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

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Off The Record Mix Series 21: Jura Soundsystem

For Silky Session 06 we are happy to be welcoming Gabriel Gezaw to the spotlight. Perfectly in time for some of the darkest days in the northern hemisphere, he has prepared for us a session fully packed with soothing early twenties melodic house nostalgia, including atmospheric tracks with lots of smooth vocals, easy listening strings and uplifting beats. His mix takes you back and forth between sadness and happiness while flirting with genres like Deep House, Pop, Orgánica and Techno.

Gabriel is a long time DJ from the Gothenburg club scene. He started out his DJ-journey in the french electro wave and disco inspired house, and has now landed safely somewhere inbetween sad house and techno - the musical space where he feels the most at home. His sets are always centred around a cinematic journey which leaves few hearts untouched. Dancing is always done best whilst crying.

Silky Session 06 is best enjoyed with closed eyes while either dancing or sitting back in front of a solid pair of speakers.

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Silky Session 06 - Gabriel Gezaw

Start your weekend in the right gear with this here beautiful new mix from down under dancefloor queen CC:DISCO, nothing but love for music - you can hear it loud and clear. No introduction needed, she's dedicated her existence to music on many different fronts, from party promoter to label manager and radio host to now international touring DJ, her unique technique on the floor has been changing dancers' lives for a while now. Check it out 💋 Thanks @ccdisco for taking the time and letting us share this one! 💖💖💖

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 08 : CC:DISCO

Right when you thought the 80's had been mostly dug out, the "Night City Life" compilation hits the shelves. 
Ever since we heard his compilation for Spacetalk we were blown away: one of the best curations of early MIDI dancefloor/radio oriented productions we'd heard in a while. Truly refreshing to the human ear, not to mention the heavy research behind it. As such, we've wanted to book Ilan ever since but then COVID happened. Still a wet dream to see him do his thing live but for now here's this amazing bit of aural goodness to get you in the right mindset. 

Ilan is a London-based record collector. He can often be found posting the artwork of 80s vinyl from his collection on Instagram; a patchwork of nostalgia from musical days gone by.

Check him out on IG and listen carefully - your discogs wantlists will never be the same.

H.A.N.D. MIX 027 - Ilan (Night City Life)

Recording of Tako & Relmer's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2022.

Tako & Relmer at Dekmantel Selectors 22

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.

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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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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!

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