Sound Metaphors Mix Series

HAVE A NICE DAY (H.A.N.D.)

A slowly growing collection of mixes curated for a number of different musical online platforms.

DJ SETS - Sound Metaphors Djs (Castro & Nemo)

Sound Metaphors mix series featuring David Fogarty, head honcho of Transmigration - Berlin based label, party and radio show - the techno connoisseur responsible for re-issuing a stellar 90's Ambient Techno focused catalogue of essential releases from around the globe.
@transmigration_records

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 01 : David Fogarty

Yuzo Iwata aka Fabio, 50% Cubano, 50% Japanese, Karate blackbelt and DJ/producer, originally from the Iwata Juku Dojo in Japan and now based in Berlin, Yuzo shares with us his latest fascinations from dancefloor land. A rich and thoughtfully put together excursion throughout breakbeat, synthetic psychedelia, new beat and other stellar four-on-the-floor nuances. From working in some of Berlin's finest record stores (*wink*), Yuzo has clearly developed a relationship well beyond familiar with records in a wide range of genres - let this mix take you where you need to go.
@fabio-konair

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 03 : Yuzo Iwata

Very excited to feature a really special new mix by an old friend from Milan, Gabriele (Sunny Crypt) collects records, occasionally enjoys playing weird music to dancing crowds and also spends some of his happiest days working in a record shop. 
Driven by a strong curiosity towards a wide range of musical genres coming from different eras and different cultural contexts, in a previous life he’s been a resident DJ at Milan’s Dude Club, a true institution for italian clubbing during the last decade. Open you hearts <3

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 05 : Gabriele

A previous guest of honor at H.A.N.D. as we debuted the series with a recording of his first class workings at Have A Nice Day a few years back - Piers Harrison presents us with yet another generous offering to our new mix series. One of the minds at Test pressing and 1/4 of team Soft Rocks, Piers' insightful relationship with music and dance floor culture has clearly led to a discerning understanding in a wide range of genres - kindly displayed in this pleasant excursion - listen carefully :)
@soft-rocks

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 04 : Piers Harrison

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)

H.A.N.D. MIX 043 - Sisi & Gero

Evie is an Eora / Sydney-based selector navigating all eras of dance music, making way through elements of balearic, street soul, dream pop and new wave to pair the nostalgic with the contemporary.

Evie has appeared at venues including Brilliant Corners (UK), The Sydney Opera House and featured with guest mixes on Skylab Radio, FBi Radio and Balamii. She also holds a 2023 residency at Eora’s own Club 77. 

Shaping a sound that is uniquely her own, Evie has landed slots alongside Soichi Terada, Pender Street Steppers, Paula Tape, Jex Opolis and locally with Mike Who, Caravan, Adi Toohey and Lauren Hansom.

H.A.N.D. MIX 048 EVIE

For years now, an old recording of Jeffrey Sfire at Cocktail D'Amore's one and only cosmic hole was one of the highest references for us in terms of downtempo Italo sleaze - an almost 6 hours recording serving more like a PhD aural dissertation specialized in some of the most remarkable dancefloor digs (mainly Europe) had to offer in the 80s at under 115BPM. To be able to share it publicly on the HAND Mix Series as we reach number 50 is a huge honor and we're greatly thankful to Giacomo and Giovanni, the two cuties behind Discodromo that made this possible. We hope you can appreciate it as much as we have over these past years. Here it is HAND #50 featuring the unique sleazy wizardry of Jeffrey Sfire captured in a special moment in time during the moist and lubricated atmospheres of Cocktail, now online - listen carefully! Big thanks to Jeffrey for all the amazing research and excellence in cosmic Jockeymanship ❤️❤️❤️

H.A.N.D. MIX 050 Jeffrey Sfire

The most important figure in the Seoul dance music scene who leads the South Korean underground scene with his unique perspective, he has invited many international artists to Soul. He opened a club NYAPI in 2022 which has outstanding sound quality and his sense of style scattered in every detail.
His music gained basically from many experiences at local and international gigs, and this will surely create a unique groove that is not confined to any genre.

