Obscurities

Ahead of his release on Second Circle as ISOR29, our amigo Tomas (@tomasstation) from Colombia handed over this month's mix and was kind enough to join a chat with us too. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hola Tomas, can you tell a bit about growing up in Colombia? 

TS: Growing up in Colombia was a real blessing. It has given me not only a special bond with nature and mother earth which I cherish but also an interesting perspective on human life. I was born in Bogotá to a Colombian father and American mother, so I actually grew up in between Colombia and the States (Bogotá and Chicago to be precise). To have this perspective on 2 very different societies and cultures made me aware and open to navigate in between these coexisting worlds and bring them together.. even though I feel like an outsider to both sometimes. There's a beautiful song by Facundo Cabral called ‘’No Soy De Aqui ni Soy de Allá’’ which I feel can explain this feeling.

MFM: What was your first connection with music? At what point and how did you get in touch with (electronic) dance music?

TS: Music has always been a trusted companion. Both my parents are artists and musicians in their own sense but I would say it was mainly my mothers influence that got me hooked on making music, although I must admit it was my father that exorcized the Death Metal phase out of me when I was 13 by forcing me to go with him to an afro colombian pacific music festival in Cali called the Petroneo Alvarez. This was a special moment for me that profoundly affected and changed the way I would listen and feel about music.

MFM: Your music -in a way- sounds very like European dance music from the '90s. Can you explain where this comes from?

TS: Haha.. thanks I guess. For sure there are elements of inspiration from the UK and Europe. Richard H. Kirk changed my life, so did Tako, Ricardo Villalobos, Jonny Rock and many other masters of their craft! I'm grateful that their influence and that of a few others are present in my music and life, although I hope that my sound also comes across as personal and sincere. One of the things I love about music in general is the diversity and humanity in it, innit. Jon Hassell’s concept of the Fourth World for example fascinates me. He uses this philosophy to describe the possibility of music in global terms beyond First World, beyond Third World, beyond High-Tech Art classical, beyond pop.”as an ideal blend of traditional music from around the world with Western forms and modern electronics, forming a kind of contemporary folk music from “unknown and imaginary regions.”Being able to combine and use different styles of music almost as the elements in chemistry to create something new is a fun way to look at it.

MFM: 'Moon Phase Gardening' was very much a “pandemic-project” so to speak. Do you think your next musical output will sound different now that lockdowns seem behind us?

TS: Change is one of the constants of life. The experience of making and now listening to this music has helped me to be mindful of this. I hope to grow and evolve as a human being from every lesson and moment that life gives me.

MFM: What can you tell about the mix? 

TS: For the mix I went for what I was feeling today. 1 hour stream of consciousness, from the heart into the electro latino flavor, that is a mix of latin american sounds with occasional electronics, poems, satire and a splash of humor. Music from Simon Diaz, Dennys Del Rio, Alzheimer, Paul Desenne, Meridian Brothers, Señor Coconut, Abelardo Carbono, Frente Cumbiero, Manteca, Orchestra Moderna Soledad, Atom ™, Conjunto Miramar and one of the bonus tracks from the Isor29 project which contains vocals from Underground Resistance’s transition, one of my favorite mantras.

MFM Mix 040: ISOR29

10pm - 4am Sunday 14/05/23, B2B with queen Spasta @goodlucktoyourdad at Sydney staple @club77sydney. 6hrs of energy with a hint of cruise as the city began to rise.

Adriana & Prop Joe - Live @ Club 77

Tuesday night, Burning Man, 2014. 1AM. Starting at 10 and L and ending up somewhere in deep Playa. Being the so called "captain of the bus", driving into the middle of nowhere with an endless tail of flickering lights behind me, was an experience I will never, ever, forget.

