Promo mix for D59B Radio recorded on the road near Ribeira Brava, Madeira, May 2021. Please hit the 'Support Eddie C' button on my Soundcloud homepage to support or visit me at eddiec.bandcamp.com
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EDDIE C - BEST FRIEND 014

Please meet London based DJ and producer, former Cafe Del Mar resident, and our long time close friend Phil Mison (@cantomamusic). Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hi Phil, many know you as one of the DJ's who has played all the best sunset spots across the globe. How did your summer look this year, still been scoring sunsets here and there?

PM: My summer was great. I travelled to Amsterdam, Cork, Copenhagen and Barcelona and had some nice gigs in the UK. My friend Deke has opened a bar on the seafront in Margate, you get pretty epic sunsets down there. I played a few records one evening and managed to fit in a few old cafe classics as the sun disappeared into the sea. 

MFM: Please tell us a bit about how it all started for you?

PM: I grew up in the 70’s, so there were quite a few different influences. David Bowie ‘Life On Mars’ was an early memory, and I was obsessed with Blondie. Parallel lines was the first album I bought. Later it was Northern Soul, Electro, nothing really that mellow! In 87 I met a couple of people who were really into House. I started going to groove records in soho to buy records like Adonis - No Way Back, Ten City - Devotion. Then as 88 rolled around I got into the more Balearic side of things. Later in 89 I’d pop into Reckless Records for second hand stuff and started to browse the New Age section where I got things like Kitaro  ‘Tunhuang’ and Paul Greaver ‘Joy’. Those records were the starting point really. 

MFM: DJing in clubs to make people dance never really attracted you?

PM: I’d say pretty much most of my DJing has been in clubs. I started at the Milk Bar in Soho in 1992 after giving Darren Emerson a tape. Even though I was doing the warm up and playing mellow stuff at the beginning, you had to build it up to a full dance floor by the end. In 1996 and 2000 I was the tour DJ for Lefttfield, playing in front of 1000 odd people. ‘Just get it going before we come on!’ Alongside Ross Allen and Rob Da Bank, I was resident at Bar Rhumba for our Next Level night in 1997. It lasted a year and we opened with Harvey and closed with Andrew Weatherall. I Have to mention Moonboots and Jason Boardman’s night Aficionado too. I always enjoyed playing to a dancefloor there, they’ve kept the Balearic flag flying since 1998. 

MFM: At what point did you got into making music on your own? 

PM: I’d worked on a project for Kenneth Bager in 1994. Then later on he started his Music For Dreams Label, and asked me if I would be interested in making an album.  So the first Cantoma album was started in Copenhagen in 1999, and finished in London in 2003. 

MFM: How do you come up with a new song, is there a certain Phil Mison way to it? Do you write the parts for the musicians?

PM: It usually starts with an idea that pops into my head. Sometimes a memory or travelling will get a melody going, and I’ll sometimes hum it into my phone and use that as a starting point. Ive worked with Engineer/Producer Robin Twelftree on all the Cantoma albums. I’ll go into Robin’s studio and usually start with some basic keyboards, then I’ll play a bassline in. I’ll take the demos away and think about what would work on the tracks. For some musicians the music is written down. Ive worked with Robin Lee from Faze Action on a few Cantoma tunes, and he usually transcribes my basic melodies onto sheet music. Other times I’ll play the melodies on a keyboard or hum the tunes for the musicians to follow along to. On some tracks I’ll write the lyrics too and get a singer to record on a track. There’s a lot of going back and forth until I’m happy with the final cut. The music rarely ends up sounding like the first version.

MFM: Making a mix must have been a piece of cake for you :) What is this mix like?

PM: I went back through my 92-94 selection and picked a selection of the lesser played records. Memories of magic times at the Milk Bar and warm summer evenings at the Cafe del mar.

MFM Mix 044: Phil Mison

Goodbye, our dear friend Ivan Conti.
Thank you for sharing your kindness, talent, and music with the world.

Ivan Conti (1946-2023) was mainly known for being one of the three founders of the legendary band Azymuth. He was a great drummer and human. His career spans far beyond with over half a century’s worth of recordings with the likes of Milton Nascimento, Eumir Deodato, Marcos Valle, Hyldon, Gal Costa, and Jorge Ben, and recently with Madlib.

