Mixes

Good news! Pacific Spirit has found it's forever home on @worldwide-fm and will be airing on the first Thursday of every month at 14:00 - 16:00 GMT / 6:00 - 8:00 PST (it will also always be archived here).

This month @derekdee is joined by @mike-who from Sydney, Australia who runs the always essential @planettrip. Enjoy the energy! Full track-lists are down below.

DJ D.DEE

Black Water - Another Day [Not On Label]
Car Culture - Featherweight [Lighthead Records]
Aura - When The Feeling’s Right [Aloha Got Soul]
Fitzzgerald - Oceans Call [Planet Trip]
Good Block - Aquaculture [Good Block]
Jexy - Grab The Camcorder [Good Timin’ Records]
Time - Holding On To Love [RA-RE Productions]
Rick Clarke - Love With A Stranger [Local Records]
Becket - Celebration [Cocoa Records]
Denroy Morgan - I’ll Do Anything For You [Becket Records]
Space Ghost - Inner Focus [Pacific Rhythm]

Mike Who

Zemene - Darly Sweetheart [Arthurtainment]
Groove Intrio - Sbali [Shandel Music]
??? - ???
Caravan - Searching (Extended Mix) [Forthcoming Planet Trip]
Non Place Urban Field - Unireverse [Ninja Tune]
Gateway Shuffle - Vanishing Tides [Open Space]
Psychedelic Research Lab - Keep on Climbin' [TK Pitch Down]
Caravan - Siciliano - Forthcoming [Planet Trip Records]
DJ Raba - Talking Djenbe - [Tribal Italia]
Maurice Fulton - Revenge Of The Orange [Discfunction]
N-2-U - Touch It (Club Mix) - [House Jam Records]
Einstein - E-Tech [Express Records]
Paulie Zance - Dance Get On The Floor (Club Mix) - [Leader One Records]
Precious - In Motion (Vocal Mix) - [Big Beat]

Pacific Sprit No. 64 | DJ D.DEE & Mike Who

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

First contribution to our Spring/Summer mix series by LA's very own, @suzannekraft . Check out our short interview with him on our website! https://www.homagebrewing.com/spring-summer-mix-series

Homage Mix Series: Suzanne Kraft - 001

"2 and a bit hours of fun music from me to you ~ rnb, rap & streetsoul to reggae, dancehall, house & beyond with bulk cugine approved slow sippers for good measure." @mike-who

B.P.T. Radio 052: Mike Who

Live recording of @space-ghost-1 + @pqtrjck at Bar Part Time for a night of Street Soul August 2022

Space Ghost + DJ Patrick (Street Soul Special) Live @ B.P.T. Aug 2022

Over the last few months we've been quietly archiving all of the amazing music that gets shared at Paradise every weekend and we're now ready to slowly share those magic moments with the rest of the world.

Our inaugural recording comes courtesy of a first time B2B session that occurred between Josh Cheon of @darkentriesrecords and @barparttime's co-founder @jeremy_castillo at the Bar Part Time x Open Ferment afterparty on September 9, 2022.

Enjoy this two hour glimpse into a high vibe / high consumption evening with two of San Franciscos most talented and warm hearted DJs and be sure to check back often for more additions to the archive!

📸: Karli Fahlman

Paradise Archives Vol. 1 with Josh Cheon B2B Jeremy Castillo

SWAYMIX 004 - Loveshadow

just-us records is a collaborative dig, online shop, and sometimes record label by Bill Spencer, who lives in detroit and Izaak, who lives in San Francisco. the two of them dj frequently in their respective cities and occasionally elsewhere. their mutual obsession with and love of all kids of sound has catapulted them, together, through the vastness of recorded music and the possibilities of sharing it with others. this particular mix is put together from a multi-year effort to explore the worlds of independently-produced R&B, Soul, Jazz, Hip Hop, etc. etc. from the CD/PC era of the early 00’s. We hope you enjoy just as much as we did!

Just Us Records (Bill & Izaak)

Jura Soundsystem aka Kev Griffiths, the mastermind behind the always on point "Isle of Jura Records" serves up a 90 minute micro vacation triiip to a place we all wish we could escape to. 

ID Requests ~ @jura_soundsystem

1800 triiip - Jura Soundsystem - Mix 052

Just in time for the season of lovers. LF28 brought to you by Oakland's @pqtrjck

"I put together a sappy one for all the love birds this Valentine’s season. Serving the tender side of street soul with bits of lover’s rock, and a helping of heartfelt slow jams. Set the lights on dim and let the love flow, casanova 💘"

*comment for tracklist id's

Late Feelings 28 (Mixed by DJ Patrick)

Live recording of the first to last record played at Giant Steps on Sunday 12 February, 2023.

This sound system haunted our dreams, since they packed it up at Swan Wharf. Came with high hopes and open minds for our first Sunday at the Hackney Wick Baths. What started as a soulful afternoon selection escalated slowly into a rolling dance. A few asked since if it was recorded and - luckily - this time we got the sucker. 

If you were there, thanks for joining us and hope you enjoy the playback as much as we have. If you weren’t, hope you catch the glow of this wonderful setup. Blended with *ahem* human touch on 2 modified Technics and an ISO420 mixer, deeper into the night than we’d expected, under the shimmers of their famous mirrorball.

Customs Live at Giant Steps 2023

Loveshadow from San Francisco <3
"Hello from San Francisco :) this mix is made up of some of our favorite things we've been playing out over the last year or so, plus a few oddballs we've always wanted to share. when we're in the studio i tend to use our dj favs as a sort of production mood board, and these tunes have proven really helpful to help us design sounds for our new music. enjoy!"

H.A.N.D. MIX 035 - Loveshadow

The champagne bottle has just been sacrificed against the bow, let's board on the cigarette boat !

First captain at the helm is Mike Who, who surely knows how to cruise  into all the styles of his amazing record collection. 
No icebergs, only jams.

@mike-who
@planettrip

Cruisin' with... Mike Who

Crown Ruler Mix # 12 - Mike Who

Our fave northeast coast hispanophone has just gone and dropped a mix on us. 

As usual, high class sounds that are uniquely his own.

@planettrip

Crown Ruler Mix # 12 - Mike Who

We have always been very happy with the fact that this series has established itself as a worldwide musical depot of sorts. A space where globetrotters, world wanderers and planet trippers alike stop by to exchange the aural treasures they reaped in their many travels. So, every week we receive such an arrival, guests refreshing things anew by laying out the sonic itineraries drawn throughout their journeys for our enjoyment. This episode brings us the pleasure of harbouring the talents of an Aussie traveller whose endeavours have impressed and delighted us for a while: Mike Who, someone whose name might look somewhat interrogative at first sight, but whose presence is always exclamative of a deep commitment to music and affirmative of the lifelong passion that fuels it.

Gop Cast 053 - Mike Who

The Planet Trip and 1800 triiip boss themes his mix around love and loss, journeying through everything from reggae, rap and soul to boogie, house and new jack swing.

Interview: https://www.stampthewax.com/2021/01/27/diggers-directory-mike-who/

Diggers Directory: Mike Who

Bookings ~ jamie@crownruler.com
Contact ~ whoismikewho@gmail.com

Label ~ @planettrip

Facilitating dance opportunities and releasing music in Vancouver, B.C since 2013. Founded by @derekdee & @stayearly.

For distribution inquiries contact: distribution@rubadub.co.uk

Bookings, greetings and everything else: info@pacificrhythm.org

Pacific Sprit No. 64 | DJ D.DEE & Mike Who

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