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09 - Prayer at 300km/h

It's a pleasure to share the first mix contribution of this new decade which comes from the heart of California's apostle of funk, Garrett. Interview (excerpt) down below. 

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MFM: Hi Garrett, such a pleasure to have you on board. For the readers who've never been to Pasadena before, could you describe how it is growing up and living there as an artist?

G: It’s a suburb just north of The City of Los Angeles. A few miles from Dodgers Stadium. Home of the Rose Bowl & the Rose Parade. Living there was nice, for the most part. Slower than Los Angeles, yet..still in the same county. All backgrounds live there & also co-existed with each other in the schools & etc. The schools used to have music programs. The neighborhoods had parks. Still do. Yet, the park in my neighborhood was called Jackie Robinson Park. A lot of stories from the era I grew up in around this park, neighborhood & particular side of Pasadena aka: Northwest Pasadena. Too much for your readers, now, in this interview. 

MFM: Is it different now from back when you grew up there?

G: It’s different. My neighborhood used to be mostly Black. Last time I went back, it was mostly Latino. Downtown has now been gentrified. Small Mom & Pop stores have been replaced with big brand stores & eateries. Etc. Yet, all things change. Nothing ever stays the same.

MFM: Could you tell a bit about how you got to play instruments and where your exceptional knowledge of anything funky comes from?

G: Just taught my self keyboards & drums. No one taught me anything. It was natural. Just dived in. As for Funk; it was all over the place growing up; on the radio, my parents records, my neighbors windows, the cars driving by, boom boxes after school, etc. Hip-Hop was part of my youth as well. Just came later. Yet, I was also into other styles by artists such as RUSH, Gary Numan, KISS, Iron Maiden, Soft Cell, The Human League, early 80’s King Crimson like “Elephant Talk” & more. That was how we got down in Pasadena. We weren’t one dimensional as far a music styles. 

MFM: Apart from funk-related music, is there any other kind of music you're into, or maybe even get your inspiration from?

G: I like Detroit Techno a lot. Early Chicago House (particularly Larry Heard’s endeavors & related), Prog. Library music, Ambient, some Metal, & some Pop, such as artists like Prefab Sprout & The Blue Nile.

MFM: On your LP's synths seem to do the talking whereas lots of your other material include vocals too. Is there a specific reason for that both Garrett albums came out fully instrumental?

G: It’s a glimpse into my private life. I’m an only child. Didn’t really need to speak much. So, that mind-state flows all over both releases, in that manner.  

MFM: You're a producer and musician foremost. At what point did DJing start to play a pivotal role in your life/career?

G: Around 2006 when I started DJ’ing (weekly) at a party called Funkmosphere in Culver City, California at a small bar called Carbon. The rest is history. 

MFM: How important is DJing and touring to you? You seem to be rather selective when choosing shows, correct?

Garrett: All of my creative endeavors are important to me. I really don’t take any of them for granted. I’m not that selective. I think if anything is related to that; it may be that I just don’t wanna play myself out everywhere, every month! I’d like it to remain special when I come around, worldwide (humbly speaking).

MFM: If there's anything more you'd like to share maybe?

G: Thank you to all the listeners for your continued interest & support of my creative endeavors out here in the world. I sincerely appreciate it. I’ve matured over the years & thank you all for maturing with me. Peace to the entire MFM staff & everyone paying attention + listening.

MFM Mix 011: Garrett

Pour ce podcastel, nous invitons le lyonnais Waxist, qui nous offre une ode à la simplicité : Une selection de disques en provenance du marché aux puces, mixés en mode selecta.
Un bon moyen de se rappeler que pour groover il suffit d'une bonne dose de love, ce dont ce mix en déborde !

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Podcastel #18 - Waxist

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As You Like It Podcast

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AYLI Podcast #96 - Space Ghost

You're on an island! Here time passes quickly: sunrise to sunset is a one hour affair. For volume 36, Meilgaarden shares with us what that would sound like. Tune in for a dance-friendly session.

@Meilgaarden enjoys experimenting across music genres to provide unexpected moments throughout her sets. She currently resides in New York where she’s been co-hosting the intimate gathering known as Sound Gymnastics.

Radio Moody 36 - All Around the Island by Meilgaarden

First Word Records boss DJ Gilla is back with another excursions: two hours of blissed out soul, hip-hop jazz and beyond.

Excursions w/ DJ Gilla - July 2020

Monchan brings special guest Stewart Upchurch (Vinylmania/Nervous) for this month's Dailysession.

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Dailysession with Monchan & Stewart Upchurch @ The Lot Radio 09 - 10 - 2020

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Dream On with Lloyd @ The Lot Radio 09-23-2020

Miguel Colmenares Loves To Boogie (Olindo Records / Colectivo Futuro)

For the next few mixes we are going to focus on the heads behind the scenes of some of the UK hottest up and coming labels. First up we have A record collector and DJ for over 15 years, Miguel Colmenares, the co-founder of cultural platform Colectivo Futuro and more recently Olindo Records, a label releasing music from his native Venezuela and the world. Now based in London, his DJ sets are infused with soulful music from across the globe with a heavy nod to his Caribbean roots. Alongside his Colectivo Futuro partners, Miguel has hosted and played at The Jazz Cafe, Brilliant Corners, Giant Steps, Total Refreshment Centre, and Five Miles in London; Public Records in New York; Concreta Sala, Technique Records, and Gramps in Miami; Nochenegra in CDMX; Berlin Community Radio and Michelberger Hotel in Berlin; Sala Siroco in Madrid; and King Kong Lady in Barcelona. Miguel has also co-founded Venezuelan reissue label Música Infinita, which will launch in winter 2020 with a re-release of The Message by Gerry Weil, keep an eye out!

Everybody Loves To Boogie

Miguel Colmenares Loves To Boogie

1hr Street Soul Christmas Spesh.


Tracklist:

Jamma-Dee - Here I.M.
Space Ghost - So Much Love
Fifth Of Heaven - Just A Little More
Dwight Sykes - That’s The Way Love Is
Uku Kutu - Right Or Wrong
SunPalce - The Funkier Worm (Oscar From Hell)
Simba - P Play
Dwight Sykes - If You Want My Love
Special Touch - Garden of Life
Maryn E. Coote - Welcome To My World (Live 2007)
D’Bora - No Sense (Club Mix)
Ms Ray - How They Shine
George & Glen Miller - Touch Your Life
Arlana - When You Call Me Name
Patrice Rushen - Each To His Own
Sybil Thomas - Rescue Me
Jarren - Jarren’s Groove

The Café Au Lait Street Soul Xmas Special 2020

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Moody Collective strives to create true value for music communities by hosting events around Europe and beyond (Berlin, Madrid, London, Beirut, Istanbul, Tokyo, Portugal). Moody proceeded to launch Moody Records, Radio Moody and Uva Festival (Spain's first boutique music festival).