Off The Record Mix Series 23: Suzanne Kraft

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.

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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

008 Earl Grey

DJ Earl Grey aka Nik Thorup takes us beyond the dancefloor and into the realm of the cerebral. During his month-long residency at Waxflower, Nik spun a cornucopia of captivating and unique records that always left us hungry for more.

We’re still not sure how Nik managed to intertwine so many polarising genres so effortlessly. Few DJs can stroll from ambient to jazz, from folk to dub, making it sound so organic. Maybe there’s a link to be drawn between this kind of musical curation and some of the more adventurous wine-making processes we’ve come to love at Waxflower. Skin-contact wine often leads to bolder, more intense, and less predictable palates. 

Shady wine-making comparisons aside, it was an honour for us to have Nik play for the whole month. We’ve spent plenty of time listening to his recorded sets, so it was a treat to experience his talent live at Waxflower.

Recorded live @Waxflowerbar

008 Dj Earl Grey

So - We're back with mix #57, which is very special indeed. 
It took us a little while, but we finally managed to get a sublime mix from our friends Elaine and Jack, also known as Time Is Away.

Digging into the outer realms of everything from dream-pop, dub, reggae to dub techno and beyond, Time Is Away are 2 of London's finest and most original record playing duos. They've been friends of GGHQ for many years and have been the brains and ears behind a couple of borderline cult mixtapes, as well as their long running and much loved NTS radio show.

This fine selection for GGHQ sees all sorts of mysterious b-sides, obscure 12 mixes, deep LP cuts and rarities woven together with the care and the instinctual approach to playing records that comes with years and years spent combing dusty racks in backwater suburban towns and infamous record stores alike. Like us, Time Is Away are equal opportunities listeners and no stone is left unturned when it comes to finding the gems.

To find out more about Time Is Away, or to check out their activities and radio show, please click the links below:

https://www.nts.live/shows/timeisaway
https://www.instagram.com/timeisaway

*Photo by Robin Silas Christian

GGHQ Mix #57 : Time Is Away "Late Summer Dance Mix"

'For home use only’ is an anti-club social, a chance to get to know someone/something. A series of transmissions purely dedicated to exploring the other side.

As we build up momentum and start to get our lives back on track, something (life) might be moving a little too fast. It would be wise to take note, take some time out, and slow down for a minute (or 127). It just so happens that I have the ultimate reality stabiliser in the form of an emotional tapestry to help you do this, woven by none other than Mr. Kev Danzey, one of the unofficial mascots of Naarm. 

Now, this bloke is a bit of an enigma, a big heart with a smile to match always got time for everyone else, someone you’d like to have a beer with. Incredibly talented on both sides of the decks, his net casts deep into every corner of the audible universe. He can mix his way into and out of a baking competition. A founding member of the Sunset Sounds movement (TIP!! (Of the hat to k-hole disco)), Wether a 5 am D-floor destroyer or dinner time digestive discourse in all things non-dance, his grasp on all things musical is second to none, and this little recorded piece of time is a resume to back this up. 

Never has there been such an acute collection of emotional pieces put together in such a way that has the potential to move mountains. I’ve listened to this mix so many times and it hits every-fucking-time, at certain points reverberating through the body, in-between those points, coursing through the body like blood. Maybe I'm a bit dramatic but I'm just trying to get the point across, maybe I’m also biased, but fuck it. Anyway, this is something you send to your parents and play to your children, it transcends most things and ascends most situations. Perfect for road trips down the coast with people you hold dear. On that note, go for a drive, press play, get out of here, cya when you get back.

Be as good as you can be. 

His sounds >>> https://soundcloud.com/jack-danzey

TASCAM DR-05

FHUO # 62 // Kev Danzey

Welcome Noise In My Head to the BSRMIX!

Blessed to have our studio neighbour and long time pal Michael Kucyk finally serve up an audio offering. With a deep and long dedication to the world of left leaning music, the Efficient Space boss and veteran radio host (3RRR, NTS etc) has been a constant source of inspiration and discovery for ourselves and many more. Dive deep, warm up or cool down with his killer 1.5hr session!

Photo by Karl Halliday

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BSRMIX #127 - Noise In My Head

SPIRITUAL OBJECTS RADIO EPISODE 12 W/ KALEB MARSHALL

it is another Melting Momentos (:

A moment in time,
for a space to reflect
An assortment of music
to pass from this person to next.

https://skylab-radio.com/shows/melting-moments-e11
xxx

Melting Moments ep 11 - Skylab Radio

"She rode with her hat pulled down in the front and fastened under her chin with a drawtie and as she rode her black hair twisted and blew about her shoulders and the lightning fell silently through the black clouds behind her and she rode all seeming unaware down through the low hills while the first spits of rain blew on the wind and onto the upper pasturelands and past the pale and reedy lakes riding erect and stately until the rain caught her up and shrouded her figure away in that wild summer landscape: real horse, real rider, real land and sky 
and yet a dream withal."

Artwork by @tamara-marrington

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...and yet a dream withal

Asia-inspired ambient mix on Klasse Wrecks Wradio-show, broadcasted on LYL Radio (12.10.18). Dial up, tune in and zone out.

++ be sure to check out "Double Vision EP" by Luca Lozano & Telephones, 12" out on Klasse Wrecks now!  https://klassewrecks.bandcamp.com/album/double-vision-ep

Ambient Asia Mix @ Wrecks Wradio (LYL Radio 12.10.18)

Recording of Terekke's set at the listening stage during Dekmantel Festival 2019.

Dekmantel Festival 2019

Listening Stage: Terekke at Dekmantel Festival 2019

For home use only’ is an anti-club social, a chance to get to know someone/something. A series of transmissions purely dedicated to exploring the other side.

FHUO # 62 // Kev Danzey

For Home Use Only

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