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Tender Concentration

It's a pleasure to share the first mix contribution of this new decade which comes from the heart of California's apostle of funk, Garrett. Interview (excerpt) down below. 

www.musicfrommemory.com

MFM: Hi Garrett, such a pleasure to have you on board. For the readers who've never been to Pasadena before, could you describe how it is growing up and living there as an artist?

G: It’s a suburb just north of The City of Los Angeles. A few miles from Dodgers Stadium. Home of the Rose Bowl & the Rose Parade. Living there was nice, for the most part. Slower than Los Angeles, yet..still in the same county. All backgrounds live there & also co-existed with each other in the schools & etc. The schools used to have music programs. The neighborhoods had parks. Still do. Yet, the park in my neighborhood was called Jackie Robinson Park. A lot of stories from the era I grew up in around this park, neighborhood & particular side of Pasadena aka: Northwest Pasadena. Too much for your readers, now, in this interview. 

MFM: Is it different now from back when you grew up there?

G: It’s different. My neighborhood used to be mostly Black. Last time I went back, it was mostly Latino. Downtown has now been gentrified. Small Mom & Pop stores have been replaced with big brand stores & eateries. Etc. Yet, all things change. Nothing ever stays the same.

MFM: Could you tell a bit about how you got to play instruments and where your exceptional knowledge of anything funky comes from?

G: Just taught my self keyboards & drums. No one taught me anything. It was natural. Just dived in. As for Funk; it was all over the place growing up; on the radio, my parents records, my neighbors windows, the cars driving by, boom boxes after school, etc. Hip-Hop was part of my youth as well. Just came later. Yet, I was also into other styles by artists such as RUSH, Gary Numan, KISS, Iron Maiden, Soft Cell, The Human League, early 80’s King Crimson like “Elephant Talk” & more. That was how we got down in Pasadena. We weren’t one dimensional as far a music styles. 

MFM: Apart from funk-related music, is there any other kind of music you're into, or maybe even get your inspiration from?

G: I like Detroit Techno a lot. Early Chicago House (particularly Larry Heard’s endeavors & related), Prog. Library music, Ambient, some Metal, & some Pop, such as artists like Prefab Sprout & The Blue Nile.

MFM: On your LP's synths seem to do the talking whereas lots of your other material include vocals too. Is there a specific reason for that both Garrett albums came out fully instrumental?

G: It’s a glimpse into my private life. I’m an only child. Didn’t really need to speak much. So, that mind-state flows all over both releases, in that manner.  

MFM: You're a producer and musician foremost. At what point did DJing start to play a pivotal role in your life/career?

G: Around 2006 when I started DJ’ing (weekly) at a party called Funkmosphere in Culver City, California at a small bar called Carbon. The rest is history. 

MFM: How important is DJing and touring to you? You seem to be rather selective when choosing shows, correct?

Garrett: All of my creative endeavors are important to me. I really don’t take any of them for granted. I’m not that selective. I think if anything is related to that; it may be that I just don’t wanna play myself out everywhere, every month! I’d like it to remain special when I come around, worldwide (humbly speaking).

MFM: If there's anything more you'd like to share maybe?

G: Thank you to all the listeners for your continued interest & support of my creative endeavors out here in the world. I sincerely appreciate it. I’ve matured over the years & thank you all for maturing with me. Peace to the entire MFM staff & everyone paying attention + listening.

MFM Mix 011: Garrett

Coming in from across the ocean it's our pal DJ D.Dee (@derekdee) with his 'Sounds From The Patio, For The Patio' mix. Interview (excerpt) down below.

www.musicfrommemory.com

MFM: Dee, great to have you on board! Living in Vancouver since 10+ years, could you name some of the city's most relevant cultural changes? 

DD: Happy to be here! Hmm, tough one. I’d say the biggest one for me has been the natural growth and progression of the underground scene. When I was first introduced to the scene here it was quite small and consisted of a dedicated core of like-minded individuals with a penchant for deeper music. Since then it’s grown and grown and there’s scenes within scenes and it feels like there’s more of a place for everybody to do their thing, which is nice. Then again, it may have always been this way and I just didn’t notice, scenes are so subjective and everyone here tends to live in their own little bubble. It can be quite an isolating place, especially in the winter months.

MFM: You've been running Pacific Rhythm since 7 years, did you expect/plan it to be where it is now?

DD: Honestly I’m still figuring it all out and learning along the way. When we started we only put out a record once a year and this year it’s looking like we’ll put out at least 6. I’m very grateful to have so many other friends who run labels now, when we first started I didn’t really have anyone to go to for advice that wasn’t also learning the ropes themselves. It’s a tricky industry to navigate, especially from Vancouver where you’re so far away from the manufacturing, distribution process, and frankly most of the places that actually stock your releases. People really aren’t buying records like they used to and honestly I feel like the whole process of creating them is a bit archaic and convoluted. Pacific Rhythm will always produce physical artifacts because I think that’s important but I could see us drifting away from producing vinyl in the long-term. The reality is there are so many better ways to share music in the modern world and we’re often all kind of just caught up in this nostalgic haze. 

