this is awesome @montana-bourke. any chance of an 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.

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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

It’s been a minute between drinks 🥂

Our CR mix series returns with the prolific Parisian posse @lorem-ipsum-yo💫

Some of the most compelling wax diggers to bless our ears in recent times. Enjoy nearly 3 hours of uncovered 💎s crossing soul, gospel, r&b, gangsta hip hop & more.. diggin extra deep no matter the medium - private cassettes, CDs & vinyl.
Get ready to blast the comments with song IDs cuz this ones a doozey 🔥

Expect plenty more CR mixes to come 👀

🎨 by the master Ben Keynes.

Crown Ruler Mix #23 - Lorem Ipsum

DJ & Music enthusiast hailing from Perth, Western Australia. Curator for the Perth devoted mix series ‘Personal Space’ & host of Skylab Radio show ‘Melting Moments’. "You can usually find me on my days off sitting in my backyard under the sun listening to music & sipping on filter coffee. The type of music I tend to gravitate towards will usually contain elements of soulfulness, tenderness, emotion & a touch of obscurity. I am constantly fascinated in how music can travel through decades of time, particularly music which would have almost been lost otherwise, to reach & touch someone, who is completely displaced from it’s original context. When feelings of nostalgia wash over me whilst listening to specific songs, sometimes even songs I'm hearing for the first time, that’s one of my favourite things about music, the power & emotional control it can have over someone, a deep inexplainable connection."

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WORK REDUX MIX 011 - Montana

Miami Local and Open Space Record label co-founder DJ Ray is this month’s guest on Invisible City. DJ Ray is one of the label's favorite DJ's a tastemaker and voracious digging machine. His mix features some dollar bin boogie to freestyle fave finds from his DJ bag.

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Outsiders: Invisible City w/ DJ Ray @ Kiosk Radio 16.05.2022

B.P.T. Radio 050: Trujillo

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Apricot 36: Mademoiselle Linda

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 Compensating for the absence, we couldn’t be happier to present this 2,5 hour jaunt by the Australian/Greek Queen - Adriana.  You know the drip, get yourself some good refreshment because global warming isn’t the only thing making this late summer hooooot 🍹🧊🥵

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Faking Jazz Together 🎷

For us, Norm is the ultimate definition of a selector, and many in the community will agree. Needless to say, we were incredibly excited when he joined TNP as a resident. His new show “Faking Jazz Together” is an excellent addition to his other projects, which include(d) Memorabilia, Bayetë and Native Dance.

Norm’s ability to unearth the warmest, sweetest and deepest sounds is unprecedented. The first installment of his residency stole our hearts: a jaw dropping, incredible selection of lush music that we didn’t know we needed to hear. We recommend you to listen to this one eyes closed, shoes off, laying in the sun. 

Words from Norm: “This opening Faking Jazz Together show connects the dots between songs cleverly juggling with chords voicing and offbeat progressions. Spanning from major studios productions, One-Hit-Wonders and confidential amateur acts, these titles share a charming perspective of these codes while treasuring a genuine song writing. 

This is my fantasized outtake of what could have been a local fusion jazz program back then. It features biting AOR, hazy Chanson, fierce Boogie, Japanese Bossa impersonation and wistful Italian score.”

Artist: @memorabiliarecords

Faking Jazz Together w/ Norm

This month on Pacific Spirit DJ D.DEE invites Sinéad from Santa Cruz, California to share her favourite decompression sounds. Enjoy the audio!

DJ D.DEE Mix: Princess Demeny - New York Grief 86’ [Séance Centre]
Erasmo Carlos - Minha Gente [Light In The Attic]
Gabor Szabo - Keep Smilin’ [Mercury]
Rick James - Fool Of The Street [Gordy]
Ivan Avenue - On The Very Low [Mutual Intentions]
Archie Whitewater - Cross Country [Cadet Concept]
Prefab Sprout - Knock On Wood [Epic]
Local Artist - Good Enough [Mood Hut]
??? - ??? [Forthcoming Pacific Rhythm]
RTSAK - The Way They Do (Pender Street Steppers Dub Mix) [Cachette]
Kaidi Tatham - We Chillin’ Out Ft. The Easy Access Orchestra [First Word Records]
FYI Chris - On Tik Ft. Pinty & Simeon Jones [Black Acre]
Ron Trent Presents WARM - Melt Into You Ft. Alex Malheiros [Night Time Stories]

Sinéad Mix: Dennis Harte - Summer’s Over [Roundtable Records]
Sunstroke - Nothing’s Wrong in Paradise [Copperhead Records]
Steve Hiett - Waiting By The Car [Efficient Space]
Michael David - Rain || [Cascine]
Swing Family - Mission Africa [Tele Music]
Becker/ Stegmann / Zäumen - Mein Tanzlied [Music from Memory]
The Countach - Sweet Dream [New Music International]
Coco Bill - Evita [Gei-Ar Productions]
Gaznevada - Special Agent Man [Italian Records]
East Wall - Appearing in Persons (magnums extended mix) [Regent]

Originally broadcast on Worldwide FM on September 3, 2022

Pacific Spirit No. 79 | DJ D.DEE & Sinéad

Here's episode 14 of our ongoing NTS Radio show. This time we're joined by our man in Paris, @raphael-top-secret ! This b3b session was recorded live at Mood Hut Studios when RTS was visiting Vancouver. 

Tracklist available - https://bit.ly/2PnMn0t

Please make sure to check out our last show with RTS, way back during our residency at Berlin Community Radio (RIP) - https://bit.ly/2mIZWKE

NTS Radio Episode 14 with guest Raphael Top-Secret (27/8/19)

Limited cassette version of the 1800 triiip series via @maybe-tonight - Zero ego or flex just smooth as butter blends moving through known, unknown & invisible jams from MT crates. 

Tape Design by Paul Conley

Physical copies available via our bandcamp

WORK REDUX MIX 011 - Montana

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