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Abel & Tako - Live At Cutloose, Manchester - 3rd August 2013

Last mix of the year 2021 comes from long time friend of the label Alex Ho (@j0-j0armani) out of Los Angeles who has just released his debut album 'Move Through It' with us. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hi Alex, you're known for being deeply involved in LA's party scene through your Moony Habits events for quite some years now. How did you roll into the music scene?

AH: Some friends of mine in college were doing parties at this smaller, 200 capacity club in Glendale. I was hanging around these nights, sort of helping out, and eventually decided to do some events of my own at this spot. Eventually I was doing parties at this other place 333Live in DTLA - Prince used to own the spot but then it ended up in the hands of ex-Chinese mafia guys. My last event there, we got shut down because the owners of the venue didn’t have a valid alcohol license and were missing a number of other permits. From there, I just started doing warehouse parties like a lot of other promoter friends were doing, and it became a regular thing. 

MFM: So you've been a promotor and DJ at first, yeah? When came the first steps into producing music?

AH: In college, I learned how to DJ first, yeah. At the time, I had the software for production but didn’t really know what I was doing - still don’t. But I started making some tunes that I actually liked in maybe 2017/2018, and that’s around the time I passed some stuff over to Jamie.  

MFM: Did the Covid situation affect your productivity?

AH: I had my ups and downs with Covid for sure. Isolation didn’t necessarily increase my productivity, it gave me a lot of time to think about my life and I think I just came to the conclusion that I need to be doing more. When Jamie brought up the idea of doing a 7 inch or an album, I didn’t want to just settle for the two songs so I went for the album.      

MFM: On a few songs you've collaborated with other artists too. Those guitar and percussion parts for example. How did that process go?

AH: On those ones I was actually feeling a bit stuck - I knew I had some good ideas but didn’t know where to take them. I passed the sketches to some friends and thankfully they were supportive enough to send back some nice elements that I wouldn’t have been able to produce on my own.  

MFM: What's the story behind the album cover? 

AH: For the cover, Jamie had the idea of using a photo of the city at dusk. I reached out to my friend Kaleb who’s an incredible photographer and he was able to make it happen. We originally had the idea to use a nice, vintage car along with a number of other props in the shot. We got a bunch of different shots on 2 shoots, but ended up narrowing it down to the simpler ones. 

MFM: Is there a masterplan now that you've got your debut LP out? 

AH: No real plan. I just know that I want to make more music. I’ve had a lot of help on this record - from additional instrumentation to extra mixdowns from friends. I want to be able to do it all on my own but still have similar results - I guess that’s a goal, to be a better producer. This doesn’t mean that I don’t want to collaborate with homies - I’ll likely be doing that more as it’s more real and rewarding, and it’s not just one big fantasy in my brain.

MFM: Let's talk about the mix. It actually took a while for you to, as you put it, “get in the DJ mood” and record it. How come? 

AH: It’s not that I need to get in the mood necessarily, I just haven’t been digging or thinking about DJing as much lately. I think a lot of people spent the pandemic/quarantine getting dope records and working on their DJ skills in preparation for this big reopening. And for me, despite being a party promoter, I think I got really comfortable being together with only close people in the last couple of years - being in the party feels a little foreign and crazy to me now. Hoping to catch the party bug again, but I’m trying not to force it!

MFM Mix 035: Alex Ho

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Saulk channels his eclectic taste spanning “chic’n’dark electro-funk, avantgarde and 90s ambient style” into 3 distinct labels: Mélodies Souterraines, Musiques Electroniques Actuelles & Hybride Sentimento. Preview ‘La Passion Du Bourdon’ (bit.ly/2Rz502k) - the anonymous release from parent-label/manufacturer Late-Night Rec. Highly Recommended -->  (http://melodiessouterraines.bandcamp.com)

Saulk Regurk (Mélodies Souterraines) - SANPO 133

Betonska Basta Radio #6. Recorded on @RedLightRadio February 27th, 9-10PM CET, year 2020. Key words are synth-pop and 80s on this one.

