B.P.T. Radio 036: Tornado Wallace

June 2010

Mix for the Growing BIn blog. They have a great new record label now also..

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The Sound Of The Sun - Growing Bin [Mix, 2010]

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Originally aired at skylab-radio.com
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Donald’s House - 37° South
Shine - Flowershigh
Miloh Smith Ft Wavy Wallace - C-Murder 
Y-Bayani & Baby Naa And The Band of Enlightenment - Rehwe Mie Enyim
Wizkid Ft. Tems - Essence (Vandalized Dub)
New Composers - Love of Nature
Army of Lovers - My Army of Lovers
Nalin & Kane - Talkin' About (Rhythm & Soul Radio Instrumental)
Optimystic - Trust Me (Vocal Mix)
Midnight Tenderness - Hydrosphere
soFa and friends Ft. Saeko Killy - The Dream
Ruins - Sexual Desire (Andy Hart Wax’o Edit)
Eternal Love - Tropico Absoluto
Happy Mondays - Rave On (Club Mix)
Hame DJ - Club Angel (Mousse's Angel Sighting Chill-Out Mix)
Das Druid - Motion Control
Control X - Babylon (Sky Dive Mix)
Zmatsutsi - Mogadishu 
Cross - think conscious 
M.C.J. - (To Yourself) Be Free (Techno-Cosmic Mix)
Rapina Bros - Noche Paradiso
Telephone Lover (DJ Ray’s No Rap Dub)
Medicine Drum - Passage of Time (TK & Piggy's No Breaks Edit)
Bovel - Earthling (Dub Club Mix)
Proper Filthy Naughty - Future Burn (Proper Beats Mix)
Hybrid Man - Forthcoming

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We welcome Tornado Wallace (@tornadowallace), long time friend of the label and whose record 'Falling Sun' we released through Second Circle back in 2016.  Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hey Lewie, how have you been lately?

TW: I dipped out to East Asia and Australia for the infamous Berlin winter and now I’m back ready for the euro warmth. Though it’s in no hurry to arrive here just yet.

MFM: There's a new record coming on Basic Spirit, the label you run with Jamie Tiller, and it all looks rather secretive... Can you tell us more about it Lew E? :) 

TW: I made these tracks when I was holed up sick for a week. Not being able to go to the studio I relied strictly on samples and software, which was fun to change the workflow up a little bit. I wanted to make some very club ready tracks, without any intention for a release. They (rather obviously) sample two well known tracks, but there’s a lot of new ideas too. I use a different name as it felt like a different style and approach to how I usually go about things. I think there will be more Lew E things on the horizon though :D.

MFM: Previous releases on Basic Spirit also had this '90s touch to it. What is it that you like about (music from) that era?

TW: I grew up in the 90s so a lot of the music coming out then really hits the nostalgic feels. But also, really interesting things were happening with technology, and it became a lot more affordable to put together a record. So there were a lot of - for lack of a better term - laymen releasing electronic music. Some of which had very new and out-there approaches to processes like sampling, mixing and arranging. But trends and technology all moved along so quickly that some of these sounds and ideas never had a chance to get fully fleshed out. Which is why it’s nice to pick up where some left off. People are currently very responsive to this late 90s/early 2000s sound, which is great for me because that’s a time when I really fell in love with electronic music. As a DJ, I’m playing these really personal tracks that I discovered as a teenager, and for the first time since I began playing parties/clubs 18 years ago, people seem to really understand them. It’s a very cool feeling.

MFM: You've also started a new more pop oriented project called a.s.o. together with vocalist Alia Seror O’Neill. Has it always been a dream or goal of yours to start a more band kind of project? Does it require a different writing/recording approach compared to when making dance music for the clubs?

