great mix. can I get an id on this one in particular?

could you let me know what is this beautiful song?

We welcome Tornado Wallace (@tornadowallace), long time friend of the label and whose record 'Falling Sun' we released through Second Circle back in 2016.  Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hey Lewie, how have you been lately?

TW: I dipped out to East Asia and Australia for the infamous Berlin winter and now I’m back ready for the euro warmth. Though it’s in no hurry to arrive here just yet.

MFM: There's a new record coming on Basic Spirit, the label you run with Jamie Tiller, and it all looks rather secretive... Can you tell us more about it Lew E? :) 

TW: I made these tracks when I was holed up sick for a week. Not being able to go to the studio I relied strictly on samples and software, which was fun to change the workflow up a little bit. I wanted to make some very club ready tracks, without any intention for a release. They (rather obviously) sample two well known tracks, but there’s a lot of new ideas too. I use a different name as it felt like a different style and approach to how I usually go about things. I think there will be more Lew E things on the horizon though :D.

MFM: Previous releases on Basic Spirit also had this '90s touch to it. What is it that you like about (music from) that era?

TW: I grew up in the 90s so a lot of the music coming out then really hits the nostalgic feels. But also, really interesting things were happening with technology, and it became a lot more affordable to put together a record. So there were a lot of - for lack of a better term - laymen releasing electronic music. Some of which had very new and out-there approaches to processes like sampling, mixing and arranging. But trends and technology all moved along so quickly that some of these sounds and ideas never had a chance to get fully fleshed out. Which is why it’s nice to pick up where some left off. People are currently very responsive to this late 90s/early 2000s sound, which is great for me because that’s a time when I really fell in love with electronic music. As a DJ, I’m playing these really personal tracks that I discovered as a teenager, and for the first time since I began playing parties/clubs 18 years ago, people seem to really understand them. It’s a very cool feeling.

MFM: You've also started a new more pop oriented project called a.s.o. together with vocalist Alia Seror O’Neill. Has it always been a dream or goal of yours to start a more band kind of project? Does it require a different writing/recording approach compared to when making dance music for the clubs?

TW: I like making music that I like listening to. And with the pandemic in full swing in 2020, I was having a little break from club music, and diving deeper into other styles of music I enjoy. Both from a listening and producing perspective. I found it to be a very different approach. It’s more melody/hook driven and focuses on getting ideas down quickly as they’re forming. A lot of the time I would use a basic keyboard and guitar to record, and Alia would add vocal melodies and harmonies on the fly. Sometimes it could get difficult when we would both want to put our fleeting ideas down at the same time! On that note, collaboration is never easy for me as I like to have full creative control of whatever it is I’m working on, and sometimes the creative paths divide and compromises have to be made. Sometimes the compromised path is thick and thorny, and sometimes it is paved gold and smells of roses.

MFM: How did you go through the selecting and recording process, any specific record or mood you had planned?

TW: I came across a bunch of really nice tracks all in a relatively similar downtempo/shoegaze style, and wanted to make a mix of music like that. For moody home/car/train etc listening. I also included a forthcoming Cousin remix of an a.s.o. single which I love and wanted to share early!

MFM Mix 049: Tornado Wallace

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The breezy sound of the Canadian Riviera, from Mood Hut's Pender Street Steppers.

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PENDER STREET STEPPERS w/ Break Mode 250723

Hot and sticky for Customs’ fourth Outsiders show of the year. Tom and Guy pack the pressure with late summer club gear, from electro bleeps to UKG basslines and blissy DnB. Recorded live in a basement in North London.

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We first heard of Doc Jay in the infamous Libramix series where his contributions have been and still are constantly on repeat. He has not only created a wonderful mix series (Doc Jay's Inn) during lockdown, but Julius is also a very talented painter and overall visual artist. Hailing from Stockholm, Doc Jay blesses us with "a 2h 20min selection built by 100% Swedish music from the late 80s and 90s (or 97,6 % to be exact, as I accidently threw in a brittish track hehe...)" - in his own words. Well then... cheers <3

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@la_roze @lovereactionfamily

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"This mix is a personal selection with lots of old favourites I love to play on Sundays at home. Also included is a track from the record we just released on @lovereactionfamily."

Apricot 51: La Roze

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@beaton-4

https://undertheapricottree.net/danny-bodega/

"Been very much on the romance of the endless summer tip musically and otherwise, and recorded this mix perhaps oddly on a rain lashed night in the dying days of London Summer. Mostly records picked up from travels last year and a couple CDs. Long afternoon holiday mode engagement for this one. Mainly musics from the Antilles and diaspora with full props to the makers, singers, players."

Photo: Daniel Beaton

Apricot 53: Danny Bodega

"Pressing record for BPT hits different baby. Clingin on to every last smidgen of summer, here's 2 hours of finely fermented digs, X-rated raunch, and bargain bin heat, taking you from mellow to hello, yes sir another glass please. Best served chilled, enjoy x" - @heelsandsouls

B.P.T. Radio 075: Heels & Souls

John Gómez brings two hours of selections from Jamie Tillers friends and Family. A fundraiser to support Tiller's family can be found here : https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-jamie-tillers-family 
https://www.nts.live/shows/soup-to-nuts-john-gomez/episodes/soup-to-nuts-john-gomez-30th-october-2023

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