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@Noodsradio invites Merchant for a 1 hour mix dedicated to all of the beautiful dancers at Dekmantel Selectors 21 ❤️

Thanks very much for having us 🤟

Artwork by the lovely Nicola Randall @nicolarandall.art on insta 🚨

Merchant - Noods Radio - 3rd September 2021

The sequel to the mix which started it all, and Wax’o Paradiso Recordings’ first release on cassette. Presenting WPT001: Wax’o Balearico Vol. II.

Selected and mixed by Edd Fisher and Simon TK, recorded at Motom Studios, designed by Milly Davison.

Cassette available now via bandcamp.
https://waxoparadiso.bandcamp.com/album/waxo-balearico-vol-ii

Wax'o Balearico Vol.II

Wax'o Balearico Vol. II

Remembering good times
@raphael-top-secret live taken from Altered Soul Experiment in February 2020.

Raphael Top Secret @ Altered Soul Experiment Berlin. 01.02.20

Globetrotters, time travelers, fun seekers, vinyl diggers, dance lovers… Many are the types of beings that thrive in this sonic culture of ours, finding shelter and happiness in this sensorial and emotional universe fostered by musical communion. And the creatures therein are more than just characters, they comprise the fauna and flora of these aural environments in which we dwell and revel, sustaining it with both their projects and their passion. Take the magnificent French trio known as Bayetë for example, an autonomous ecosystem of discovery and debauchery that strives to create the perfect conditions for our enjoyment of the treasures they find in their excursions across the world. A noble purpose that is so powerful that it does not solely rely on the collective's togetherness to exist, each of its members carry that same seminal drive in everything they do individually. Something we can perfectly perceive in this episode of Gop Cast where Simon, one of its members who recently relocated to São Paulo, manages to encapsulate the eclectic excellence of their musical abundance in a stellar mix of moods, grooves and everything in between.

Gop Cast 080 - Simon (Bayetë)

Recording of @merchantrecordslondon & myself at Brilliant Corners in London 28th of February. 

Traintracks (@wearetraintracks ) launch event is 3rd of June at Borisov in Amsterdam. 

My 4 favorite selectors (Merchant Records, Undercover DJ & Shady Lady) as well as myself on a killer sound system all night.  Live art by Phoebe Pryor & De Dakloze Dichter.

Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1053649698568484
Tickets: https://borisov.stager.nl/web/tickets/111186940

You can win 2 tickets for the party, check out the Facebook / Instagram page!

Limited capacity so don't sleep!

Brilliant Corners - Traintracks w/ Merchant - 28 Feb '22

@merchantrecordslondon gave us a visit and killed the decks !

Come say hi and visit our wine shop with audiophile soundsystem including Nagaoka MP110 cartridges, Varia RDM40 mixer, McIntosh 252 amplifier & Klipsh Heresy III speakers.

TASCAM DR-05

Merchant - Satriale's Diggers Session - 10/06

B.P.T. Radio 050: Trujillo

Please meet London based DJ and producer, former Cafe Del Mar resident, and our long time close friend Phil Mison (@cantomamusic). Interview (excerpt) down below.

www.musicfrommemory.com

MFM: Hi Phil, many know you as one of the DJ's who has played all the best sunset spots across the globe. How did your summer look this year, still been scoring sunsets here and there?

PM: My summer was great. I travelled to Amsterdam, Cork, Copenhagen and Barcelona and had some nice gigs in the UK. My friend Deke has opened a bar on the seafront in Margate, you get pretty epic sunsets down there. I played a few records one evening and managed to fit in a few old cafe classics as the sun disappeared into the sea. 

MFM: Please tell us a bit about how it all started for you?

PM: I grew up in the 70’s, so there were quite a few different influences. David Bowie ‘Life On Mars’ was an early memory, and I was obsessed with Blondie. Parallel lines was the first album I bought. Later it was Northern Soul, Electro, nothing really that mellow! In 87 I met a couple of people who were really into House. I started going to groove records in soho to buy records like Adonis - No Way Back, Ten City - Devotion. Then as 88 rolled around I got into the more Balearic side of things. Later in 89 I’d pop into Reckless Records for second hand stuff and started to browse the New Age section where I got things like Kitaro  ‘Tunhuang’ and Paul Greaver ‘Joy’. Those records were the starting point really. 

MFM: DJing in clubs to make people dance never really attracted you?

