While dropping their self-titled debut LP with us in August, Anya and Izaak from Loveshadow (@loveshadowdjs) were kind enough to also record a lovely mix and answer a few questions. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hi Izaak and Anya, nice to have you on board. Both living in Bay Area, how would you describe your daily surroundings? Is it a nice place to be as an artist?

LS: Right now we live in SF. We grew up one town away from each other near the airport, though we didn’t meet until much later. The landscape is inspiring for sure- we spend as much time as we can out in the parks and wild areas and draw a lot from that. The art and music scenes here run deep, though the cost of living and of course covid have made things tougher.
 
MFM: The songs on your debut album as Loveshadow -which will be out in August- sound incredibly fresh where they also remind to certain pop, boogie, funk and even house from the mid and late '80s. What were some of your main influences for this project? 

LS: Thanks! We have to mention the UK act Fashion after whose song we named the group, but our tastes range all over. You could say that Loveshadow is kind of a lap around the 80’s prehistory of today’s dance music, when things were still firmly rooted in pop songwriting but had a simultaneously psychedelic and funky sensibility- one that grew out of dub/disco/punk counterculture. Getting more serious about learning the records at the roots of the whole thing allowed us to see how we might contribute something new to it in a way that was more than a style exercise.

MFM: Of course also the use of specific instruments ad up to that flavor - it seems that for example the Linndrum plays an important role. Did you aim for that sound and gathered the instruments around it, or the other way around maybe?

LS: We had an overall idea in mind that definitely informed the instrumentation but we’re not purists. A lot of the sounds on the record are replications of or deviations from the iconic originals. Those famous drum sounds in particular are like symbols, they impart a particular meaning and we use them to set a mood.

MFM: What's the dynamic between the two of you like in the studio? Is there a certain steady structure or does this change all the time? Maybe you could tell a little about your writing and recording process?

LS: It changes all the time- we’ve lived and worked in so many places separately and together since we started recording. Either one of us might come up with an idea that we’ll design sounds around, demo, arrange, and then throw it all in the trash and start again. Most of the songs on the record have had a few lives.

MFM: It feels that the music from the LP could work really well live on a stage too. Are there any plans for you to go touring? 

LS: We’re going to play a gig in Detroit later this summer that will be sort of a test run! After that, we’ll see. The project started out as an interest in records and recording, but anything’s possible.

MFM: Thanks a lot for contributing! It seems you quite regularly record a mix. Have you both always been busy collecting and sharing records? 

LS: Our pleasure, thanks so much for asking us! We’re always looking for new music. Sharing mixes online has helped us organize our favorites but playing parties is the best. We were gigging around before covid and we’ll hopefully get back to it as things continue to open up. This mix is definitely on the hype side of things- new digs, old favorites, some edits, tunes pals graciously sent our way, and what we’ve been dancing around our apartment to while we were stuck inside.

MFM Mix 030: Loveshadow

After compiling the latest compilation for Soundway Records, DJ and producer Trujillo dives deeper into the deep and diverse well of Spanish Balearic, from synth-pop and boogie to house in its many forms.

Interview: https://www.stampthewax.com/2021/11/30/a-brief-history-of-spanish-balearic/

A Brief History of Spanish Balearic Mixed By Trujillo

Globetrotters, time travelers, fun seekers, vinyl diggers, dance lovers… Many are the types of beings that thrive in this sonic culture of ours, finding shelter and happiness in this sensorial and emotional universe fostered by musical communion. And the creatures therein are more than just characters, they comprise the fauna and flora of these aural environments in which we dwell and revel, sustaining it with both their projects and their passion. Take the magnificent French trio known as Bayetë for example, an autonomous ecosystem of discovery and debauchery that strives to create the perfect conditions for our enjoyment of the treasures they find in their excursions across the world. A noble purpose that is so powerful that it does not solely rely on the collective's togetherness to exist, each of its members carry that same seminal drive in everything they do individually. Something we can perfectly perceive in this episode of Gop Cast where Simon, one of its members who recently relocated to São Paulo, manages to encapsulate the eclectic excellence of their musical abundance in a stellar mix of moods, grooves and everything in between.

Gop Cast 080 - Simon (Bayetë)

Milanese duo and Rocket Radio hosts Eternal Love introduce their 'Biblioteca Italiana' mix, a journey through 80s Italian Library records that connects the dots between obscure boogie, house and Latin freestyle.

Interview: https://www.stampthewax.com/2022/04/14/diggers-directory-eternal-love/

Diggers Directory: Eternal Love

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)

Live recording at Amsterdam Open Air 2022

Artist: Norm (@memorabiliarecords)

Norm @ Radio TNP x Open Air

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 Compensating for the absence, we couldn’t be happier to present this 2,5 hour jaunt by the Australian/Greek Queen - Adriana.  You know the drip, get yourself some good refreshment because global warming isn’t the only thing making this late summer hooooot 🍹🧊🥵

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Adriana

Recording of Tako & Relmer's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2022.

Tako & Relmer at Dekmantel Selectors 22

Jura Soundsystem aka Kev Griffiths, the mastermind behind the always on point "Isle of Jura Records" serves up a 90 minute micro vacation triiip to a place we all wish we could escape to. 

ID Requests ~ @jura_soundsystem

1800 triiip - Jura Soundsystem - Mix 052

Limited cassette version of the 1800 triiip series via @maybe-tonight - Zero ego or flex just smooth as butter blends moving through known, unknown & invisible jams from MT crates. 

Tape Design by Paul Conley

Physical copies available via our bandcamp

Buy - Limited Cassette

1800 triiip - Maybe Tonight - Hors Serie 2020

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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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 027 - Ilan (Night City Life)

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