Tous les mois Lion's Drums nous faire rugir de plaisir avec sa sélection entre house et techno tribale. En cette fin d'été, il acceuille la DJ Zozo.

[DJ SET] Lion's Drums invite Zozo (Août 2021)

Richii Tomoe is a seasoned music lover who’s no stranger to the rodeo when it comes to international club scenes. Starting out as a party promoter in Fukuoka, Richii has led a global\nomadic lifestyle spanning from Japan to Australia and most recently Berlin, allowing her to rack up a considerable portfolio of dancefloor miles in different scenes. Richii’s unique sense of club experience has inevitably guided her towards the DJ booth, debuting throughout various events this past summer, most notably the much spoken about “Speedy Boarding” raves (involuntarily hosted by Elon Musk on Tesla grounds) along with the Sound Metaphors Summer party at Oxi Garden. As a new member to the Sound Metaphors family, we’re honored to bring you one of her recorded mixes. We hope this helps illustrate the exquisite flavors of Richii’s latest DJ pursuits.

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 06 : Richii

Last mix of the year 2021 comes from long time friend of the label Alex Ho (@j0-j0armani) out of Los Angeles who has just released his debut album 'Move Through It' with us. Interview (excerpt) down below.

www.musicfrommemory.com

MFM: Hi Alex, you're known for being deeply involved in LA's party scene through your Moony Habits events for quite some years now. How did you roll into the music scene?

AH: Some friends of mine in college were doing parties at this smaller, 200 capacity club in Glendale. I was hanging around these nights, sort of helping out, and eventually decided to do some events of my own at this spot. Eventually I was doing parties at this other place 333Live in DTLA - Prince used to own the spot but then it ended up in the hands of ex-Chinese mafia guys. My last event there, we got shut down because the owners of the venue didn’t have a valid alcohol license and were missing a number of other permits. From there, I just started doing warehouse parties like a lot of other promoter friends were doing, and it became a regular thing. 

MFM: So you've been a promotor and DJ at first, yeah? When came the first steps into producing music?

AH: In college, I learned how to DJ first, yeah. At the time, I had the software for production but didn’t really know what I was doing - still don’t. But I started making some tunes that I actually liked in maybe 2017/2018, and that’s around the time I passed some stuff over to Jamie.  

MFM: Did the Covid situation affect your productivity?

AH: I had my ups and downs with Covid for sure. Isolation didn’t necessarily increase my productivity, it gave me a lot of time to think about my life and I think I just came to the conclusion that I need to be doing more. When Jamie brought up the idea of doing a 7 inch or an album, I didn’t want to just settle for the two songs so I went for the album.      

MFM: On a few songs you've collaborated with other artists too. Those guitar and percussion parts for example. How did that process go?

AH: On those ones I was actually feeling a bit stuck - I knew I had some good ideas but didn’t know where to take them. I passed the sketches to some friends and thankfully they were supportive enough to send back some nice elements that I wouldn’t have been able to produce on my own.  

MFM: What's the story behind the album cover? 

AH: For the cover, Jamie had the idea of using a photo of the city at dusk. I reached out to my friend Kaleb who’s an incredible photographer and he was able to make it happen. We originally had the idea to use a nice, vintage car along with a number of other props in the shot. We got a bunch of different shots on 2 shoots, but ended up narrowing it down to the simpler ones. 

MFM: Is there a masterplan now that you've got your debut LP out? 

AH: No real plan. I just know that I want to make more music. I’ve had a lot of help on this record - from additional instrumentation to extra mixdowns from friends. I want to be able to do it all on my own but still have similar results - I guess that’s a goal, to be a better producer. This doesn’t mean that I don’t want to collaborate with homies - I’ll likely be doing that more as it’s more real and rewarding, and it’s not just one big fantasy in my brain.

MFM: Let's talk about the mix. It actually took a while for you to, as you put it, “get in the DJ mood” and record it. How come? 

AH: It’s not that I need to get in the mood necessarily, I just haven’t been digging or thinking about DJing as much lately. I think a lot of people spent the pandemic/quarantine getting dope records and working on their DJ skills in preparation for this big reopening. And for me, despite being a party promoter, I think I got really comfortable being together with only close people in the last couple of years - being in the party feels a little foreign and crazy to me now. Hoping to catch the party bug again, but I’m trying not to force it!

