this tune!!!! OMG -  Dino Lenny - I've Learned That (Dino Lenny & Fed Conti Remix) [Crosstown Rebels] !!!!! WOW!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!

I hear Bruce springsteins Secret Garden mixed in BUT way better - love ya SLEEEE

Berlin based DJ and producer Powel is the author of stellar remixes and productions of incredible musicality. His signature rhythms, percussion work and captivating atmospheres have the amazing ability to take you into the depth of aural pleasure.
Words from the artist: 
I usually don't have much to say about my mixes and this time is no different. It's music from the softer spectrum of electronic dance music (I hate that this term is usually used to describe a very specific genre)recorded on a rainy midweek afternoon. I think it'll speak for itself if you allow it to do so.

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/powel
Facebook: https://facebook.com/powel.music
Instagram: https://instagram.compowel_music

Artwork: Jai Piccone

Flow Sessions 075 - Powel

Powel @ Akasha Ibiza | March 2022

Episode 023 of the podcast once again features the talented young German producer Bookwood (@bookwoodsounds). A lovely assortment of melodic, musical deep house.

01 Scissorwork - A Hundred Years
02 Undo - Acid Summer 
03 Jasper Tygner - That's Too Slow 
04 Tomos - Together (Rework) 
05 boys be kko - Mago
06 Atjazz -  Everyone = (Dub)
07 Logic1000 - Safe In My Arms
08 Bookwood - What I Think About 
09 Sofia Kourtesis - Dakotas 
10 Eelke Kleijn - Woodstock (Mano Le Tough Remix)
11 3STRANGE - Waves (Baltra Remix) 
12 Bookwood - One Last (Daylight Version)

Manjumasi Podcast

Manjumasi Podcast 023: Bookwood

For the twenty-third Far Blue concept, we have none other than Joe Miller sharing his perception with us. This one has been long in the making, as Joe has been one of the first artists we were in touch with when we started this project. We have stayed in touch all this time, and always stayed curious for what Joe would eventually put together as his Far Blue concept. After he did a beautiful playlist curation for us back in February, he has now found the time to put his perception of Far Blue into a mix.

"This is a studio mix I put together in Ableton Live at my desk facing west over a busy street just outside Melbourne. You can see the weather changing over the city from here, and I like working into the evening and watching the sun go down, after which a giant Art Deco sign lights up the sky. It's a mix for people in the Northern Hemisphere as winter begins."

Taking a more acoustic and shorter approach with this mix, this is definitely something different than what we've had before. Nevertheless, we feel that this mix once again really hits the spot, and showcases another inspiring side of Far Blue.

"For my friends in the Northern Hemisphere and anyone stuck in a rainstorm."

ᐁ ᐁ ᐁ ᐁ ᐁ ᐁ 
@joe-miller

Instagram.com/farblue_ 
Facebook.com/farblueconcept

A Far Blue concept by Joe Miller - 'The Great Cold'

Tracklist:

Mundos Sutis - Aquamarine
Fletcher - Bohts 
Till Von Sein - Strahlemann & Soehne 
Flowers on Monday - American Dream 
Kirill Matveev - You Left That Day 
Soela - White Becomes Black
Addex - Blazing
Soultape - One In The Mirror 
Satoshi Tomiie - 4AM 
Magic Pincher - Insomnie
Mauu - True Romance
DJ Poolboi - Leave Here 
Kalico Jak - The Loft
Max Jacobson - The Other Side
Harrison BDP - Need You Here
Peshka - Oriental
Valen - Divinian 
ODE - #A9E4FF B
Janeko - Concentrate
Dylan Forbes - Elation
Haokah - Clearview 
Martinou - Absorption (Citywide)

Playing Music To A Wall #4

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Intricate grooves, dreamy textures, playful whimsical bounce. Over the course of an electronic music obsession more than 20 years strong, Mark Slee has evolved a deep musical style that reflects a unique personality, blending intuition and introspection with a methodical approach to production and curation.

Fully committed to digging the troves of modern dance music, Slee aims to uncover releases that stand out. His monthly mix show on Proton Radio showcases his discoveries, with over 100 mixes presented in the past decade. In 2016, Slee joined forces with musical partner Atish to form the label Manjumasi. Debuting with his own Nocturne Belle EP, Manjumasi celebrates quirky dance music that explores new territory without forgetting the dance floor. Beyond Manjumasi, Slee's original productions and remixes have been released on such imprints as Cityfox, Seven Villas, Lost Diaries, Cosmic Society, Magician On Duty, Nugget, Where the Heart Is, Proton Music, and more. In addition to regular appearances on his San Francisco home turf, Slee's style has earned him DJ sets in notable locales, such as Kater Blau and Sisyphos in Berlin, Cityfox in New York, and Robot Heart.

