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A collection of favorite fab mixes. More here: https://www.mixcloud.com/agoraphone/ 

Mixes

Sauté

Later

Artists in order of appearance:
Automat/Sound Voyage(Kidja rmx)/Fogh Depot/Altin Gun/Erkin Koray/Altin Gun/Nazan Soray/Demdike Stare/Acid Arab/Omar Suleyman/Ko Shin Moon/Acid Arab/Demdike Stare/A-wa/Nahid Akhtar/Rupa/Charanjit Singh/Yin Yin/Sound Voyage/Münchner Studio Orchester/Emerson Kitamura

Audiopets @ Radio Z 2021 04 21

Alpha Frequenz #1 // with Captain Of None// on dublab.de

Long time pal and driving force behind Invisible City it's Gary Abugan (@invisible-city) from Canada serving up the 29th mix in the series. Interview (excerpt) down below.

www.musicfrommemory.com

MFM: Hey Gary. How's life in Toronto today? Did you manage to do some more gardening? :)

IC: We have a really nice garden in front of the shop and also at home in my backyard, both get some nice sun and shade and are where I spend all my time. So yes, gardening everyday ;)

MFM: (Before the pandemic hit) You've seen quite a few bits of the world by now while touring. How would you describe Toronto as a city if you had to promote it to the readers who haven't been there yet? 

IC: It’s summer here now in Toronto and we’re in the middle of a heatwave. We’re lucky to have an island with nice beaches as a nearby getaway via ferry. Toronto is a very large sprawling city compared to most European cities. Our multiculturalism definitely sets us apart. We have heaps of reggae and island music here along with lots of record shops, and the variety of food here can’t really be beat. I miss giving guided Invisible City tours of the city to any traveling DJs passing through.

MFM: Would you say it's a good place for an artist to be, whether being a young upcoming talent or professional and all in between?  

IC: Sure you can make it here if you’re skilled/talented and not overbearing, the problem is that there isn’t that many music venues to play. Between the crazy expensive visa you need to play the USA and the costs of flights to Europe, we are kind of isolated musically. Rent is crazy expensive here and most artists have another job, but I’m not sure if Toronto makes it specifically harder or easier compared to other cities. 

MFM: People may know you as the driving force behind Invisible City, the record store and label. How much time do you spend with the one compared to the other? 

IC: I would say pre-Covid more focus was on the shop and getting that to a sustainable level and stocking the store. We didn’t even have a sign for years until recently. During Covid, when the shop was closed for about a year and a half, a lot of focus was on development and signing artists paying advances and getting back into production. I learned alot about Music Publishing too… Laura helps me a lot with organizing everything, label and shop, I would be lost without her.

MFM: Looking back on running a record store and label for over 10 years now, what would you say are some key changes that took place over time?

Back then there were not that many reissue labels and it wasn’t as competitive or extensive, now everyone has a reissue label. I only wanted to put out records that I was strongly connected to or somehow found on a whim. If someone showed me a record, I would ask them if they were planning on reissuing it, now people just go ahead. It’s crazy how many reissues there are so it’s challenging now as a label to dig even deeper. The record shop also was really niche and specialized in the past and now there’s just more in each genre. It’s still pretty curated, but I am finding that I didn’t know a lot of good common records, so we like having “high end cheapos”. I like that most people can just come off the street and buy records now, although we still have some niche stuff too. It feels overall more balanced and varied and for the people.

MFM: The label seems to run at a nice and slow pace. Is it on purpose to not have a heavy and steady output? 

IC: I like to only do a couple records a year, it’s only me and Laura who do it all and it takes me ages to figure out artwork, I’m very picky. The shop, DJing, and occasionally throwing parties also takes up a lot of our time. We always have a lot on the go. I also like to focus on one or two artists at a time, but also it costs a lot of money to make a record! Now things are totally slowed down and our plant says I can’t get pressings out till next March!

