Reveberation #411

From Amsterdam, via Saltillo, Berlin and London, here comes the 31st mix carefully selected for you by Worldwide FM resident Coco María (@cocomariamusic). Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hi Ana, welcome aboard the series. How's your been summer so far?

CM: Hi. Thank you! Today, I came back from We Out Here, very inspired and happy. So, right now I would say this summer I have been very lucky. I was able to travel, to play in many nice parties, and festivals with lovely crowds (big and small), met many of my friends, and made new friends.

MFM: You're originally from Saltillo, Mexico. Can you tell us a bit about growing up there?

CM: It is a city in the north of Mexico. Desert and mountains. Quite a big city. My parents are very musical people and I grew up surrounded by music and family and friends. My mom and dad always made efforts to inspire us, triggered our curiosity and they love road trips so we traveled a lot in Mexico when I was a kid.

MFM: I've read you left your studies in Mexico and moved to Europe. What was the reason for this change?

CM: I finished my university studies (Education Science and Psychology) and literally, the day after I got my diploma ( 22nd of June) I left and have been living in Europe since then. I always wanted to travel and get to know other places. When I was 18, I went to Berlin with my friend Olga, and I fell in love with the city immediately. I was very determined to go and live there. I felt it was the city and energy I needed at that time: it worked out, with a 4 years diversion through London.

MFM: Mexico knows a different culture and traditions when compared to Europe. What would you say are the main differences?

CM: At the beginning the differences were very strong to me: food, weather, people, shops, now 11 years later, the biggest difference are the daily life worries. For example, In Amsterdam, I rarely feel unsafe in the street. There are more opportunities to develop, grow and do what you love, without worrying about your personal safety or so much corruption. In Mexico, the weather and nature are amazing. The food and the warmth of the people is something I miss quite often.

MFM: This year saw your compilation 'Club Coco' being released in collaboration with Swiss label Les Disques Bongo Joe and which features all new music. How did you get to this particular selection of artists and songs?

CM: The first song I wanted to include was “A big Brain” by my friend Nic Mauskovic because I felt this had to be out there. That was what initiated the project and I curated it thinking of a line up... Imagine having all these bands together! Most of the bands are my friends or I have worked with them, it went naturally and felt very familiar.

MFM: It also includes a track of yourself, which is a highly rhythmic percussive work out with lots of brass and your vocals dubbed on top. Can you show a bit of insight in the writing and recording process of the song? Did you work with live musicians for example?

CM: The initiative was from my friend Max Weissenfeldt. He is a brilliant musician, composer and runs the label Philophon. We want to make a Jazz album. This is our first song and we recorded it in Berlin. Then he moved to Ghana, I moved to Amsterdam. And the pandemic hit. I have not seen him since january 2020! Max recorded the music with a live band in Ghana and their names are Pitches, Osei and Kung Fu´u. 

MFM: Do you have more ambition in producing your own works? Perhaps there's something in the pipeline already? 
Would love to finish that jazz album with Max, while he is in Ghana: we will work on the distance. 

MFM: Google Translate says the title 'Me Veo Volar' means 'I See Myself Fly'. Is there a nice story behind the title maybe? :)

CM: “Me veo volar” is about getting rid of fears that weigh you down… and making space for what you really want and take off! At that time I was having some realizations :)

MFM Mix 031: Coco María

Reverberation #413

Next up on @idlecellars mix series we have a dear friend, legendary Dj, selector and producer @felix-dickinson blessing us with his unique style and effortless flow. Some sweet unknowns and a few lost classics thrown in, a perfect journey from start to finish.

Felix has been part of the UK's underground dance scene for the last 3 decades, learning his trade DJing at free parties and illegal raves and co-founding his first record label Ugly Music in the 90's. He's produced records for well renowned record labels worldwide including DFA, Rush Hour, Eskimo, Golf Channel, Claremont 56, Futureboogie and his own label Cynic.

He has secured slots at well known clubs and festivals across the globe, and the last few years have seen him receive a lot more attention due to his high profile residencies for Block 9 (Glastonbury) and Croatia’s Love International as well as regular appearances at Houghton, Gottwood, Thailand’s Wonderfruit festival and regular tours of Japan, the USA and beyond.
 
Felix:

"The brief for this mix was something that you could listen to with a glass of wine in your hand as the sun goes down. It’s a pretty mellow early evening selection, something you can unwind to at the end of the day, but get’s a little more lively as the second and third glass goes down, so could just as easily be something to bung as you’re getting ready to go out."

We hope you enjoy this selection as much as we do 🎶

Felix Dickinson - Sundowner

Just when Summer finally hits these shores Honey-K and Lexx welcome you to a musical journey for all free spirits and hopeless romantics. 

selected & mixed June 2014©

Art Work: @evavanjensen / www.vanjensen.jp

01 Beach Boys - Til I Die (Alternate Mix) (Capitol, 1998)
02 Khruangbin - A Calf Born In Winter (LateNightTales, 2014)
03 Eric Relph - Pretty Darlin’ (Eric Pollen, 1978)
04 Robert Lamm - A Lifetime We (CBS, 1974)
05  Michael Franks - The Lady Wants To Know (Warner Bros, 1977)
06  Steve Kuhn - The Meaning Of Love (Buddah, 1971)
07 Laura Nyro - Light-Pop’s Principle (Edit) (Columbia, 1978)
08 Laura Allan - Opening Up To You You (No Sax Version) (Elektra, 1978)
09 Michael Clark - You’re In My Heart (Capitol, 1979)
10 J.D. Souther - Midnight Prowl (Adjusted) (Asylum, 1976)
11 Bobbie Gentry - Thunder In The Afternoon (Curb, 1992)
12 Country Joe McDonald - Breakfast For Two (Fantasy, 1975)
13 Janne Schaffer - Kulan Vaexer (Europa Film, 1974)
14 Batteaux - Livings Worth Loving (Columbia, 1974)
15 David Wiffen - Never Make A Dollar That Way (Fantasy, 1971)
16 Hollins & Starr - Cry Baby Cry (Ovation, 1970)

Lexx & Honey-K: Mountain Dew

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Ojard - Albatros
John Martyn - Small Hours 
Ojard - Dimanche
The Vision - Whirl
Mataya - Golddigger
Crumb - Love is a game
Harri Pierson - The most balearic record in the world 
Fools - Dolpherde
ELO - The Whale 
Country Joe McDonald - Breakfast for two 
Milton Nascimento - Clube Da Esquina
Smthng Smtime - New Soul Interlude Part 2

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1. Nostalgia 77 - Cheney Lane
2. Michael White - The Blessing Song
3. Ernie Hawks & The Soul Investigators - Cold Turkey Time
4. Hamid El Shaeri - Ayonha
5. The Soundcarriers - Let It Ride
6. Mind Gamers - Come To America
7. Bobby Oroza - This Love
8. Gil Scott-Heron - Your Daddy Loves You

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Reverberation #330

@Kejeblos is a regular at Zukunft and needs very little introduction. While he's well known in "digger" circles for his selection of lesser and unknown gems, he chose to play some of his favorite classics and some new things this time.
Recorded live at Zukunft in the night of February 8th 2019.

Reverberation #413

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