What a pleasure to welcome head honcho behind Acmé (@acme-music-es) & Third Stream imprints Alex Font(@alexfont).

A killer performance, ranging from housey minimal tracks to acid blasting electro!

Alex is a musician, producer and DJ, born and based in the mediterranean side of Valencia, Spain.

He started his musical career back in 2000, buying his first records and playing them in intimate venues around Valencia. Four years later he started playing at the cities top venues: Barraca, Puzzle, Guru and Queen (where he was resident DJ for a few years).
 
Strongly influenced by Latin-American music and Jazz, Font has created a sound blending these influences with Minimal and House music.

In 2015 Alex created Acmé, a vinyl only label that quickly gained notoriety in the minimal-house underground scene, supported and played by legends like Ricardo Villalobos, Rhadoo, Cabanne and Ohm Hourani to name a few.

Artist: @alexfont
Label: @acme-music-es
Page: www.facebook.com/AlexFontMusic
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @saeedabujaber

Microwaves:024 "Datatransmission" by Alex Font

We're back with yet another fantastic episode with Toronto based Canuck Ryan Winters, he goes by the moniker "Mary" (@marywax).

Mary was under our Soundcloud radar for a while and we couldn't be happier to have connected with him, a fantastic selector with the most exquisite taste in records!

Mary informed me of his main inspiration behind choosing records for this set has been the concept of a Space Elevator, which he became familiar with after putting a bunch of hours into a computer game called "Satisfactory" during lockdown.

Thank you Ryan (@marywax), we are humbled to have you onboard and we look forward to connecting with you IRL once we are able to :)

Artist: @marywax
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @saeedabujaber

Microwaves:023 "Space Elevator" by Mary

Microwaves host @boujay presents a special episode honouring the memory of @soulphiction-aka-jackmate and celebrating life as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in Montreal, QC are abolished.

The set was recorded live during The Synchronicles event on Saturday, May 29th at Mount Royal park.

Artist: @boujay
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @saeedabujaber

Microwaves:025 "The Synchronicles" by Boujay

Microwaves is honoured to have 'Make Sense's' Vadim Svoboda (@vadimsvoboda)onboard for a fantastic Live edition podcast!

We got to connect on a personal level over the past year during the pandemic and what a pleasure is has been to get to know this wonderful human being who happens to be one of my favorite aritsts in the scene <3

Vadim "The Machine" Svoboda, a name that needs no introduction gets to push boundaries yet again on his beloved Elektron Machinedrum and the results are classy & effortless with this fantastic improv live act!

Patterns is an exquisite ongoing project that will bop heads and make you dance, Vadim treats us with mostly unreleased music.

For more patterns, please go and check out Vadim's Bandcamp page in the links bellow!

Artist: @vadimsvoboda
Label: http://makesenserecords.com/
FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/vadimsvoboda/?ref=ts
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vadimsvoboda/?hl=fr
Bandcamp: http://vadimsvoboda.bandcamp.com
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/2425934-Vadim-Svoboda
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @saeedabujaber

Microwaves:026 "Live Patterns" by Vadim Svoboda

Up next on Microwaves is UK tech-house and groove legend Len Lewis (@lenlewis)

Len has quite the collection under his belt, with banging releases dating from the 90's and after taking a break for nearly 15 years, he came back stronger than ever with more recent releases on labels such as Real Deal Records, Deep Sleep Robot, 666 Recordings, Banoffee Pies and many more.

This mix is filled with club bangers, classic anthems and oozes of his signature 90s/00s sound!

Artist: @lenlewis
Bandcamp: https://lenlewis1.bandcamp.com/
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/64439-Len-Lewis
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @saeedabujaber

Microwaves:027 "Journey To Space" by Len Lewis

Microwaves is thrilled to present the one and only Dan Piu (@boutopoulos-george)

Electronic music producer based in Zurich, Switzerland. In 1992 he started to produce music on his self-founded labels No Acting Vibes and Moto Music. Specialized in using a variety of analogue synthesizers and pedal effects, Dan Piu’s productions were known for analogue sounds.