MFM Mix 029: Invisible City

Recorded at Tales of Utopia Festival, Turkey june 2021
%90 vinyl rips of 70s-80s records

ToU part1

ToU part2

Recorded at Lulu Athens, Greece july 2021
%90 vinyl rips of 70s-80s records

LULU athens radio

While dropping their self-titled debut LP with us in August, Anya and Izaak from Loveshadow (@loveshadowdjs) were kind enough to also record a lovely mix and answer a few questions. Interview (excerpt) down below.

www.musicfrommemory.com

MFM: Hi Izaak and Anya, nice to have you on board. Both living in Bay Area, how would you describe your daily surroundings? Is it a nice place to be as an artist?

LS: Right now we live in SF. We grew up one town away from each other near the airport, though we didn’t meet until much later. The landscape is inspiring for sure- we spend as much time as we can out in the parks and wild areas and draw a lot from that. The art and music scenes here run deep, though the cost of living and of course covid have made things tougher.
 
MFM: The songs on your debut album as Loveshadow -which will be out in August- sound incredibly fresh where they also remind to certain pop, boogie, funk and even house from the mid and late '80s. What were some of your main influences for this project? 

LS: Thanks! We have to mention the UK act Fashion after whose song we named the group, but our tastes range all over. You could say that Loveshadow is kind of a lap around the 80’s prehistory of today’s dance music, when things were still firmly rooted in pop songwriting but had a simultaneously psychedelic and funky sensibility- one that grew out of dub/disco/punk counterculture. Getting more serious about learning the records at the roots of the whole thing allowed us to see how we might contribute something new to it in a way that was more than a style exercise.

MFM: Of course also the use of specific instruments ad up to that flavor - it seems that for example the Linndrum plays an important role. Did you aim for that sound and gathered the instruments around it, or the other way around maybe?

LS: We had an overall idea in mind that definitely informed the instrumentation but we’re not purists. A lot of the sounds on the record are replications of or deviations from the iconic originals. Those famous drum sounds in particular are like symbols, they impart a particular meaning and we use them to set a mood.

MFM: What's the dynamic between the two of you like in the studio? Is there a certain steady structure or does this change all the time? Maybe you could tell a little about your writing and recording process?

LS: It changes all the time- we’ve lived and worked in so many places separately and together since we started recording. Either one of us might come up with an idea that we’ll design sounds around, demo, arrange, and then throw it all in the trash and start again. Most of the songs on the record have had a few lives.

MFM: It feels that the music from the LP could work really well live on a stage too. Are there any plans for you to go touring? 

LS: We’re going to play a gig in Detroit later this summer that will be sort of a test run! After that, we’ll see. The project started out as an interest in records and recording, but anything’s possible.

MFM: Thanks a lot for contributing! It seems you quite regularly record a mix. Have you both always been busy collecting and sharing records? 

LS: Our pleasure, thanks so much for asking us! We’re always looking for new music. Sharing mixes online has helped us organize our favorites but playing parties is the best. We were gigging around before covid and we’ll hopefully get back to it as things continue to open up. This mix is definitely on the hype side of things- new digs, old favorites, some edits, tunes pals graciously sent our way, and what we’ve been dancing around our apartment to while we were stuck inside.

MFM Mix 030: Loveshadow

We're happy to welcome Munich's digger-extraordinaire and Schatzi Musik head honcho: Le Discoboulet. He's taking us on a two hour trip through his record collection for Bordello Radio: Camp Cosmic Fever Part 7. Enjoy!

https://soundcloud.com/le_discoboulet
https://soundcloud.com/schatzimusikrecords

Camp Cosmic Fever Part VII

Bordello Radio #80 - Le Discoboulet (Camp Cosmic Fever Part 7)