TW: I like making music that I like listening to. And with the pandemic in full swing in 2020, I was having a little break from club music, and diving deeper into other styles of music I enjoy. Both from a listening and producing perspective. I found it to be a very different approach. It’s more melody/hook driven and focuses on getting ideas down quickly as they’re forming. A lot of the time I would use a basic keyboard and guitar to record, and Alia would add vocal melodies and harmonies on the fly. Sometimes it could get difficult when we would both want to put our fleeting ideas down at the same time! On that note, collaboration is never easy for me as I like to have full creative control of whatever it is I’m working on, and sometimes the creative paths divide and compromises have to be made. Sometimes the compromised path is thick and thorny, and sometimes it is paved gold and smells of roses.

MFM: How did you go through the selecting and recording process, any specific record or mood you had planned?

TW: I came across a bunch of really nice tracks all in a relatively similar downtempo/shoegaze style, and wanted to make a mix of music like that. For moody home/car/train etc listening. I also included a forthcoming Cousin remix of an a.s.o. single which I love and wanted to share early!

MFM Mix 049: Tornado Wallace

Live @ The Garden, Zadar [24/4/2014]

A longtime conductor of contagious positive vibrations, Danny Bodega is a much loved name among balearic dance music enjoyers round the globe! Co-founding Gazebo Records last year, his killer ear for breezy coastal cruisers and deep crossover club jams make Bodega's effervescent energies the perfect tone setter for those long 'n' balmy summer nights. 

Step back in time for 3 hours of extended hangs and zesty hedonistic pleasures with Danny Bodega as your good time guarantor! 

@beaton-4

Q. What inspiration did you draw upon when planning this mix, and what kind of listening environments might you see it being easily enjoyed in?

A. Last year I went to my neighbour Lenny’s night at a tiny basement club in Hackney with Dan Beaumont and Wes Baggaley playing records together. Had not felt that feeling in the club since the early days going out in Naarm with locals playing records all night at Lounge, Liberty Social and Roxanne Parlour. This mix is a nod to that vibe and best suited to before, or after the club hangs…or triathlon training.

Q. Are there any records in the mix that are particularly close to your heart? 

A. There are quite a few records in here that I’ve had for more than 10 years and have only ever played to myself at personal kick-ons, so it’s a delight to share them more widely. The Usual Suspects remix of Mr. C and Robert Owens’ ‘A Thing Called Love’ is one. While I’ve never been a fan of Robert Owens’ vocal stylings, this remix is an overlooked $2 Layo & Bushwacka! banger. Will put it up on the Gazebo YouTube channel soon.

Q. You and Nick managed to gather a tonne of support for your inaugural Gazebo Records release last year, releasing Fuemana’s 1994 cult classic New Urban Polynesian on vinyl for the first time. What was your favourite part about that whole process?

A. The response to the Fuemana family’s story and musical talents from a whole new generation of fans really blew us away. Having Tony and Mamma Fuemana fly over from Auckland for the launch party was the perfect culmination of family, friends and community spirit around the release that was also the perfect send off for me moving to London the following day. News on Gazebo 002 incoming shortly…

Q. Where can people catch you spinning next?

A. All night at Frequence in Paris this Friday, Feb 21 at Bodega Nights, April 12 with Daisy Records and Evie at the Jago. Nick and I are putting on a Gazebo party over here on May 3 with some special guests that we are excited about!

MDC.305 Danny Bodega

Next up with magic mix number eight five is Harri Pepper & Declan Esau.

Here the Rinse FM rezzy and Rimbombo runner serve up a bugged out, chuggy 3 hour b2b session live from The Gun pub in London for you to enjoy :)

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M a g i c a s t - 0 8 5 🎇 - Harri Pepper x Declan Esau @ The Gun

Slurp down some BOYMEETSGIRL vibrations. 

BOYMEETSGIRL - Space'd Residency 047

Gouyad ADDICT

My awesome brother Spence, aka Nightly Closures, known for his deep house DJ'ing, re-produced the alternative mix on this track - hope you enjoy

Just A Little Bit Closer (Alternative Mix)

Outro Tempo launch at Brilliant Corners with Jamie Tiller and John Gómez(26/02/2017)

Artwork: Wonderland 07 by Alice Quaresma

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John Gómez & Jamie Tiller at Brilliant Corners

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