"I just got a bit inspired and had a free day.. so got very quickly into the vibe of imagining a chill summer night with friends and good drops in the glass :) .. ..so this is all about breezy bubbly and easy funky pleasures in the good life. Indulgent ambient, funky pop, wave and a bit of Japanese vibes. Even threw in some decadence with the master of just that, Serge Gainsbourg, in the end hehe.” - @telephones

B.P.T. Radio 016: Telephones

Our new captains are the Customs lads, sailing from London and navigating through a sea of lover soul, g-funk and garage house. 

Get in, sip your gin and juice, and enjoy the cruise !

@customs_ldn

Cruisin' with... Customs

061022 restaurant recording by norm (@bayetecontact & @memorabiliarecords)

cornerstore during service • #3 • NORM

it's been a while... and we're back with a gentle bang a.k.a. a mix of the amazing Sanky @sankywashere!! 
Many of you will have had the pleasure to dive into his selections at other sites. Being a fan for a good while I dared to ask him for a mix and now we installed a window to his universe here at the bin too! As I always enjoyed the variety and finesse of his mixes I asked for his musical background and Sanky was so nice to share this with us: 
"My mother was a piano teacher and sometimes practiced with various classical musicians who were playing at city hall so the house almost always had strange, orchestral sounds emanating from the dusty front room. I can't play a note of piano as my hands don't seem to want to work together as 10 fingers but I can play some wind instruments and loved learning the trumpet, these strange organic sounds are something that I now realize feature heavily when out looking for records, weird sounds seem to mean as much as beautiful lyrics these days. I also think the varied pace of classical from Adagio all up to Presto might have influenced me more than I thought too. I've never really understood music in terms of bpm's but more on feeling. I'm 51 and I feel really lucky to grow up in a pre internet world on rare soul and jazz, boogie, soundtracks, samples and hip hop which provided another view of how incredibly different music really can be. Hearing Colin Curtis screaming down the mic at age 15 playing Margie Evans “Waterfalls” or watching David Mancuso drop “Whole Lotta Love” after Tamiko Jones “Can’t Live Without Your Love’ at 6pm in the afternoon and watch people lose their minds are things I feel truly lucky to have witnessed, genius at work for sure.
 
I just still look out for the oddness, especially on 7” as there is still so much undiscovered music there but also something that sounds familiar even when it’s not. I live in Mexico now and again due to what I hear day to day in the street (not just necessarily music) changes what I collect, the feeling of life here is softer and slower so this mix might have a piece of that in it. I hope you listen to the mix all the way through in a comfortable place you feel happy to be in. It has some of my most favorite records I play over and over…big love.

Let me know if you want to know what any of the tracks are and thanks to the main man Basso who’s been an inspiration for years. 

Cocktails on the beach for all…x

Dedicated to My Mother Kate. RIP."

THANKS SO MUCH SANKY!!!

Sankywashere - Room To Breathe (Guest Mix, 2024)

@freddygardens @proto-exotica

https://undertheapricottree.net/freddy-gardens-proto-exotica/

Lately there’s been a lot of old DJ Harvey and Daniele Baldelli mixes in my ears, so naturally I’ve been digging for that lush, spacey Balearic sound. From there I’ve zig zagged between late 80s NYC, early 90s Ibiza, and the cosmic birthplace that was mid 70s Italy. 

When I’m not digging, I geek out hard and read, watch docos, and listen to podcasts on music history. The stories behind the Loft, Studio 54, and iconic beachside clubs like
“Baia Degli Angeli” (Bay of Angels) are pure gold and they helped pave the way for the cosmic wave we’re still riding today. This mix is my salute to that era, along with some more recent releases for good measure. Enjoy!

Apricot 66: Freddy Gardens (Proto Exotica)

Recorded live at Giant Steps 09.02.25

@johngomezldn
@aneeshp

John Gómez at Giant Steps

Something peaceful for spring > no mixing > just fixing...x

You Were The Place

Sebastian Grätz, based in Hamburg, Germany, and known professionally as Basso, is the man behind Growing Bin Records.
Growing Bin was set up in 2007 as a music blog before evolving into an online record store in 2012, with the offshoot micro-label Growing Bin Records launching the following year. The blog initially existed to catalogue Basso's broad musical tastes, today Growing Bin is very much in the business of selling records; From the ultra-rare and special interests to generally curious finds.

A core appeal of Growing Bin is that the material is handpicked according to, and solely for one man's esoteric tastes. There is no chasing of trends; If Basso likes it, he'll sell it. Another of the shop's unique traits is its copywriting; Growing Bin's website is a marvel with musical categories including Cocktails By The Pool, Cheap Magic and Dancing For Mental Health, breaking down into subcategories such as Embarrassing Mindblowingness, Never Leave The Bag and many more.

Anyway, over to the mix. As expected, Basso has delivered a wonderfully eclectic selection of records. 
We'd like to mention a few of his inclusions; 'La Bimini' by Spunk, a breezy P-funk monster if ever there was one, off their 1981 LP Tighten It Up, tight as f**k indeed! Remaining in Jazz-funk territory, Underground Canopy & Paloma Paloma's deep and soulful 'Même Heure Même Endroit', B-side of a 7" single from 2023, is just sublime. The HaHa Sounds Collective version of Marker Starling's 'Silk Rock', as championed by Gilles Peterson on his Worldwide FM radio show, is an absolutely stellar piece of music and arguably one of the strongest releases of 2020. Taken from her 1976 LP Più, Ornella Vanoni's moody 'Tu Chi Sei?' (underscored by a beat suspiciously reminiscent of a certain Paul Simon record) is another timeless inclusion here. 
A big thanks to Basso for taking the time to record this fantastic mix for the series.