MFM: What is it like being both a DJ and promotor, and could you share some of your highlights with us? 

DD: To be honest I think way more DJs in North America have to do both if they want to make a living in dance music. There’s way more of a club and festival infrastructure in Europe and in my experience most good events in North America are a lot more DIY and grass roots, especially in underground music. I started being a promoter because there weren’t really other people around that were interested in the kind of music I wanted to hear and I’ll likely continue being a promoter for that same reason until I inevitably age out of the scene and focus on something more daytime oriented. I just got home from touring Australia and that was really something special. They have such a well developed scene down there and a lot of really open minded dancers, very refreshing! Big love to Mike (Planet Trip) and Jamie (Crown Ruler). Most recently I’ve got my US visa and I’m looking forward to playing more there. I’m also planning on spending the bulk of the summer in Europe and have some interesting dates scheduled here. Truthfully though! Who knows. I think our scene is going to go through some major changes post Covid-19 and things may not normalize for quite some time.

MFM: What can you tell about the mix?

DD: I’ve been asked to self-quarantine for two weeks by the Canadian government and this mix was recorded smack dab in the middle of it. I’ve been pretty deep in the self-reflection zone and doing a whole lot of the “deep listening” thing. I wanted to record something to help people pass the time and share some new music from friends and toss in some percy’s to round it. The approach was very easy going, not so much mixing, more about trying to let the tracks breath and staying out of the way. 

Stay in mate, it feels great!

MFM Mix 013: DJ D.Dee

Evening Jazz, Season 1, Mix 2:
1. Maki Asakawa - Cabaret - Maki VI (1974, Express, Japan)
2. Bohren & Der Club Of Gore ‎– Karin - Dolores (2008, PIAS Germany, Germany)
3. Khan Jamal ‎– In A Sentimental Mood - Thinking Of You (1987, Storyville, Switzerland)
4. The Red Garland Trio ‎– Mort's Report - Manteca (1958, Prestige, USA)
5. Arvanitas Quintet - La Bride Sur Le Cou - La Bride Sur Le Cou EP (1961, Barclay, France) [From the original score for the 1961 French film "La Bride Sur Le Cou", dir. Roger Vadim]
6. Horace Silver ‎– I Remember You - Horace Silver Trio (1956, Blue Note, USA)
7. The Curtis Counce Quintet ‎– Angel Eyes - Exploring The Future (1958, Dootone Records, USA)
8. Karin Krog ‎– Sometime Ago - We Could Be Flying (1975, Polydor, Norway)
9. Abbey Lincoln ‎– Let Up - Abbey Is Blue (1959, Riverside Records, USA) 
10. Angelo Badalamenti ‎– Dance Of The Dream Man - Soundtrack From Twin Peaks (1990, Warner Bros. Records, USA)
11. Victor Feldman ‎– Sunshine On A Dull Day - Suite Sixteen (1958, Contemporary Records, USA)
12. Miles Davis ‎– It's About That Time - In A Silent Way (1969, Columbia, USA)

evening jazz mix series

Season 1, Mix 2 (Twilight)

Vol. 3
Luke Mele (https://soundcloud.com/lukemele)
www.purplenoon.co

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA with 2 technics 1200s and a xone 22 mixer.

Ambient, New Age and Field Recording

Aragon - アタタビタタ
Irv Teibel - The Psychologically Ultimate Seashore
Hiroshi Yoshimura - Tokyo Bay Area
Morgan Fisher - The Great Lakes
Juan Martin - A Diver
Carlos Maria Trindade, Nuno Canavarro - Plan
Pepe Maina - Scerizza (Parte 3)
Paul Speer - Lento 
Conrad Praetzel, Robert Powell - Tosawihi
John Heussenstamm - Sawan
Giles Reaves - The Second Circle
Jun Fukamachi - Morning Glow
Toshifumi Hinata - Sayoka
Apsaras - Apsaras 
Double Fantasy - Food For Fantasy

Purple Noon Vol. 3 - Luke Mele

RA Mix Of The Day: https://www.residentadvisor.net/news/72348

The last 6 hour residency at The Glove That Fits, December 14th 2019.
We only manage to record 4 hours and 45min out of the 6 hour set.

Enjoy the journey and a huge thanks to everyone came to my residency at the glove last year..

Much luv SJ.

