Running Hot were riding solo this month with 2 hours of meditative ambient and downtempo cuts.

Running Hot Radio - July 2021

Cyril Yeterian, the boss behind Swiss label and record shop Les Disques Bongo Joe, spotlights music from all corners of Switzerland.

Interview: https://www.stampthewax.com/2021/09/22/diggers-directory-les-disques-bongo-joe/

Diggers Directory: Les Disques Bongo Joe

https://www.nts.live/shows/mafalda/episodes/tropic-of-love-w-mafalda-24th-october-2021

Tropic of Love w/ Mafalda - 241021

-I'm actually really happy with this piece. It came together with a simple beat and wrote itself in front of me after that. I wove in some Dance of Wanderers cues for good measure, just to feel like I was doing something!

-Cover of "Kokiri Forest" and "Korok Forest" from Ocarina of Time and Breath of the Wild, originally composed by Koji Kondo, Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata, and Hajime Wakai.

Kokiri Hideout

Therapy (part 6)

Nocturne

a very fun session with our friend @regfant recorded in January of this year. 

Tracklist available -  https://www.nts.live/shows/pender-street-steppers/episodes/pender-street-steppers-15th-january-2019

NTS Radio Episode 6 with guest regularfantasy (15/01/2019)

It's a pleasure to share the first mix contribution of this new decade which comes from the heart of California's apostle of funk, Garrett. Interview (excerpt) down below. 

www.musicfrommemory.com

MFM: Hi Garrett, such a pleasure to have you on board. For the readers who've never been to Pasadena before, could you describe how it is growing up and living there as an artist?

G: It’s a suburb just north of The City of Los Angeles. A few miles from Dodgers Stadium. Home of the Rose Bowl & the Rose Parade. Living there was nice, for the most part. Slower than Los Angeles, yet..still in the same county. All backgrounds live there & also co-existed with each other in the schools & etc. The schools used to have music programs. The neighborhoods had parks. Still do. Yet, the park in my neighborhood was called Jackie Robinson Park. A lot of stories from the era I grew up in around this park, neighborhood & particular side of Pasadena aka: Northwest Pasadena. Too much for your readers, now, in this interview. 

MFM: Is it different now from back when you grew up there?

G: It’s different. My neighborhood used to be mostly Black. Last time I went back, it was mostly Latino. Downtown has now been gentrified. Small Mom & Pop stores have been replaced with big brand stores & eateries. Etc. Yet, all things change. Nothing ever stays the same.

MFM: Could you tell a bit about how you got to play instruments and where your exceptional knowledge of anything funky comes from?

G: Just taught my self keyboards & drums. No one taught me anything. It was natural. Just dived in. As for Funk; it was all over the place growing up; on the radio, my parents records, my neighbors windows, the cars driving by, boom boxes after school, etc. Hip-Hop was part of my youth as well. Just came later. Yet, I was also into other styles by artists such as RUSH, Gary Numan, KISS, Iron Maiden, Soft Cell, The Human League, early 80’s King Crimson like “Elephant Talk” & more. That was how we got down in Pasadena. We weren’t one dimensional as far a music styles. 

MFM: Apart from funk-related music, is there any other kind of music you're into, or maybe even get your inspiration from?

G: I like Detroit Techno a lot. Early Chicago House (particularly Larry Heard’s endeavors & related), Prog. Library music, Ambient, some Metal, & some Pop, such as artists like Prefab Sprout & The Blue Nile.

MFM: On your LP's synths seem to do the talking whereas lots of your other material include vocals too. Is there a specific reason for that both Garrett albums came out fully instrumental?

G: It’s a glimpse into my private life. I’m an only child. Didn’t really need to speak much. So, that mind-state flows all over both releases, in that manner.  

MFM: You're a producer and musician foremost. At what point did DJing start to play a pivotal role in your life/career?

G: Around 2006 when I started DJ’ing (weekly) at a party called Funkmosphere in Culver City, California at a small bar called Carbon. The rest is history. 

MFM: How important is DJing and touring to you? You seem to be rather selective when choosing shows, correct?

Garrett: All of my creative endeavors are important to me. I really don’t take any of them for granted. I’m not that selective. I think if anything is related to that; it may be that I just don’t wanna play myself out everywhere, every month! I’d like it to remain special when I come around, worldwide (humbly speaking).

MFM: If there's anything more you'd like to share maybe?

G: Thank you to all the listeners for your continued interest & support of my creative endeavors out here in the world. I sincerely appreciate it. I’ve matured over the years & thank you all for maturing with me. Peace to the entire MFM staff & everyone paying attention + listening.

MFM Mix 011: Garrett

strange days! I tried to draw a picture of my march using some tunes available here: https://www.growingbinrecords.com/new-arrivals-february/
https://www.growingbinrecords.com/new-arrivals-march/
wash your hands - be well!
cheers, basso

Eroc - Hundertwasser
Beto & Kara - Blue Nude Caper
Lins & Ford - Humble Maid
John Chiodini - The Gardens
Mark-Almond - I Love You
Björn J:son Lindh - Bike Voyage II
Gilbert Einaudi - Tennessee
Clit - Nach Norden zurück
Rosachrom - Ich möchte bei den Sternen liegen
Dalek I - Destiny (Dalek I Love You)
Sacro Pop Chor - Insel der Illusionen
Kaarst - Für Lisa
Ryan & Kleinfeld - Free Spirit
Christos und Zodiac - Dreaming
Joolz - War of Attrition
Steele - Trapped By The Store
Njurmännen - Popstar (In A German Town)
Armin Schmidt - Im Herzen des Hurrikan
Serge Clemens - Take Me Through
Stavros Georgiadis - Flying Bells
IAO - The Old Pig Skin
Trilogy - Gestern Abend
Richard de Bastion - Take It With Heart

An Allegory on March 2020 (selected from the growing bin new arrivals of february and march)

"passing it clockwise is good luck, 
anyone can join the joy of joint, just choose a time and post !"

artwork by SB

Passing it clockwise (01:20 - Short Bloom)

Chasing the Sun - MIX 3 of the series ‚Summer by your side‘