Back from rumoured retirement with more than 188 minutes of seasonally-appropriate selections, recorded live at Brilliant Corners on 16/10/2021.

What's Good? w/ Customs

https://www.nts.live/shows/bill-spencer/episodes/bill-spencer-24th-july-2022

A Month of Sundays w/ Bill Spencer 240722

Invisible City crew 2 hour lots take over with Invisible City, Milch, Ficilio, De Jumbo

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Invisible City Record Shop @ The Lot Radio 07 - 24 - 2022

https://www.nts.live/shows/pender-street-steppers/episodes/pender-street-steppers-26th-july-2022

Pender Street Steppers w/ Yibing 260722

I got to know Laurel (@silver-side-pony) via the growing bin website. Always loved their picks from the bin and so I got curious. Then I heard one of Laurels mixes and was sold. I am superhappy to share this almost 4 hour long sandwich with you... now handing over the keyboard. 
"Laurel hails from the rural North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) of Aotearoa, New Zealand. They enjoyed a few years observing Pōneke (Wellington)’s rambunctious and delightfully strange music scene at venues like Puppies and the revered Camp a Low Hum, before moving to Berlin.
This mix is the result of many quiet lockdown nights trawling bandcamp, deep dives into the (Growing) Bin, and excavating their record collection. Winding in and out of new music and old gems over 3.5 hours, the mix reflects their unease and excitement of heading back to parties after a long break. Laurel made sure to include some old well-trodden favourites, doing a big middle finger to the pressure to play new and “rare” tracks at every single outing.
Big shout outs go to Eyeliner (@disasterradio), Tania (@taniajust), Castro & Nemo (@sound-metaphors), Cáit (@caitfa), and Stella (@stella-zekri-ouiddir) for inspiration." 
Thanks a TON for this yummy mix Laurel!!

Laurel - Growing Bin Sandwich (Guest Mix, 2023)

@curiousaboutmusic

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)

This month on Pacific Spirit DJ D.DEE invites Sinéad from Santa Cruz, California to share her favourite decompression sounds. Enjoy the audio!

DJ D.DEE Mix: Princess Demeny - New York Grief 86’ [Séance Centre]
Erasmo Carlos - Minha Gente [Light In The Attic]
Gabor Szabo - Keep Smilin’ [Mercury]
Rick James - Fool Of The Street [Gordy]
Ivan Avenue - On The Very Low [Mutual Intentions]
Archie Whitewater - Cross Country [Cadet Concept]
Prefab Sprout - Knock On Wood [Epic]
Local Artist - Good Enough [Mood Hut]
??? - ??? [Forthcoming Pacific Rhythm]
RTSAK - The Way They Do (Pender Street Steppers Dub Mix) [Cachette]
Kaidi Tatham - We Chillin’ Out Ft. The Easy Access Orchestra [First Word Records]
FYI Chris - On Tik Ft. Pinty & Simeon Jones [Black Acre]
Ron Trent Presents WARM - Melt Into You Ft. Alex Malheiros [Night Time Stories]

Sinéad Mix: Dennis Harte - Summer’s Over [Roundtable Records]
Sunstroke - Nothing’s Wrong in Paradise [Copperhead Records]
Steve Hiett - Waiting By The Car [Efficient Space]
Michael David - Rain || [Cascine]
Swing Family - Mission Africa [Tele Music]
Becker/ Stegmann / Zäumen - Mein Tanzlied [Music from Memory]
The Countach - Sweet Dream [New Music International]
Coco Bill - Evita [Gei-Ar Productions]
Gaznevada - Special Agent Man [Italian Records]
East Wall - Appearing in Persons (magnums extended mix) [Regent]

Originally broadcast on Worldwide FM on September 3, 2022

Pacific Spirit No. 79 | DJ D.DEE & Sinéad

https://www.nts.live/shows/doing-time/episodes/doing-time-18th-september-2022

NTS – Doing Time (Again) w/ Asger Behncke

The enigma that is Tropical Hi-Fi delivers a long ride into the minddd spanning reggae, rap, downtempo triiips, organic earworms from north of equator through to deep and heady house music and everything in between. Showing a range like no other and selects with no rules, as it should be. 