MFM Mix 035: Alex Ho

Mimi (@mimi-ctw-podcasts) s'installe sur le Fauteuil Club en tandem avec Ani Phoebe (@aniphoebe), liaison Paris-Hong Kong pour une heure de battements cheesy, hip hop et RnB à 19h www.radio-sofa.com

Mimi sets on the Fauteuil Club along with Ani Phoebe. Paris-Hong Kong connection for an hour-long mix of cheesy beats, hip hop and RnB at 7PM (CET) on www.radio-sofa.com

Fauteuil club : Mimi & Ani Phoebe (11.03.22)

Autobiographical diary mix based on the time I spent living in a cabin/wooden shack in a living room in Neukölln, Berlin, Autumn 2020. This mix is a story themed around the dreams, fantasies and actual encounters I had in the cabin. 
1st hour is Dreamy. 
2nd hour is Sexy.

As always, vinyl only.

CABIN FANTASY (diary of dreams and sexual desire, in a cabin) 2021

Recorded live at the @mojo_club Jazz Cafe in Hamburg on January 27, 2022. 

https://youtu.be/1FZ8V5Oggdg?t=26
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DAVIN UNDERWOOD is a u.s. native currently residing in Hamburg, where he is a member of the @isleofwax collective which hosts parties, a dj mix series and a youtube channel dedicated to lesser-known records that deserve a second look. he is also the host of 'uniform variations' on hamburg's hallo:radio, where he explores classic and contemporary sounds in electronic music from ambient to club-oriented dance music. for the beyond series, davin chose to focus on one of his favourite underground movements in dance music history: the golden era of italo house from 1989-1993, colloquially referred to as 'italian dream house'. as he draws from his collection of largely unknown records (and a few classics) from the period, you can expect warm piano chords, elements of balearic, ambient and deep house, with a loved-up, hands-in-the-air finish.

beyond #012 - italo house 89 - 93 - DAVIN UNDERWOOD

@supersoundglobal are three friends (Balearic Eric, P. Kaufman & Nic Jalusi) who started their digging and record collecting adventures at the Lake Ammer in the south of Germany where they grew up together. Since then they launched a YouTube channel and and a monthly radioshow at Munich’s @radio80000 in order to share their latest finds of forgotten balearic treasures.

Music 4 blaue Stunde w/ Super Sound Global 06.06.2022

I got to know Laurel (@silver-side-pony) via the growing bin website. Always loved their picks from the bin and so I got curious. Then I heard one of Laurels mixes and was sold. I am superhappy to share this almost 4 hour long sandwich with you... now handing over the keyboard. 
"Laurel hails from the rural North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) of Aotearoa, New Zealand. They enjoyed a few years observing Pōneke (Wellington)’s rambunctious and delightfully strange music scene at venues like Puppies and the revered Camp a Low Hum, before moving to Berlin.
This mix is the result of many quiet lockdown nights trawling bandcamp, deep dives into the (Growing) Bin, and excavating their record collection. Winding in and out of new music and old gems over 3.5 hours, the mix reflects their unease and excitement of heading back to parties after a long break. Laurel made sure to include some old well-trodden favourites, doing a big middle finger to the pressure to play new and “rare” tracks at every single outing.
Big shout outs go to Eyeliner (@disasterradio), Tania (@taniajust), Castro & Nemo (@sound-metaphors), Cáit (@caitfa), and Stella (@stella-zekri-ouiddir) for inspiration." 
Thanks a TON for this yummy mix Laurel!!

Laurel - Growing Bin Sandwich

All 5hrs(!!!) of Michael Kucyk's set "In The Basement" at Late Night Valentine.
Recorded *Live* on Saturday July 22, 2016.
artwork by: Robert McManus

words from the deejay on the night:

"Surprise. You’ve been dealt a night with Noise In My Head.
I don’t take this opportunity to select records from open to close lightly. Having previously travelled west for lé Club and Camp Doogs, Perth is one of my favourite cities to party in.

My short attention span could take us anywhere tonight but you’ll likely hear these selections:

Chiara Kickdrum - Liquid Vision
Xanga - This Is Where It Starts
FSOM - Shivaratri
Sleep D & Samo - Beat 2 (Samo Filter Mix)
Mood Hut - Fever
Copeland & Gast – Sisters Of Control
Aldi Discount Edits - D.R.U.M. Fantasy
Trevino - The Hop
Microworld - Hawaiian
Sheriff Lindo And The Hammer - Sky Dubbing

I really hope you’re not too disappointed."