The mix complication is focused on some of Dan's most underground, underrated and forgotten old-school rarities.

You'll notice that some tracks are louder on one side than the other, Dan told us it's from a mini Album released in 1991 which he used and it appears that this record was stamped unbalanced. 

"The whole selection is very underground‘ish and I recorded it through my Urei 1620 mixer, it's dirty but very warm." - Dan

Be sure to check out his collection of wax goodies and delicious digital content on Bandcamp, Discogs or your fav local record shop!

Play it loud, play it proud 🔊

Cheers!

Artist: @boutopoulos-george
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/77730-Dan-Piu
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @saeedabujaber

Microwaves:028 "Forgotten Classics" by Dan Piu

Microwaves is proud to present good friend and incredible artist Luminescu for a special sunshine heated set. For this episode, he was inspired by the unique terrace vibe in Montreal, oscillating between abstract soundscapes and upbeat energetic grooves. 

[Artist Bio]
Luminescu (aka Louis Kutarba) is a sophisticated electronic music project, influenced by the Romanian Micro, Minimal and Techno scene. 
Inspired by artists such as Ricardo Villalobos, Petre Inspirescu or Pierre Henry, his music is eclectic and borderless, having as common denominator a minimalist, psychedelic, and shamanic spirit.

Artist: @luminescu
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay

Swing du Soleil

Microwaves:002 - "Swing du Soleil" by Luminescu

Microwaves presents one of Montreals top notch talents, Daoust, a familiar name in the local scene and heavy-weight selector takes us on a long trippy journey.

For this episode he delivers a power trip of a set filled with hypnotic sounds, featuring original tracks and remixes by Aegun, Kamran Sadeghi, Wasserfall, Leloup, Floating Mind, Sebastian Eric, Plusculaar, Kate Simko, Maher Mitri, Dragutesku, Clovis, Rolf Ono, Moratu, Arseniu, Entoniu & Agape and Wiklow.

[Artist Bio]
Curator, DJ, music selector, radio host, storyteller & analog explorator @dom-c-daoust is definitely a one man show rooted in the city of Montreal. 

Agent, researcher & storyteller @minimadelicrecords
Curator, Host & DJ @losignal_mtl (CKUT 90.3fm - Mtl)(losignal@ckut.ca)
DJ @microwavesmontreal (Microwaves artists collective - Mtl) 

Be sure to check out his online radio show for tasty grooves and great story telling sets @ https://www.mixcloud.com/losignal_ckut/

Artist: @dom-c-daoust
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @suferaudio

Microwaves:004 "Un Long Trajet Pour Se Rendre Ailleurs" by Daoust

Microwaves proudly presents Alicia Hush [Hushlamb, Canada]! A legend in the micro-house/minimal scene, she delivers an extra special live performance that will surely make you move and linger for more.

[Artist Bio]
The Ontario-born, Montreal-based producer catches ears and hearts with a diverse array of expression and energy. Alicia’s sound and vibe, the very embodiment of a life lived creating, dancing to and inspired by music. Her raison d’être, to be moved by music and to do the same for others.

Her live performance, an energized bouncy affair that stimulates both brain and body. A sweet and subtle absurdity giving way to a bad ass barrage of heavy basslines, silly vocals and crispy crunchy sounds that that have us grooving, wooooting, laughing and moving... taking us from the deep dark to the silly and carefree; holding true to only one common ground.......... music that moves you.

2014 marked the launch of Alicia’s new label; the Hushlamb Label Project which she runs out of Montreal with Sarah Lamb. Check it out and support @hushlamb

Artist: @alicia-hush
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay

Microwaves:005 "May I Have This Dance?" by Alicia Hush

@Boujay returns for the sixth episode, bouncy dubby grooves featured on the menu. We hope you enjoy this playful set!

