High level, very high level here, I just realize that I have often placed a comment like "best mix ever heard" but here ! this is just celestial, something far beyond what we use to listen to on SC. Thank you so much Brother for this gift <3

Incredible mix from start to finish, so qualitative

Space Ghost has been hard at it for over a decade. The Oakland-based producer and DJ, real name Sudi Wachspress, also shows no signs of stopping anytime soon.

Favouring the long player format, he's already got over 10 albums under his belt compared to a handful of EPs, and has struck up a fruitful relationship with Tartelet Records, the home of several of his musings, as well as reputed imprints like PPU and Apron.

His latest album, Private Paradise, is a tribute to Sea Ranch on the Northern California coast, a place he and his partner spent some time secluded from the outside world. A collection of deep, restorative ambient, downtempo and house, it marks his debut on DJ D.Dee's Pacific Rhythm imprint, a perfect home for Space Ghost's breezy productions.

Just like his own output, his mixes are full of tranquil atmospheres, lush pads and gentle drums, which are the sounds that form the basis of his mix for us today. Perfect for long drives, sun-soaked early morning or, as Space Ghost recommends, in a hot tub or somewhere with a nice view, this hour and a half of music is guaranteed to whisk you away to another plain...

Space Ghost: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

Fredfades needs little introduction. The Norwegian DJ and Producer has been around for a while, consistently gracing the world with glimpses of his deep knowledge of music, encapsulated in a prolific output of self-produced Jazz LPs, remixes and DJ mixes. With a consistent feel for the warm and organic, Fred contributes a summer themed mix to 5918mins. with mostly 80’s and 90’s mid-tempo low-fliers to be enjoyed at the beach or on road-trip. Situated somewhere between electro, street soul, afro-house, acid-disco, boogie-rap, hip-house and techno, this mix goes down like a buttery burgundy. Cheers!

Fredfades

2 hours of the good stuff in Room Two for Small Talk at Corsica Studios, London.

Hollick at Corsica Studios, July 2022

Live recording of @space-ghost-1 + @pqtrjck at Bar Part Time for a night of Street Soul August 2022

Space Ghost + DJ Patrick (Street Soul Special) Live @ B.P.T. Aug 2022

Please meet London based DJ and producer, former Cafe Del Mar resident, and our long time close friend Phil Mison (@cantomamusic). Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hi Phil, many know you as one of the DJ's who has played all the best sunset spots across the globe. How did your summer look this year, still been scoring sunsets here and there?

PM: My summer was great. I travelled to Amsterdam, Cork, Copenhagen and Barcelona and had some nice gigs in the UK. My friend Deke has opened a bar on the seafront in Margate, you get pretty epic sunsets down there. I played a few records one evening and managed to fit in a few old cafe classics as the sun disappeared into the sea. 

MFM: Please tell us a bit about how it all started for you?

PM: I grew up in the 70’s, so there were quite a few different influences. David Bowie ‘Life On Mars’ was an early memory, and I was obsessed with Blondie. Parallel lines was the first album I bought. Later it was Northern Soul, Electro, nothing really that mellow! In 87 I met a couple of people who were really into House. I started going to groove records in soho to buy records like Adonis - No Way Back, Ten City - Devotion. Then as 88 rolled around I got into the more Balearic side of things. Later in 89 I’d pop into Reckless Records for second hand stuff and started to browse the New Age section where I got things like Kitaro  ‘Tunhuang’ and Paul Greaver ‘Joy’. Those records were the starting point really. 

MFM: DJing in clubs to make people dance never really attracted you?

PM: I’d say pretty much most of my DJing has been in clubs. I started at the Milk Bar in Soho in 1992 after giving Darren Emerson a tape. Even though I was doing the warm up and playing mellow stuff at the beginning, you had to build it up to a full dance floor by the end. In 1996 and 2000 I was the tour DJ for Lefttfield, playing in front of 1000 odd people. ‘Just get it going before we come on!’ Alongside Ross Allen and Rob Da Bank, I was resident at Bar Rhumba for our Next Level night in 1997. It lasted a year and we opened with Harvey and closed with Andrew Weatherall. I Have to mention Moonboots and Jason Boardman’s night Aficionado too. I always enjoyed playing to a dancefloor there, they’ve kept the Balearic flag flying since 1998. 

MFM: At what point did you got into making music on your own? 

PM: I’d worked on a project for Kenneth Bager in 1994. Then later on he started his Music For Dreams Label, and asked me if I would be interested in making an album.  So the first Cantoma album was started in Copenhagen in 1999, and finished in London in 2003. 

MFM: How do you come up with a new song, is there a certain Phil Mison way to it? Do you write the parts for the musicians?

PM: It usually starts with an idea that pops into my head. Sometimes a memory or travelling will get a melody going, and I’ll sometimes hum it into my phone and use that as a starting point. Ive worked with Engineer/Producer Robin Twelftree on all the Cantoma albums. I’ll go into Robin’s studio and usually start with some basic keyboards, then I’ll play a bassline in. I’ll take the demos away and think about what would work on the tracks. For some musicians the music is written down. Ive worked with Robin Lee from Faze Action on a few Cantoma tunes, and he usually transcribes my basic melodies onto sheet music. Other times I’ll play the melodies on a keyboard or hum the tunes for the musicians to follow along to. On some tracks I’ll write the lyrics too and get a singer to record on a track. There’s a lot of going back and forth until I’m happy with the final cut. The music rarely ends up sounding like the first version.