Track ID requests @soundcloud.com/growingbinrecords

Artwork by A.r.t. Wilson, from A.r.t. 
Wilson's Overworld LP (Growing Bin Records)

growingbinrecords.com

Basso (Growing Bin Records)

Face the 44

Live recording from the Have A Nice Day Party in Berlin, with Castro & Nemo
For booking request : booking@soundmetaphors.com

H.A.N.D. MIX 005 - Sound Metaphors DJs (Castro & Nemo)

Recorded live @ Giant Steps (London)26/01/19

RTS @ GIANT STEPS (London)

contact & booking :
lorem.ipsum.yo@gmail.com

https://www.youtube.com/c/LoremIpsumRecords

~~2025~~
26.07 Boat Party, Paris
21.06 Le Mayday, Paris
01.06 La Prairie du Canal, Paris
01.02 Les Jardiniers, Montrouge

~~2024~~
29.11 St. PAX, Tokyo
03.08 Karmakoma, Belgrade
03.08 La Prairie du Canal, Paris
01.05 Cadence, Paris
16.03 Yellow House, Amsterdam
20.01 Alimentation Générale, Paris

~~2023~~
16.11 Cadence, Paris
13.10 Alimentation Générale, Paris
30.06-2.07 Divagations Festival, Corrèze
21.06 Tagada Bar, Paris
29.04 Divagations Especial, Atelier, Ivry
22.04 Cadence, Paris

~~2022~~
03.12 Alimentation Générale, Paris
05.11 9b, Paris
04.11 Mazette, Paris
30.09 Groom, Lyon
17.09 Monarch, Berlin
07.09 Point FMR, Paris w/ Loveshadow
2-4 .09 Divagations Festival, Corrèze
28.08 Le Barboteur, Paris w/ Cadence
30.07 20/44, Belgrade
09.07 Radio Tempo Nao Para, Amsterdam
08.07 Club Lovelee, Amsterdam
21.06 Cadence, Paris
16.04 Milagrosa, New York
28.01 Groom, Lyon

~~2021~~
11.12 9B, Paris
04.12 L'Appart du Badaboum, Paris
05.11 9B, Paris
22.10 Scilicet, Paris
02.10 Alimentation Générale, Paris
28.08 Groom, Lyon
08.08 Sunday Sunday, Mexico
07.08 Departamento Studio Bar, Mexico
21.06 Cadence w/ Maybe Tonight, Paris
20.06 Le Mazette, Paris

~~2020~~
18-20 .09 Divagations Festival, Normandie
05.09 L'International w/ Maybe Tonight, Mimi, Paris
25.07 6b, Paris
11.07 Le Mazette, Paris
27.06 Enigma La Crypte
29.02 Montezuma, Paris
21.02 Alimentation Générale, Paris
08.02 Bon Esprit, Paris
07.02 L'appart du Badaboum, Paris
16.01 Ground Control, Paris

~~2019~~
21.12 Cadence, Paris
23.11 Bon Esprit, Paris
16.11 La Karambole, Paris
15.11 Cadence, Paris
28.09 Bon Esprit, Paris
20.09 Gambetta Club w/ Bayetë, Paris
05.09 A la Folie, Paris
31.08 Club Azteca w/ Make It Deep, Into The Deep & Bayetë, Paris
07.08 Le Barboteur, Paris
30.07 La Bobine, Grenoble
26.07 Le Barboteur, Paris
21.06 Fête de la Musique @Le Bon Esprit, Paris
25.05 Mob Hotel Rooftop w/Waxist & NotSeriousBigs, Lyon
18.05 Gambetta Club w/ Maggie & In Medias Res
16.05 9B w/Mo' Soul, Paris
26.04 Le Refuge @La Rotonde, Paris
22.03 Mob Hotel Restaurant, Lyon
15.03 A la Folie w/ Maybe Tonight, Paris
02.03 Terrain Vague w/ Jita Sensation, Paris
23.02 Maison M w/ Wayatt, Lyon
09.02 Private Location w/ The Dare Night, Grenoble
26.01 Le Terrain Vague w/ Maybe Tonight, Paris
18.01 Ground Control, Paris
12.01 Gaudi Café, Grenoble

~~2018~~
21.12 Mini Club @La Rotonde w/ Secousse, Paris
20.10 Le Terrain Vague w/ Mercredi Records & Sanshiro, Paris
17.10 Super 5 w/ Sanshiro, Lyon
12.09 Ground Control, Paris
07.08 La Bobine, Grenoble
14.07 Super 5, Lyon
23.06 Le Mellotron w/ Mo'Soul, Paris
09.06 Drak Art w/ Sacha Mambo & Mo'Soul, Grenoble
31.05 Stade Parc des Princes, Paris
22.05 Norio Az Music Radio, Osaka
15.05 Bonobo w/ Sanshiro, Ryo & Satomii, Tokyo
07.04 Bar Parallèle w/ Mo'Soul, Lille
31.03 Chez Emile records w/ Décalé & Lamusa II, Lyon
09.02 La Cave du Forté, Grenoble

Cruisin' with... Customs

Lorem Ipsum