H.A.N.D. MIX 057 : ffan

Bali-based artist DITA began her DJ-ing career in 2014 after being exposed to the varying perspectives constituting Indonesia’s music culture. Exploring the sounds with a keen ear and a growing excitement, DITA established her collective “Perky Club” which solidified her eclectic practice as she bounced between Jakartan and Balinese dance-floors. Armed with musical prowess and an infectious spirit, you can now find DITA with a wide-range of versatile selections including Proto-House, 90’s breaks, Balearic and beyond.
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DITA’s nuanced sound curated over the years has seen her play on stages such as Boiler Room, Wonderfruit Festival, all across Australia, Potato Head Bali & the newly opened Klymax Discotheque where she is a key resident.

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 25 : Dita

The mix was recorded after our one-off Bionda e Lupo live concert on occasion of the best NDW album of the past 25 years - La Deutsche Vita.
https://www.soundmetaphors.com/release/27396942/Bionda-E-Lupo-La-Deutsche-Vita
For my closing set I took over from Riccardi Schola, who graced our premiere by playing Tränen In Der Nacht four times that night. -  According to him due to the fact that he was confused by the 4 sides of the new record and not at all due to the Spritz he was enjoying with relish throughout the night.
BTW Riccardi's very own and second solo EP will be out soon on a private press 7" sparkling with two Italo songs.
My selection I played from vinyl however is all over Europe and Canada. - Although ... I can sense a certain French touch of mid 80's synth pop before I shift the energy to my obscure Neue Deutsche Welle edits.
I remember the elevating feeling to see one of my favorite DJ's Cid Hohner, dancing with his unmatched smile on his face during the last 30 minutes of this night.

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H.A.N.D. MIX 058 : Sneaker

The Reverend of odd ball cosmic digs is back on the series with another generous offering from his recent travels up in northern territories, pillaging the dollar bins in sturdy squat stance, leaving no prisoners, forever conditioning our Discogs wantlists.

H.A.N.D. MIX 060 : J.A.Z. part 2

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Luca Trentini's 3rd release on Blessyou, further exploring and perfecting his disco sample-based recipe to dancefloor enhancement. A well put together club oriented tool kit put forth by a seasoned DJ himself, Luca shares his club secret weapons with us once again. Coming on strong on the A side at 124 BPM with a driving momentum splashed with acid nuances - peak time main room Cocktail D'Amore material. "So High!" drops down to 120 BPM with a more playful use of his sample pallets.
Moving down to low 90s BPM on the B side with a downtempo chugger jungle flavoured cruise as he befriends a few animals with a lot to share, including what sounds like a Kookaburra and a few big cats. Something here for everyone.

Trent : Intergalactic Disco Patrol

Coming up as a curious vinyl nerd in her hometown of San Diego,
Sonrisita pursued DJing as a means to create space for underground
sounds and communities. On her former radio residences on Dublab and
WorldWideFM, Sonrisita took deep dives into global music culture
through her sonic curation and guest interviews. Currently based in
Los Angeles, Sonrisita utilizes her foundation as a record digger to
build eclectic sets that weave together both the new and nostalgic.
Her innate passion and curiosity for music in all of its rich
diversity is at the heart of everything she does.

H.A.N.D. MIX 061 : Sonrisita

"Since I was a little boy, music has been part of my life. The first contact I remember is with Jem and the Holograms."

Originally from Buenos Aires and now living the dream in Berlin and London, I've spent the last fifteen years mastering the art of DJing. My love for 90s dance music passed down from my mom and grandma, got me hooked on vinyl and dance beats from a young age. My record collection became my most valuable possession and has followed me loyally everywhere I go.

Lately, I've been busy in the studio, working on new music. My first track was released last July, and I'm excitedly cooking up Tremendo Recordings, my new record label, which will spotlight some gems from the past, with its first release coming out in September.  