6 Hour Set Finale Live Recording

Recorded Live @ NICA/ Barcelona 2019

Voyage Select V/A VOL.1 :
 https://voyageselect.bandcamp.com/releases

Awakening

Some words from @iankjudd

"Leave No Trace"... a mantra borrowed from the more purist and hardcore camping ethicists. The general idea behind it being that you must minimize all environmental impact whenever you engage with the natural world as a means of responsibility. 
Around the time of this mix I was fascinated by Lee Lozano’s Dropout Piece and Seth Price’s How To Disappear In America — wondering what would it feel like to voluntarily drop out completely, to really leave no trace? Especially, what would our beloved planet look like? 
Musically, what I wanted to illustrate with this mix were two sides of an untouched and unpopulated planet. The eternal, chaotic hum of the natural world, the glow of an empty city left on overnight....Honk if you don't exist."

'Leave No Trace' is available for pre-order now via the GMT Online Store.

GMT29 Ian Kim Judd - Leave No Trace (Snippets)

** DIGITAL RELEASE 01/06/2020 - VINYL RELEASE 18/06/2020 **

The Underwater Island is a collection of four tracks from Grenoble based producer Denis Morin. Philosopher, gardener, father and sonic explorer. Our friendship dates back over a decade, with some of this music first shared during a visit to Glasgow almost 5 years to the day - when 12th Isle the label was but an idea. For ISLE009, Vague Imaginaires gifts us with autobiographical field recordings, FM synthesis and skilled sound design inspired by the ocean and the Drac river which flows through the mountains of his city. Harmonising natural sound sources with digital realms, he navigates through minimalism, ambient techno and flashes of dub inspiration. Morin combines these musical ideas with Roland TR-8, 303 emulations, hydrophone recordings and vocal fragments from Tunisia, Morocco and Vercors Massif.

https://12thisle.bandcamp.com/album/l-le-sous-leau

Vague Imaginaires - L'Île Sous l'Eau (ISLE009)

We return with Volume Two in our "All Welcome" vinyl series celebrating the magical output of six key members from our diverse family - Jonnine, XVARR, Vera Dvale, D.K., Georgia & DJ Trip Advisor (aka Mika Snickars).

Limited copies now available for pre-order  via our GMT Online Store (shipping last week of November), with Boomkat kindly distributing copies to our ever-supportive friends abroad.

Big hippy hug to... @HTRK @snickars-records @georgiasounds @xvarr @d-k-music @eravale

GMV07 Various Artists - All Welcome Volume Two

Coming as a totally fortunate discovery for us, @8Salamanda8 is an Ambient/Leftfield music group, consisting of Seoul-based electronic music producers - DJ Uman Therma (Sala) and Yetsuby (Manda).

Salamanda believes every sound has beauty, and they love to collect & create music from original field recordings from the world around them.

Sharing their love for minimal, ambient, and many other genres, Salamanda have been busy presenting their own unique dreamy and humid tracks via Soundcloud, Bandcamp, Instagram and many other platforms, and we're super excited to now showcase their work via cassette.

'Allez' is a story about a bird that flew out from a cage...beginning its journey early in the morning on Side A and embracing freedom, flying onwards into the night on Side B.

Available now via the Good Morning Online Store.

GMT37 Salamanda - Allez

If you're not familiar with Astral Vibes, then you're in for a treat.

His monthly NTS Radio show titled 'Acid Memories' has been humming away for a few years now, blessing us each month with a guaranteed psychedelic pleasure kick. If there was one online radio show that kept us sane throughout 202O, then 'Acid Memories' was definitely it. 

Franck has very kindly turned in a 90 minute mixtape full of his trademark psychedelic freaky folk rock selections, that will no doubt appeal to all & when quizzed about the mixtape he hinted, 'Astral Vibes sécrète beaucoup de fragrances psychédéliques, une sélection qui fait  l'effet d'une délicieuse drogue douce...Révolution Per Minutes".

'Memories Tape' by Astral Vibes is available now via the Good Morning Online Store.

GMT38 Astral Vibes - Memories Tape (Snippets)

Side A taken from the incredibly uplifting cassette titled 'Rhizosphere' courtesy of @skyrager released in February 2020.

GMT28 Skyrager - Rhizosphere (Side A)

Our debut release for 2021 aligns with the debut solo release from the U.K. producer Angel Hunt. @angelhunt

'Apparition Floor' is a set of musikal responses to excerpts to Giorgio de Chirico’s wild metaphysical novel Hebdomeros. It follows the protagonist Hebdomeros' journey through an enigmatic, sullen landscape of doorways, columns, gas lamps and blind windows. The sounds map the weird architecture and wonky lay of the land.

Cassettes now available via the Good Morning Online store!

GMT39 Angel Hunt - Apparition Floor EP (Snippets)

For all enquiries please get in touch here:
contact@goodmorningtapes.com

GMT29 Ian Kim Judd - Leave No Trace (Snippets)

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