Next up in the series and hailing from Montreal is phubu (@phubu), who's also known from her many interesting works as RAMZi. Interview (excerpt) down below.

www.musicfrommemory.com

MFM: Hi Phoebé, great to have you on board. You're from Canada, what has been keeping you busy there lately? 

P: Lately i've been reconnecting with family, old friends, and myself. I went back to university where, after trial and error, I'm now enrolled in 'fibres & new material practices' and this program in sustainability, which combined, should respond better to my visions and ambitions. I try to be outdoor as much as possible, 're-materializing my life' after too much computer time last winter (university on Zoom). Recently I started to work at this community based garden and just started my dream job working in a myco-lab where they grow mushrooms for their medicinal properties, among other projects. Also I just got back into composing music after 1 year break. I found a synth in this thrift store that is finally giving me some inspiration.

MFM: People might be more acquainted with your other project as RAMZi. What is the reason for you to use your phubu alias for this occasion? 

P: RAMZi is a wild spirit and also refers to a parallel autonomous world that keeps evolving. It's never been about me, I always see that entity is bigger than myself. Its why I've been reticent to promote the music with pictures of me. The music remains as doorways to that world. Phubu is an alias I use sometimes for dj mixes, it was one of my names in high school and always liked it.

MFM: Your music is very versatile in sound and sonics, it rarely ever sounds the same. Where does that come from, can you share a bit about what inspires and influences you? 

P: That's nice to hear cause often I feel I used some of the same sounds over and over. Its also what made my sound signature I guess. My main influences are from growing up in the 90s between Montreal and the countryside in this very free-spirit, progressive, intercultural, artistic environment. I grew up with my dad listening to music from all over the world, much jazz and experimental music and we use to go to music festivals during summer. He exposed me to cultures that create musical fusion of genres. That gave me this strong impression that music has no borders, it can transport you in some far off state of mind without bringing you to a specific geographic place.

MFM: So do you listen to other music a lot then? 

P: Yes I do, I listen to NTS and Youtube quite a lot. I often need music to soothe myself. I like to be transported in another world, I seek music that elevate me spiritually.

MFM: Do you have a specific go-to approach or workflow when composing? 

P: It's quite a go with the flow, intuitive approach. Now that i'm more stable and have the space, I want to work with musician friends in my studio for my next album. Being busy with other projects, anything else than music, always helps me to feel more inspired when I get back to composition. Music can't be the center of my life, and I never wanted it to be, but it became difficult to keep a distance from it when I started to go on tour. 

MFM: Thanks a lot for your contribution. Initially you said you had been struggling to finish another mix. Do you find it a challenging task? 

P: Every time it’s like a puzzle. I always have tracks of different genres for which I need to find a way to make it all fit together as a narrative, a journey. For me it only works by playing around in Ableton Live, let intuition, luck, my environment and personal events enter in the equation. I always like to make my mixes in Ableton – it has a sound collage approach to it where I can slice and edit, add layers of voices, play around with the tempo and pitch. I tried to use CDJs this time but that didn't inspire me much so went back to Ableton. Hopefully there’s a flow somehow :)

MFM Mix 028: phubu

20ft radio mix_'Grains of Peace'

https://www.nts.live/shows/bill-spencer/episodes/a-month-of-sundays-w-bill-spencer-21st-august-2022

A Month of Sundays w/ Bill Spencer - 210822

Dj FATi_Gang of Ducks _Kiosk Radio

NO WEAPON IS ABSOLUTE - DJ Sundae - 19-10-2022 - NTS 2

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recording from murmur, 25 june 2022

artwork by juna horstmans

TASCAM DR-40X

calypso steve & mark knekelhuis

Originally released as a cassette on 20 February 2021.

Mixed by @SKYRAGER

GMT28

GMT28 Skyrager - Rhizosphere (Side B)

Yesterday's https://dublab.de show.
All shows over here: dublab.de/shows/south-of-north/
Happening every 3rd Thursday of the month, 8-10PM CET.

dublab.de radio action w/ Steele Bonus & Marathon Man

The dream pairing of Ivan Liechti (Ghost Riders) and Julien Dechery (Sky Girl). Originally broadcasted on Rinse France 06 April 2023 as a prelude to Efficient Space's Paris party.

Dean Blunt - 8
Bardo Pond - Cud
Ulaan Khol - Rain Tea
Psychic Ills - Highway Of Death
Position Normal - Bedside Manners
Dump - Sisters
King Kod'ine - Parchman Farm
The Earlies - Lows
Brightblack Morning Light - All We Have Broken Shines
MV & EE - Love Is Everyone > TOAOB
Auburn Lull - Blur My Thoughts Again
Kevin McCormick - Moon Clock
Daniel Lanois - Ice
Flying Saucer Attack - Suncatcher
Ayuo Takahashi - Winter

Ivan Liechti & Julien Dechery - Rinse France - 06 April 23

Delighted to host Eva Geist Oddity Influence Mix for @macadam-mambo

@andreanoce: It's a collection of some of my favorite songs and some abstract sounds, music to chill and feel at ease, no harm, no expectations. I need to listen to this kind of music a lot these days, as everything around seems to spin so fast. Angel's voice, flowers around, some lyrics, to find a mind-heart coherence. 

Turn on, tune in and don't drop out!

For regular updates please follow : www.instagram.com/oddityradio.fm/

Macadam Mambo - Oddity Influence Mix by Eva Geist

Segundo episodio de la residencia del @aliciacarrera para el proyecto RRWaves, un proyecto donde artistas que admiramos ahondarán en temas específicos de su propio interés.

"Espacio Singular es un lugar de exploración a través de distintos territorios sonoros seleccionados por Alicia Carrera. El primer programa es una selección de géneros como el psydub, downtempo, hip hop experimental y el rock como elemento conector

El segundo episodio de Espacio Singular va dedicado a covers de canciones. Desde Jefferson Airplane hasta Opus III, los Beatles o Mazzy Star en sus versiones más contemporaneas, haciendo guiño a la memorabilia popular."

https://radiorelativa.eu/resident/estado-singular

Alicia Carrera: "Espacio Singular" - 01/06/2023

Label run by @noise-in-my-head

Distribution queries:

Australia | info@noiseinmyhead.com.au
Rest of the World | www.wordandsound.de

Ivan Liechti & Julien Dechery - Rinse France - 06 April 23

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