It is finally the time to embark for this journey I planned for a while.

Since I cannot settle for just one thing, this is a journey to discover all sorts of sounds, sailing from down to earth and tropical grooves to transcending italo and cosmic inflections. And you are all invited.

Expect updates regularly, but keep in mind that sailing is not easy. We might encounter Hi-NRG storms, soulful siren voices, thunder-like bass sounds and windless days while drifting from the inner to the outer space. So, buckle up!

Together with me, sailing, is https://www.instagram.com/danacurculescu/ who carefully crafts these amazing artworks.

Sailing Tropitalo

Extended version of the Kiosk radio show broadcast on 14/12/22:
https://kioskradio.com/label/mothball-fm

Thanks to everyone who supported Mothball during this year <3

MOTHBALL FM with Hysteric (Dec 2022 - Extended mix)

Luksek is a DJ/producer from Florence. His DJ sets offer a blend of various styles and sounds, such as funk, disco and house. In 2022 he founded Tour de Funk, a discofunkitalo party in Florence. More mixes and edits to be found here: https://soundcloud.com/luksek

Enjoy!

Bordello A Parigi

Bordello Radio #117 - Luksek

Guitare : Emrc
Artwork : Millanera
Mixage : Endrik Schroeder
Mastering : Jeoffrey Lemaire

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Baume feat. Emrc - Nobody Feel Like

This is the departure point of our Tropitalo trip.
The plan to sail through all sorts of sounds, from down to earth and tropical melodies to italo, dreamy and cosmic signals. 
And just as you are already used to it, every journey to discovering a world is set to start with balearic vibes.

This mix is inspired by my latest sets in Bucharest and it feels like one hour in the Saturday morning - a relaxed atmosphere with a kick from the coffee.

Artwork crafted by https://www.instagram.com/p/C09gsVSIPXO/?igsh=MW1hcGZlYTIyZWh0eQ==

Sailing Tropitalo 001 - Balearic departure

Let's continue our journey with a steady course. We are expected to experience calm, soulful winds, tropical heat and some dancy waves.

This mix is also inspired by my latest sets in Bucharest, and it feels like slowly moving hips on the beach at sunset.

Together with me, sailing, is www.instagram.com/danacurculescu/ who carefully crafted this amazing artwork.

Sailing Tropitalo 002 - Keep a steady course

While sailing during the night, the radio station started receiving some weak, cosmic transmissions. The sea was calm, and the moon was almost purple. We began to turn the boat around like a tuner knob and followed the signal.

Together with me, sailing is www.instagram.com/danacurculescu/, who captured the exact moment.

Sailing Tropitalo 003 - Italo Interception

The transmissions became clearer and louder, guiding us to the stars.
It was late Sunday when we finally encountered someone. Weird dudes with elongated shapes and shiny skin, dancing to some out-of-this-world tunes, handed us what seemed to be some Martini and invited us to join the party.
A Hi-NRG mantra enveloped us, and we danced hypnotized all night long.

I was not alone, and www.instagram.com/danacurculescu/ managed to capture an iconic moment of this night.

Luckily, I was able to record something.

Sailing Tropitalo 004 - Dancing in the dark

As we dive deeper into the night and the hypnotic music intensifies, everyone pulls out their best dance moves like they could not hold off.
All sorts of enchantments from all over the galaxy were taking control over our bodies, and we started to move freely through time and space.
All of this ended with a strong sense of love and communion for all the beings that surrounded us, and we felt like we were, in the end, all the same.

What we saw and experienced could not be better represented than this artwork provided by www.instagram.com/danacurculescu/.

Sailing Tropitalo 005 - Advanced dance moves

Assembled an all time great starting eleven for this Zouk, Soca, Latin House, Disco, Brazilian Groove, Tropical Edits compilation. The finest selectors edit makers, reworking very sought after and rare tracks to make it even more dancefloor friendly. Likes of Hunee and Palms Trax are already playing it !

10 Mambo Loco - Baila Al Sol (Disco Frenchy ‘Dig It Like Gaz’ Edit)

Os Italianos Alessandro Parlatore e Marcello Giordani vem incansavelmente buscando construir uma ponte cósmica entre a herança da música disco, mais exemplificada por eles na sua versão Italo, e a música eletrônica e o techno contemporâneo. Seja em DJ sets que exploram estes longínquos espectros e suas conexões ou em produções que aterrissaram em reconhecidos selos como Life and Death, Mule Musiq, e Hivern Discs, através do codinome Marvin & Guy que foi capaz de realizar sua identidade, costurando referências a primeira vista tão díspares entre si.

Neste mix, Marvin e Guy nos agraciam com uma seleção de empoeirados e perdidos sons da era disco e Boogie, enfocados na interpretação do continente asiático destes gêneros. Muitas relíquias cuidadosamente escavadas e trazidas à superfície neste estranho, aquoso, e inesperado mix.

Marvin & Guy - Alter Disco Podcast 171

Since I finally had a great sounding source file to work from, I decided to revisit once of my earliest edits.. hope you enjoy :)

Disco Bambina (Hysteric edit 2024) D/L WAV

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Horse Meat Disco coaxed the sun out from behind the clouds on the final day of RA’s stage at Pitch Music & Arts in Australia.

RA Live - 10.03.19 - Horse Meat Disco, Pitch Music & Arts 2019

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'Pili Pili' is the legendary band of Jasper van´t Hof from the 80s / 90s.  

In 1984 he presented the  project, which is still successful today, in which European jazz is combined with African music and danceable grooves. The title track of the first LP, a 15-minute trance production with African drums, made him famous overnight on the dance floor of the club scene. Singer Angelique Kidjo was discovered and Pili Pili played in changing line-ups in Europe for 20 years. In 1998 the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung wrote: “The Afro Beat by Pili Pili is more than just a fashionable exotic colour. Its originality is combined with instrumental virtuosity that is unique to jazz. Pili Pili houses rock and funk under one roof. ” 'Dance Jazz Live' is the title of one of the Pili Pili CDs and still the group's motto."  (taken from Afro-Jazz-Fusion State Jazz 2018 Press release)

In the words of @JepeJustJohn ...

'I got in touch with Pili Pili on a tour to Innsbruck and then North of Italy, Bolzano in 2010.  It was on the radio randomly playing in the car whilst we were driving. I managed to get the name and fell in love with the whole album. I have to be honest that i never have heard about them before. I felt like i was crate digging in a record shop when I discovered that pearl. In my version, I wanted to play it a bit faster and with a more powerful beat, so decided to make an edit. It took me some weeks until i was happy with the result without killing the vibe and the structure of the awesome original. Somehow, I sometimes think that editing some great tracks is a sort of "sacrilege" with art... Nevertheless... this was the result:)'

Well we loved it and hope you do too. If you want to get your hands on the original you can do so here - https://www.discogs.com/Jasper-Van-t-Hofs-Pili-Pili-Hoomba-Hoomba/release/2759074

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SINCHI EDITS 05 - Jasper Van't Hof's Pili Pili  - Hoomba Hoomba (Jepe Edit)

We are finally starting our own mixtape series to connect to our favourite artists in the field and share with you whats most important: music, vibes and vision. Bear with us while we are trying to figure out the best way to do this. Any feedback is welcome. 

Mark Grusane is a Chicago treasure whose relationship with the dancefloor goes back to the 80s. With a special instinct for what makes people move, his unique approach to DJing brings together obscure genres of dance music with passion, style and panache.

Enjoy this two our journey through the mind of....

Mark Grusane

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