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"A mellow collection of melodic tunes, including many personal favourites from my original, Toronto-based Good Timin' night and radio show (RIP). It's an all-vinyl session, and I had a lot of fun going through a bunch of my records that I just got out of storage. I was a little rusty on the Technics, so the blends are loose and carefree; a bit like how I might mix after a few glasses of vino! " - @jexopolis

B.P.T. Radio 020: Jex Opolis

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

For the thirteenth installment of our increasingly sporadic mix series, we've invited London’s mighty producer, DJ, and designer duo @good-block. They have recently self-released their second EP - ‘Aquaculture' following their debut '4 Corners EP’. Their third release is due out later this summer, and if you listen closely you can find a new bit tucked away in this excellent, genre-bending mix they've prepared for us.

Be sure to check out 'Flute Dub', their contribution to the new @planettrip compilation Ordinary Dreams Vol. 2, which has just landed on the internet and will soon be stocked in record stores worldwide. 

Do enjoy.

Isle of Wax 013 by Good Block

"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

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 Compensating for the absence, we couldn’t be happier to present this 2,5 hour jaunt by the Australian/Greek Queen - Adriana.  You know the drip, get yourself some good refreshment because global warming isn’t the only thing making this late summer hooooot 🍹🧊🥵

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Adriana

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 002 - Eternal Love

Recording of Tako's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2022.

TASCAM DR-40

Tako at Dekmantel Selectors 2022

Springtime is lurking, treacherously - Telephones helps you slide through the murky Berlin lurk with silky and sunny Street Soul, Disco, Balearic, and House-vibes for better, brighter days to finally up those celsius!

Telephones' New Massage 026 [Refuge Worldwide]

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.

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Crown Ruler Mix # 12 - Mike Who

The first hour is 100% forthcoming original music that will see the light of day on Planet Trip over the next 6/12 months.Second half of the show we are joined by dear friend and incredibly talented DJ/Selector @laurenhansom who plays new and unreleased music from friends around the world.

ID requests - First Hour @mike-who Second Hour  @laurenhansom

Planet Trip Radio - Skylab Ep 3 - Mike Who & Lauren Hansom

Hailing via Ontario (CA), Brandon co-founded the famous "inivisible City" Record Shop in Toronto which has since then released some important re-issues on the self-owned label and generally become a haven for the local record-digging scene. 

Around 2016/ 2017, however, Brandon has parted with Invisible City and it certainly did not take him long to establish his own fantastic label "Séance Centre" which does not solely focus on the music  but instead situates its releases in their individual cultural and physical environments via visual modalities like photos and documentary but also word-based comunication such as interviews, essays or storytelling.

It was immediately clear to us that his approach fits perfectly with 5918mins. and so we are glad that Brandon has contributed this summer special full of goodness, seamlessly meandering between more experimental and pleasing sounds. Perfect for the current heat wave.

Brandon Edward Hocura (Séance Centre)- Summer Mix

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

Let's give a big welcome to the australians "Two Brothers" !!
For the first time they're out on our mix series.. delivering a perfect groovy mix for every one who slowly wants warming up and then dance until the passion take over ;)

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Stickymix 42 - Donald's House

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