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Adelaide-based British DJ, producer, and Isle of Jura and Temples Of Jura label head Kevin Griffiths aka Jura Soundsystem joins us for the 21st edition of the Off The Record Mix Series. Coming in at 1 hour and 30 minutes long, Kevin's eclectic mix is a true reflection of everything that Isle Of Jura stands for - including tracks from Art Wilson, Telephones, Hotline, Andrew Weatherall, I Level, William Aura and more. Head on over to Off The Record to check out the full feature, interview and tracklist. Enjoy! 🙌 bit.ly/OTRMIX21

Interview & Tracklist

Off The Record Mix Series 21: Jura Soundsystem

Our new captains are the Customs lads, sailing from London and navigating through a sea of lover soul, g-funk and garage house. 

Get in, sip your gin and juice, and enjoy the cruise !

@customs_ldn

Cruisin' with... Customs

Direct from the sunroom / storage room ~ 80 mins of rap not rap, hip hop, rnb, kwaito cuts, SA house and hip house.

Hello ~ (18.7.21)

Long time pal and driving force behind Invisible City it's Gary Abugan (@invisible-city) from Canada serving up the 29th mix in the series. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hey Gary. How's life in Toronto today? Did you manage to do some more gardening? :)

IC: We have a really nice garden in front of the shop and also at home in my backyard, both get some nice sun and shade and are where I spend all my time. So yes, gardening everyday ;)

MFM: (Before the pandemic hit) You've seen quite a few bits of the world by now while touring. How would you describe Toronto as a city if you had to promote it to the readers who haven't been there yet? 

IC: It’s summer here now in Toronto and we’re in the middle of a heatwave. We’re lucky to have an island with nice beaches as a nearby getaway via ferry. Toronto is a very large sprawling city compared to most European cities. Our multiculturalism definitely sets us apart. We have heaps of reggae and island music here along with lots of record shops, and the variety of food here can’t really be beat. I miss giving guided Invisible City tours of the city to any traveling DJs passing through.

MFM: Would you say it's a good place for an artist to be, whether being a young upcoming talent or professional and all in between?  

IC: Sure you can make it here if you’re skilled/talented and not overbearing, the problem is that there isn’t that many music venues to play. Between the crazy expensive visa you need to play the USA and the costs of flights to Europe, we are kind of isolated musically. Rent is crazy expensive here and most artists have another job, but I’m not sure if Toronto makes it specifically harder or easier compared to other cities. 

MFM: People may know you as the driving force behind Invisible City, the record store and label. How much time do you spend with the one compared to the other? 

IC: I would say pre-Covid more focus was on the shop and getting that to a sustainable level and stocking the store. We didn’t even have a sign for years until recently. During Covid, when the shop was closed for about a year and a half, a lot of focus was on development and signing artists paying advances and getting back into production. I learned alot about Music Publishing too… Laura helps me a lot with organizing everything, label and shop, I would be lost without her.

MFM: Looking back on running a record store and label for over 10 years now, what would you say are some key changes that took place over time?

Back then there were not that many reissue labels and it wasn’t as competitive or extensive, now everyone has a reissue label. I only wanted to put out records that I was strongly connected to or somehow found on a whim. If someone showed me a record, I would ask them if they were planning on reissuing it, now people just go ahead. It’s crazy how many reissues there are so it’s challenging now as a label to dig even deeper. The record shop also was really niche and specialized in the past and now there’s just more in each genre. It’s still pretty curated, but I am finding that I didn’t know a lot of good common records, so we like having “high end cheapos”. I like that most people can just come off the street and buy records now, although we still have some niche stuff too. It feels overall more balanced and varied and for the people.

MFM: The label seems to run at a nice and slow pace. Is it on purpose to not have a heavy and steady output? 

IC: I like to only do a couple records a year, it’s only me and Laura who do it all and it takes me ages to figure out artwork, I’m very picky. The shop, DJing, and occasionally throwing parties also takes up a lot of our time. We always have a lot on the go. I also like to focus on one or two artists at a time, but also it costs a lot of money to make a record! Now things are totally slowed down and our plant says I can’t get pressings out till next March!

MFM Mix 029: Invisible City

Happy 4/20 to those who celebrate 😮‍💨 One hour of g-funk dedications to that sweet Mary Jane 🌿🥦🍁

Smoked Up - 4/20 Mixtape

"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

Bar Part Time master celebrator Jeremy Castillo aka Jah Remy aka Dadbody not dadbod going deep and serving up two hours of cuts we wish we all were across. Pour yourself a high qual glass of whatever makes you feel right and ride this one out…

ID requests ~ @jeremy_castillo

1800 triiip - Jeremy Castillo - Mix 046

SWAYMIX 001 - Telephones

‘Please Don’t Step on My Rainbow,” our latest mixtape and contribution to Jungles cassette series, is an escape into the Wax’o world of assorted balearica, sun-drenched psychedelia, downtempo and contemporary soul. Music both new and old, some rarities and some starterpack jams. Cassette available now via Bandcamp or Jungles webstore!

Jungles Mixtape: 'Please Don't Step on My Rainbow'

Limited cassette version of the 1800 triiip series via @maybe-tonight - Zero ego or flex just smooth as butter blends moving through known, unknown & invisible jams from MT crates. 

Tape Design by Paul Conley

Physical copies available via our bandcamp

Buy - Limited Cassette

1800 triiip - Maybe Tonight - Hors Serie 2020

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

Resident: @hypersoft_bln
Bookings: sam@klsbookings.com
Remix requests: runninghotmusic@gmail.com


***2024***

06.01 - Grey Area, Taipei
13.01 - Transport @ BEAM, Bangkok
09.02 - Pheromones @ Desi, Nuremberg
10.02 - Certain Music, Madrid
17.02 - Get Closer @ Lofi, Amsterdam
23.02 - Renate, Berlin
24.02 - CTW @ Bar Charlie, Munich
15.03 - Concorde Atlantique, Paris
24.03 - Panorama Bar, Berlin
14.04 - Hypersoft @ OXI, Berlin
27.04 - Liquid Palms @ Secret Location, Barcelona

***2023***

30.12 - The Observatory, Ho Chi Minh City
29.12 - Unmute, Hanoi
22.12 - LIME Lightbar, Jakarta
16.12 - Sado Maso Disco, Manilla
10.12 - Gloria @ Macadam, Nantes
09.12 - Hypersoft @ OXI, Berlin
24.11 - Night Tales, London
29.10 - Sisyphos, Berlin
14.09 - Sound Metaphors In-Store, Berlin
08.09 - Come Bye Festival, Abergavenny
03.09 - Secret Location, Berlin
18.08 - Renate, Berlin
18.07 - Love International Festival, Tisno
01.07 - Sisyphos, Berlin
09.06 - Heels & Souls 8th Birthday, London
06.05 - Swirl @ The Social, London
29.04 - Anacalypto & Friends @ Fitzroy, Berlin
23.04 - Fandango x Group Therapy x Hypersoft, Berlin
08.04 - Sissi's, Amsterdam
07.04 - Sisyphos, Berlin
01.04 - AEVE, Berlin
31.03 - Ziegrastrasse 11, Berlin
25.03 - Renate, Berlin
12.03 - Sunday Sunday, Mexico City
11.03 - Departmento, Mexico City
25.02 - El Coq, Bogata
24.02 - MAD Radio, Bogata
20.02 - ONDA - Rio De Janeiro
11.02 - Caracol, São Paulo
09.02 - Neue, Porto Alegre
04.02 - Discoteca Odara, Curitiba
20.01 - OXI, Berlin
18.01 - Minus Eden, Skopje

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