As co-founder and booker of Hypersoft, a Berlin-based queer collective and club night, I'm all about creating inclusive dance spaces and giving fresh and seasoned DJs a stage, all while backing Queer, FLINTA+, and humanitarian causes. A very good friend ( and probably my N°1 fan) once described my DJ style as "a wild mix of 90s progressive house and trance, spiced with crazy Acid House, analogue synth, and Belgian new beat vibes, with a dash of psychedelic space techno." And I couldn't agree more with my friend's words.

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 27 : DJ Teeth

Live recording of the Sound Metaphors Boat Party at Love International 2024 with Palms Trax and Castro & Nemo.

Palms Trax b2b Sound Metaphors Djs at Love International Festival 2024

An underground scene in the psycho tropics of crazy-meets-mad India—the most off-the-clock permissible place—was where Ray Castle found himself behind a palm tree with two Walkmans and a stack of cassettes mixing Special Goa Music in the jungle of Disco Valley Vagator in the late 80s.
What was this music? How did it find its way here? What was so special about it? Why did it have agency in Goa, like no where else?
For the DJ, each track was a hallucinogenic spell, an imaginal theme park ride, an aural-gasm rush—a mini drama in a nusical neural weave. Night music, first light music, morning music. This was not a night club in the wilderness. This was metaphysical, life-altering, eight-hour-dancing-non-stop, ritual experience. A unique Special Goa Music dancefloor sound that was a Gonzo blender of World Music, New Wave, Industrial, Break Beat, Neu Beat, EBM, Disco, Electro, House, Rave, Acid Tekno—all under 128 bpm. 
After ’93 the music sped up, became a genre—Trance, within which Castle produced music, inevitably to become trapped in cookie cutter fashion. Gonzo celebrates free range music on the dancefloor, which is the Goa he wants you to know about.  
 
linktr.ee/raycastle

Ray Castle Gonzo Goa Vol 2 - Party Music 86’- 93’ launch party at Schrippe Hawaii (Berlin)

Phuong-Dan`s sets are a hypnotizing, compelling mixed bag of rhythms and influences. Consistently exploring moods by jumping back and forth between musical fields with some sort of defiant approach. He combines gigs all over the world with project specific works and musical programming. A good example of the latter are the Gatto Musculoso nights he hosts at Golden Pudel Club in Hamburg since 2006, which through the years have seen artists of every shape and size. Since 2021 he runs dispari – a label and platform for all kinds of auditory publications, collaborations and performances at various places.

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 28 : Phuong Dan

Shubostar, a cosmic force in the electronic music galaxy, lights up dance floors across the globe. From her roots in South Korea to the vibrant scenes of Berlin throughout Thailand and Mexico, her musical journey is an odyssey of pulsating beats and cosmic disco rhythms.

Her unique sound resonates with the essence of electronic dance music – a solitary yet shared journey, where each beat connects listeners in their own universe of experience. Leading her label, uju Records, she explores new cosmic frontiers, maintaining a balance between artistic independence and collaborative creativity.

Here, you can embark on her latest cosmic journey, crafted especially for her beloved record shop, label, DJs, party organizers, and fellow Sichuan noodle enthusiasts - Sound Metaphors. Prepare to be transported to a realm of zero gravity, where her soundscapes defy the limits of space and time.

H.A.N.D. MIX 062 : Shubostar

Paul aka Apiento runs Test Pressing, (slowly) makes music and likes floaty bangers.

Here’s a mix inspired by the chill out room ✌️

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 28 : Apiento

Sound Metaphors (@sound-metaphors) is Nemo Ripoll and Castro Moore, but it is also the name of their famously well-curated label and record shop in Berlin. As such the pair has been helping to define the sound of the underground on many different fronts - electric DJ sets, cult events and even through the custom-made sound systems built for customers worldwide. With a vast musical knowledge between them and a never-ending supply of their own unreleased edits and DJ tools, they are able to tell musical stories that draw from all across all genres and many different eras.

