Label: Banoffee Pies Records
Catalogue Number: BPSS03
Title: Surface Comms (Sonder Series 03)
Artist: Mistareez
Genre: Ambient / IDM / Downtempo
Release Date: 27.08.2021

Sonder: The realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own.

Banoffee Pies Records Sonder Series sub label that focuses on ambient, IDM and downtempo audio delicacies continues, with “Surface Comms”.

The 3rd instalment brings a 6 track collection of heavily textured introverted productions from Mistareez, another artist formerly residing in the city of Bristol. Seek refuge in the calm space inside your head,
lose yourself in isolation. Music for reflection. BP x

Mastered: Optimum Mastering
Distributed by: KUDOS Records

Surface Comms (Sonder Series 03)

Affectionate

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PREMIERE: Mistareez - Affectionate

We are delighted to be holding down a residency on the illest station in Tāmaki Makaurau/Aotearoa/dawurld >>> @95bfm

Second Saturday of the month >>> 01:00-02:00 [NZT]

For this show, our day oner @kieran_tahir serves a sweet-mash of INDEX:Favs, Breaks and UKG sprinkled with Punjabi flaves

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DJ mix played for a gathering under the m50 motorway along the Royal Canal in Dublin.

Featuring forthcoming wttg via Jennifer Moore, Odd Ned, Sean Being, All TImes Now Nothing, and Belacqua.

Also featuring Scruffy Munnelly, A92, LMMonTheBeat, Postman, Shake Shakir, Villalobos, Koncept Jackson, and Pink Siifu.

m50 mix

Ez! 
A lil break in the pod series leads us to New York based duo Ma Sha Ru, stepping up for number 49. They've taken no prisoners with this 1, 50 minutes of heavy bass beltas. Sorta tunes that make you crave to wanna hear em on a system.  Big ups to them, a real corka of a mix :) 

We also caught up with em for a lil chat, read below! >

AM: What have you been doing recently? 

Setting up a new studio! haha We've been travelling to a few places last year to be together since COVID travel restrictions made things different. It feels nice to be finally back in NYC and have a proper set up. We also just released a new split EP with Ayesha on Kindergarten Records and a track on Pressure Dome compilation. Overall, we've been working on finishing more projects to come later in the year + preparing a new live set. Very busy and very much enjoying this! :)


AM: Your recent track for Pressure Dome as great, what’s the process behind your production? 

The process behind this track was actually atypical. The lyrics were written during our lockdown time in Minsk, Belarus. We talk about our willingness not to conform to rules that society puts on you and how to find a way to stay out of these limitations. The beat of the track was made during a short stay on an island in Italy during last Spring and deeply inspired by the freedom of the surroundings. There are water field recordings at the beginning of the track that were made on the spot. In this case we didn't have our machines with us since we were not in our studio, so everything was made in the box. Usually we involve the use of MPC 3000 and Bass Station II on our productions. 


AM: Where & how did you record the mix? Was there a theme for it as such? 

We recorded it in our apartment in Queens, NY. We recently moved a DJ booth to the living room, bought some big plants and set up neon color lights, so the vibes were just right! The set up is two XDJs 700, Pioneer DJM 600, a pair of KRK monitors. It's actually mad hot in NYC now, so we had a constant sound of the old AC working behind our backs but we think we still made it no matter how loud it was haha The idea behind the mix was to play some new stuff we got during this month and a few forthcoming bits from our friends. So happy to see everybody doing their thing - big up to our friends killing it with the tunes and labels!


AM: What have ya been listening to and digging recently?

Really enjoying the projects of our Kindergarten crew - Ayesha, Despina, Drummy, Stolen Velour and Ziyiz got something very hot in the works/forthcoming! We also just got back from a trip to Mexico CIty and felt very inspired by the Infinite Machine team and El Irreal Veintiuno productions. Of course, always big up to Sorry Records, Pressure Dome and Shubzin!

AM: Whats next for ya in 2021?

We have 2 EPs planned for the rest of the year/early 2022 and 4 compilations so far :) Going to start working on a new live set soon too, so we are looking forward to the future!