PM: I’d say pretty much most of my DJing has been in clubs. I started at the Milk Bar in Soho in 1992 after giving Darren Emerson a tape. Even though I was doing the warm up and playing mellow stuff at the beginning, you had to build it up to a full dance floor by the end. In 1996 and 2000 I was the tour DJ for Lefttfield, playing in front of 1000 odd people. ‘Just get it going before we come on!’ Alongside Ross Allen and Rob Da Bank, I was resident at Bar Rhumba for our Next Level night in 1997. It lasted a year and we opened with Harvey and closed with Andrew Weatherall. I Have to mention Moonboots and Jason Boardman’s night Aficionado too. I always enjoyed playing to a dancefloor there, they’ve kept the Balearic flag flying since 1998. 

MFM: At what point did you got into making music on your own? 

PM: I’d worked on a project for Kenneth Bager in 1994. Then later on he started his Music For Dreams Label, and asked me if I would be interested in making an album.  So the first Cantoma album was started in Copenhagen in 1999, and finished in London in 2003. 

MFM: How do you come up with a new song, is there a certain Phil Mison way to it? Do you write the parts for the musicians?

PM: It usually starts with an idea that pops into my head. Sometimes a memory or travelling will get a melody going, and I’ll sometimes hum it into my phone and use that as a starting point. Ive worked with Engineer/Producer Robin Twelftree on all the Cantoma albums. I’ll go into Robin’s studio and usually start with some basic keyboards, then I’ll play a bassline in. I’ll take the demos away and think about what would work on the tracks. For some musicians the music is written down. Ive worked with Robin Lee from Faze Action on a few Cantoma tunes, and he usually transcribes my basic melodies onto sheet music. Other times I’ll play the melodies on a keyboard or hum the tunes for the musicians to follow along to. On some tracks I’ll write the lyrics too and get a singer to record on a track. There’s a lot of going back and forth until I’m happy with the final cut. The music rarely ends up sounding like the first version.

MFM: Making a mix must have been a piece of cake for you :) What is this mix like?

PM: I went back through my 92-94 selection and picked a selection of the lesser played records. Memories of magic times at the Milk Bar and warm summer evenings at the Cafe del mar.

MFM Mix 044: Phil Mison

Merchant invited Italian duo Eternal Love to supply a selection of tropical house, soca, and disco cuts fresh off the back of their Australian tour.

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Merchant w/ Eternal Love - November 2022

DREAM ON with Lloyd @ The Lot Radio 02 - 01 - 2023

Featuring good friend Daniel aka SIRS (Sounds In Real Stereo) with a generous excursion titled "Anyone Rimini Mix". A dedicated jock who's clearly racked up the milage to understand the history of dancefloor logistics, SIRS takes this opportunity to focus on the opulent post-MIDI eras reigned by synths and drum machines - a truthful HiNRG and Italo-Disco composition of timeless material.  Completely solid, this is the workhorse bread and butter soundtrack of good days, can't go wrong. Good for mild exercise activities and not thinking too much - get yourself through the week, stay out of harm's way <3 @sirs-music

H.A.N.D. MIX 036 - SIRS

3h out of our all-night-long together with Trujillo and Norm (@bayetecontact and @memorabiliarecords) at @palomabar earlier this month. Joined by @crates-la &  @father-hickey halfway!

TASCAM DR-40X

Trujillo B2B Norm & More! Live At Paloma Berlin (02.06.23)

Recorded live at Giant Steps 29.07.23

@johngomezldn

John Gómez at Giant Steps

Had an absolutely amazing time with besties on the best booth playing beautiful music. 

Sadly the Brilliant Corners recorder wan't working so had to hook up my own recorder, but due to the powerful signal coming out of the BC custom built mixer it is clipping. 

Nonetheless we hope you can enjoy the mix, feel free to comment for track ID's and share it with your music loving friends <3 <3 <3

Brilliant Corners w/ Merchant

Merchant step up to take care of their 2 year anniversary on Balamii. This mix is a dedication to all of the amazing artists and listeners who have contributed to the first 24 podcasts. 

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Merchant - February 2024

🍷🎵  𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐞 & 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞
💌  𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭@𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐞.𝐟𝐫
📍 𝟏 𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝟔𝟗𝟎𝟎𝟏 𝐋𝐲𝐨𝐧
📞  𝟎𝟒 𝟕𝟖 𝟑𝟗 𝟒𝟗 𝟔𝟖

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