ID Requests ~ @tropical-hi-fi

1800 triiip - Tropical Hi -Fi - Mix 047

"Loosely inspired by 80’s neo-noir/Brian De Palma, big Armani suits, smoke-filled bedrooms/venetian blinds overlooking the beach.🎷" - @mela-melania

B.P.T. Radio 058: Mela Melania

First up in 2023 is Los Angeles based Juan Izguerra (@juanizguerra) who runs his residencies at Dublab and Homage Brewing. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hi Juan, welcome to the series. You're based in Los Angeles, right? Can you tell a bit about what keeps you busy? 

JI: Hey there! Super stoked to contribute. Well, I was born in Pomona, California and I started DJing about six years ago. I recently found myself as the event coordinator at Homage Brewing in 2021 and It’s been a great experience to be on both sides… I love being able to DJ at some of my favorite parties, and then host locals and out of town friends at my own events with Homage. My girlfriend and I made the move to LA in the summer of 2020. Early on in the pandemic rent was pretty much the same in Pomona as it was in LA so we thought we’d just live in the city. When clubs/bars opened up again I got involved with Homage. Since then I’ve been able to host parties at our space and focus on bringing people together for the music. 

MFM: What triggered you to initially get interested and involved in buying and playing records?  

JI: I’ve collected records since my teens but it wasn’t until I was 20 that I met one of my now super close friends Josh da Costa (Confusing Mix on NTS) who put me onto crazy records he found during his time living and touring in Europe. He showed me things like Roberto Musci, Thomas Leer, The Antennas, Cherry Red records, and weird compilations. Hearing things like that made me so curious. I saw Josh DJ one day and I was fascinated with how he made people dance. It made me want to learn how to do that! 

MFM: Nice. Did you have any other role models you felt inspired and motivated by?

JI: Definitely. My friends Josh (who I mentioned), Jimi Hey, and Shags Chamberlain were an early influence on me. They toured all over the world and would come home with bags of records, share their discoveries, and give a story about where they found it. I saw that as a way to connect with people and It inspired me to travel and want to find things of my own to share. As I got more curious on the DJ’ing side of things, I definitely got a lot of inspiration from my good friend Bianca Lexis. She’s one of my favorite DJ’s!

MFM: You've done quite some traveling yourself too, within the US but also intercontinental. How is LA nightlife compared to some other places you've been? What's the LA style?

JI: LA’s nightlife definitely needs some work. In New York, Europe, and Mexico City, there’s an audience for every genre and a club for it as well. I think that’s what we struggle with most. People have to resort to attending warehouse parties which involve a lot of financial strain on the organizers. Still, we do have a lot of people putting together great parties here such as Third Place and Moony Habits. Lots of great house/outdoor parties which are really fun and unique to LA. 

MFM: Where and how do you go finding new records and music? Do you have your secret or not so secret methods?   

JI: When it comes down to record shopping I typically like to leave LA. Visiting suburban areas is where I get the most luck. Something about those areas feels more zen since it’s less competitive. It puts me in a mental space where I’m able to focus on looking through records thoroughly. 

MFM: Looking forward to anything specific in '23? Any future plans you'd like to share maybe? 

JI: I’ll be visiting Tokyo for the first time in May so I’m super psyched about that. Also planning to be in Europe in August/September so I'm looking forward to setting up some gigs there!

MFM: Tell us about your mix! How did you approach selecting and recording it?

JI: I wanted to make it a bit cerebral but still keeping it rhythmic and having plenty of songs with lyrics. It has an ambient start that works into downtempo tracks and slowed down Italian house. Hope everyone enjoys!

Invisible City Record Shop @ The Lot Radio 07 - 24 - 2022

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