Love,
Iggy

Betonska Basta Radio #6 w/ Iggy P

strange days! I tried to draw a picture of my march using some tunes available here: https://www.growingbinrecords.com/new-arrivals-february/
https://www.growingbinrecords.com/new-arrivals-march/
wash your hands - be well!
cheers, basso

Eroc - Hundertwasser
Beto & Kara - Blue Nude Caper
Lins & Ford - Humble Maid
John Chiodini - The Gardens
Mark-Almond - I Love You
Björn J:son Lindh - Bike Voyage II
Gilbert Einaudi - Tennessee
Clit - Nach Norden zurück
Rosachrom - Ich möchte bei den Sternen liegen
Dalek I - Destiny (Dalek I Love You)
Sacro Pop Chor - Insel der Illusionen
Kaarst - Für Lisa
Ryan & Kleinfeld - Free Spirit
Christos und Zodiac - Dreaming
Joolz - War of Attrition
Steele - Trapped By The Store
Njurmännen - Popstar (In A German Town)
Armin Schmidt - Im Herzen des Hurrikan
Serge Clemens - Take Me Through
Stavros Georgiadis - Flying Bells
IAO - The Old Pig Skin
Trilogy - Gestern Abend
Richard de Bastion - Take It With Heart

An Allegory on March 2020 (selected from the growing bin new arrivals of february and march)

Here's what I wrote in 2013:
"Kiew resident, music lover and DJ Serge Jazzmate is spoiling us with some more sunrays in late september. Since 2009 Serge is one of the residents of the LOW party series, one of the highlights of Ukranian Nightlife. His mixes have been spread all over the web including contributions to Noncollective, ANOE and Balearic Social .... to name a few. Finally he made one for the bin too : )
Thanks Serge!!"

Serge Jazzmate - Baños De Sol (Guest Mix, 2013)

The sound of a saxophone coming through the open window. A warm morning breeze comes along. The candles went out hours ago but the odour has not left the room. An open city map lies on a table in the darker part of the room, next to a book about romanticism. Is it sunday yet?
Welcome to the room of Daniel - collector of romantic moments on record. If this breeze feels right you should check out the forthcoming album of Daniels band Unhappybirthday here: https://orcd.co/unhappybirthday

Daniel Jahn - The Green Ray (Guest Mix, 2020)

Track ID: @ayrangod

A new day - a new episode! This time guest-mix was made by Munich Radio 80000 resident, solid ½ of «Kanapee Nordwand» boysband or/and radioshow - Herr Max Langer aka Ayran Gott! Get ready for the 67 minutes selection of aldult-AOR-space-yacht-soft-progsy-NDW-whatever rock! Good as the Maß of weizen in biergarten! Tschüss!

Useful links:
https://www.radio80k.de/show/kanapee-nordwand/
https://www.mixcloud.com/Radio80K/playlists/kanapee-nordwand/

De Kat Memwa #30 w/ Ayran Gott (Kanapee Nordwand)

Where has 2020 gone? 

We are almost out the other side of this insane year, and we at GGHQ hope that you are all safe and sound. The music never stops, and we hope that our friends have all found some solace and enjoyment through the simple acts of listening, discovering & sharing. 

We're super happy to see out 2020 with this, our last mix of the year. We couldn't be in better hands to be honest. Øyvind is a top selector, producer, remixer and he is one of those DJ's who is beyond versatile. He just knows music inside and out and is a formidable talent in the booth... genre and sounds are no barriers to him and his own style is unmatched. A longtime former resident at Oslo's clubbing institution JAEGER, Øyvind held down Wednesday nights there for a decade plus welcoming a host of global DJ luminaries and tastemakers into his zone. 

Here we find Øyvind in a relaxed mood, combing his impressive collection for more spaced out and downtempo grooves, offering a deep selection to soothe and get lost in. We're really pleased to present this lovely mix to you from our friend and someone who we feel is a true talent out there in the vast world of music we all inhabit. Spark one up, and shadow dance with us....

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GGHQ Mix #52 : Øyvind Morken 'Shadow Dancing'

Mix of the Week #362 is "Waves of Times" by Amateur Exorcist
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Mix of the Week #362: Amateur Exorcist - Waves of Times

Recorded at Joes Bakery Outlaws Yacht Club Leeds Jan 2013

Uploaded with kind permission from Moonboots. 
Another great mix from his residency in Leeds.

Moonboots - Joes Bakery Jan 13

A Bigger Splash - 27.02.21

NO DEMOS PLEASE! 
growing bin records is a micro-label and online record store. With lots of love and affection we bring you music that is special to our ears. Well actually we're a one man business, but "we" sounds a bit more professional, or maybe even royal. Forget about that. We're small and not a bit royal and we'll stay small and loyal. Cheers!  If I should not react to your demo I probably didn't feel it, and I'm too shy to tell you.  Sorry but life is short and I don't release stuff that i feel 100%. Keep on keeping on! 
I am actually not releasing much at the moment as I am focussing on selling the thousands of used records in my studio. SO do me a favour and come over to the bin aka www.growingbinrecords.com and help me get rid of the black gold :)

Daniel Jahn - The Green Ray (Guest Mix, 2020)

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