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One of our fave DJ’s and selectors from Miami the legend that is @djrayfernandez.  With a perfect blend of epic modern soul, 90’s slo jamz and dreamy sunset floaters, this guy turns up the freshest unheard jointz around. With the deepest joy it’s our pleasure to share this blissful journey with you all. Happy Friday! 🌊🍷🌊 

In his own words: 

Hello world, it’s D.J. Ray right back in the zone with a custom-built consecutive blend of songs to sip wine to.. sit back and take a 98-minute trip through rest & relaxation, inspired by the low tide hours in Miami Beach, FL.

DJ Ray - Low Tide

Oddball pop moves, weird waves, rythme noir, schizophrenic folk, Lasik lounge lizards, rural romantics, sizzling saxuals, psychedelic motivationals. Midnight Sun blues.

M August - Midnight Sun

Just in time for summer peak, Evie graced us with an hour of smoother-than-gelato music to enjoy every sunbeam this season can offer. 🌞🍦🍊

ID Requests -> @evieweily

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Evie

Something peaceful for spring > no mixing > just fixing...x

You Were The Place

Good news! After a few months off, Pacific Spirit is back with another hot session courtesy of NYC's finest, @enterthelloyd. Here are a few words about the mix from the man himself...

“I recently found this mix of weird R&B dubs while pillaging old laptops for music and I haven’t turned it off since. If you've ever dug through old drives for anything you know how mundane and unrewarding it can be. It's like a road trip that never ends. However, when you come across a file labeled  "Actavis and Activator" you pull the car over and see what's going on. I couldn’t tell you when or why I made it but I’m glad I did. Feel good vibes for feel bad times. Hope you like it.”

Thanks for listening, everybody!




Pacific Spirit No. 93 | DJ Lloyd

Americano de Washington Dc, Dj Lloyd tem sido uma referência na cena club de Nova York há mais de duas décadas. Desde ajudar a iniciar a The Lot Radio até as infames festas Tiki Disco da qual faz parte, DJ Lloyd aborda tudo na vida com uma energia eclética. Seus gostos musicais não são diferentes. @enterthelloyd mix para o Mareh SC series, enjoy!

Mareh Mix - Episode#60: Lloyd

Here we go again with another travel mix. This time only records I found during my workation in Lisbon. All music from Portugal. 🇵🇹 From Algarve Boogie to Azul Synth. This brings back some very nice memories to me, of going to every record store in the city, having drinks with new friends in the streets and dancing through lunch nights. I hope you enjoy this ride through Portuguese music as much as I do. 🌊🎶💙

Musica Azul

Ahead of Outro Tempo II close friend John Gómez (@johngomezldn) contributes to the MFM Mix Series with this wonderfully soothing second episode titled Spring Awakening (photo credit: @marionavilaros). Q&A here below.

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MFM: Hey John! So, before we talk about the present and future let's briefly flash back. How do you look back on the first Outro Tempo compilation? It seems that it has opened up quite a lot of ears and doors, do you think it had the same impact in Europe as it did in Brazil?

JG: It had different sorts of impacts, in the sense that in Europe Outro Tempo was very much an introduction to a world of music most of us didn’t know about, but in Brazil it offered an alternative take on its own musical history. It generated a lot of interest in that period – I mean, you can see how many reissues of music with a similar sound have come out in the past two years. I was amazed at how much it resonated in Brazil: I still get emails, occasionally from quite prominent musicians and journalists, thanking me for my work promoting Brazilian music. I never could have expected that kind of response and, to answer your first question, on a personal level Outro Tempo generated a lot of good will for me in Brazil. 

MFM: Outro Tempo II the full compilation will be out in May but first there's the Single Promocional teaser EP, containing 2 exclusive tracks. How did you decide these 2 tracks had to be on it? Do they connect both the compilations in one way or another?

JG: Yes, naturally they connect, as two of the members from Bruhahá Babélico were in another group that features on the compilation and were part of the São Paulo scene. The idea for the EP came from being blown away by the incredible Babélico II when I first heard it. It was actually a 26 minute jam that was recorded directly to cassette and it would have been difficult to release in its original form. I edited the music in a way that was true to the original, but as it was taken from cassette it had very different sonic qualities to the rest of the music on the compilation. I felt this would interrupt the overall flow of the comp, so I thought it would be a nice idea to release it independently as a teaser EP. It’s totally bonkers and I’m thrilled that people seem as excited by the track as I am! 

