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While dropping their self-titled debut LP with us in August, Anya and Izaak from Loveshadow (@loveshadowdjs) were kind enough to also record a lovely mix and answer a few questions. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hi Izaak and Anya, nice to have you on board. Both living in Bay Area, how would you describe your daily surroundings? Is it a nice place to be as an artist?

LS: Right now we live in SF. We grew up one town away from each other near the airport, though we didn’t meet until much later. The landscape is inspiring for sure- we spend as much time as we can out in the parks and wild areas and draw a lot from that. The art and music scenes here run deep, though the cost of living and of course covid have made things tougher.
 
MFM: The songs on your debut album as Loveshadow -which will be out in August- sound incredibly fresh where they also remind to certain pop, boogie, funk and even house from the mid and late '80s. What were some of your main influences for this project? 

LS: Thanks! We have to mention the UK act Fashion after whose song we named the group, but our tastes range all over. You could say that Loveshadow is kind of a lap around the 80’s prehistory of today’s dance music, when things were still firmly rooted in pop songwriting but had a simultaneously psychedelic and funky sensibility- one that grew out of dub/disco/punk counterculture. Getting more serious about learning the records at the roots of the whole thing allowed us to see how we might contribute something new to it in a way that was more than a style exercise.

MFM: Of course also the use of specific instruments ad up to that flavor - it seems that for example the Linndrum plays an important role. Did you aim for that sound and gathered the instruments around it, or the other way around maybe?

LS: We had an overall idea in mind that definitely informed the instrumentation but we’re not purists. A lot of the sounds on the record are replications of or deviations from the iconic originals. Those famous drum sounds in particular are like symbols, they impart a particular meaning and we use them to set a mood.

MFM: What's the dynamic between the two of you like in the studio? Is there a certain steady structure or does this change all the time? Maybe you could tell a little about your writing and recording process?

LS: It changes all the time- we’ve lived and worked in so many places separately and together since we started recording. Either one of us might come up with an idea that we’ll design sounds around, demo, arrange, and then throw it all in the trash and start again. Most of the songs on the record have had a few lives.

MFM: It feels that the music from the LP could work really well live on a stage too. Are there any plans for you to go touring? 

LS: We’re going to play a gig in Detroit later this summer that will be sort of a test run! After that, we’ll see. The project started out as an interest in records and recording, but anything’s possible.

MFM: Thanks a lot for contributing! It seems you quite regularly record a mix. Have you both always been busy collecting and sharing records? 

LS: Our pleasure, thanks so much for asking us! We’re always looking for new music. Sharing mixes online has helped us organize our favorites but playing parties is the best. We were gigging around before covid and we’ll hopefully get back to it as things continue to open up. This mix is definitely on the hype side of things- new digs, old favorites, some edits, tunes pals graciously sent our way, and what we’ve been dancing around our apartment to while we were stuck inside.

MFM Mix 030: Loveshadow

NO FRILLS ARE BACK @ THE BIN!!
Smooth V and Silky L are dancing with us under the moonlight. 
Listening to this all morning already put a neverending smile on my face. 
Let's praise them for this wonderful vibration station !!! 
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No Frills - Knee Deep In Molten Butter (Guest Mix, 2021)

Two exquisite producers meet for a sequence of unbridled mixes. UK based Galtier and Parisian Fluid Matter share a common passion for drums and multicultural percussive rhythms. Their energy and their sharp sense of building a club music, but not only, make them guests that we are proud to host! 

Galtier’s mix is an invitation to self-exploration through ambient soundscapes and throbbing bass lines. We do not forget to move as long thanks of incursions into a UK garage side that he knows well and has mastered to excellence. Right next-door Fluid matter joined him with a session that he has decided to dedicate almost exclusively to d&b, sub frequencies and hypnotic sounds. Jubilant moment perfectly executed; we are happy that he did it this way.


