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There is something spesh going on musically along the Berlin / Montreal / Warsaw axes these days, and this tape is your one way ticket to never going back to unknowingness. Consisting of 11 heretofore unreleased tracks from the M&M stable and beyond, Mixtape 1 serves to document a scene which spans significant geographic distance all the while maintaining a cohesive aesthetic sensibility. 

Magic Island’s “Ostsee” opens the proceedings, and it finds dream pop inhabitant Emma C sounding more confident than ever, not only in songwriting but also in production. Same goes for Antoine93, whose pop star ambitions haven’t been dulled by his time spent basking in the glory of being one of Berlin’s new star club kids. If anything, he has emerged from the haze of all those late nights with a pop sensibility that is tuned to perfection. 

Pascale Project delivers a spaced out track which brings to mind a simpler time in electronic music and Bataille Solaire shores up the Quebecois contributions to the tape with a track that will satisfy the heads who like their tuneage knotty and complex. 

Dylan III is sorely missed around Neukölln, so his contribution here, a skewed take on 80s AM gold replete with flamenco guitar and emotive vocals is very a welcome reminder of his immense talent and charisma. While we’re talking sorely missed, how about Jason Harvey? No two ways about this guy is a beauty, and his track, though objectively “weird” is, in its own way, perfect. Just like him. 

Jack Chosef, Normal Echo and Helen Fry weigh in with punchier, harder takes on their respective brands of outsider electronics, while scene linchpin Sean Nicholas Savage teams up with his Polish partner in crime (and current touring guitarist), Better Person, for a smooth as cover of Chris Isaak’s “Can’t Do A Thing (To Stop Me). 

One of the most pleasant surprises on the mix comes from Karolini. After years spent fine tuning his coffee making skills, then his cooking skills, then his joke telling skills, Karolini finally found time to produce some music, and, by gosh, it was worth the wait. “Twice As Much” is a timeless piece of songwriting, as instantly memorable as it is distinct from the other tracks on offer here. 

Finally, Warsaw based Olivier Helm and Pictorial Candi collaborate on Ballroom, a digital only bonus track that, like a jellyfish from the depths of the Vistula, is so smooth it hurts. 

All told, what we’ve got here is a beau-tay of comp, an immensely pleasing snapshot of a scene operating at its own pace and in its own world. There's no going back now. 

Kevin Halpin / Shameless/Limitless / Berlin, October 2015

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Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band "Wede Harer Guzo"on Awesome Tapes from Africa LP/CD/Digi. https://hailumergia.bandcamp.com/album/wede-harer-guzo

Title track from new reissue Wede Harer Guzo by Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band. A 1978 recording capturing the sound of one of Addis Ababa's deepest pop/soul outfits fronted by the skilled organist and arranger Mergia. Third reissue with Awesome Tapes From Africa, following his acclaimed performances at festivals and clubs worldwide. 
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Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band — Wede Harer Guzo

Mix of the Week #155 is "Coral Leaf" by Soda Lite

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Recorded as an exclusive mix for @Sameheads.

'Observatory time' is an exercise that explores the inner part of the self in the search of spiritual enlightenment and joy.

"Alicia explores sounds from the far away in a constant search of deep and sometimes mystic atmospheres.
In her sets, she develops all her personal imagery, moving by etheral and psychedelic styles with the aim of inducing the listener into the ritual of the dance."

You can hear Alicia play at #Sameheads on March 25th as part of the bi-monthly event "Diapason" hosted by residents Arcane Onde & Ondula:
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MOLLY WATER - SANPO 085 - Unopposable Space

Easy Babe
I wanna know, if the world's worth saving?
Easy Babe
I wanna know, if it's just not working?

And I try, I try to convince you 
That I, that I, that I will go on for you
I, I try, I try to believe that a change gon come
That a change gonna come

When it all starts to fall apart, and we've got no where to go
Take some time, figure out some things
then you'll know what to do
it's alright, it's alright, it's alright to play the game
but remember who you are
or just fuck the rest, fuck the rest of them
and continue to do what you do

And I try, and I try, to convince you that I
That I will go on for you
And I try, and I try to believe that there is a change that's gonna come

Easy Babe
I wanna know, is the world worth saving?
Easy Babe
I wanna know, if it's just not working?
if it's just not working, if it's just not working no more
Easy Babe

Song written, produced + performed by Magic Island
Co-produced + mixed by Jonathan Jarzyna
Performed by Fenster:
Drums – Elias Hock
Guitar – Jonathan Jarzyna
Bass – JJ Weihl
Violin – Martha Rose
Clarinet – Lucas Chantre
Organ and keys – Magic Island

foto by Rachel Israela http://rachel-israela.de/

Easy Babe

Mix of Japanese new-age/ambient/minimalist music, mostly emanating from the corporate infrastructure of the 1980s asset bubble. FM synthesis, prefab "lifestyle" soundscapes and the illusion of nature in a hyper-urban environment.

Tracklist:
Hiroshi Yoshimura - "Water Planet" from Soundscape 1: Surround
Toshifumi Hinata - "Colored Air" from Reality in Love
Midori Takada - "Mr. Henri Rousseau's Dream" from Through the Looking Glass
Yas Kaz - "Jungle Book/Windscape" from Jomon-Sho
Yutaka Hirose - "Nova" from Sound Scape 2: Nova
Shiho Yabuki ‎– "Tomoshibi" from The Body Is A Message Of The Universe 
Inoyama Land ‎– "Mizue" from Danzindan-Pojidon 
Yoshio Ojima ‎– "Sealed" from Une Collection Des Chainons II: Music For Spiral 
Yoichiro Yoshikawa ‎– "Nube" from Cyprus 
Interior ‎– "Park" from Interior 
Yasuaki Shimizu - "Kono Yo Ni Yomeri #2" from Kakashi
Hiroshi Yoshimura ‎– "Water Copy" from Music For Nine Post Cards 
Yoichiro Yoshikawa - "Crater on the Moon" from Miracle Planet
Haruomi Hosono - "(In-store background music for Muji storefront)" from Muji BGM
Kenji Furukawa - "(Untitled Water Recording) from Sound Stream: Mizu

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