On this episode, I selected recordings he was part of, and collaborations with other great musicians and artists.

Obrigada Mamao!

p.s. this show is already on Mixcloud.

Breakfast Club Coco for Ivan Conti

Here's Volume 4 from the king of the summer meditations, Moonboots.
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Sketches from an Island: Balearic Interpretations Vol 4 - Moonboots

Lounge around to the sound of No Bad Days...

Ashra - Midnight On Mars [Virgin]
Kraan - Far West [Harvest]
Harvey Mandel - Wade In The Water [Philips]
Family Four - En Häst Utan Namn [Metronome]
Arthur Russell - Fuzzbuster #06 [Audika Records]
Yu Su - Counterclockwise [Pinchy & Friends]
a.s.o. - Love In The Darkness [Low Lying Records]
Miki Hirayama - 電子レンジ (Denshi Lenzi) [Time Capsule]
Grian Chatten - Bob's Casino [Partisan Records]
Patrick Holland - Ending With 1000 [Verdicchio Music Publishing]
John Carroll Kirby - Gecko Sound [Stones Throw Records]
Fabiano do Nascimento - 3 Pontas [LEAVING RECORDS]
C-thru - Geodesic Visions [Pacific Rhythm]
Freak Heat Waves - Endless [Mood Hut]
Whodamanny - Baila Chica (Vocal) [Periodica Records]
Ruf Dug - Niu Blau [International Feel]
Mort Garson - Captain DJ Disco UFO [Sacred Bones Records]
Katerina - Get To Know You [Running Back]
ddwy - Orchard [Public Possession] *
Harri Pierson - Young Australians [Duca Bianco]
Inner Flight - Life In A Cave **
Seb Wildblood - Don't See This (ft. Lawrence) [all my thoughts]
K-LONE - Love Me A Little [Wisdom Teeth]
Prince Douglas - Sunshine Dub [Wackie's]

* denotes forthcoming
** denotes unreleased

No Bad Days with Hollick - July 2023

Music through the post, Music through the www., a little snapshot of wonderful music over the last 12 months.

Thanks as always to the musicians and folk who keep putting the music out there, much love x

Juan Power - I  touched the void
Quiet Village - Reunion (reprise)
Jennifer Vanilla - Jennifer Pastoral (Love Injections Celestial Mix)
Jona Jeffries California Sunrise...Do You Remember?
Torn Sail - Mud people rise
Khartomb - Swahlili Lullabye (Talking Drums Redub)
Revival Season - Propaganda (Instrumental)
Warriors Of The Dystotheque - Looking Through Balearic Es
Simon Sheldon - Imps (Tambores En Benirras Almost Amb Mix)
Nordsø & Theill - Krystal Reflection
Robert Williams - I Believe You're The One
Andres y Xavi - Bibbles (Mass Density Human Intergalacticos Del Dar Mix)
George Solar - Medialuna feat. Ken Fan
Joan Bibiloni featuring Pep Tosar - Un Adéu (Catalan Version)
Jasper Van't Hof - Pili Pili (Coyote Double Drop Edit)
Urban Phunk Society - Love Beat
J Walk - African Custard
Ettika - Ettika (Hear & Now French Remix)
DJ Pippi & Willie Graff - Un Buen Sueño (ft. Carmen Cano) 
The Mighty Tiny & The Many Few - The Reward
Dizzy K - No Dime 
Lono Ritmo feat Leo Power & Pablo Dominguez - Luz De Luna (vocal mix) 
Max Essa - Marbaix Memoranda
Bel - Ready To Die (Mudd's Extended Mix Blank & Jones Edit)
The Woodentops - Dream On (Balearic Ultras Brooking Bass Remix)
Infradisco - Marina
Ed Mahon ft Louise Spiteri - Give It All (Poolside dub)
Walther - Camel Carrot 
A Man Called Adam - Estelle (Cafe Del Mar Mix) 
Klang Kollektor - Midnight Express
Sewell & The Gong - Tonight We Fly (Ocean Moon Sky Phase Mix)
Musclecars - Carlos Sanchez Interlude

Music From 2024

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