That plays out in the superb mix they have put together for us this week. It's a full-bodied selection that shows off their love of contrasting styles - loose, percussive house music brushes up with deep and dubby cuts, dark acid grooves sit next to '80s synth sounds before a disco finish goes from stomping to funky. The exuberance of it all is infectious and leaves you wanting more.

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3 track EP with contemporary Cantonese cover version of italo-disco classic "Spacer Woman" by Charlie, with additional "Acid Trip Version" and "Karaoke Version"

B1 宇宙女人 Spacer Woman (Acid Version)

A2 宇宙女人 Spacer Woman (Karaoke Version)

A1 宇宙女人 Spacer Woman (Kaona Vocal Version)

H.A.N.D. MIX 063 : Alexander Arpeggio PART II

Jordi, aka Llupe, and Nico, aka DJ Aficionado, share quite a few things in common: Catalan origins, a love for all things Balearic, the same street in Berlin and shows on Refuge Worldwide. They both certainly appreciate a good party, too.

Organizing parties and playing together was a natural direction for them. Their party series, Orbita, launched earlier this year, aims to create ample space for quality adult dance music. It seems to be working well, as they’ve been fortunate to host guests like Apiento, Tom of England, and Sianza, to name a few.

This mix is a recording from the last Orbita party, held at Fitzroy on what many described as the last day of summer in Berlin. For those who remember, it was a dreamy and sensual Sunday, filled with music that sounded just right in that room. It felt nice and cosy and the dancers seemed to be momentarily free from any kind of Monday angst. Playful and light, yet seriously good. Feel the magic, times two.

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 29 : DJ Aficionado & Llupe

Atomic Moog @atomicmoog are a French production duo and live act producing hardware based mental techno released on labels like Transmigration, Delsin and Appian Sounds. 

This mix is a 2 hour improvised live set recorded at Dance Cave Madrid for a_mal_gam

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 30 : Atomic Moog [Live]

Sound Metaphors DJs - 50th Berlin Marathon Mix for Optimistic Runners

Sound Metaphors podcast 05 – Castro Moore

http://testpressing.org/2018/11/mix-475-sound-metaphors-longitudinal-fermented/

TESTPRESSING MIX #475 - Castro & Nemo - Longitudinal Fermented

COCKTAIL D'AMORE COSMIC HOLE - Nemo & Castro - August 6th 2018

Live recording from the Have A Nice Day Party in Berlin, with Piers Harrison from Soft Rocks.

H.A.N.D. MIX 001 - Piers Harrison

Live recording from the Have A Nice Day Party in Berlin, with Dea Barandana from Bali, Indonesia.

H.A.N.D. MIX 002 -  Dea Barandana

Live recording from the Have A Nice Day Party in Berlin, with Emil Doesn't Drive.

H.A.N.D. MIX 003 - Emil Doesn't Drive

Mark Grusane mix for H.A.N.D. recorded on Reichenberger Str, Berlin Dec 6, 2018

H.A.N.D. MIX 004 - Mark Grusane

Live recording from the Have A Nice Day Party in Berlin, with Castro & Nemo
For booking request : booking@soundmetaphors.com

H.A.N.D. MIX 005 - Castro & Nemo

A1 Jacky Ferreira - 69 Bingo

A Simone - Mabsota

Recorded live from Cocktail D'Amore's winter garden on October 6th 2019.

COCKTAIL D'AMORE GARDEN - Nemo & Castro - October 6th 2019

Recording for H.A.N.D. by Trujillo, June 2020.

H.A.N.D. MIX 023 – Trujillo

Little intro needed here - one of the resident wizards behind the cocktail d'amore curtains - Juan Ramos puts together a beautiful excursion taking one's psyche to novel degrees of darkness, a true expression of musical research and knowledge, Mr. Ramos goes deep in the archives and continues to surprise. This time in a completely new direction - take a trip!

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 02 : Juan Ramos

For DJ bookings:  Nemo + Castro (Sound Metaphors, H.A.N.D.) 
booking@soundmetaphors (dot) com (EUROPE)
samy@mihn (dot) hk (ASIA)
ruggero@embassy-artists (DOT) com (ITALY)

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