Under the spell of one of the most empowering evenings of exchange of music and habibtiness, I recorded this mix out of a melancholic mood that took me back to songs that used to occupy the lebanese TV and radio rotation for months. I dearly thank ArtAsyl for hosting me as one of their many amazing and inspiring guests and I truly appologize for being very late with delivering this mix. Special thanks to the present questions crew. I love you <3 

This mix is also dedicated to Katharina and Mehdi.
I miss you <3

Guy Dermosessian - Present Magazine Mix

TRACKLIST AVAILABLE AT http://bonobomusic.com/news/essential-mix 

See all Bonobo's upcoming DJ and live shows here: http://bonobomusic.com/tour

Essential Mix - BBC Radio 1

Read and interview with Chrome Sparks and check out the tracklist here: http://bit.ly/1kdTgGv

Tracklist

FADER Mix: Chrome Sparks

Listen to Bonobo's DJ set at Movement Detroit 2014 (@bonobo)

Photo credit: Joe Gall

Bio:
Simon Green, AKA Bonobo, is an artist very much at the peak of his significant powers. His 2010 album ‘Black Sands’ was the high watermark of his career to date; a masterful record, marrying Green’s inimitable melodic genius to cutting edge electronics, bass and drums. Black Sands went on to sell over 160,000 copies worldwide, and since its release, Bonobo has toured the world with his live band, wowing audiences of thousands at a time with the hypnotic, extended live versions of the album’s tracks. He amassed more than 50 million recorded plays on LastFM and over 300,000 likes on Facebook.

All this comes as the result of over ten years hard work, and five albums that have honed Green’s skills. A born musician, Green – like many artists – expresses himself most articulately via his music. The result is that his work is always keenly felt, and always feels imperative. There are no wasted moments, and always myriad great ones.

It’s tempting to relate Green’s yearning, emotive aesthetic to his upbringing in rural Hampshire. His move to Brighton is also an influence; his skill at drum programming perhaps harking back to his days DJing and producing in the small, musically fertile town. Under the initial guidance of Tru Thoughts’ Rob Luis and at nights such as Phonic:hoop, Bonobo found an early education in music.

His first album – 2000’s ‘Animal Magic’ – was released via Tru Thoughts before being picked up by Ninja Tune. It announced him as a serious talent; able to bring a true musician’s edge to electronic music, with all the freedom that skill allowed. His subsequent albums for Ninja, Dial M for Monkey and Days to Come, developed his sensibility, won him fans across the globe, and saw him develop his live show into a mesmeric re-working of his records.

He also worked hard as a DJ, a part of Green’s arsenal that perhaps truly came into its own at the same time as Black Sands was generally welcomed as his best album to date. 2012 saw Green take the uptempo, club re-edits of Black Sands from a seminal Boiler Room performance in London to dance floors across the world, and unveil a new light show that further enhanced the impact of these stunning songs. A remix album was released featuring reworkings by fans and peers such as Machinedrum, Floating Points, Mark Pitchard, Lapalux and Falty DL.

Later the same year, he finally settled down in his New York studio to write his fifth studio album. Now, in 2013, he stands ready to take things up yet another notch. The North Borders is another long stride forward – both a natural evolution and a continuation of the electronic palette of Black Sands. Thematic, resonant, addictive and perfectly formed, it’s a thrillingly coherent statement piece. With vocal features from no less than Erykah Badu, as well as Grey Reverend (Cinematic Orchestra) and Cornelia (Portico Quartet) it’s another finely balanced body of work, leaving room for the beautiful, rich productions themselves to breathe and shine.

Bonobo DJ Set- Movement Detroit 2014

Tracklist & full article here: http://www.factmag.com/2014/10/08/fact-mix-464-paul-white/

One of the underground’s most beloved diggers steps up on a mid-week FACT mix.

Paul White enjoys being in the background. For close to a decade he’s been releasing spellbinding hip-hop, electronica and more, mostly on the One-Handed label run by close friend Alex Chase, while also producing for Danny Brown – who called White his “favourite producer to work with”. He also puts in shifts as a library music producer, last year working on BBC2 program ‘L8er’.

