Name: ₪ Hlep ₪ Given Time ₪ by Ultra World
Duration: 2 min 59 s
Description: Cover of the classic Ithaca tune (Ferdinando and Howell)

1. Cheek To Cheek
2. Diamonds In My Mouth
3. Growing Up And I'm Fine
4. Ice Drummer
5. Thank You
6. My Dear Life
7. Uncrazy
8. Will Ye Go Lassie Go

Mix #3 -  Ice Drummer Thank You

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.

www.musicfrommemory.com

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

GD Mix 03 features selected tracks by Oceans of Phantasy, the Oakland-based video art duo Morgan & Anna Morel, members of musical projects Humanherb and WORT. They create music videos and live visuals soaked in kaleidoscopic chroma tidepools. This mix contains songs from friends, collaborators, heroes, and enemies. It's a sonic gesture of goodwill and aspiration.


Oceans Of Phantasy on Instagram - @oceansofphantasy
Oceans Of Phantasy on Youtube -  https://youtube.com/user/iownafordprobe
Humanherb on Bandcamp -  https://ultraworld.bandcamp.com/
Wort on Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/wort_wort


Track List:
1) MAGMA - Call From The Dark
2) Loveshadow - No Control
3) Saâda Bonaire - Shut the Door
4) Naked Roommate - Fill Space
5) X Ray Pop - La Machine á Rêver
6) Cheryl Glasgow - Glues to the Spot
7) Roland Young - Ballo-Balla
8) I.A.O. - Love
9) Andrew Gordon - Walking The Lonely Streets
10) Lil Yo - Creepin
11) Dido - Mermaid
12) Rah Band - Clouds Across the Moon
13) Bagarre - No Toys
14) Lio - Sage Comme Une Image
15) Frank McDonald & Chris Rae - Bank Job
16) Marcy Luarks & Classic Touch - Electric Murdeer
17) Laurene LaVallis - Key to Our Love
18) Jule Stapleton  - Just Dreaming
19) VAZZ - Breath
20) DUANE - FUN

Glowing Dagger Mix 2021

GD Mix 03: Oceans Of Phantasy (March 2022)

026 - @danza

Taking the reign this time around is Stockholms very own Danza, revered collector in his own right and label boss of Dubbla Budskap and previously Fri Form. 

For the series, Danza took us a carefully crafted journey through anything and everything touching on German Film Soundtracks, lofi Synth Pop and off kilter House jams.

Continuous Movement 026 - Danza

https://www.nts.live/shows/helm/episodes/helm-2nd-august-2022

After Dark w/ HELM 020822

Cover of the classic Ithaca tune (Ferdinando and Howell)

₪ Hlep ₪ Given Time ₪

Our play of Call of Cthulhu live at Columbus Theater in Providence, R.I. August 23rd, 2019.

Chapo Trap House

Bonus: Tabletop Game Theory Origins: Mr. Jeffstein's House (9/30/19)

For the third instalment of “Cowboys And The Sounds Of,” an Editorial mix series from longtime contributor @napmusick , we’re treated to the sounds of sad country music and trains passing by. The combination is unexpectedly heart-wrenching, as if the sound of trains bring us back to an era of long goodbyes and far distances. Three years in the making, Rincon’s two hour collection of cosmic country and folk is a testament to the enduring heartbreak and beauty of the genre. 

Daniel Rincon makes music under the moniker @napmusick ,  is one half of Ambein Baby and La Fe, and runs an experimental electronic label @sonidoisla out of Montreal.

Artwork by Rebecca Ladds

Cowboys And The Sound Of Trains - Daniel Rincon

Izaak lives in San Francisco and their favorite bird is the mourning dove! 
Requests for track IDs should be directed @loveshadowdjs

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Suck It Online is the podcast version of Suck It, a queer-oriented underground diskotheque/electronic cabaret based in Detroit, where the people are warm, the drinks are cold, and the music is hot.

Suck It Online w/ Izaak (Episode 7)

A mix made for the @gays-hate-techno takeover of the SF Queer Nightlife Fund's QuaranTea Dance. Originally broadcast with visuals by @matt_fisher on Sunday, July 12, 2020. For more info about QNF and to donate please go to: sfqueernightlifefund.org.

Image: Ayé A. Aton, mural section. c. 1973.

Matts Daytime Yurt Mix

1. Knifed 
2. The Author In Her Ear
3. S.O.S
4. The Makings of You
5. Strawberry Wine
6. Annimosity
7. W I B
8. Only Time Will Tell
9. In A Moment

₪ Hlep ₪ Given Time ₪

Ultra World

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