[Artist Bio]
Jordanian born Montreal based DJ, Producer & curator of Microwaves, a  podcast series featuring the freshest tracks & artists that revolve around dubby microhouse sounds, with intentions to spread love and awareness to a beautiful culture within the electronic music community.

With tracks featured from Mr.G, good friend @duchessee, Fr!sky Business, Levi Verspeek, Junes, Alexis Cabrera, Anestie Gomez, Alci (Shaolin Fantastic), Moodymann and many more....

Artist: @boujay
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @suferaudio

Microwaves:006 "Megamaniac" by Boujay

Microwaves proudly presents @clairelabs [Archipel/Loob/Monoclap/Hushlamb]! We're super excited to have her onboard, delivering a unique mix from outer space, trip out with her set and expect heavy beats with a refreshing twist!

[Artist Bio]
Deep inside Montreal's underground Claire concocts her unique sound. Her style encompasses shades of techno, micro-house, Romanian and silky-smooth minimal grooves: deep, trippy, and sensual with deep chords, mysterious whispers, and low-slung funk. Some call it Soul Techno; sounds meant to wake up some goosebumps and feelings you weren't aware of until now.

The daughter of a violinist and a mad scientist, Claire played violin and bass guitar before discovering electronic music. A DJ for over 15 years, she has established herself as a key player in the Canadian electronic music community. This has brought her to events and venues like MUTEK, Igloofest, Air (Tokyo), Garorock, the Techno Parade (Paris), Bass Coast Festival, Piknic Electronik , and Club der Visionaere. 

She developed her sound during a 9 year residency at Laika Montreal. She now has a monthly night at cultural institution Salon Daome. She immersed herself in conceptual late night fantasies with Blackbox Montreal, a series of nomadic dance parties that played host to the likes of Akufen, Mike Shannon, DoubtingThomas, Alicia Hush, Frivolous, and more. She has shared the stage with some of her favourite artists: Magda, Sonja Moonear, Ellen Allien, Maayan Nidam, DeWalta, Yokoo, Noze, and Tipper. In Chile she even did an impromptu b2b with Sonja Moonear at the afterparty for Piknic Electronic Santiago!

Following the release of her 2012 album Under A Midnight Moon on Archipel, Claire has been making regular trips to Europe with forays into Mexico, Chile, Argentina, and Japan. She has an ever-growing discography: two vinyl EPs: Monoclap 06 which includes a LoSoul Remix, and Univers Parallele on Conceptual Records (2017). After taking a little bit of time to welcome and nurture her daughter Kyoko who is now 2 years old, she is back and has a remix—2012 (Claire’s Psychedelic Space Remix) out on Icewax Oct 2019, and an upcoming EP on Hushlamb March 2020.

Artist: @clairelabs
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @suferaudio

Microwaves:008 "Breakbeats from the Future & Melodies from the Past" by Claire

We welcome prolific UK producer Tom Ellis (@tomellis) [Telegraph/Minibar/Archipel] as our next guest on our podcast series, showcasing what he does best with live sets!

Featuring tracks from his new Alone Together LP that is out on bandcamp (link below)

[Artist Bio]
Tom is the core member and resident of the Freerotation Festival, Tom Ellis has been releasing funk & jazz inspired house & techno since 2003, when he launched Trimsound, his first label, which was co-run with Leif.

His vast discography includes over 40 EPs and 7 albums that pop up on some of the world's most respected underground labels. His early appearances on Mindtours and Trimsound led to worldwide recognition and further releases and remixes for Archipel, Good Ratio Music, Classic, Philpot, Moon Harbour, Leap, Telegraph, Logistic, Black Key Records, Eye4Eye, Floppy Funk, Morris Audio, Flumo, Supremus Records, Hartchef Discos, Minibar, Highgrade, Klamauk, and Som Bom (the electronic spin-off label run by fellow Welsh men, Super Furry Animals) and many, many more.