Since 2016 Slee has also been developing immersive, spatial audio-visual production tools for systems of up to 32 channels via Envelop. Notable live performances with Envelop include MUTEK.SF and FORM Arcosanti.

TRACKLISTING:

(00:00) Arutani - Light Colors [Laut & Luise]
(06:16) Mundos Sutis - Opening the Skies [Sound Avenue]
(11:59) Different Ray - Odyssey (Love Over Entropy Remix) [Everything Will Be OK]
(17:25) Mark Slee - Wormwood [As You Like It]
(21:54) boys be kko - KeQue [Atomnation]
(27:59) Hermanez - Radius [Bedrock Records]
(33:38) Miquel Salla - Were We Come From [Seven Villas]
(40:44) LICA, Beacon Bloom - The Wild Awakes (Luis León Remix) [Living Like Birds]
(46:46) RY X - Your Love (Frank Wiedemann Remix) [Infectious Music]
(53:11) DJ Balduin - Da Float (Short Mix) [KANN]
(56:20) Noraj Cue, Anton Tumas - Ode to Life Formation (Anton Tumas Reprise) [All Day I Dream]

January 2023 Mix

Bespoke Musik Radio 199 : Mark Slee

*Interview here: bit.ly/3wJQo0s

Artist Info:
For some time now the combined forces of Mark Caramelli & Paul Hargreaves have been causing quite a stir under their guise, Death on the Balcony. The duos style fuses a range of influences from Disco through to House & Deep Techno depending on the time, space and environment. Over a decade of dedicated musical passion and an appreciation of numerous genres have led to their sound receiving popularity across the board. DOTB's release schedule is continually active with them releasing & remixing internationally for the likes of All Day I Dream, Sudbeat, Kindisch,The Soundgarden, Hoomidaas, Anjunadeep, Do Not Sit & many more… Whether it’s disco inflected fuel or emotive house & techno rhythms, these eclectically deft producers will juxtapose anything they lay their hands upon, mixing the beat of the drum with the melodic buzz of a hazy brain! As one of the UK’s more versatile acts Death on the Balcony will be delivering more productions, remixes and playing gigs worldwide as part of the All Day I Dream family & beyond. As their range of musicality continues to evolve, they consistently deliver a unique, well-timed narrative of the best sounds around

Labels:
@alldayidream @anjunadeep @exploited @pets_recordings @hoomidaas @donotsit @sudbeat @thesoundgardenrecords @kindisch @akbalmusic @seven-villas-records @bar25 @delightsearthly @alexconnaisseurrecordings 

Soundcloud:
@deathonthebalcony

Social Media:
www.instagram.com/deathonthebalcony
https://linktr.ee/deathonthebalcony

Curator:
Enrico Cherbino

Artwork:
Kaio Batista

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Interview

Death on the Balcony @ Melodic Therapy #150 - United Kingdom

Paying tribute to Cece Blake is a vexing task. She was such a multi-faceted character, any collection of words (or music) feels like it will be frustratingly incomplete. The longer you spent with Cece, the better you got to know her, the more you came to realize just how much more there was to her story. Rich new chapters with intersecting casts of characters that you didn't even know about. And yet Cece was no chameleon. She existed in many worlds but I never felt that she changed her colors. Quite the opposite, she always knew how to be herself. In hindsight, I think Cece was more like a prism - the colors were always there, if you only knew the angles from which to look.

Things I adored about Cece: her cool confidence, her seemingly effortless and unerring sense of style, her tough-as-nails pride (even if to a fault), her ability to gracefully ignore bullshit, her endlessly patient demeanor, her earnest love and encouragement of artistic expression.

Dance music was the initial force that brought Cece and I into each other's lives, long before we even realized. Years into our friendship, after it had grown well beyond the club, I recall our amusement at digging through online party photos and spotting ourselves unknowingly side by side on the same dance floors, there all along. I never thought of Cece as being the "life of the party." She was too reserved for that, not the type who needed everyone to acknowledge her presence. But she was very much the "soul of the party." Present for the right reasons, letting her energy flow, sensitive to the experience of others, available for connection without ever demanding attention. And yes, every once in a while finding the right moments to let it rip.

