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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

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Miami Local and Open Space Record label co-founder DJ Ray is this month’s guest on Invisible City. DJ Ray is one of the label's favorite DJ's a tastemaker and voracious digging machine. His mix features some dollar bin boogie to freestyle fave finds from his DJ bag.

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Outsiders: Invisible City w/ DJ Ray @ Kiosk Radio 16.05.2022

"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

Новий епізод щомісячного подкасту Hunt The Unknown, який знайомить слухачів з різними представниками сучасної діггерської спільноти. Цього разу мікс підготував Basso – один із знакових діггерів Європи, який ще у 90-х присвятив своє життя колекціонуванню еклектичної музики, а зараз стоїть за лейблом Growing Bin та одноіменним магазином платівок. 
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A new episode of the monthly Hunt The Unknown podcast, which introduces listeners to various members of the digging community. This time the mix was prepared by Basso – one of Europe's iconic diggers who dedicated his life to collecting eclectic music back in the 90s, who started the Growing Bin label and the record store of the same name.
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NTS – Doing Time (Again) w/ Asger Behncke

For this instalment, we couldn’t be happier to host a mix by our dear friend and R.I.O. label cofounder Menqui :)  
He has been a huuuuge inspiration for us since the very beginning of our digging journey, and when you listen to this mix you’ll understand why. 
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@piers_harrison is back on Sound Metaphors Mix Series for part 2 with another educated excursion in dancefloor oriented sound. A continuation to what was started in his previous mix, Piers jumps right in to it, full on club experience curated by the expertise of a seasoned music lover who needs no introduction. Good for life's moments of high athletic demand. Lot's to learn from this as usual.

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 15 : Piers Harrison (Mysticisms)

Kayne the Hermit LIVE DJ cut - Dancing for Mental Health @ Sameheads 27.01.23

Hold on to your hats, this kid knows a thing or two about those outlying records we all wish we owned. This sparkles and hums at every turn... A real funked out cosmic jaaaam recorded live from the Sameheads basement a few weeks ago at our semi-reg event "Dancing for Mental Health, curated by Tom Bolas.

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Cheers xxxx

Kayne the Hermit LIVE DJ cut - Dancing for Mental Health @ Sameheads 27.01.23

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.

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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.

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Crown Ruler Mix # 12 - Mike Who

Near ubiquity is something unimaginable for anyone, even if we consider how the internet helps us transcend distances and timezones, but it seems to be easily accomplished by this vinyl-loving and show-hoarding selector that we have as our special guest at this edition of Gop Cast. Bianca Lexis is the kind of DJ that can accumulate as many outlets for displaying her immense creativity as opportunities to show off her gigantic collection: she seizes them all without diluting neither her unique collecting sensibility nor her special selecting ability. And from a steady slot at Dublab in her hometown of LA to her own spot at NTS aptly named ‘Panorama Heaven’ everything she does carries the same care for the audience and commitment to share her treasures that is shown here.

Gop Cast 028 - Bianca Lexis

Episode 1 from a brand new monthly show on Melbourne's Skylab Radio. Each month we're spotlighting new and forthcoming releases on Planet Trip, plus new discoveries and a guest mix from extended crew each month. 

This month sees the roaddoggy @daniel-lupica joining @mike-who for the ride.

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Planet Trip Radio - Skylab Ep 1 - Mike Who & Daniel Lupica

Recorded at home, October 2020.

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Reencuentros Nº2

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

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