately set him on his path to musical enlightenment and thus creating the foundations of the omnipresent ‘Butter Sessions’. Bringing underground Australian electronic music not only into the present but pushing it forward into the future. Where we used to follow, we now lead. Watching Maryos go from strength to strength over the last 15 years has been nothing short of inspirational, the amount of work Maryos and Corey (the other member of Sleep D/Butter sessions) have put into refining their craft and creating something truly amazing. Butter Sessions has been such an incredible platform for the Australian scene, carving out a place for all of us to call home, championing the local scene on a worldwide stage. They’ve come a long way from train-wrecking mixes at miss libertines all those years ago. Amazingly, Maryos has stayed humble this whole time, weird I know, but I’ve tested it time and time again. In an effort to fully embody the idea of being an artist, Maryos sunk himself into the graphical element in a heavy way, through pure ‘fuck around and find out’ he has established his own way of doing things via album artwork, poster design, logo development, and even sculpture work, and no one should be surprised that his work is beyond exceptional (I know sweet fuck all about art, but I do know what I like). Maryos’ star will continue to shine bright for many years to come and I cannot wait to see all the multifaceted fruitions. 



Keeping with the theme of ‘exceptional constructs of site and sound’ Maryos has delivered an interstellar submission. Fully embracing his middle eastern roots through a modern bypass and technical finesse, producing something that truly taps straight into the soul. Layers upon layers of perfectly structured sonic explorations, laced with haunting vocals and rhythm-based static, resulting in this beautifully melancholic love letter from the other side of the world. The mix dips and trip’s in and out of consciousness via waves of absolute hypnotism to put you under, then come the big hits from reality-driven synths to bring you back up for air. Maryos has created something truly powerful and moving here and it’s an honour to be able to bring this into the world. This is the point you take the red pill (not the one with the Mitsubishi logo on it).

Be kind to yourself. X 

his sounds >>>> https://soundcloud.com/sleepd

FHUO # 81 // Maryos Syawish

Get excited for this one! DJ Earl Grey's set is now up and boy is it something special. Everyone knows Earl Grey’s talent is incredible and we were so lucky to have him perform here for us. His expert mixing and incredible taste in music is very apparent as he blends a variety of intricate electronic music with some cool breaks throughout. 

This awesome location was at Everyday Coffee which was organised by the Good One Creative team for their Pick Me Up zine launch. This was an awesome collaboration to be a part of and if you haven’t checked these guys out yet go and do so! Was awesome to have such a good crowd here - thanks to all who came. 

Thanks so much again to the Good One team and DJ Earl Grey for joining us!

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/c_BD7R6PzI0

DJ Earl Grey:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj.earlgrey/
SoundCloud: @earlgreyradio

Good One Creative Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodone.creative/
Pick Me Up Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p___m___u___mag/

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DJ Earl Grey - DJ Set - Everyday Coffee - Love Project

There's a singular and extraordinary place that can be found on a dance floor. Deep in the bowels of a warehouse, surrounded by clashing scents, sights and experiences you can close your eyes, let go and, as cliche as it might sound, lose yourself. Guiding us to that special place this week is Wade Coles (@alexander-coles.)

Like a grey dawn peeking over a well used soundsystem or morning dew settling on arrays of cyclone fencing, Shell Tape 26 coats hard, fast and hedonistic sounds in an envelope of emotion. Sliced up breaks cut through mental fogginess, rave stabs do away with any insecurities and kick drums that reverberate through the solar plexus are cushioned by bitter sweet synth pads and sparkles, elevating what would already be a great time to an unreal one.

This tape showcases everything that makes raving feel so special - the ups, downs, ins and outs of being transported to a futuristic otherworld that still manages to make perfect sense despite its intangible nature. Fond memories flood in, empathy floods out and the dancer inside is released as we follow Wade Coles down this expertly designed sonic rabbit hole. Come with the tunes, close two eyes and let a third one open. Yosh!

Shell Tapes

Shell Tape 26 - Wade Coles - "Amyl Empathy"

Click here for the interview with DJ Earl Grey melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/dj-earl-grey

Finishing the working week with a mix of truly beautiful sounds thanks to one of Australia's very best music selectors, DJ @earlgreyradio! A true purveyor of introspective cuts that can transcend the dance floor and recalibrate the mind/body/soul, Nik Thorup has to be one of the deepest diggers we've encountered, specialising in nostalgic genre benders and soothing ambient, downtempo and dubby grooves of all shapes and sizes.

For this episode we're found gently swaying between 160bpm D'n'B atmospheres and majestic moody vocal cuts, perfect to wind down or ease into your weekend with. We also caught up with Nik to chat about his label @besteffort and the imminent closing of Sydney's iconic underground music venue Freda's, where he worked both as a booker and threw parties with Rimbombo over the years.

MDC.255 DJ Earl Grey

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Boorloo/Perth based music platform and dance party, operating on Whadjuk Noongar Country.

Shell Tape 26 - Wade Coles - "Amyl Empathy"

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