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A Bigger Splash - New Years Eve 2022

For Merchant's 13th edition of the podcast they welcome a live recording from Brilliant Corners from masterful collector Ilan. Ilan said that the mix 'holds some very special memories - by far the most enjoyable set I've played so far.'

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Merchant w/ Ilan - February 2023

Hopping in with magic mix is Hallooo Music - @hallooomusic

Good pals Auri and Denis are longtime dig enthusiasts who share a wide variety of their finds under 'Everything you love. Nothing you expect'

Here is no different where they dive into a outsider DIY synth-pop direction. Enjoy :)

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/@hallooomusic9203

M a g i c a s t - 0 6 8 🎇 - Hallooo Music

https://www.nts.live/shows/soup-to-nuts-john-gomez/episodes/soup-to-nuts-john-gomez-10th-april-2023
Collector John Gómez brightens up Mondays with some music from different times and different places.

Soup To Nuts w/ John Gómez 100423

Session 3 - BRIAN CASSIDY 
“Head in the Clouds”
Sonic - Love's Reprise
Nature Boy - I Need You
Tangent - I Loved You So 
Jimi Tenor - Doin' Alright
DC Larue - Good Morning My Love (Robbie Leslie Remix)
Body Games - Castles On The Sand
Serge Gainsbourg ft. I Threes - Bad News From The Stars
Junior Boys - Waiting Game
The Disciples - Overflown
Nine Stars Orchestra - Pembe
Marlene Mitchelle & Etc - Babe (Instrumental Theory)
Josiah Steinbrick - 04 (vibraphone, marimbaphone, malleted wood, two synthesizers)
JOM & Friends - Two
Lynn Avery & Cole Pulice - Stained Glass Sauna
Nat Birchall - Radiant Will
Pisano & Ruff - Everybody's Talkin'

~ Health Connection ~ 
presents the 3rd installment In the ‘Sessions‘ mix series with one of the core selectors at HC, Brian Cassidy of Universal Cave. 
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“Head In the Clouds” is a sonic love letter to help you get to where you are going…Between the sheets, on the beach, a trek through nature, just to name a few will suit this “Morning Jazz Dub Ballad” that emulates the spirit of Brian’s selections over the years (in the music room) and is a true embodiment of what to expect at a Health Connection session when Brian is in attendance. 
~~
“Heads in the Clouds is music for quiet times, lying down and watching the clouds go by. I wanted to recreate the daydream-like feeling of a Health Connection session at Dryw's. To share those feelings of relaxation, reflection and a sense of discovery. The music covers a wide range from old to new with a few rarities, moody ballads, and some new age and jazzy bits to round it out. If you're listening to this I hope you're takin it easy.”  -BHC

Brian Cassidy “Head In The Clouds” - Sessions 3

BANDCAMP - https://spacetalkmusic.bandcamp.com/album/traces-of-illusion-compiled-by-skyrager

Compiled by Skyrager // Artwork: Elvis Barlow-Smith

After a bit of down-time, Spacetalk Records returns with something special: a stunning compilation of obscurities, rare cuts and secret weapons compiled by label co-founder Danny McLewin under his Skyrager alias.

Although most widely known as one half of Psychemagik, McLewin has long been regarded as one of the UK’s most decorated crate-diggers – a DJ and record dealer recognised for his ability to unearth slept-on gems, private press obscurities and campfire-friendly curios. He’s already showcased his curatorial skills on a string of acclaimed and now sought-after comps – see Psychemagik’s Magik Cyrkles, Magik Sunrise and Magik Sunset Pt 1 & 2 – but Traces of Illusion marks the first time McLewin has put together a collection as Skyrager.
 
There’s no grand concept behind Traces of Illusion, though McLewin’s selections are universally tactile, sun-baked and effortlessly summery, evoking images of nights spent camped out in the Californian desert or beneath the vibrant canopy of an English forest at dusk. As you’d expect, there are no well-known anthems or ‘big tunes’ here, just an inspired selection of largely unknown musical nuggets oozing in quality.

There are plenty of highlights to savour amongst the 15 tracks on show, from the blue-eyed soul of Rebozhaze’s 1981 gem ‘Second Movement’ and the echo-laden Balearic boogie of Phil McDonnell’s glassy-eyed ‘America’, to the sublime brilliance of Japanese band Tao’s ‘Makin’ Love’, where sweeping violin lines and fretless bass catch the ear, and the bubbly synth sounds and shuffling drum machine grooves of Daniel Sofer’s Dewdrops’ taken from an Oberheim drum machine promotional 7”..

Everywhere you look across the compilation, you’ll find slept-on treats. There’s the seriously atmospheric, practically unknown leftfield synth-pop of YMA’s ‘Tempted’, the synth solo laden folk soul of Michael’s ‘Bluebird of Heaven’ – a cut originally written to be performed by a ‘contemporary Christian’ group in Texas, but instead released as a solo excursion – and the Terry Callier-esque brilliance of Gregory Paul’s ‘Sun’.

And so it goes on, with McLewin flitting between deep and tactile treats (the jazzy Rhodes solos, immersive chords and relaxed grooves of Teatron’s ‘Swing’), spoken word sporting acoustic Americana (Scott Fraser’s inspired 1998 cut ‘Communique’), undeniably Italo-esque (Brenda Kane’s ‘French Kissing’), sub-heavy dancehall-soul (Noel Stone’s impossible-to-find ‘Girl of My Dreams’), enveloping ambient jazz (Larry Yanez’s incredible ‘Xai Jua Jua’) and dub-flecked, synth-sporting prog rock (Bob Bath Band’s highly sought-after ‘Traces of Illusion’, after which the compilation is named). 

It all adds up to an eye-opening, head-soothing journey through the dustiest corners of McLewin’s record collection.

A1 Tao - Makin Love
A2 Larry Yañez - Xai Jua Jua
A3 Phil McDonnell - America
A4 Régis Tareau - Music Magic

B1 Reboshaze - 2nd Movement
B2 YMA - Tempted
B3 Daniel Sofer - Dewdrops
B4 Noel Stone - Dream Girl

C1 Brenda Kane - French Kissing
C2 Michael - Bluebird Of Heaven 
C3 Gregory Paul – Sun
C4 Rhythm & Bliss - Song Of Earth And Sky

D1 The Bob Bath Band - Traces of Illusion
D2 Teatron - Swing
D3 Scott Fraser - Communiqué

Traces of Illusion compiled by Skyrager

SPACETALK SHOP

Traces Of Illusion compiled by Skyrager - Promo Mix

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Jenny Jen - 18.05.2023

Collector John Gómez brightens up Mondays with some music from different times and different places.  
https://www.nts.live/shows/soup-to-nuts-john-gomez/episodes/soup-to-nuts-john-gomez-6th-november-2023

Soup To Nuts w/ John Gómez 061123

The Awakening (Revisited)

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Health Connection is an ongoing small gathering of like minded record heads based here in Philadelphia. We gather regularly and listen to records in a Hi-Fi listening room.  The Sessions Series will set out to chart a map of mixes from the headiest of selectors to the various HC crew.