Tom's DJ & Live sets, which usually consist entirely of his own material (often unreleased and previously un-heard), have taken him across the globe with gigs as far afield as Moscow, Tokyo, Montreal, Guatemala, and Honduras, as well as regular appearances across Europe.

His music is regularly picked up and played by the likes of Carl Cox, Magda, Zip, Lauren Lavern (BBC 6 music), Craig Richards, Maya Jane Coles and many others.

Forever steering into the weirder side of things, he tries to anchor himself with his experience as a self-taught musician. Playing drums, bass, keys and guitar from an early age has given him a good foundation from which to understand and explore electronic music with the groove, soul and funk of a real musician.

2016 has seen the launch of his new solo label, In Modo Di (@in-modo-di), with the first record landing high in the bestseller charts, and the launch of his new monthly radio show on KMAH radio, The Taunton Loft Sessions.

Artist: @tomellis
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @suferaudio
Bandcamp: https://tomellisfromwales.bandcamp.com/album/alone-together-2020

The Auditory Tales

Microwaves:009 "The Auditory Tales" by Tom Ellis

For our 13th episode we're proud to present one of Montreals local talents Mr. Marc Myst (@marcmyst)

Marc delivers a fantastic rave worthy set, ranging from IDM, breaks, techno & house music. 

Artist: @marcmyst
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @saeedabujaber

Microwaves:011 "Cabin Fever Dream" by Marc Myst

Microwaves:013 "Cabin Fever Dream" by Marc Myst

For our next Microwaves episode, we welcome the lovely @duchessee and we're thrilled to have her onboard! As the name suggests, it's a journey filled with mysterious harmonics and jazzy grooves. 

We invite you to listen and enjoy the trip :)

[Artist Bio]
Duchesse, Beirut-born, Montreal-based artist is timid by nature, catching the spotlight with her warm, subtle music that effortlessly evolves from fragile and warm to energizing and groovy. She likes to set the tone from the beginning to the very last end in everything she does, continuously succeeding in creating a brilliant vibe.

Music is at the core of everything Duchesse sets her mind to, coming from an artistic background, Duchesse began her musical journey at a young age as a classical ballet dancer for several years.

While the underground music scene started evolving in Beirut, Duchesse was inspired to start a new adventure as a DJ in 2008 in small bars and then stopped for a while in order to focus on her studies then moved to Canada to pursue her career in photography and music.

After years of listening to a wide range of music, searching for new sounds and getting inspired by people around her, Duchesse found herself in the music loop all over again, then started learning music production and getting tips from artists around her and got back to mixing in selective parties where she felt guarded in her cocoon.

Artist: @duchessee
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @saeedabujaber

You foolish acid

Microwaves:010 "you foolish acid" by Duchesse

For our next Microwaves episode, we welcome one of our idols and Rawax veteran Brother G (@brothergdeep)

[Artist Bio]
Gena Ivanov aka Brother G is a Ukrainian DJ/producer. Being one of Ukraine's young electronic music scene pioneers, he started playing in clubs and took the first steps into producing in the late 90s, repeatedly changing his sound from hip-hop/jungle/idm to the deep & warm techno and house music you hear today.

Brother G has also published a series of releases under other aliases; G- Transition, Evdokeem, Target 27 and Head 278 on various labels around the world such as Rawax, Boe, Udacha, Rough House Rosie, Denkbar, Chevengur Melody, Manuscript, Sale/Nova and his own imprints; Gravitysurfer and Mysterious Russian Soul.

Artist: @brothergdeep
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @saeedabujaber

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Microwaves:014 "Solstice" by Brother G

We're back with yet another special episode with fellow Lebanese groove master Lio (@elieaoun), known for being one half of Reakt, A tribe called TRIBE resident and co founder of Hypnotic LTD.

The sound engineer working in acoustics by day and sound experimentalist by night delivers a set filled with mad grooves!