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Tdt #29 - Galtier

Naarm (Melbourne) born, Bristol based DJ, producer and label manager @galtier takes us on a confidently meandering journey through a diverse array of textures and influences before erupting into what I can only describe as powerful percussive post rave. Eclectic rhythms rumble below highly finessed & funky realms on his latest BODY MIX. Check out Galtier's latest EP Nausea Signal Studies on his very own imprint @nostro-hood-system

BODY MIX 017 | Galtier

Galtier’s is an artist from who hones in on amalgamation as the focal point of his output; his works occupy an expansive somatic energy that has evolved significantly over his decade-long presence in the global electronic scene.
Sporadic unexpectedness in rhythmic pace and structure coupled with a coagulated sense of mood is the formula for Galtier’s production ons and DJ sets; a willingness to explore change and progression in sound while maintaining a sense of driven cohesion has been a driving force throughout his foray into sound design.
Galtier has offered up mixes on reputable platforms that include Fact Mag, XLR8R, Inverted Audio, Rinse France and has contributed endlessly to the enormity of independent music publications ons that are making humble moves. Throughout, minimal restrictions on BPM and a desire to keep things ever-changing result in massive shibs in tempo throughout even a brief Galtier set. His cohesive understanding of music accompanied by his passion for creating his own unique and stylistic approach has won him admiration and respect on an international onal scale.
He has worked with such labels as Infinite Machine, NAAFI, [re]sources, TRRUENO, 10 Label and in 2015, Galtier introduced his own label Nostro Hood System to the world; nestled in the thematic concept as a label focused on the xenological discovery of an alternate galaxy to our own that sets out to showcase the musical artefacts that originate from it. The output has hosted releases from such production on greats as Amor Satyr & Siu Mata, Atrice, Amazondotcom, Siete Catorce, Aircode, Avernian and Galtier himself.

We are proud to present Galtier’s podcast recorded specially for VAL. Link in the profile header. Enjoy!

@galtier

VALPD003 - Galtier

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Episode fiiiiiiiiiiive of five for this season on Relativa! The final show of my first season on RR takes a hard and fast turn as I explores half time rhythms in the first hour; spinning mutant dancehall and fast percussive techno, jumping around between 80/90bpm before heading north to 170/180 and back down and up and down and up and down.

For the second hour I'm vvvv pleased to be joined by Nostro Hood System label boss, Galtier, for a mix that’s as pounding and eclectic as the releases in the NHS back catalogue. Pushing forward unique leftfield techno and bubbling UK bass dripping with twists, Nostro Hood System steadily releases some of the most forward-thinking dance music in the game right now: spearheaded by Galtier. An esteemed producer and DJ in his own right, Galtier’s own productions can be brooding and melancholic whilst simultaneously being fast and chaotic. Celebrating the forthcoming release of a new co-EP on NHS with Druid, his mix encompasses everything that’s influencing him right now. Enjoy.

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Plot 45:

Naco – Mozu
Dayzero – Bare Brain
Toma Kami – Hot Trash
Tymotica – Fractured
Forest Drive West – Sustain
Premis – Murter
B4MBA & BABY SY – BES (ft. AXEL)
Ma Sha – Sea Through Fantasia
Dual Monitor – Switch It
Mulholland – Tiger Balm
Ido Plumes – Into The Other
Mossambi – FTIR (unreleased)
Nod – Lentino 3
NPLGNN – Fujakka
Jurango – Isle of Crass
Teqmun – Aphid Walk
Capiuz – Jump On It
Talpah – So Pretty
ZULI – Keen Demag
B4MBA – Charmed Riddim

Galtier:

ACT! – Lava Valley
Awo Ojiji – Glyph
Plebian – Ephemerides
Konduku – Damla
Neida – Hydro (Galtier Remix)
Laksa – Mind
Galtier – Gilga’s Zkull
Neida & Le Motel – Sweatin’
Peizo – Wacky Water Kooler
Jurango – Sleeper Hold
Nosync – Traced
Bambounou – Tboujeh
Galtier & Druid – Bayou Of Metamorphoses
Ma Sha – Sea Through Fantasia
Dub Phzix & Skeptical – Ragz
Fels – Siren (Galtier Remix)
Nora Drum – Lungfish
Elpac – Velocity Cuisine
Mosca – Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Atrice – Sine Scrapeer