AM Podcast #49 - Ma Sha Ru

Tito Fuego - Still On Hold

Name: Léa
Alias: Ben Sleia (@bensleia)
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Berlin

Influences: the dance floor, my friends & Daft Punk.

Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: Refuge Worldwide, ATHE, Melodic Distraction

Favorite Quote: "Can you force yourself to do something you don't want to do just to prevent a hypothetical regret in the distant future?" - Mona Chollet

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community: Work hard and don't take anything for granted. 

With this mix Ben Sleia asks to please learn more about and consider donating to: 
TS Raver (www.instagram.com/ts_raver)

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Daisychain 190 - Ben Sleia

I LOVE: FUNKY tickets are now LIVE🚨

30 DJs, 4 live PAs, 4 MCs, 7 hours, 4 rooms!

9th October. 11PM - 6AM. Ministry Of Sound
Ticket: rinse.fm/ilovefunky

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Living Room n°19 ~ @8salamanda8

q. pls introduce yourselves

> Salamanda is a Seoul-based Leftfield Ambient music producer/DJ duo of Uman Therma (Sala) and Yetsuby (Manda).
Salamanda believes every sound has beauty, and loves to collect and experiment with all kinds of sounds from the world around them.


q. is there a story behind the mix?

> Before working on the mix, we coincidentally saw a picture of one of our favorite artists' living room from a magazine. From the photo, the place seemed very welcoming, cozy, sophisticated and peaceful... and we wondered what it would be like to live there.
So this mix is about our fantasy of having a cup of tea in each of our dream houses on a rainy summer afternoon.


q. what's the best way to enjoy your mix?

> On a lazy, a little bit gloomy late morning or early afternoon, grab a hot coffee, get your blanket, turn this mix on, and look out the window.


q. describe a favourite object in your living room...

> Sala's answer: Happy plants.
> Manda's answer: Cat tower.


q. are you working on any projects right now (music or not music)?

> In terms of our release, we had a new release that came out most recently called "Sphere," which you can check out on Métron Records bandcamp or streaming platforms such as Apple Music / iTunes, Spotify and more.
As for other interesting music-related projects, luckily we've been able to work on a series of exciting projects that we really enjoy(ed) being a part of. They will be revealed soon, so please keep your eyes peeled!

~~~

Tracklist:
Ludwig Wandinger - Spiritual Decay 
Ora Clementi - Vulning 
Keiji Haino / Jim O'Rourke / Oren Ambarchi - Only Wanting To Melt.. Part 1(excerpt) 
Jake Muir - Yaupon 
Salamanda - Sonata For Layer And Electronics (Heavy Magazine) 
Yann Tiersen - Ar Maner Kozh 
Massimiliano Damerini - Zoltan Kodaly : Klavierstuck Op.11 Nr. 7 
James Rushford - U+25CF (Original Mix) 
Michel Banabila - Park Loops 
Amirtha Kidambi & Lea Bertucci - Destroying Angel 
Surabhi Saraf - Illuminen 
Lyckle de Jong - tjilp lus 
Psee / Mårble / Koyil - Tamatamanāh 
Las Barbas Indómitas - Lo que se oía desde su cuarto 
Keiko Higuchi - Okesa Bushi 
TRAINING - Pumpernickels 
Humbros - Feu

Living Room n°19 ~ Salamanda

2015 - Armin van Buuren feat. Justine Suissa - Burned With Desire (Kane Michael Lights Out Mix)

It’s high time for a new Post Bar Recording. This one is from the Fusion mes couilles night back in December 2019. This party rocking, pant shaking recording captures the essence of the night perfectly: fast paced (and often broken) techno jams, wonked out 2 step, UK funky riddim operations, Jungle massif, footwork and juke-y fuckabouts + more. Talking about hybrid strategies, eh. Just when you think they lowered the energy for good, they blow that shit right back up again. It’s just crazy, okay?

Be sure to also check out Toma Kami’s and Hanah’s respective labels Man Band and High Digital.

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