2022 kicks off with a mix by long time dear friend and Lullabies For Insomniacs mastermind Izabel (@lullabiesforinsomniacs) who recorded the mix live in Melbourne outdoors during a Wax'O Paradiso event. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hey Izabel, nice to have you kicking off the mix series in this new year. You're in sunny Australia now but before that you'd been living in Europe for quite some years. What made you decide to move back?

IZ: Europe was home for almost 7 years, I left Australia in my early 20’s thinking I would be away for some months but fell in love in Amsterdam and spent years living in the city. In 2018, I moved to Berlin where I lived for a year, I found inspiration through all walks and was surrounded by great crew but grew tired of life in the big smoke. I wanted new challenges and yearned to be amongst nature, so left the city and travelled south to the Atlantic where I spent time in France, Spain and Portugal before heading to Corsica. I slept in a tent or stayed with friends and got on by doing seasonal work. I had not been back to Australia to see family and friends for many moons and was homesick, so decided to make my way across the Indian Ocean. Australia had heavy border restrictions, so plans to return were slow.

MFM: Your label Lullabies For Insomniacs had some busy times from 2016 to around 2019, after that it got more quiet and also the format shifted from vinyl to digital and cassette. What can you tell about this transition?

IZ: The transition happened naturally, I was traveling a lot which effected the label and my creative output. The tapes from Unearth Noise and Baldruin are recordings that we had been sitting on for some time but for various reasons kept delaying release. We decided to bring them out on tape as the music was better suited to this format. My sound world has been heavily inspired by the DIY music and tape scenes of Amsterdam and Berlin in the 80’s and there are great tape labels around today that were also motivating, my friend Etkin’s label ‘Kinship’ is one of these.

MFM: And now that you're settled in Australia again, what are your thoughts and plans with the label and music? Did the past 2/3 years change your perspective/vision?

IZ: Visions and inspirations come and go, some solidify and take root while others are fleeting in dream form. My focus has certainly changed as I devote more time to learning new skills and pursuing other crafts like furniture design, ceramics and writing. The music scene here in Melbourne is thriving, there are a lot of great artists and as I was
away for so long there is much to discover.

MFM: What can you say about the set/mix? Perhaps you can describe the setting it was recorded in?

IZ: The records I packed were chosen while isolating at home, this setting could not be more different to the glorious Sunday afternoon on the lawns at the Wax’o event. I played before OK EG who did a live set to celebrate their new record released as the debut on the Wax’o imprint. It was the second time I had the pleasure hearing them perform, their set made way for a great night. I thought a lot about European winter whilst making selections, I do miss spending the end of the year wrapped warm in Winters caress. These reflections and the recent passing of someone close to the family has brought me into a state of deep
introspect these last weeks, the session is both celebratory of life and a lament to lost life. This mix is a recording from the first hour, the second hour I played some psych, dub and percussive jams. 

MFM: Any plans, wishes or anything else for the near future that you'd like to share maybe?

IZ: At the moment I am taking each day as it arrives and am happy to continue on a journey learning and growing and enjoying time with family and friends. In February I will start a little party series in Melbourne with my friend Martha called Dub Cake. All the while my dream to move sea or country side lingers.

MFM Mix 036: Izabel

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recording from murmur, 25 june 2022

artwork by juna horstmans

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calypso steve & mark knekelhuis

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recording from murmur, 10 december 2022

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Offen continues its Outsiders residency with Alexis Le Tan, spiritus rector, your favourite's favourite,  master of all trades, the man behind Oddity Radio, 1/2 of Full Circle whose one of many manifestations happened on Offen in the form of Shiver EP (...) Dear friend most of all. Two hours of everything you need. 

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"Espacio Singular es un lugar de exploración a través de distintos territorios sonoros seleccionados por Alicia Carrera. El primer programa es una selección de géneros como el psydub, downtempo, hip hop experimental y el rock como elemento conector."

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 «Self-» a story by Prince of Gosplan

This story is an attempt to live through the personal experiences and events that have accompanied me for the past year and a half. Inside, I collected the sacred music that I listened to in moments of greatest sorrow and greatest joy! These are healing songs with which I feel a personal connection and which I associate with a sense of home and inner safety.

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Artwork by Andrija Čugurović

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3. Plastik - I Am Systematically In Love With You - Static Caravan
4. Juryman - Song Of Future Town - SSR
5. Blue - Lower - Emissions Audio Output
6. Maara - Erotics Of Betrayal -  Step Ball Chain
7. Meat Beat Manifesto - Future Worlds -  Play It Again Sam Records
8. Doppler 20:20 - Strung Up -  D.O.R.
9. The Infinite Wheel - Starfish -  Brainiak Records
10. Diatribe - Jonah - Evolution
11. Papa November - Navarra -  Static Caravan
12. Unmen - The Unsleep Part 2 -  Some Bizzare
13. Spy vs. Spy - Untitled -  Irdial Discs

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