L'hypnose is a beautiful journey, tune in & enjoy.

Artist: @elieaoun
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @saeedabujaber

Microwaves:012 "L'hypnose" by Lio

For our 11th episode, we are thrilled to have none other than Shampoo Douglas (@shampoodouglas) [Sports Records | Pluie/Noir | Pager Records] The Italian duo are here to funk up your life!

Delivering a magnificent playful set, tune in and enjoy.

[Artist Bio]
Shampoo Douglas is an artistic project by Ruben Lombroso and Alexander Folonari, two brothers on a mission from Kepler66. 

Ruben, currently based in Turin, is a sound artist, composer and performer graduated at the Institute of Sonology at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague (NL). Synthesizer enthusiast & record collector, he has brought his electro-acoustic work around several European festivals and concert halls. 

Later he devoted himself to explore and study rhythm based music, going back to his roots, drawing inspiration from early hip hop, proto house and the French techno rave scene. Alongside he keep composing music for theatre, videos and movies while teaching workshops on sound synthesis.

Alexander, born of Italo-German descent, currently based in Berlin, is an interdisciplinary artist, musician, composer, producer and engineer, with a degree in Recording Arts from Full Sail University in Orlando(FL). 

For over 12 years he has been dedicated to the research and development of inter-disciplinary art forms, with a strong foundation in dance and body music, but in no way confined by the traditional norms and methods for creating music.

He has since explored a variety of sonic palettes, and continues in his endeavour for discovering strange and unknown territories as well as traditional and classic approaches to the arts.

Through the ancient art of sound alchemy, the Douglas brothers present mixtures of cosmic funk, astral grooves and deep wonky sonic voyages for every kind of soul. 

They released music on various imprints such as Pager Records, Pluie/Noire Recordings, Secret Society Chile and Lemak Records and performed all over Europe, from Hoppetosse, OHM, Club Der Visionaere(Berlin), Robert Johnson(Frankfurt) and many others. 

Shampoo Douglas performs mostly live using a Laptop and a modular synth, blending studio prepared material with highly improvised gestures. In 2020, researching a new artistic environment, they joined the Berlin based artistic collective and booking agency @ringsofneptune to share creative thinking and sustainable growth.

Artist: @shampoodouglas
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @saeedabujaber
Bandcamp: https://shampoodouglasmusic.bandcamp.com/
Agency: @ringsofneptune

Bathroom Boogie

Microwaves:011 "Bathroom Boogie" by Shampoo Douglas

We're back with yet another special episode with fellow friend and local Montreal groove master Flandez (@michael-flandez)

Flandez is also one half of Anselmo & Benjamin (@canicule-musique) dedicated to releasing psychedelic sweaty dance floor bangers!

Artist: @michael-flandez
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @saeedabujaber

Bandcamp: https://flandezflandez.bandcamp.com/

Loco Enamorado de la Luna

Microwaves:015 "Loco Enamorado De La Luna" by Flandez

We welcome Berlin based DJ & producer Esteban De Haro (@esteban-de-haro)

Wakeful is a fantastic representation of what parties should sound like!

Esteban is the other half of Anselmo & Benjamin alongside Flandez (@canicule-musique) dedicated to releasing psychedelic sweaty dance floor bangers, check out the label and if you dig it, support the artists & cause <3

Artist: @esteban-de-haro
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @saeedabujaber

Canicule Musique @canicule-musique

Microwaves:017 "Wakeful" by Esteban De Haro

From Russia with mad love <3

Microwaves welcomes Saint-Petersburg based DJs/Producers & label owners of Koche Records (@kocherecords) @play_something who are Eugene Schieffer (@eugeneschieffer) & Christine Schieffer (@christineschieffer).

In this mix, they present a compilation of their favourite tracks of minimal techno and microhouse dating from the early 2000s onwards! Delivering a classic glitchy, groovy mix and they included tracks from the labels latest release "Funny Grass and Sad Kids" by Eugene Schieffer.

