Name: H.A.N.D. MIX 022 – Alan Bolumar by Sound Metaphors
Duration: 3 h 51 min 40 s
Description: Recording for H.A.N.D. by Alan Bolumar, May 2020.

Love that track!!! Would it be possible to get that id ? <3 <3 pure disco!

Long time pal and driving force behind Invisible City it's Gary Abugan (@invisible-city) from Canada serving up the 29th mix in the series. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hey Gary. How's life in Toronto today? Did you manage to do some more gardening? :)

IC: We have a really nice garden in front of the shop and also at home in my backyard, both get some nice sun and shade and are where I spend all my time. So yes, gardening everyday ;)

MFM: (Before the pandemic hit) You've seen quite a few bits of the world by now while touring. How would you describe Toronto as a city if you had to promote it to the readers who haven't been there yet? 

IC: It’s summer here now in Toronto and we’re in the middle of a heatwave. We’re lucky to have an island with nice beaches as a nearby getaway via ferry. Toronto is a very large sprawling city compared to most European cities. Our multiculturalism definitely sets us apart. We have heaps of reggae and island music here along with lots of record shops, and the variety of food here can’t really be beat. I miss giving guided Invisible City tours of the city to any traveling DJs passing through.

MFM: Would you say it's a good place for an artist to be, whether being a young upcoming talent or professional and all in between?  

IC: Sure you can make it here if you’re skilled/talented and not overbearing, the problem is that there isn’t that many music venues to play. Between the crazy expensive visa you need to play the USA and the costs of flights to Europe, we are kind of isolated musically. Rent is crazy expensive here and most artists have another job, but I’m not sure if Toronto makes it specifically harder or easier compared to other cities. 

MFM: People may know you as the driving force behind Invisible City, the record store and label. How much time do you spend with the one compared to the other? 

IC: I would say pre-Covid more focus was on the shop and getting that to a sustainable level and stocking the store. We didn’t even have a sign for years until recently. During Covid, when the shop was closed for about a year and a half, a lot of focus was on development and signing artists paying advances and getting back into production. I learned alot about Music Publishing too… Laura helps me a lot with organizing everything, label and shop, I would be lost without her.

MFM: Looking back on running a record store and label for over 10 years now, what would you say are some key changes that took place over time?

Back then there were not that many reissue labels and it wasn’t as competitive or extensive, now everyone has a reissue label. I only wanted to put out records that I was strongly connected to or somehow found on a whim. If someone showed me a record, I would ask them if they were planning on reissuing it, now people just go ahead. It’s crazy how many reissues there are so it’s challenging now as a label to dig even deeper. The record shop also was really niche and specialized in the past and now there’s just more in each genre. It’s still pretty curated, but I am finding that I didn’t know a lot of good common records, so we like having “high end cheapos”. I like that most people can just come off the street and buy records now, although we still have some niche stuff too. It feels overall more balanced and varied and for the people.

MFM: The label seems to run at a nice and slow pace. Is it on purpose to not have a heavy and steady output? 

IC: I like to only do a couple records a year, it’s only me and Laura who do it all and it takes me ages to figure out artwork, I’m very picky. The shop, DJing, and occasionally throwing parties also takes up a lot of our time. We always have a lot on the go. I also like to focus on one or two artists at a time, but also it costs a lot of money to make a record! Now things are totally slowed down and our plant says I can’t get pressings out till next March!

MFM Mix 029: Invisible City

**Callin’ all dancers**

Dive in to this dance floor ready Balearic-Cosmic-Afro-Funky-Ragga universe, presented by none other than one of Vienna’s finest, Maestro Burns🍹🎯🌟

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Oddball pop moves, weird waves, rythme noir, schizophrenic folk, Lasik lounge lizards, rural romantics, sizzling saxuals, psychedelic motivationals. Midnight Sun blues.

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Curious Music crosses boarders with this Coastal Guide through unpredictable landscapes. 

I had the pleasure of meeting the Pembrokeshire native at this year's @westivalrecords and am fortunate to present his guide through uneven paths of Synth, AOR, Folk & More!

Coastal Cruising - Curious Music (#10)

Новий епізод щомісячного подкасту Hunt The Unknown, який знайомить слухачів з різними представниками сучасної діггерської спільноти. Цього разу мікс підготував Basso – один із знакових діггерів Європи, який ще у 90-х присвятив своє життя колекціонуванню еклектичної музики, а зараз стоїть за лейблом Growing Bin та одноіменним магазином платівок. 
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A new episode of the monthly Hunt The Unknown podcast, which introduces listeners to various members of the digging community. This time the mix was prepared by Basso – one of Europe's iconic diggers who dedicated his life to collecting eclectic music back in the 90s, who started the Growing Bin label and the record store of the same name.
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HUNT THE UNKNOWN W/ BASSO 18/09/2022

Bar Part Time master celebrator Jeremy Castillo aka Jah Remy aka Dadbody not dadbod going deep and serving up two hours of cuts we wish we all were across. Pour yourself a high qual glass of whatever makes you feel right and ride this one out…

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1800 triiip - Jeremy Castillo - Mix 046

061022 restaurant recording by norm (@bayetecontact & @memorabiliarecords)

cornerstore during service • #3 • NORM

💕 Love is in the air 💕

And so is the enchanting selection our dearest ChewChew has carefully crafted for all the lovebirds out there! 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨💏👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩
Whether you're cuddled up with your sweetheart or dreaming of your future flame, this mixtape will definitely set your heart aflutter. Enjoy this 135 minutes full of sweet, soulful tunes that will make you feel the butterflies in your stomach start to dance 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋

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Near ubiquity is something unimaginable for anyone, even if we consider how the internet helps us transcend distances and timezones, but it seems to be easily accomplished by this vinyl-loving and show-hoarding selector that we have as our special guest at this edition of Gop Cast. Bianca Lexis is the kind of DJ that can accumulate as many outlets for displaying her immense creativity as opportunities to show off her gigantic collection: she seizes them all without diluting neither her unique collecting sensibility nor her special selecting ability. And from a steady slot at Dublab in her hometown of LA to her own spot at NTS aptly named ‘Panorama Heaven’ everything she does carries the same care for the audience and commitment to share her treasures that is shown here.

Gop Cast 028 - Bianca Lexis

Recording for H.A.N.D. by Alan Bolumar, May 2020.

H.A.N.D. MIX 022 – Alan Bolumar

Hailing via Ontario (CA), Brandon co-founded the famous "inivisible City" Record Shop in Toronto which has since then released some important re-issues on the self-owned label and generally become a haven for the local record-digging scene. 

Around 2016/ 2017, however, Brandon has parted with Invisible City and it certainly did not take him long to establish his own fantastic label "Séance Centre" which does not solely focus on the music  but instead situates its releases in their individual cultural and physical environments via visual modalities like photos and documentary but also word-based comunication such as interviews, essays or storytelling.

It was immediately clear to us that his approach fits perfectly with 5918mins. and so we are glad that Brandon has contributed this summer special full of goodness, seamlessly meandering between more experimental and pleasing sounds. Perfect for the current heat wave.

Brandon Edward Hocura (Séance Centre)- Summer Mix

For DJ bookings:  Nemo + Castro (Sound Metaphors, H.A.N.D.) 
booking@soundmetaphors (dot) com (EUROPE)
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H.A.N.D. MIX 022 – Alan Bolumar

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