Plot 45 invites Galtier (Nostro Hood System) on Radio Relativa – February 2024

Spring is barely on the horizon here in Ontario and we’ve been in a strange slushy stasis for the past few weeks. To help focus on warmer days my longtime friend Aaron Levin has put together a melter of a mix featuring 100% Canadian dance music from the past and present. Despite currently residing in Oakland, Aaron is no stranger to Canadian music and spent years at the helm of Weird Canada, a website, archive, and distributor passionately devoted to homegrown Cancon of all stripes. I’m thrilled to have Aaron on the show and his mix has helped shake off the winter doldrums.

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SYNES Radio 077: w/ Galtier

Holding much of a hobbyist approach to electronic music until his teens, Whitley was nothing more than an average listener, perhaps only separating himself with a more experimental outlook on music. After he began integrating into the Glasgow techno scene during the latter years of his teens, Whitley's electronic music interests began to expand, honing in on a variety of old school sounds and eventually venturing into the realm of trance. 

After having spent his recent years pursuing these styles, Whitley has recently re-ignited his love for hardcore and pushed everything to the side. With a particular liking to the millenium style coming from the late 90s and 00s, as well as early hardcore, it is evident that his passion for euphoric sounds is not going anywhere anytime soon.

As one of the Voight-Kampff collective’s founding fathers, Whitley's role within the collective has been responsible for the aid of launching VK, as well as his solo career, into much deeper territory than Glasgow soil.

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Tracklist:
Paul Elstak Vs. The Headbanger - A Taste Of Fear (Die Bitch Mix)
Slavefriese - E-Boat (Remastered 2014)
Kasparov - Magic (accelerator remix)
T-Junction & Prowler - The Deal
Art Of Fighters & Endymion - Let's Get It On
Hard Creation - Creators of the Core
Angerfist - Brother's Keepers (Feat Cixx & Kokka)
Art of Fighters - Im Your Enemy
Tommyknocker - One Sick DJ
Dione - Rock The Place
Chosen Few - Doomzday (DJ Paul Elstak 2014 Refix)
Scott Brown - Fuck You Up
Dano & System 3 - The Darkest Sunshine
Evil Activities - No Place To Hide
Jappo & Lancinhouse - Exlxaxl (Neophyte & Evil Activities Remix)
Kasparov - Fobia
Art of Fighters & Tommyknocker - Follow Me
Dione - Oldskool Mayhem
Evil Activities Vs. the Viper - Raw to the Floor
Tha Playah - Mastah Of Shock (Angerfist Remix)
Tomcat & Rudeboy - Soul of A Warrior
Scott Brown - This One's For All Of Us
Na-Goyah vs. DJ Kristof - Standing Still
Weapon X - Comin' Down
Endymion - Rock the Part-E

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Back by popular demand: Tako's wonderful Holiday Mix!
Here's what I wrote 7 years ago:

I was about to post this beautiful summer mix of Tako with the following words:

"What do you expect from a mix when it's done by a supernice guy with an excellent taste in music and a wonderful record collection? Yeah and that's exactly what you get here. Also make sure to get a copy of the first 12" of the Sombrero Galaxy, released on Lovefingers long awaited ESP Institute. Sombrero Galaxy is the collabo between Tako and Jonny Nash and their "Journey to the center of the sun" is one of my favourite releases of the last years, cheers!"

That was yesterday. In the meantime something terrible happened. Tako's friend Petros Malevis from Athens passed away without a warning. This mix is dedicated to Petros! He will be missed. Rest in peace, Petros.

Tako - Holiday (Guest Mix, 2010)

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Music that keeps company. Recorded at home, March 2020.

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