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Hailing from the Belgian capital and as 1/3 behind the Şelale record on Second Circle, it's our friend soFa (@sofaholic) on mix 32. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hi Chris, can you tell a bit about how you made your first steps in the scene as a DJ/producer?

SE: That was first by playing school parties only, and later by organising parties and getting booked by others in return. The usual game, but it was a bit easier as today since there was less competition I think. On the production side I am quite new to that. I started in 2018 only because I lacked time before that, I used to have a job as curator for an art festival and also digging for records kept me busy and excited for many hours every day. 

MFM: Earlier this summer saw the release of Selale on Second Circle, a collaborative project between you, Okay Temiz and Houschyar. Most releases you've worked on are collaborations. Is there a reason for that? 

SE: Yeh different reasons. It's much more fun to share the fun! I'm not a properly trained musician, I like to break rules, rather than applying them. Collaborating with people who know notes and harmonies allows to combine those 2 visions and the results are more exciting to my ears. I feel I have more to say by helping others to get their music right (or wrong) cause that's what all those years of digging after very specific records have taught me.

MFM: Any more projects lined up already?

SE: Yes, quite a bunch I produced with dear friends, Nyati Mayi, soon on Bongo Joe, CCCVVV with Clara Vellin on Strangelove Music and Sexo Y Fantasia with Da Boochie from Kiosk Radio on Glossy Mistakes coming up. There is also a solo record going to the pressing plant next week, coming out on Planet Trip in spring. It has guest singers, but I call it my solo record since I played the whole beats and synths by myself. Its probably gonna remain my only solo record for a while. I slipped into so many collabs and I'd like to focus on that. I especially love working with singers/voices and hopefully some day I get to produce a whole band project!

MFM: What are you hoping for to find in nightlife now that dancefloors are opening up again? Have you been thinking about this whole situation a lot at all?

SE: I am looking forward to seeing people smile and dance again! Party wise I would especially hope to find more groove and less hard music everywhere. I have the feeling the youth of today can only dance to hard stuff, I find that sad. Real music lovers can dance to anything. The whole situation is/was of course tragic for the nightlife sector. Especially for younger people who are in their best years to create a network of friends and experience adulthood for the first time. On a personal level I liked the time off. It allowed me to focus on a more healthy lifestyle and on making music. 

MFM: Cheers for contributing your mix! What can you tell about it? 

SE: I glued together the first half of it while on a roadtrip in Albania last month. Second half I did this morning in a rush. It's nice tunes, diverse and odd enough as I love. I don't care too much about the technical aspect, I just recorded a bunch of records I felt for sharing. In my opinion all that Dj thing is a bit overrated and way too serious. We are just playing other people's music afterall. There is an art behind that, but I feel it's getting lost more and more. For me it's not about the technical side of it, it's about adapting to people and still surprising them in an original way.

MFM Mix 032: soFa elsewhere

Brussels digger soFa fills in this month’s episode for Strangelove Music.

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Outsiders: Strangelove Music w/ soFa elsewhere @ Kiosk Radio 11.04.2022

I wish there were more places on earth where clubbing crowds are open minded enough to dance like crazy to this kind of set. It took place on Saturday morning, playing into the sunrise of the Cosmic Stage in Chemnitz/Germany. All improvised and inspired by all the other outstanding dj sets that I have the chance to witness yearly at this very sacred spot called Cosmic Gathering/Camp Cosmic. I'm very grateful to be part of this ever inspiring community like no other. After 5 years it's the first time the recording of my set actually succeeded so I'm excited to share it with you, full of errors, fx overdosing, much laughter and crazy dancin'. Thanks to everyone involved and cya next year!

soFa elsewhere @ Cosmic Gathering 2022

Now this is something special: While our mixes normally aim at an average length of one hour, Pingipung artist (Mameen 3) and veteran leftfield selector soFa elsewhere presents almost 3,5 hours of pure joy. Here is what he says himself about this beauty:

"This collection of tracks has been inspired by a psychedelic trip near a lake in Portugal last year. It's meant to be the soundtrack of a sunny and funny afternoon of visual hallucinations and much laughing somewhere near water. Along the way it will also serve a normal day of holidays in the sun. Sip a cocktail near the beach and let yourself fade away with this magic tropical potpourri. Expect oddities from the most diverse corners in time and space."

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https://www.facebook.com/DeejaysoFa

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Pingipung Podcast 153: soFa elsewhere - Music To Have Mushrooms On The Beach

A mix from one of Brussels’ finest - DJ soFa - aired on Sanpo’s most recent NTS broadcast and it’s now available on the cloud for unlimited streaming. Recorded in December with tracks from Neuzeitliche Bodenbeläge, Jeremy Campbell, TOLOUSE LOW TRAX, Gökçen Kaynatan, Krikor, Smagghe & Cross, Jan Turkenburg, Left Ear Records & many more..

Also check Sofa’s excellent compilation “V . A. Elsewhere MCMXIII” here: https://iciyouare.bandcamp.com/album/v-a-elsewhere-mcmxiii

https://soundcloud.com/sanpodisco/dj-sofa-sanpo-098-nts-7218

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DJ SOFA - SANPO 098 (NTS - 7/2/18)

Recording of soFa's (@sofaholic) set at Lente Kabinet Festival 2019.

Lente Kabinet Festival 2019

soFa at Lente Kabinet Festival 2019

Knitting together tunes, ideas and sounds. Music that lies in between. 
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