It's a real pleasure to welcome highly respected and experienced musical selector, DJ, radio host and curator Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy (@colleen-cosmo-murphy) with a special 'audio yoga mix' to our series. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hi Colleen, thanks for sharing your thoughts and music with us. Hosting your weekly online radio shows, making plenty mixes for several outlets, DJing clubs and festivals... How do you keep motivated and inspired?

CM: Sharing music has been focal to my life since I was a teenager hosting shows on our 10-watt high school radio station and working in a record shop after school. Turning people onto new tunes and artists gives me immense joy and courses throughout every aspect of my vocation. I’m a communicator at heart. That’s balanced with the more internalized creativity of music productions and remixes. Being in the studio and playing with ideas and sounds is very focusing and the rest of the world seems to fall away. It’s therapeutic. And playing records as a DJ or musical host is like a lively musical conversation in which I draw energy from the dancers and give it back in turn. A great party is a collective creation. Throughout all of my endeavours I try to impart the life energy of music, a healing and motivational force that inspires me every day.

MFM: In a time and place where the context of a DJ seems to have changed over decades, do you feel your “classic” approach of DJing gives you an advantage in keeping relevant and reaching a crowd?

CM: It's important to have your own point of difference. I have never been a ‘cookie-cutter’ type DJ and used to struggle with the idea that I didn’t fit in. But then I recognized that all the different aspects of my vocation had one thing in common – myself. Once I integrated everything and became more holistic in my approach, I felt happier and more confident. Being authentic to oneself is first and foremost and then it is up to others to decide whether or not they like your creative output. You can’t please everybody, but you have to try to please yourself otherwise there is no point. I get immense pleasure in what I do and hope that it brings joy to others. I do have a classic approach to DJ-ing but I’m also always looking for new sounds that resonate. I also admire other DJs styles even if it’s quite different to my own. There’s room for everyone.

MFM: You're a DJ who encourages the listener to open up and really listen to music, its definitions, context and aesthetics. Probably one of the foremost reasons why you tend to let a song run from beginning till end. With such strong values, what's your view on the modern way of “consuming” music?

CM: There are many different ways to enjoy music and none are the wrong way. Any experience of music is good. When I started Classic Album Sundays in 2010, it was a response to music only being ‘consumed’ rather than experienced and I wanted to share the way the I often listen to music with others to provide an alternative. At that time, we were in the midst of shuffle culture and the almighty MP3 and whilst both have their place, it shouldn’t be the end-all experience. When people come to a Classic Album Sundays event and hear the subtleties and nuances of an entire album played without interruption, on one of the world’s best sound systems and in a communal setting, they experience music in a different way and most find it transformative. But listening to music in a car or dancing to a DJ who scratches and cuts up songs can also be inspirational. I can only try to offer what is authentic from me.

MFM Mix 045: Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy

SOUND OF VOLUME APRIL 2023

KZA DTLA APRIL 2023 @ SOUND OF VOLUME

Fei Pao (Hot Wax Soundsystem) - Space'd Residency 046

Trushmix 232 welcomes Jeremy Castillo straight outta San Francisco.
All around nice guy, DJ and one of the main heads man behind San Francisco's hotspot for wine and music fans Bar Part Time! And also one of the guys behind the Club Lonely parties with the best underground vibes!

Jeremy made an excellent mix for us here at Trush with the sounds of the early nineties, giving it a house infused vibe, as he states himself, house dubs on freestyle, and under the radar cheapos that have been in my bag that I wanted to use!

This is what we like!

Enjoy this mix! A perfect start to another awesome weekend!

Music from the top!

Trushmix 232 - Jeremy Castillo

Polifonic Podcast 074 - Mafalda

M-Sol Records presents:
Lighthouz - Sunset Mirage
A journey of beats and emotions
under the sun.

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Sunset Mirage

Prestige 750

Lighthouz - Prestige 750 (Original Mix) [M-Sol Records]

in need for a better world

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Worlds Apart

Live recording from the Have A Nice Day Party in Berlin, with Castro & Nemo
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H.A.N.D. MIX 005 - Sound Metaphors DJs (Castro & Nemo)

Apiento & Piers Harrison take control on the beach stage at Love International 2019.


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Live from the Adriatic 2019: Test Pressing Soundsystem(Apiento & Piers Harrison)

OVER&OVER 016: CHIDA @enetokyo

Words: Bad Lieutenant @djbadlieutenant
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Tokyo

Tokyo has long been an engine for innovation in art, fashion, design, and music. 

A pioneer in the design of sound bars, museums, and clubs, Tokyo, and Japan in general, are known for some of the best sound systems and immersive experiences in the world. Over time, Japan's dancers have earned a reputation for their openness to different genres and their pervasive enthusiasm for all types of music. The commitment to staying on the floor no matter the musical narrative is reflective of the breadth of Japanese DJ's that have emerged over the past 30 years, and the willingness of these musical purveyors to experiment with new styles. The capital city has always led the way for Japan's vibrant underground ecosystem...
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OVER&OVER 016: CHIDA

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