There is just too much music to pick from, and this mix is definitely not an attempt to express or summarize Cece's tastes. Honestly, Cece might find this a bit too sappy. Some of the tracks and artists in here I do know were very special to her, but mostly this mix is just about my fondness for her and the loving energy that she shared with so many of us, which I miss very much and will always remember.

Mix titled after the poem by Maya Angelou:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48985/phenomenal-woman

(00:00) Gus Gus - Believe (16B Remix) [4AD, 1996]
(07:05) Lawrence vs. Seth Troxler - Miles in Aphrika (youANDme Edit) [CUTZ, 2010]
(13:26) Chelonis R. Jones - One And One [Get Physical, 2002]
(19:19) Omid 16B feat. Morel - Escape (Driving To Heaven) (Omid's Epic Vocal Mix) [Hooj Choons, 2001]
(27:30) Karen Overton - Your Loving Arms (Martin Roth Extended NuStyle Remix) [Armada Electronic Elements, 2017]
(34:25) Amber - Anyway (Steve Porter Mix 1) [Bedrock, 2003]
(38:36) Underworld - Two Months Off [UMC, 2002]
(46:41) Chaos in the CBD - I'm Losing You [Youngunz, 2012]
(51:40) Bent - Always (Ashley Beedle's Mahavishnu Remix) [Ministry Of Sound / Sport, 2001]
(59:14) Aphex Twin - Avril 14th [Warp, 2001]

In Memoriam: Phenomenal Woman [Remembering Cece Blake]

Mark Slee - In Memoriam: Phenomenal Woman [Remembering Cece Blake]

Pura Vida friends - It’s with goosebumps that I share with you the recording of my sunrise set at Envision 2023 in the jungle of Uvita in Costa Rica. 

It was an honour to have the chance to soundtrack the last sunrise of the festival on the Lapa Stage. 

It’s my second time participating at this powerful gathering, but the first time doing a deep dive and camping on site for 7 days. What an incredible experience! The jungle comes with its challenges, including the heat, the humidity, the bugs and the lack of sleep. But it’s so much worth it!

I believe these moments outside the comfort of our home are actually allowing us to feel alive, bond with our fellow camp companions, and appreciate the highs even more. 

  Apart from being an incredibly unique festival experience with a beautifully diverse music programming, the one thing that is blowing my mind is its focus on sustainability, innovation and environmental initiatives. 

Let’s not fool ourselves, a lot of foreigners including artists are flying from around the world for this event like many other destination festivals, so there’s clearly an important carbon footprint coming from that movement. 

But once you get to the festival grounds, you can instantly feel that respecting Mother Nature is at the core of the intentions of Envision. From the bamboo used to build the stages to the respect of the land, from the water consumption to the fully compostable food merchants, from the waste management to the Eco Hub where you can learn about ecology…

The most exciting thing I discovered is the “SOMOS EL CAMBIO” project that is a reforestation initiative in partnership with the local indigenous communities that invites the participants to adopt trees and plant various species to create a natural corridor that links the top of the mountain to the sea, which is essential for water systems, fauna and flora. 

In addition to that, Envision offers an abundance of workshops, discussions, meditations, sound healings, women’s circles, vegan food, healthy drinks…proof that a large scale sonic gathering can actually evolve into a transformative experience beyond entertainment. That’s in my opinion an important vessel for change on the individual and collective scale and I’m hopeful a lot of events around the world will take this direction that is more aligned with Earth’s frequency. 

 Days and nights flew by, and suddenly it’s Sunday morning…time to get ready! All the stories, conversations and inspirations from different events during the week lead me to collect clues and pieces of the puzzle along the way which brought me have a better idea of what I would want to play for the sunrise moment. 

The Sunday programming was awesome, with music from  Marques Wyatt, Zach Walker, SIS and Township Rebellion. I started at 4:30 am as the night was still dark, following up Township who played a really cool energetic nocturnal session. He landed with quite a groovy track and it felt the energy was really high on the floor when I got to start. 

So quite in the opposite polarity of a traditional evolving set, this one started with a quite electric feel, blooming into a warmer and light daytime morning vibe.  

The first beams of light started appearing as I played ‘Tantale’ - Rafaelle jumped in at this moment to add vocals and it felt like a symbolic timing to transition from Luna to Sol energy.  

Thanks to my partner Ashley for joining me in this journey, my awesome Montréal friends Dexter, Gabrielle, Patrice, Rafaelle, Thibault, Caterina, Hellan and so many more that brought such a good energy so we all give everything we’ve got to land the astral plane. Thanks to all the amazing humans who danced with us! 

