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We welcome Tornado Wallace (@tornadowallace), long time friend of the label and whose record 'Falling Sun' we released through Second Circle back in 2016.  Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hey Lewie, how have you been lately?

TW: I dipped out to East Asia and Australia for the infamous Berlin winter and now I’m back ready for the euro warmth. Though it’s in no hurry to arrive here just yet.

MFM: There's a new record coming on Basic Spirit, the label you run with Jamie Tiller, and it all looks rather secretive... Can you tell us more about it Lew E? :) 

TW: I made these tracks when I was holed up sick for a week. Not being able to go to the studio I relied strictly on samples and software, which was fun to change the workflow up a little bit. I wanted to make some very club ready tracks, without any intention for a release. They (rather obviously) sample two well known tracks, but there’s a lot of new ideas too. I use a different name as it felt like a different style and approach to how I usually go about things. I think there will be more Lew E things on the horizon though :D.

MFM: Previous releases on Basic Spirit also had this '90s touch to it. What is it that you like about (music from) that era?

TW: I grew up in the 90s so a lot of the music coming out then really hits the nostalgic feels. But also, really interesting things were happening with technology, and it became a lot more affordable to put together a record. So there were a lot of - for lack of a better term - laymen releasing electronic music. Some of which had very new and out-there approaches to processes like sampling, mixing and arranging. But trends and technology all moved along so quickly that some of these sounds and ideas never had a chance to get fully fleshed out. Which is why it’s nice to pick up where some left off. People are currently very responsive to this late 90s/early 2000s sound, which is great for me because that’s a time when I really fell in love with electronic music. As a DJ, I’m playing these really personal tracks that I discovered as a teenager, and for the first time since I began playing parties/clubs 18 years ago, people seem to really understand them. It’s a very cool feeling.

MFM: You've also started a new more pop oriented project called a.s.o. together with vocalist Alia Seror O’Neill. Has it always been a dream or goal of yours to start a more band kind of project? Does it require a different writing/recording approach compared to when making dance music for the clubs?

TW: I like making music that I like listening to. And with the pandemic in full swing in 2020, I was having a little break from club music, and diving deeper into other styles of music I enjoy. Both from a listening and producing perspective. I found it to be a very different approach. It’s more melody/hook driven and focuses on getting ideas down quickly as they’re forming. A lot of the time I would use a basic keyboard and guitar to record, and Alia would add vocal melodies and harmonies on the fly. Sometimes it could get difficult when we would both want to put our fleeting ideas down at the same time! On that note, collaboration is never easy for me as I like to have full creative control of whatever it is I’m working on, and sometimes the creative paths divide and compromises have to be made. Sometimes the compromised path is thick and thorny, and sometimes it is paved gold and smells of roses.

MFM: How did you go through the selecting and recording process, any specific record or mood you had planned?

TW: I came across a bunch of really nice tracks all in a relatively similar downtempo/shoegaze style, and wanted to make a mix of music like that. For moody home/car/train etc listening. I also included a forthcoming Cousin remix of an a.s.o. single which I love and wanted to share early!

MFM Mix 049: Tornado Wallace

sunday downtime presents its first instalment by one of our own, kian ok <3

an arrangement of non-fussy laid back grooves made to soundtrack your sunday :]

more 2 come ...

sunday downtime 001 - kian ok

Dreaming 037 to 040 are a series of recording from special joint party "NIAGARA x MOLDIVE" held at NOON, Osaka on September 15, 2024.
The first, opening part is by KAITO from "MOLDIVE".

@kaitoksi

Mastering by @dj-guchi-link

DREAMING 037 : KAITO - NIAGARA x MOLDIVE@NOON 10PM-0AM(Opening set), 15 Sep 2024

Coolrnch (Cool Ranch) is a Seoul-based DJ and record collector. He collects and plays records from various countries and genres that have bright energy. His music focuses mainly on Classic disco, Italo disco, House, Synth-pop, Soul and Balearic.
He curates sets that make everyone on the dancefloor feel comfortable and have fun, allowing people to be themselves and dance freely.
He hosts a bi-monthly radio show, Cool Ranch Discos, on Visla FM, a Seoul-based underground radio station. As a member of the party labels WorkHardPartyHarder and Cha Cha Mambo, he regularly organizes events and plays at various venues across the city, establishing himself as one of the young DJs keeping the Seoul disco scene alive.

H.A.N.D. MIX 064 : Coolrnch

@docjay_unlimited invited by Oleno @stllakd
Live recorded at @inbeatwin, Milano
Video: youtube.com/watch?v=Ci6FuNxe2AE

"Stockholm's most relentless crate crawler, Doc Jay, is here to bless us with a blend of his infamously breezy bangers. Through decades of deep digging, DJing across the globe, producing, and releasing music through various outlets, Doc Jay has been shaping a characteristic style. As the founder and art director of the new label Serenity Now, he continues to push boundaries in both sound and vision. Beyond music, Doc Jay is also a talented visual artist, bringing his creative touch to multiple mediums. In his sets and mix series (Doc Jay's Audio INN), he connects the dots between under-the-radar groovers and breezy oddball anthems that are not to be messed with."

Originally streamed on www.fritto.fm

Fritto FM 

DOC JAY invited by Oleno on Fritto FM 02.12.24

!!! @ddwy-music nye special recorded deep down in the burrows of Taipei's Rabbit Hole 🇹🇼

ddwy @ Rabbit Hole (Taipei) *NYE special*

Recorded live from Mascaras at Numm Tokyo Fri.27.Dec.2024.
passing it clockwise is good luck,
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Passing it clockwise (02:19 - Mascaras)

Not sure what I was trying to do here but it's been a while since I created something. Anyways, here's a new mix for you.

Art made with Midjourney.

Passing it clockwise (3:33 - Airbear)

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Passing it clockwise (13:00 - Flatic)

passing it clockwise is good luck,
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blissed out wake 'n bakers or lullabies for insomniacs -- choose your own adventure

Passing it clockwise (07:30 - Nico Tobón)

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Passing it clockwise (02:19 - Mascaras)

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