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

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 - Sound Metaphors DJs (Castro & Nemo)

Recording of my DJ-set at the Green Room, Stadtgarten in Cologne. August 2020

T⌾m-T⌾m Listening Sessi∅n ❥ Green Room

Juanita's Mix 025 with Mike Servito @mikeservito

Q. How would you describe yourself?
A. I've never really been comfortable with Artist or DJ titles or whatever. Perhaps "music obsessed" suits me better. Probably a more fitting description.

Q. How long have you been a part of the NYC music scene?
A. I landed in New York in 2007. I thought that was it. After Detroit, next chapter. In retrospect, I was just on a DJ hiatus. I guess I've been a part of Brooklyn's DJ scene for a little over a decade.

Q. Tell us about this mix.
A. I've been toying with the idea of doing a different kind of mix for a while. Juanita's was the perfect opportunity to showcase a different side. So, thank you. Most people who know me think Acid. House. Techno. Electro. Bangers Only! This mix is not that. I've always been heavily influenced by my 90's upbringing. A musically rich and significant era. The elements of atmosphere, mood, and spirit come into play for this mix. It's a bit nostalgic and sentimental. A one take, vinyl only situation recorded at home just yesterday. A stream of consciousness summer head nod for a rainy day, or a sunny one. Meant to uplift and inspire. It is necessary to keep our optimism and focus up with the music that moves us, and to share that. It is an extension of love and hope in our extreme times. Press play. Turn up. Enjoy.

Tracklist:
Hypnotone - God C.P.U. (Ambient)
The East Flatbush Project - Tried By 12 (Instrumental)
Janet Jackson - That’s The Way Love Goes (CJ R&B 12” Mix)
Lucy Pearl - Dance Tonight (Instrumental)
Massive Attack Vs. Mad Professor - Eternal Feedback (Sly)
Mobb Deep Featuring Crystal Johnson - Survival Of The Fittest (Remix Instrumental)
Nas Featuring Lauryn Hill - If I Ruled The World
The Pharcyde - The Hustle (Instrumental)
Deee-Lite - Say Aaah… (Intro) 
Mary J. Blige Featuring Smif-N-Wesson - I Love You
Method Man - Ill Be There For You/ You’re All I Need To Get By (Razor Sharp Instrumental)
Mary J. Blige - Be Happy (Acapella)
Faith Evans - No Other Love (Instrumental)
Massive Attack - Heat Miser
DJ Shadow - Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt
Rhythm & Sound w/ Jennifer Lara - Queen In My Empire
Aphex Twin - Girl/Boy (NLS Mix)

Juanita's Mix 025: Mike Servito

“I was one of the first cats bringing two reel-to-reels and spinning with them at the parties. I was bringing out two Pioneer 707s, doing the Hummingbird, Jacks, The Courtyard, etc. I’d bring a drum machine, too. I would make tracks right then as the party was going. Way before my guys Daft Punk and all of them were doing live gigs, I was doing that at the basement parties – just bringing drum machines and doing everything live. A lot of my early tracks came from me doing them at the party when the party was going on. I’d save it in memory and bring it home and polish it up. But I listen to it now and it’s like, damn… didn’t use enough cleaner!” - Mike Dunn

Ladies and gentlemen, it's the weekend, and it's time... to jak!

Social Dis-Dance Party

SlothBoogie Guestmix #248 - Mike Dunn

A few months back we were sent an album via Huntleys & Palmers, a record label with which we have worked closely over the years. It was by an artist called System Olympia who upon digging we discovered had previously released music via Slow Motion Records and was a regular on NTS.

However, nothing prepared us for the supreme quality of the record and to be honest it caught us completely off guard. Titled "Delta Of Venus" the album features ten tracks which move slowly and provocatively, some built for the dance floor and others simply for a dark room and late night funk. Elements of Lo-Fi and nods to the P-Funk era creep throughout in what is an alluring, sexy affair. 

The record has already received widespread support and airplay, it's of little surprise given how well rounded and addictive it is. System Olympia is an artist who has very much made a statement and we are humbled and delighted to be able to feature her as part of our mix series.

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System Olympia: The Ransom Note Mix

1.- Coyote - Balearic Restrictor 
2.- Willie Graff & Darren Eboli - Lizard King
3.- DJPipi & Willie Graff - Lunares
4.- Jura Soundsystem - Mamma Capes
5.- Bruxas - Plantas Falsas
6.- Copanema Feat Reinhard Vanbergen, W. Graff, DJPipi - Nada mas
7.- Jura Soundsystem - Parrot rhythmic space jam
8.- Baril - vocales 
9.- Cantoma - kasoto (Noche española Remix)
10.- Jura SoundSystem - Carafe Denim
11.- Alferlife Feat. DJ Rocca - Si Si Si
12.- Darren Eboli - Love Flight
13.- Bruxas - Mas profundo
14.- Damian Lazarus - Mountain - (Tornado Wallace remix)

Fran Deeper - INFECTION DISCO (Balearic August Mix 2020)

From the Have A Nice Day Party in Berlin, with Valentina aka Budino.

H.A.N.D. MIX 025 - Budino

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)

H.A.N.D. MIX 025 - Budino

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