Matt Cowell is the co founder of longstanding web zine meets label Viscera as well as a resident of London based party Optick.

Having been heavily involved in electronic music for many years he has fronted several parties and become a familiar face in the East end of the city having moved to the big smoke from the coast a few years back.

He brought with him a cheeky smile and a record bag full of exquisite House and Techno which demonstrates a depth and maturity in the dance.

A keen champion of friends and a familiar face front left, his taste is broad and eclectic, lending itself perfectly to deeper, longer sets of which he has become a stalwart of as a resident for Ransom Note.

This mix demonstrates a deep rooted knowledge in respect to selection – weaving its way through a number of key moments and creating a cathartic well rounded soundtrack which few DJ’s are able to achieve.

Matt Cowell: The Ransom Note Mix

Not many have covered the ground like London's Richard Sen has. Starting his deep dive into the underground scene by being the much recognised Sen graffiti writer he has moved on over the years to be considered one of the UK's great selectors and DJ's. Having also released music under several guises, not only under his own name (which he also has wealth of huge remixes for artists like Bryan Ferry, John Grant, Unloved and LCD Soundsystem), but most notably under the phenomenal Padded Cell and the excellent Bronx Dogs. With his excellent weekly radio show on Charlie Bones' Do!! You!!! Radio station as well as dropping the award winning Dream The Dream (UK Techno, Breakbeat And House 1990-1994) compilation on Ransom Note, Sen finds himself with an even larger wealth of fans. With that being said we are delighted to welcome Richard Sen to the Off The Record mix series where he provides us with a 3+ hour journey taking us on a deep dive into his record selection providing styles of all kinda throughout. We had a quick chat with Richard about the mix and what he has coming up. This is Off The Record 45: Richard Sen.

Off The Record Mix Series 45: Richard Sen

Continuing the legacy of his @lovefingers blog, Andrew Hogge’s @esp-institute is a truly anything-goes imprint, unbound by genre or style. Alongside a mix from its catalogue, he tells Anna Wall about how how his DIY attitude and digger’s mentality has helped him unearth countless new musical gems

Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/sound-esp-institute

Tracklist & interview

The Sound Of: ESP Institute, mixed by Lovefingers

Paulius Austrevičius aka CLICKLOUNGE is best known for his involvement in the reputables Opium Club & gallery 1986 in VIlnius, Lithuania, where he is regularly found both behind the decks and in the background working at production team & helping to curate clubs' programs, bringing some of the most exciting and interesting DJs and artists over to play in the space. He is an exigent selector & a firm devotee of music as an expression form itself. His carefully researched selections go in tandem with unique house & techno cuts, oddities & always mussing amongst various musical compositions & it’s subjections, blending the sounds into one hefty unit. It's here that he also holds a residency at Opium club and runs his own club night called J CLUB, alongside friends Tadas Quazar and Tumosa.

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 26 : clicklounge

The recording of our all night b2b session with @jan-schulte at Salon Des Amateurs back in February 2024. Totally forgot about this recording, was a top party with a fairly eclectic selection across almost 7 hours ;)

Bufiman b2b Mike Burns @ Salon Des Amateurs 24.2.2024

J D Twitch in the pocket for Sameheads resident party Perfumed Garden --- 

Put ogether by honey bunnys Bad Boy Baader & Electric Evelyn.

Cheers Keith x

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Continuing the series is Mancunian producer, dj and music teacher Tom Burford who just released his LP 'Elevations' with us as Contours (@contoursmusic). Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hey Tom. You just returned from a big hike, how was it?

TC: Hey! Yeah, we were able to get out on some beautiful hikes around the Anaga national park in the north of Tenerife. It’s a stunning landscape and a nice change from the overbearing grey we get in Manchester for half the year. 

MFM: Does nature play an important role in your life and music?

JC: Definitely in life, and then I guess that just seeps into my music. I grew up in a pretty rural part of Cumbria. It was very beautiful landscape but with very little to do from an entertainment perspective, so getting out in the landscape or jamming with friends always felt like the two most freeing things to do. 

MFM: About jamming with friends... Your new album Elevations includes a lot of collaborations with other musicians, of which you did the recordings yourself. Can you highlight one special moment from those recording sessions?

TC: When recording Pots, I had initially written and recorded the percussion and synth parts at home and hit up Abraham to see if he wanted to add some Trumpet parts. He is based in London and so he recorded initial takes remotely and sent them through. They sounded great, but I really wanted to transform and process his parts for the track to manipulate them into sounding more synth like at points. Doing, that without him in the space felt like there was dialogue missing. In the end I went down to London and we recorded and dubbed them out in the same space at the Rhythm Section studio (shouts to Mali on engineering duties). Being able to respond to his playing and him in turn being able to respond to the dubbing of his parts felt like it was able to capture some really special elements.  

MFM: The A side of your new LP has Elevations 1, 2 and 3. Was it intentional for these tracks to end up separately or did they used to be one larger piece?

TC: When I started writing Elevations 1, 2 and 3 it just began as a series of jams and recording sessions in my flat bouncing ideas back and forth between myself, Beka, Abel and Simmy. These sessions were always just me and one other collaborator at a time, partly down to schedules, the size of the flat, but also the chance to not have to rush the process and to really dig into how we worked together. I continued building out the same project over multiple sessions so that I could have access to all the material collated in one place. Specific sections and ideas started to come together, but I liked the idea of them forging part of a wider piece. I’d previously worked in a largely self-contained track basis but had been listening to a lot of pieces like Six Marimbas, Music for 18 musicians and Tehillim by Steve Reich that build over a long period and loved the scope this gave to get completely lost in the music. I love the hypnotic nature created when polyrhythms morph over each other for a long enough period, shifting emphasis and eventually melting away.  

MFM: What can you tell about the mix you've made?

TC: I wanted to create a mix that was able to showcase the variety of sounds that influence me, both as a DJ and Producer. I love listening to mixes and radio at home and the best club experiences I’ve had have always been when a DJ is able to surprise you and really take you on a journey. The album makes heavy use of strings through the violin and cello, but also the Guzheng, a Chinese Zither and the Clàrsach a Celtic Harp. The initial three tracks of the mix focus on these sounds before skirting into more percussive and jazz focused influences and then into some deeper acid-tinged downtempo tracks and sub heavy club sounds. Hopefully this mix takes people on a journey and is something for people to get lost in.

MFM Mix 051: Contours

London based duo ddwy lay it down for podcast number 035 ahead of their Love International debut in Tisno this July.

Love International Mix 035 - ddwy

A long awaited two hour triiip to the deep with the primo heads from Daisy records. 

ID Requests ~

Also peep their immaculately curated online store - > https://www.daisyrecords.com.au

1800 triiip - Daisy Records - Mix 69

DJ and digger for over two decades, Sacha's musical culture taps into a wide spectrum of influences.  He is one of those special DJs that manages to find the links between completely disparate kind of music to weave them together and create life changing moments with rich narratives to make you live a special experience on the dance-floor while keeping a proper color.

SACHA MAMBO | 02.06.2024 | TERRA X 8 BAR

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