After a handful of albums on One-Handed, White this year struck up a relationship with veteran label R&S for the release of Shaker Notes. White’s most – ahem – musical album yet, it features live drums, bass, guitar and vocals, charting “the intoxication, heartbreak and ultimate triumph of a grand love affair.” We know: an electronic producer picking up the guitar is usually enough to make us pull a Tricky on their whole collection, but White’s music has always drawn as much from the Beatles as the Beatnuts, and it’s a move that makes perfect sense in his case.

FACT mix 464 not only adds context to Shaker Notes, it also feels representative of a slightly less grand love affair: the records that White just couldn’t live without. White might be a digger, but here he takes comfort in well-known records by Bjork, Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, The Flaming Lips and more, while scattering in pieces of his own material and, inevitably, Gong. We wouldn’t quite call it no surprises, but it’s a timely reminder that sometimes, established records are well-known for a reason.

FACT Mix 464 - Paul White (Oct '14)

hey young world
by the Mid 60´s Jazz stepped across the border. Outernational folk & spiritual music traditions  became a major influence for Coltrane and  other ropen minded cats in search for the innerself and the journey has begun . 
This mixtape starts with my sOund vOyage partners Niko Schabel brilliant Oriental Jazz trio ORIENTACION and rides with you in 67 min arround the world, from  rare Shakuhachi Jazz of Jimmy Takkeuchi to funky brazilian Gospel Soul, from persian tingled french Outsider Folk Jazz Funk of Andre Fertier to frenetic Spiritual Latin Jazz of Billy Bang. .let´s come together with music, it´s all ONE.
Tom Wieland . Vienna 1 2024

ps. strictly vinyl..almost... no full tracklist available, feel free to ask for IDs

Free Soul Inc

VA SPIRITS HIGH ABOVE XIV  a cosmic world jazz mixtape  By Tom Wieland Free Soul Inc

hey young world
here´s some autumn mood on vinyl.  The deep & slow: obscure Finlandia Psych sampled by DJ Shadow, a rare  Modern Soul ballad by Doc Shervington , an obscure brazilian funky samba compacto & more folky 70´s Digger delights.  
Many thanks to my Waxsafari mate Lars Krone for the french & score 45 tips& Preddy Tendergrass (personal rec.) for the killer folk funk 45 from Alzo. Pure bliss!
have a good trip
yours, Tom

ps. no full tracklist available, feel free to ask for ID s

enjoy

QUIET DAWN IV A Ki*****g Me Softly With Folk Psych Funk Mixtape By Tom Wienland

Melody's Echo Chamber x Coconut Music Festival Mixtape

Broadcast LIVE on WNYU 89.1 FM in New York City on January 12th, 2016. "Beats In Space" host Tim Sweeney invites special guest GE-OLOGY from SOUND SIGNATURE for a full 2.5 hours takeover!!

BIS Radio Show #816 with GE-OLOGY all-night!!

An unashamed digger, unearthing the old informs Jeremy Underground's DJing just as much as breaking upfront material. Running the largely house imprint My Love Is Underground, his own DJing is far less restricted, tickling areas of jazz-funk, afrobeat, soul, balearic and disco. Unsurprisingly, this same eclectic curation runs through his new compilation on SpaceTalk (run by Psychemagik's Danny McLewin), titled Beauty, which samples the best of a revered DJ. For his Worldwide mix, Jeremy samples a bit of the old - in Sonya Spence, also on the new compilation - alongside some new favourites, like Conga Radio. 

Tracklist: bit.ly/jeremyunderground-mix

Jeremy Underground mix on Gilles Peterson Worldwide (GPWW1014)

Selection of ex Yugoslavian reggae mostly from period from 1977 to 1991.
There is no playlist for this selection.. you have to discover and dig that beautiful scene by yourself. You can always write questions on positive.reality.sound@gmail.com

Yugoslavia Reggae VA. (1977-1991) selected by Haris Pilton

A short selection of songs recorded for the mighty Avenida Brasil, one of the best Brazilian events in Paris.

