Name: Nothing Special 006: DJ Subaru by Nothing Special
Duration: 56 min 2 s
Description: For the final installment of our mix series this year, get ready to dive into the expressive and unconventional strains of disco, Italo, and pop pleasures in @dj_subaru’s mix for Nothing Special.

Sound Metaphors (@sound-metaphors) is Nemo Ripoll and Castro Moore, but it is also the name of their famously well-curated label and record shop in Berlin. As such the pair has been helping to define the sound of the underground on many different fronts - electric DJ sets, cult events and even through the custom-made sound systems built for customers worldwide. With a vast musical knowledge between them and a never-ending supply of their own unreleased edits and DJ tools, they are able to tell musical stories that draw from all across all genres and many different eras.

That plays out in the superb mix they have put together for us this week. It's a full-bodied selection that shows off their love of contrasting styles - loose, percussive house music brushes up with deep and dubby cuts, dark acid grooves sit next to '80s synth sounds before a disco finish goes from stomping to funky. The exuberance of it all is infectious and leaves you wanting more.

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For the final installment of our mix series this year, get ready to dive into the expressive and unconventional strains of disco, Italo, and pop pleasures in @dj_subaru’s mix for Nothing Special.

Nothing Special 006: DJ Subaru

The 2024 Review has landed with MDC's @myles-mac blending up some the tastiest treats from the year that was.

Tracklist:

C.K - We Share The Skies // PRS
AV Moves & Alex Ho - Perennials // Public Possession
naemi - Couch Angel w/ Arad Acid & Huerco S. // 3XL
Pleasure Planet - Alien (Alex Kassian's Sphinx Gate Mix) // SELF:TIMER
DJ Relax - Anti Free Flowing Anxiety // Speed Dial
Mosam Howieson - Ether // Semantica
OP BOOMBOX - Mystery Bay // Serenity Now
Alex Kassian - A Reference To E2-E4 By Manuel Göttsching // Test Pressing
Picasso - Sub Rosa [l.o.v.e] // Tackle Audio
Jamma-Dee - On & On // Public Possession
Patrick Holland - S Mobile // Verdicchio Music Publishing
BùLù - Senegalese-Sharpshooter (Original Mix) // Nummer Music
Mayurashka - 12:00 P.M. // Serenity Now
Cousin - ~O.V.O~ // Self Released
Huerta - Cool Frijoles ft. CJ // Leizure
DJ SWISHA - WEIRDO BEHAVIOR // Self Released
Julie Marghilano - All I Need // RAWAX
DJ Pipe - Deeper Strainz // Global North
Shinichi Atobe - Dub 6(six) // DDS
Picture - Sea // Help Recordings
Retza - Solum Silvus // Looking For Life
Fantastic Man - Warm Waters // Axis of People
DOC 'N' P1LL - Fastforward // Serenity Now
Opal Sunn - Elastic - Phase I // Test Pressing
Avalon Emerson - A Dam Will Always Divide (Lew E Asks the Dust Remix) // Another Dove

MDC 2024 Review

A longtime conductor of contagious positive vibrations, Danny Bodega is a much loved name among balearic dance music enjoyers round the globe! Co-founding Gazebo Records last year, his killer ear for breezy coastal cruisers and deep crossover club jams make Bodega's effervescent energies the perfect tone setter for those long 'n' balmy summer nights. 

Step back in time for 3 hours of extended hangs and zesty hedonistic pleasures with Danny Bodega as your good time guarantor! 

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Q. What inspiration did you draw upon when planning this mix, and what kind of listening environments might you see it being easily enjoyed in?

A. Last year I went to my neighbour Lenny’s night at a tiny basement club in Hackney with Dan Beaumont and Wes Baggaley playing records together. Had not felt that feeling in the club since the early days going out in Naarm with locals playing records all night at Lounge, Liberty Social and Roxanne Parlour. This mix is a nod to that vibe and best suited to before, or after the club hangs…or triathlon training.

Q. Are there any records in the mix that are particularly close to your heart? 

A. There are quite a few records in here that I’ve had for more than 10 years and have only ever played to myself at personal kick-ons, so it’s a delight to share them more widely. The Usual Suspects remix of Mr. C and Robert Owens’ ‘A Thing Called Love’ is one. While I’ve never been a fan of Robert Owens’ vocal stylings, this remix is an overlooked $2 Layo & Bushwacka! banger. Will put it up on the Gazebo YouTube channel soon.

Q. You and Nick managed to gather a tonne of support for your inaugural Gazebo Records release last year, releasing Fuemana’s 1994 cult classic New Urban Polynesian on vinyl for the first time. What was your favourite part about that whole process?

A. The response to the Fuemana family’s story and musical talents from a whole new generation of fans really blew us away. Having Tony and Mamma Fuemana fly over from Auckland for the launch party was the perfect culmination of family, friends and community spirit around the release that was also the perfect send off for me moving to London the following day. News on Gazebo 002 incoming shortly…

Q. Where can people catch you spinning next?

A. All night at Frequence in Paris this Friday, Feb 21 at Bodega Nights, April 12 with Daisy Records and Evie at the Jago. Nick and I are putting on a Gazebo party over here on May 3 with some special guests that we are excited about!

MDC.305 Danny Bodega

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For Trushmix 235 we got the Mandel in the mix. The Berlin based record collector, house music digger and DJ. Always on the look out for those special house gems, the records you think you know, but it was a different one. Vibe! 

Here he made a one hour and ten minute mix of pure house, 90's style. Pumping and grooving to give you the good vibe. Mixed together with great ease, and every new record in the mix is a joy!

Enjoy music from the top!

Trushmix 235 - Mandel

Argentinian producer Cumele is back on Future Avenue with his latest two-track EP, "Last Right." Showcasing deep and emotive progressive sounds, this release highlights his refined approach to atmospheric and melodic storytelling.

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