Sounds recorded, thought of or listened to during our month-long bicycle trip in Montenegro, Bosnia & Serbia, app. 100 years ago.

Nicolas, if you're out there, lets meet again soon!

The Balkan Mix - Thib & Sam

TASCAM 0013

Cheapster party @ Batofar

On 53rd St, near the University of Chicago, there's this shop called Hyde Park Records. It gets a ton of stuff from the neighborhoods around, LPs, cassettes, DVDs, they buy everything. When you go inside the first thing that you see is this huge bin filled to the top with 7'' records. It's literally bursting with records sitting on top of each others, falling on the nearby crates, some shattered on the floor - not unlike a huge volcano of groove. 
The store sells them for 25 cts each, and in fact most of them are worthless, completely warped, slashed, or stained. But then the ones that aren't are really, really good. In a way it's a bit like exploring your grand parents' attic: most of it is filled with dust and broken furniture, but sometimes you find the greatest treasures...
All the tracks in this mix are from this bin: the records have been dusted and cleaned as best as possible, and are now cherished by their new owner.


Hyde Park Records

"...Pounding drums and wild Moogs, sung in Turkish by 16 year old Grazia."

More info here:
http://blog.lightintheattic.net/grazia-st-psychedelic-turkish-folk-recorded-in-israel-fortuna-records/

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Grazia - Soyle Beni - La Fortune Edit

"Who can tell what your golden heart is worth, my golden love! Only those who dislike you come to with stories of your faults. But I don't care what they say. Pity the hearts that feel no pain, for they are barren and empty!"

Get the original here:
https://www.discogs.com/Iordanis-Tsomidis-Bouzoukee-The-Music-Of-Greece/release/2550612

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Iordanis Tsomidis - Pios Bori - La Fortune Edit

"...The hit track, a chart buster by all accounts, tells the story of a young lady who, enticed by the lecherous advances of an old millionaire, jilts her young suitor."

Get the original here:
https://www.discogs.com/Chief-Commander-Ebenezer-Obey-His-Inter-Reformers-Band-Aimasiko/release/2868201

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Ebenezer Obey - Aimasiko - La Fortune Edit

"Here we have a fine French fellow who we absolutely adore! He brought in a crate of vinyl that immediately sent us directly out of our heads and into our stratosphere. The first time Sam aka Fortune, came in the studio and dropped a guest set for us, our transmitter was down and the recording was lost... but, alas! We just had to get another far out mix from the vinyl selector all the way from France. Press play to blast off now with Space Disco!"

More on Space Disco:
https://www.mixcloud.com/SpaceDisco/

WNUR 89.3 - Space Disco w. Fortune - Feb 2016

"14 Maiorais is a series of compilations featuring the artists of the Copacabana record label. Volume 19 was released in 1973, and features great hits from the period, such as "Cartas na mesa" (Moacyr Franco), "Eu bebo sim" (Elizeth Cardoso) and Madalena (Adeilton Alves)".

More info here: 
http://lista.mercadolivre.com.br/musica/lp-quatorze-maiorais-n-19

Adeilton Alves - Madalena - La Fortune edit

"Problem Library is a small cultural institution in San Francisco’s Inner Sunset that operates as a gallery, library, and sanctuary for creative work and conversation. We provide space and resources to develop an understanding of art, design, music, and literature."

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure to stop by Problem Library for a chat with Grayson and Blake, and an impromptu DJ set on their mind-blowing audio setup. 
I'm thrilled to be invited back in a few week for a totally different affair, one of their Waterways meditation sessions.

Photo credit: Catherine Ko Chen
Check out more of Problem Library at: http://problemsf.com/

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Impromptu set @ Problem Library

From an anonymous Amazon reviewer: "Wonderful music that transcends any genre definition, classical, traditional, folk, world, any definition you wish to apply because it is simply very enjoyable. I defy listeners to keep their feet still whilst listening."

Thanks Martin for the tip!

Buy the original here: https://www.discogs.com/Lucilla-Galeazzi-Marco-Beasley-LArpeggiata-Christina-Pluhar-La-Tarantella-Antidotum-Tarantulae/release/538776

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Marco Beasley & L'Arpeggiata - La Carpinese - La Fortune edit

"This is our fifteenth Waterways event and second to feature a guest. Sam Bordenave (La Fortune) will play a selection of tracks and field recordings that follow a similar format established in past Waterways. Sam DJs regularly throughout San Francisco and we are excited to bring his knowledge and taste of music to Problem Library for a new perspective on Waterways.

From the beginning, Waterways has been an experiment in how we orient ourselves toward music and how posture directs our ability to receive and feel beauty. If music is the most clear language of emotion, we have wanted to create a format that allows us to experience it completely."

About Problem Library:
Problem Library is a small cultural institution exploring new dimensions in the public interest. Our space in San Francisco’s Inner Sunset operates as a gallery, library, and sanctuary for creative work and conversation; providing resources to develop an understanding and practice of art, design, music, and literature.

http://problemsf.com/
Photo by Catherine Ko Chen

Waterways - Transmission 15 with La Fortune

Paris | Chicago | San Francisco | NYC
Co-circus master @ Brooklyn On Wax 
Spreading the good gospel of the electronic music holy trinity

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