Artist: @play_something
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @saeedabujaber

Koche Records @kocherecords

Microwaves:018 "Substance Dance" by play something

Microwaves is thrilled to host local 514 homie Diego (@diego_111), an amazing selector, event organizer & curator at @innercirclemtl and @fashioninvention!

Far from their comfort zone of a wide sonic palette, usually ranging between UKG, classic 90's / early 00's  trancy techno rave music, Diego takes us by surprise with this lush minimalistic mix and delivers a timeless, yet futuristically grounded set, It pays homage to great nostalgic parties and definitely makes us look forward to parties in the near future!


Artist: @diego_111
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @saeedabujaber

Microwaves:020 "Dill Pickle Chips" by dj diego

Happy New Year!

Microwaves welcomes good friend Ruslan Levin (@djruslan), an NYC based DJ, Producer & label owner of Minim Records (@minim-records)

A veteran DJ, Ruslan began his career in 1995. He learned the craft from Matt E Love back in his Baselinelabs record shop in Framingham, Mass. He spent his time going through records and playing at the shop until famed Boston resident, DJ Manolo, noticed him and asked him to open for a live Jan Johnson performance. It went well, and he’s been laying down house music for the 20 years since, remaining motivated by his love of music and desire to keep the dance floor kicking.

In 2016, he began his passion project, Minim Records (@minim-records), a vinyl only platform, featuring artists like Pheek, Tijn, Jerome.c, Rithma, Coriesu, Kike Mayor, Yaroslav Lenzyak and more. The label allows him to find, fund, create, and release interesting music onto the scene.

Check out the links for Minim Records (@minim-records) for a killer catalogue selection of vinyl only music, including an upcoming Minim-007 release that we can't wait to receive!


Artist: @djruslan
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @saeedabujaber

Minim Records @minim-records

Microwaves:019 "5am NYC bagels" by Ruslan

Microwaves is thrilled to host Romanian talent Funk E(@funk-e-1), with solid roots as a DJ in the post-communist freshly born Romanian hip hop culture, Funk E started to taste the techno sweetness somewhere in the early 2000s’. 

Labels like Adult Only, Raum…musik, Kurbits, Pleasure Zone or The Rabbit Hole added Funk E into their catalog. And when he felt the need to express his musical ideas more freely, a new child was born: Great Empty Circle (@great-empty-circle), his very own imprint started in 2015, reserved exclusively for his tunes, also under Bhikkhu and Marvin Gain aliases.

A conscious explorer of the past and future sounds, Funk E demonstrates this effortlessly in his set with wobbly basslines, swung rhythms and tripped out melodies.

Artist: @funk-e-1
Hosted by: @microwavesmontreal
Curated by: @boujay
Artwork: @saeedabujaber

Microwaves:021 "The Bohemian Plateau Jam Session" by Funk E

Microwaves is an artist collective that features unique mixes from an international community of artists, producers and DJs. 

Microwaves believes in the cathartic power of music experienced through rooted exploration and authentic connection. Operating on the outer fringes of the sonic spectrum, Microwaves is a fusion of planetary rhythms and intergalactic tempos, masterfully blending micro // minimal // tech-house // deep jazz // ambient // dub // funk // techno and breaks into a voyage through rare and experimental sonic microcosms.


Guests:
@boujay
@luminescu
@maxmira
@dom-c-daoust
@alicia-hush
@suferaudio
@clairelabs
@tomellis
@duchessee
@shampoodouglas
@elieaoun
@marcmyst 
@brothergdeep
@michael-flandez
@ja_ad
@esteban-de-haro
@play_something
@djruslan
@diego_111
@funk-e-1
@jusstswiim
@marywax
@alexfont
@vadimsvoboda
@lenlewis
@boutopoulos-george

Graphic Designers:
Daniel Alvarez (@suferaudio)
Saeed Abujaber (@saeedabujaber)

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