mixes part II

This month, fitting the great grey cloud passing through this side of Germany, we are super happy to present a very intimate look into the balearic side of the record collection from the master mind behind the legendary growing bin. Prepare for an emotional balearic journey by one of the best, Basso🌀🌥🥂

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Opening weekend for Hope Street headquarters.

Beats, rhymes , dancehall, Bass n more.

Rough n ready

Moody- Hope Street radio 30/4/21

Coming through with a slice of much needed summer is long awaited guest, Levi aka. Unknown Mobile. You'll know him well from his well received releases across some of the dance sphere and Canada's finest; Planet Euphorique, Pacific Rhythm, SOBO & ASL Singles Club to name a few. His production style is something tricky to nail down within the confines of a soundcloud bio, but It's safe to say though that his work always manages to hit a certain spot, whilst transcending fads and phases along the way. 

Levi planned this mix for us in his mind as his "first summertime bar patio/terrace/rooftop daytime gig - post covid dreams of prepping the floor for a danceable sunset". This should give you an idea of how much he dives head first into the summery hinterland with his 1-hour-30. Expect flawlessly selected disco and house.. mercilessly and masterfully stitched together for your enjoyment. One of those tapestries of selections where you should treat yourself to switching off; let the messages go unread, the world will keep on turning. 

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/unknown-mobile
Us: https://www.instagram.com/fourheadsmusic/

FH || Unknown Mobile

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

the joy of cooking from december 2011:
in winter i stay next to the stove where it's warm and cozy and i live from cookies only...

The Joy Of Cooking #16 Baking Cookies

CREVETTE RECORDS PODCAST #04 - DTM FUNK

Read interview here
> https://crevetterecords.be/crevette-podcast-04-dtm-funk

CREVETTE RECORDS PODCAST #04 - DTM FUNK

The second podcast in the K-30 REC. series is an exemplary warm up set by El (@untitledel) at the Roots United resident event with Ellen Allien. Tune into the vibe of big parties that are just around the corner.

K-30 REC. #2 EL

JAZZ ran through two hours of downtempo, electro and techno tracks from the likes of Adam pits, Fantastic Man, Rosa Terenzi, Kiiig and more.

JAZZ - August 2021

Bringing in number 213 for the series is Montreal based Gene Tellem!

"Thank you to Mantissa for inviting me on the series! This is a small collection of tunes that lit me up in the past few months. I got new music coming soon to you, but we got time for a dance in the meantime. "

https://soundcloud.com/genetellem

Mantissa Mix 213: Gene Tellem

London DJ Matt Fallon covers for Gracie with his show East End Ear Canal – a 2 hour fusion of deep house, disco house, and some club classics. Featuring tracks from Moodymann, Cody Currie, Apparel Wax, and Aroop Roy.

East End Ear Canal - September 2021

https://soundcloud.com/hydrapyxis back with bliss with her second residency mix.

Hydra Pyxis - Space'd Residency 023

Yo peeps! I just got the recording back for my late night set from the NSA/GrooveWell campout from this past summer 2021. More of a ravey, joelectro, breaks-y, trancey, Italo vibe (+ some house of course!) and a bit of a sentimental ride of newies n' oldies. Hope u dig as much as I did playing this live⚡️⚠️🚨

Joe Fro @ NSA/GrooveWell Summer Camp 2021

Collection of music inspired by the Spacenight TV series. Sounds for after the club!

TASCAM DR-05

Highrise #01

FRIENDLY MIXTAPE - SANCTUARY

Vibe (Jazzbeat)

// You're listening to the very first episode of Real-Time Solutions Mix Service. The music in this mix has been on heavy rotation in the RTS HQ. It's a suitable companion for activities such as cooking, cleaning, riding your bike, relaxing in the sun or dancing with your friends. One love and massive respect to all listeners. Time to take off. //

*expect to hear ambient / downtempo / dub / house / techno / 2 step / UKG / bass music in this mix*

Special shout outs goes to:
@ck_sounds
@s-p-o-r-t-s
@safe-distribution
@jongpadawan

CREVETTE RECORDS PODCAST #04 - DTM FUNK

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