DISCO FRISCO GUEST MIX: Hysteric (Mothball Record)

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

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Radio On Vacation With Romain FX

Tiney CG 2022

'Ansonica is an Italian DJ based in Berlin. Obsessed with disco music since she was a kid, thanks to the influence of her mother, she literally grew up with spaghetti and italo disco. She loves creating her own music style fully shaped on her taste and personality, combining high energy disco with diverse house, funk and electronic vibes. Her mission is making disco glamorous and exciting again and bring the dancers on a fresh, energetic, fun and always a “little bit italian” journey'

Enjoy!

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Bordello A Parigi

Bordello Radio #109 - Ansonica

Indeed, like a summer wind Frinda di Lanco & Hendrik Stein came through the office to bring a warm breeze of uplifting Abbracci Disco. Their selection is incredible deep and has a lovely personal taste as both are vibing together from track to track, mixing rare disco and funk related banger from the 70’s an 80’s up to house from all over the world.

Be sure to follow us on Twitch, YouTube and Mixcloud and all that good stuff!

Catch us broadcasting live on YouTube and Twitch every Friday from 11hr-13hr from THE SPACE IN BETWEEN at the Sonar Kollektiv Office.

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Frinda di Lanco & Hendrik Stein from the Space In Between // 12-15-2023

PROTO EXOTICA joined our line up hailing al the way from Naarm (MEL). Obsessive diggers and like-minded pals Freddy and Alex champion the sounds of the weird, wonky, and wonderful through their party + upcoming label: Proto Exotica.

With a climbing number of projects as far-reaching as their tastes, they’ve toured and supported household names like Jura Soundsystem, Adriana, Jex Opolis, Otologic, OK EG, MLiR (Modern Life is Rubbish), DJ Possum, Pitaya Soundsystem, River Yarra, Andras, Instant Peterson, and Mary Lake.

Just as comfortable playing beachside as within a smoky club, expect nothing less than a happy mingle of sun-soaked Balearic beats, atmospheric grooves, their very own cheeky disco edits, and a bit of 90s house (which they’ll never say no to).

They say there is an art in managing pasta cooking time... They warmed up for ETERNAL LOVE on an epic sunset to night boogie, delighting our palates with some tasty tunes!

Buono appetito!

PROTO EXOTICA - ALTER EGO PRES. ETERNAL LOVE

Black And White

Rard Laudy, better known as DJ Loud-E, has been killing it for years digging up sick old disco records from ’77 to ’83. His stuff sounds way more like today’s house than that dusty old-school disco, packed with crazy synths and drum machines. He first dropped his edits through Berlin labels like Must Records and Magick Edit Allstars, before Stevie Cotey signed him to Bear Entertainment – home to big names like Theo Parrish and Todd Terje. Loud-E already shut down parties at top spots like Fabric in London and Avalon in LA.

For Those Who Dance

Loud-E @ F.T.W.D. 09-05-'25

In the Middle of Nowhere (1986)

Let's give a big welcome to the australians "Two Brothers" !!
For the first time they're out on our mix series.. delivering a perfect groovy mix for every one who slowly wants warming up and then dance until the passion take over ;)

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