"In The Basement" w/ Noise In My Head

Thank you for having me @redlightradio 


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~ TRACKLIST ~

JAH WOBBLE’S INVADERS OF THE HEART - Yalili Ya Aini [Island Records - UK, 1994]
DEEP NALSTRÖM - Caravane II [@Naturalselectionsrecords - UK, 2019 - @phil_nalstrom]
ANATOLIAN WEAPONS - Float [@emotional-response - Elsewhere no.4 - UK, 2019 - @anatolianweapons]
ARIK RUDICH - Code Of Silence [Not on label, self-released - Israel, 1987]
EIGER DRUMS PROPAGANDA - The Moon [@macadam-mambo - France, 2019]
ZATUA - Asturians [@secondcircle - The Netherlands, FORTHCOMING]
PRINS EMANUEL - Ensamma Stunder [@nose-job - Belgium, 2019 - @prinsemanuel]
LSW (LIFE SYTLE WEST) - Alarmstufe Rot [@candombl - Germany, 2019]
HOVE - Right Outside (longer version) [@light-of-other-days - Switzerland, FORTHCOMING - @el_hove]
CASH-MINUS - Paradise (Donald's House Eyez Closed Mix) [@cashminusmusic - Germany, FORTHCOMING - @donalds_house]
CONTROL X - Fat Baby At Market [Instinct Ambient - US, 1995]
GOIZ - Mid Pack [@openspaceworld - US, 2019 - @goiz1994]
DJ UNGEL - Velah [@mirrorzone - The Netherlands, 2018 - @djungell]
COIL - Theme From Gay Man's Guide To Safer Sex [@mentalgroove - France, 2019]
LIQUID’Z - Solaris [Hypnotic - US, 1997]
ACID LION - Maslacak [@teerpappe - Germany, 2018]
MARI SEKINE - Beginning (Lena Willikens Remix) [EM Records - Japan, 2019 - @lenawillikens]
ANTON KLINT - Lyckliga Människor [@hivern_disc - Spain, 2018 - @antonklintofficial]
POST TRAUMATIC DRUM DISORDER - PTDD [@flippendisks - The Netherlands, 2019 - @posttraumaticdrumdisorder]
TECHNOIR - Metallica [Btech - Sweden, 1990]
SET UP SYSTEM - Spiritual Interface [Big Time International - Belgium, 1991]
ELECTRODELIA - Juices [@superutu - Australia, FORTHCOMING]
SAM MALLET - 40 Day Desert Voodoo [@musique_plastique and @recurringdream - US/Australia, FORTHCOMING]
PANTENE - Near To The Wild Heart [@superutu - Australia, FORTHCOMING - @pantene-af]
LO KINDRE I Don't Really [@12th-isle - Scotland, 2019 - @lokindre]
INRE KRESTEN GRUPP - Loggia [@fasaanrecordings - Sweden, FORTHCOMING - @inre_kretsen_grupp]

Red Light Radio with Lauren Hansom [250919]

holding on mix

to book - mail on sc

⏦spatial sound⏦

mixtapes featured are a collected effort 💾 

2022
jul  29      BLYSJÖN festival, Värmland. Sverige. (29-31)
jul  09      BIRD, listening bar. gl. kongevej 102
jun 04     {SPATIAL SOUND} @ søhesten  TBA
jun 02     distortion x søhesten. sønder boulevard 53 w/ varme rytmer
maj 07    {SPATIAL SOUND} @ søhesten  MCHL all night long
apr  21  BIRD, listening bar. gl. kongevej 102
apr  09   {SPATIAL SOUND} @ søhesten MCHL x MARTINEZ x CALUM
mar 05  premiere {SPATIAL SOUND} @ søhesten CALUM x YUPA
feb  19    basement enhavevej. bliss.

2021 
dec 04  søhesten, mchl, all night long. for OSCO
oct  15  JOY, griffenfeldsgade. b2b med iakovos
oct  09 basement enhavevej. bliss. 
sep 18 fredericksgade 11, vermland arkitekter (3 days of design)
sep 16 bird på gl. kongevej 102         
aug 12 nikolajs kunsthal københavn
jul    23 supertwo (superglue) amager

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