Join all of us on the 4th of November 2017 for a night of extreme Habibiness!!

KALAKUTA SOUL SELECTION #5 - AVENIDA BRASIL

Recording of my * sloppy * DJ set @le-sucre-lyon for Nova Mix Club broadcasted live on the French FM by @laradionova

No real big new records played if you follow me on a regular basis, but more a (quick) selection of personal dancefloor favorites. 

Big up to the other DJs on the bill : @patchworks / @lb-aka-labat / @s3acontact

DJ Set - Nova Mix Club @ Le Sucre Lyon (12 01 2018)

Funky High Life Mix

http://www.thefader.com/2012/08/21/download-adrian-sherwoods-fader-mix

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/?h3arf0kigh1ntkt

Adrian Sherwood's FADER Mix

Greg discusses the latest release from The Greg Foat Group, Girl and Robot with Flowers on Urban Modernists Radio - Afternoons in Stereo

http://www.urbanmodernists.com/

Greg Foat Interview on Urban Modernists Radio, November 2012

This mix was made for the incredible Test Pressing site in 2012. All selections found in Trinidad in September 2012.

Possibility Of An Island Mix Pt 2 -  Test Pressing Mix TP213

Originally played on Beats In Space in Oct 2012. All selections found in various tropical locations.

Possibility Of An Island Mix Pt 1 - Beats in Space #649 -10/12/2012

DJ Biscuit https://soundcloud.com/goodmorningtapes for https://soundcloud.com/the-trilogy-tapes.

'Mushroom' Mixtape – Side A (2017)
Shoutouts + big thanks to DJ BISCUIT & WILL BANKHEAD 🙏💚💚💚

A contribution to P.A.M.'s new online resource POSITIVE MESSAGES. Visit https://perksandmini.com/positive-messages for more...

Image :
Ghislane Leung 'SHROOMS' (2016)
Chinese night lights and adaptors
Installation view, Galerie PCP

POSITIVE MESSAGES #3 : DJ Biscuit 'Mushroom' Mixtape (Side A) - The Trilogy Tapes

It's the return of our Record Club Guest Mix series! And for this instalment we present Palo Santos Discos and his exquisite 60's Bossa Album selection. A friend of the label and a DJ whose selections we always make sure to check, it is a pleasure to have him reigniting our Record Club Guest Mix series. The mix is accompanied by an interview with Palo Santos Discos and the complete mix tracklist on our blog - https://www.mrbongo.com/blogs/news/mr-bongo-record-club-guest-mix-palo-santo-discos.

Mr Bongo Record Club Guest Mix- Palo Santo Discos - 60´s Bossa Albums Selection

OFF THE RECORD #5 – Hiba Salameh

welcome visitor!
this little haven here  is basically   playground for my everlasting Vinyl Archaeology odyssey arround the world. Spiritual World Jazz, Disco Reggae, Brazilian Boogie, Cuban Funk,Jesus Disco, East European Modal Jazz, Afro Synth ...I´d like to go deeper in the game.mixtape style.

ATCQ, Moodyman,Theo Parrish,Larry Levan, UR,quality Deep House, Marvin,Stevie..I love & spin ya all in the clubs for more than 2 decades now,but here´s is my private space to share some different sounds & inspirations...and off course some new productions:
pl note: 
7 Samurai = Marc Frank & Tom Wienland
Sound Voyage = Niko Schabel & Tom Wienland
Panoptikum Arkestra = Marc Frank & Tom Wienland

see the sun!
tw

QUIET DAWN IV A Ki*****g Me Softly With Folk Psych Funk Mixtape By Tom Wienland

Tom Wienland (Sound Voyage ,7 Samurai, panOptikum)