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Track list:

Unknown - Unknown
Red Axes - Too Late To Samba
&ME - After Dark
Bicep - Satisfy (John Talabot Rain Mix)
Lindstrøm - The Contemporary Fix
Unknown - Unknown
Frankey & Sandrino - Cephei
Paul Kalkbrenner - Gebrünn Gebrünn
Unknown - Unknown
Penner & Muder - Let The Music Play
Williams - The Shivering (Pitch & Hold In Camera Obscura Remix)
Ralph Falcon - The Dig (Radio Slave Remix)
Rennie Foster - Devil's Water
Moderat - Bad Kingdom (DJ Koze Remix)
Frankey & Sandrino - Lost (feat. Jinadu)
Caribou - Can't Do Without You (Tale Of Us & Mano Le Tough Remix)
Le Dust Sucker - Everybody Used To (Rebolledo Remix)

Job Jobse - Robot Heart - Burning Man 2014

Filho de um cantor de jazz, o produtor e DJ Manuel Darquart surgiu no cenário musical de Auckland tocando em festas organizadas por nomes como Frank Booker e Recloose e onde artistas internacionais como Jack J, Roland Tings, Max Graef e Harvey Sutherland ocasionalmente apareciam.

Dos porões iluminados em vermelho da cidade de Londres às cabines de DJ ao redor do mundo, o ouvido aguçado de Manuel Darquart para a iridescente House music sempre fará você se sentir como se estivesse dançando sob as estrelas em uma festa que você nunca, jamais, quer que acabe.

Manuel Darquart - Alter Disco Podcast 168

Guitar & Electronics With Saxophone 3 : Let Me Breathe  (Feat.Alex 🎷)

This session was a fun one. They started mellow and built it up so nicely. Someone climbed a tree and got a bit too high so security tried to chase them out and it was just a vibe. DJing by that sea in the morning at sunrise is just so nice and they nailed it. Here's 60 minutes of good.

TP529  Castro and Nemo (Love International Sunrise Sessions)

Christophe is out of Bristol and (he'll hate me saying this) is mega talented across the board. He can just make stuff. His paintings are incredible and he can tur his hand to whatever he chooses. Aside form that he's got perfect taste for a Sunrise Session set. I know him for his fine selections of deep house but this year he came with a bag of balearic beats and they sounded perfect next to the water. A lovely set.

TP533 Christophe (Love International Sunrise Sessions)

Warm up lesson from Lausanne's best kept secret, Chateau Chepere co-founder, the one and only Nathanael, just before Jacksonville's live set on folklor's glorious soundsystem.
With a record collection big enough to make any serious digger's head spin, it's his unique feel for the floor and his ear for earworm loops that makes him every dj's favorite dj. Enjoy these two hours of top shelf deepness. 
Til next time, on the floor.

Nathanael @ Chateau Chépère night - Folklor Club 15.11.2024

How It Started (Extended Mix)

sunday early evening lake stage at gottwood 2016
hope you enjoy!
booking requests: pernille@magnet-musik.de

Dj Sets

move d @ gottwood 2016-06-12 lake stage

hello hello,
here is a selection of songs recorded for my friends (javybz - anna & yulia) "all styles all smiles" radioshow on nts. 

we went on a roadtrip together in november with sam and this was a little musical remembrance of that trip - excuse my nasal voice-overs, it's been cold in berlin!

wish u all lots of time to breathe deep, think clearly, read good books, walk often, dance a lot and love, always.

Hunee for All Styles All Smiles (NTS) - Xmas Special!

Trushmix 115, last mix of this year of 2017! Ending on a high balearic note with 
the guys from Soundmetaphors. In the with the Soundmetaphors boss mix Nemo with good friend Castro. Expect some balearic and 80’s vibes combined with some house tempo grooves,  add some percussions, high energy and emotional soulful guitar, and you got a mix to end this year, and enter the new one with loads of positive energy.

Enjoy and enjoy.

Happy new year from the Trush crew!

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Trushmix 115: Castro & Nemo

An exclusive mix for the crew over at We Love... were we're holding a residency this summer at Space, Ibiza. Whilst the vibes in our room are a little more eclectic, we decided to go proper main room with this mix! Drawing from 25 years of club music - expect pianos, acid, big chords, sleazy vocals and even some proper techno! 

You can download the mix via We Love...
http://www.welove-music.com/we-love-DJ-mixes

BICEP | WAREHOUSE (EXCLUSIVE MIX FOR WE LOVE...)

Part of my set at last weekend's Innervisions marathon at TrouwAmsterdam.

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Job Jobse @ Lost in a Moment - TrouwAmsterdam, 11-05-2013

I hope you find something you like...

"trying to love life" - SD

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