MFM: Making a mix must have been a piece of cake for you :) What is this mix like?

PM: I went back through my 92-94 selection and picked a selection of the lesser played records. Memories of magic times at the Milk Bar and warm summer evenings at the Cafe del mar.

MFM Mix 044: Phil Mison

Sanctuary doing it right for an hour and a bit of smooth as butter selects. For anyone that has followed their molto bene Life Classics mix series, high qual dancefloor focused edits under the same banner or lucky enough to roll through to an Altered Soul Experiment party over the years you already know, if you don't get familiar.  

ID Requests ~ @sanctuary3

1800 triiip - Sanctuary - Mix 048

just-us records is a collaborative dig, online shop, and sometimes record label by Bill Spencer, who lives in detroit and Izaak, who lives in San Francisco. the two of them dj frequently in their respective cities and occasionally elsewhere. their mutual obsession with and love of all kids of sound has catapulted them, together, through the vastness of recorded music and the possibilities of sharing it with others. this particular mix is put together from a multi-year effort to explore the worlds of independently-produced R&B, Soul, Jazz, Hip Hop, etc. etc. from the CD/PC era of the early 00’s. We hope you enjoy just as much as we did!

Just Us Records (Bill & Izaak)

Alongside the usual soft play hits expect some of Yukirio Takahashi's productions, solo work and of course the timeless gems created with Hosono and Sakamoto.

Mogwaa - Musing [Zen2000]
Stella Z - 6 Leaves Elephant [Third Place Records] *
Khotin - Fountain, Growth (feat. Tess Roby) [Ghostly International]
Avalon Emerson & The Charm - Sandrail Silhouette [Another Dove]
Susan - Ah! Soka [Epic]
Albert Et Guido - Calculs aux Reins [Stroom]
Tonino Balsamo - Sta Guagliona Mo Ddà [Periodica Records]
Manuel Darquart - Porno Balearica [Planet Trip Records]
Barry Biggs - Illusion [Emotional Rescue]
Coral D - Core Group [Tears]
Tribal Earth - Interaction/Reaction [Invisible City Editions]
Firkit el Lotus - Nerjaa (Moving Still Edit) [Disco Arabesquo] *
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Behind The Mask [A&M Records]
Azura - Theme From Azura (Dream Version) [World Building]
Sasha Nevolin - Time Marker **
Eurythmics - Doubleplusgood (Arash & Quasar Remix) [Fauve Records]
Bliss Street Queens - Spiritus Sanctus [Pacific Rhythm]
Regularfantasy - Hot Gossip [Specials]
Chaos In The CBD - Higher Elevation [fabric Records]
Cathy Dennis - Touch Me (Seb Wildblood Edit) **
Aksel & Aino - Reykjavik (Bell Towers Remix) [Live at Robert Johnson / Public Possession]
Christopher Rave - Airwolph [Acid Waxa]
RAMZi - megafauna [Music From Memory]
Nice Girl - Take Me Home [Public Possession]
Yukihiro Takahashi - Drip Dry Eyes [Alfa]

* denotes forthcoming
** denotes unreleased

No Bad Days with Hollick - January 2023

SASSY J X NTS / 25.2.2023 

Twin Cosmos - Seventy Cherrys - Left Ear
Baden Powell & Vinicius De Moraes - Canto De Iemanjá - Barclay
Os Tincoãs -Yansã, Mãe Virgem- Odeon
B. Cool-Aid- COO - Lex Records
Ruutu Poiss - August - Wake Dream
Liv.e - Lake Psilocybin - In Real Life
Kyle Hall - You Know How I feel - Hyperdub
The Abstract Eye - Take Nine Oh nIne - Technoindigenous Studies 
Upcoming 2000Black -K15 - Within Reach  
Aybee - Build Them - Deepblak
Unreleased Build An Ark - Freedom  REMIX by Carlos Niño & Nate Mercereau & Club Diego
Mr.Fingers- On My Way (After Dark Mix) - MCA
Upcoming Neroli - Kirk De Giorgio - I Saw Pharaoh Levitate  
De La Soul - Eye Know - Tommy Boy
Silhouette Brown - Hear Them Often Say - 2000Black
Liv.e - Glass Shadows - In Real Life

SASSY J X NTS / 25.2.3023

Big numbered Trushmix 70 features Cross-Atlantic session from Pender Street Steppers & Hashman DeeJay outta Vanvouver in-the-mix with Sex Tags Mania’s DJ Sotofett. The crew takes the left-turn; blending fine recent Polish digs, regular dubs, connected world music as well as disco & house trods, classic breaks and cuts of modern latin during 3h45m of endurance.

Should you be in Bilbao the 20th of March - be sure not to miss
Pender Street Steppers & Hashman DeeJay
at Paraleloan, Kafe Antzokia

And - in Berlin March 21st you shouldn’t miss
Sex Tags Mania with DJ Fett Burger & DJ Sotofett
at Ohm, Berlin

Trushmix 70:  DJ Sotofett w. Pender Street Steppers & Hashman DeeJay

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