MFM: Would you say Outro Tempo II is the logical or natural follow up to its predecessor, does it really continue where the first left off?

JG: Initially I didn’t really want to do a follow up. I thought there was no point in just compiling the tunes that didn’t make it on to the first. But eventually I distanced myself enough from the compilation to see another narrative emerging in Brazilian music of the time. There are points of intersection but it feels like an evolution from the first, moving in a different direction towards the experimental soul of Brazil’s gigantic cities and the relationship developed with new influences from outside. 

MFM: So, thanks for contributing to our new mix series! When we first asked, you said about maybe doing a more 'chilled' mix. Did you have a specific purpose in mind with that? 

JG: I just wanted to record something less functional and self-promoting than the hundreds of dance mixes that are uploaded each week. Last year I did an RA mix and a Beats In Space but it feels like ages since I’ve simply put together some nice songs. I like saving my dancefloor tunes for the dancefloor as I think they lose some of their magic or impact if they’ve been heard many times before. This is definitely not geared towards the dancefloor: it is deep music for listening and features outsider folk from North Carolina and the Basque country, fusion from Mexico and Argentina, cosmic sounds from Martinique and Nigeria, and hypnotic rhythms from Brazil, with a little nod to Outro Tempo II.

MFM Mix 002: John Gómez

We've been after a mix from Marc for a while now, as he has hands-down done some of the most interesting mixes out there. For 5918mins., he delivers nothing short of a psychedelic coming of age trip with a dark twist - j'adore  🖤🍄🖤

Marc Græbnør

We had the pleasure to put together some of our old & new favorites for our dearest @gintonic-6 's DJ de Quartier mix series.

"Dive into the Other Side of Midnight and get to know the story of a Mystical Man in his Ocean of Dreams. Like Sorcery, there will be Bluebirds & Silhouette Calls... you'll get Lost in your Meditation Blues and eventually be Found, Star Dreamin’. This is An Attempt At Understanding Love (Pt's I, II, III, IV & V) on a Rare Summer Night..."

DL the mix and check other great DJs contributions here: https://stepasidemtl.com/

Painting by Linda & Norm.

DQ006 (Step Aside): Linda & Norm - Magic Jive mix

Recorded at home, October 2020.

@johngomezldn

Reencuentros Nº2

a soundtrack to float you into atmospheres; taking you to a time and place far away.

Artwork is from @brianqtn album Lubricating The Species, featuring the song Purple Martin which is the opening song to this mix. Check out his music here: brianQTN.bandcamp.com

Lubricating The Species - 01. Drowning Your Sorrows

Üllar Siir - Just Another Day Of Searching

004 Jamie Bennett

Do you know Jamie Bennett? Maybe you do, maybe you don’t, maybe you heard one of your friends whisper: “That’s the Crown Ruler guy." One thing is undoubtedly true – Australia’s music scene wouldn’t be the same without Jamie’s influence. The wonderful Crown Ruler brand has exerted its influence throughout the country and far beyond. If this is news to you, start looking a little closer to home and you’ll spot the clues.

We’ll keep this intro brief – a cheeky web-surf will provide plenty of thoughtful write ups on the man’s roots. We think Jamie’s an incredible DJ. A trove of aural excellence comes through in this mix; Lovers rock, sun-kissed gems, and plenty of soulful rarities from all corners. It’s a little less about genre and a little more about mood.

When we joked with Jamie that the cost of the records in this mix alone must be his retirement fund, he slyly shot back: "That's my super." It’s hard to explain the effort, the research, and even the resources that go into pulling together the sort of collections that are at the heart of a mix like this. Perhaps that’s a little digger-to-digger nod, a silent sign of appreciation at the incredibly impractical art of carting around bags and bags of records in this day and age.

Our admiration goes beyond knowing the work involved. Hearing and experiencing Jamie’s talent through Waxflower’s speakers was, for us, a thing of joy. And at the heart of it all is Jamie’s love of music. We were honoured to have him play on the wheels at Wax. Music and Human connection, Enjoy!

Recorded live @Waxflowerbar

004 Jamie Bennett

Interview: http://truantsblog.com/2021/truancy-volume-274-bill-spencer-izaak

Access the download and tracklist on our Patreon: patreon.com/truants

Bill Spencer Soundcloud: @billspencer
Izaak (loveshadow) Soundcloud: @loveshadowdjs

Üllar Siir - Just Another Day Of Searching

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