Also thankful for Driss, Uma and all the Envision crew for the invitations. Kudos to the sound team who worked tirelessly to make some miracles happen in the wild jungle. 

May we keep dancing to connect a little bit more with who we are: nature. 

I hope you’ll enjoy this set! 
 
Kora

Kora @ Envision Festival 2023 [Sunrise Set on Lapa Stage]

Spring has seemed to arrive later than ever this year, but I dare say it is with us at last. Airy skies as the crisp turns into fresh.

(00:00) Pablo Bolivar, Sensual Physics, Dactilar - One and Two (Dactilar Remix) [Seven Villas]
(05:44) Nhar - Waterfall Echo [Zenebona]
(13:08) Dino Lenny - I've Learned That (Dino Lenny & Fed Conti Remix) [Crosstown Rebels]
(22:06) Silat Beksi - Deepwater Horizon [Silat Beksi Music]
(22:53) Krissky - Dreamer [Seven Villas]
(27:23) Tulshi - Nimue [Atjazz Record Company]
(33:20) Alex Lustig - Pulse [Alex Lustig]
(36:15) DJ Koze - Blissda [My Dear]
(41:39) atish, Vridian - Instant Transmission (Boys Be Kko's Sanya Mix) [Manjumasi]
(47:35) Matthew Herbert, Stavroz - Paradise Carnival (Herbert's Friday Dub) [Moodfamily]
(53:15) BAILE - I Remember You Being Happy [House of Youth]

Spring: The Dew Pond

Mark Slee - Spring: The Dew Pond [April 2023]

Summer is upon us, the season of a great many countryside sneezes as hay fever descends. But with that comes an abundance of life, the bees keep themselves busy popping from plant to plant, flower to flower.

(00:00) Nuage, pecq - Night Air [House of Youth]
(03:14) Gus, Nuage - The Place We Know [House of Youth]
(06:45) Michaelis - Special Assistance (Mark Slee's Rusty Transistor Dub) [Manjumasi]
(11:33) &ME - L.I.F.E [Keinemusik]
(17:57) Wyro - Signal [Micronica Records]
(25:09) Amana - Lickering [trndmsk]
(29:38) Jimpster, Thakzin, Ray T - Don't Let Me See (Jimpster Instrumental Remix) [Foliage Records]
(34:14) Blindsmyth - Delete Your Cloud (Deep Aztec MFENGU Remix) [Connaisseur Recordings]
(39:19) Biljana Pais, Latteo - Eyes Talk [Amselcom]
(44:31) Memo Insua - Tinta Cometa (Luna Mix) [Plano B Records]
(51:30) Rival Consoles - Coda [Erased Tapes]
(54:59) Haulm - Open Door [House of Youth]

Mark Slee - Pollinate: Summer Buzz [July 2023]

Manjumasi · Listed · Seven Villas · Cityfox
Kindisch · Everything Will Be OK · Cosmic Society
Booking: gunita@listedbookings.com
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Intricate grooves, dreamy textures, playful whimsical bounce. Over the course of an electronic music obsession more than 20 years strong, Mark Slee has evolved a deep musical style that reflects a unique personality, blending intuition and introspection with a methodical approach to production and curation.

Fully committed to digging the troves of modern dance music, Slee aims to uncover releases that stand out. His monthly mix show on Proton Radio showcases his discoveries, with over 100 mixes presented in the past decade. In 2016, Slee joined forces with musical partner Atish to form the label Manjumasi. Debuting with his own Nocturne Belle EP, Manjumasi celebrates quirky dance music that explores new territory without forgetting the dance floor. Beyond Manjumasi, Slee's original productions and remixes have been released on such imprints as Cityfox, Seven Villas, Kindisch, Everything Will Be OK, Sound Avenue, Lost Diaries, Cosmic Society, Magician On Duty, Nugget, Where the Heart Is, Proton Music, and more. In addition to regular appearances on his San Francisco home turf, Slee's style has earned him DJ sets in notable locales, such as Kater Blau and Sisyphos in Berlin, Cityfox in New York, and Robot Heart.

Since 2016 Slee has also been developing immersive, spatial audio-visual production tools for systems of up to 32 channels via Envelop. Notable live performances with Envelop include MUTEK.SF and FORM Arcosanti.

Mark Slee - Spring: The Dew Pond [April 2023]

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