Matteo Manzini is someone who has played a great part in the London Underground Scene for a while. From the times of promoting Damaged some 12 years ago to current times. 

The reason I asked Matteo for a mix is that I would like to recognise his development over the years which has been nothing but mesmerising.  A full Dj is one that does not stick to one genre of music only but one that is able to contextualise to slot, night, room, soundsystem, city, crowd, rest of line up and so on and Matteo has been achieving that amazingly. 

Happy Listening! 

Find him on:
Soundcloud: @matteomanzini
Facebook: www.facebook.com/matteomanzini
Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteomanzini__/

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

Isis Salvaterra
Toi.Toi.Musik
www.toitoimusik.com

Toi Toi Mix Series 37 by Matteo Manzini

Ben Koops is an avid record digger who I met in an afterparty at a common friend's place.

Ben's range of music was extremely impressive, at the time he wasn't yet playing out so much so I invited him to open Toi Toi at Lion & Lamb for A Guy Called Gerald's live and then to Desyn a few months later. 

Ben has been on a steady route since, playing out in many of London's best underground parties, not to mention the kind and sweet soul he is.

For our series Ben presents a very specific / stripped down set which is totally fitting to our platform. Unlike most who tend to go for presenting a wide range of genres, Ben decided to really put a lens in to specifics. What you get is an elegant / linear set, meticulously constructed, beauty.

Happy Listening!

Find him on:
Soundcloud: @nebspook
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ben.koops.73
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neb.spook/

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

Isis Salvaterra
Toi.Toi.Musik

Toi.Toi.Mix Series 38 by Neb Spook

If you come across an italian in our scene anywhere in the world it wouldn't be uncommon for them to say "I grew up with mixed tapes from Francesco Farfa".  
Holding a somewhat legendary status in his home country italy and beyond Francesco stands as one of these 90s DJs we will forever cherish. I always say that, even when I have my back to the desk and someone of this calibre steps in I think: Professional djing just stepped into that booth, you feel it by the levels - to start with - leading to an enviable and absolutely seamlessly mixing technique to a track selection so well structured it makes your jaw drop.  Whether you see him solo or on b2bs with say, Francesco Del Garda and many others, he would never disappoint 

This is exactly what happened on the May Bank Holiday weekend when Francesco played for Alien Communications. A two hour journey that made us all dance like there was no tomorrow. 

Francesco stands to what I want the representation of the art of Djing to be about, respectfully and humbly. This is very much why I wanted to put this recording out here in the toi toi mix series.  Moments lived in this dancefloor with some of my favourite people: my dear tag team for that weekend (you know who you are), L&L family, Judy Griffiths, Matteo Manzini and of course the dear promoters and crowd from Alien Communications.

Happy Listening!

Find him on:
Soundcloud: @francescofarfa
Facebook: www.facebook.com/francescofarfaofficial
Instagram: www.instagram.com/francescofarfaofficial/

Bookings: gianna@nt-booking.net

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

Isis Salvaterra
Toi.Toi.Musik
www.toitoimusik.com

Toi Toi Mix Series 39 by Francesco Farfa (Rec Live at Alien Communications 26.05.23)

….and here we present: Lion & Lamb’s Andre King. 

Andre King was a DJ and a producer way before he created the Lion & Lamb. Meeting Rob Mello when he was 20 years old, the pair went on to create the legendary feeling’ events which became the original after-parties for Fabric when it first opened over 20 years ago. He’s gone on to release on labels like westbound and transfusion and played in bands for over a decade, before returning to dance music with the creation of the Lion & Lamb. 

As most of you know this mix series is a very personal affair to me and how connections to the artists came about on a personal, musical and artistically level. In this case it couldn’t get more personal: my deep relationship with Lion & Lamb or as some may call it our “dear local”. 

Taking a project off the ground such as this is no easy task. I had the pleasure of being invited there during the refurbishment phase prior to opening and it seems I never left. I do not exaggerate when I call it my second (if not first) home. From the endless hours spent in there, many of them are spent in Andre’s studio exchanging, making or playing music. 

During these 5+ years I have watched and experienced the growth of Lion & Lamb and with it, the development of Andre as a DJ, producer and musician, therefore I wanted to portray that here by having him do a mix for us. This mix is a consequence of our joint exploration in music and his own over the years. 	Andre’s development as a producer has also been remarkably impressive, going beyond the realms of dance music only. 

I would like to thank him for his hard work to generate all of us the beauty that Lion and Lamb is as well as the long exploration to present this musical journey.

Happy Listening. 

You can find us and Lion & Lamb in Berlin on the 9th September where we jointly bring a very UK line up to Hoppetosse. 

Event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2219981331525039
https://ra.co/events/1760328

Soundcloud: @andreking
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsofthelion
Instagram: www.instagram.com//andreandtheking/

Bookings: george@thelionandlamb.net

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

Isis Salvaterra
Toi.Toi.Musik
www.toitoimusik.com

Sou

Toi Toi Mix Series 40 by Andre King

Planet Release Podcast has now stopped so we decided to post this here on the Toi Toi Musik page.


Summer is definitely over and we are very happy to start fall - winter season with our upcoming guests. 

In the following episode, we will be discussing the history of Toi Toi Musik with it's founder, heart and soul - Isis Salvaterra! 🙌🙌🙌

During this inspiring conversation we talk about about her beginnings in the scene by starting  organising events and as natural cause of circumstances - founding her own booking agency Toi Toi Musik. Her personal approach to artists, holistic attitude towards  event creation, huge focus to details, obsession about sound quality and trusting the process (and music itself) are the qualities which differentiate her as a booking agent from others in the scene. They also become the trademark of Toi Toi as an agency. 🪢🪢🪢

We also discuss her work as a coach at her own ISCoaching and importance of psychological work in artistic world. 💆‍♀️💆

Enjoy!

Karolina Jakubowska & Lorenzo Chiabotti 
podcast Planet Release

Planet Release Podcast 12 w/ Isis Salvaterra

Dea is one half of the duo ERIS, she has joined our [dys]functional family  as a solo artist just over a year ago and like everyone that joins I ask for a piece of music where I can present them to the world, generally a Dj set so back then I asked her for a mix.

What I love about most of the artists with us, is that they are patient and understated, a feature that in a world of self entitled egos it comes as quite an asset.  I do adore those that take their time, specially to record a set, meaning it is more important to be and feel right about it than it is to rush through it. In a form of contrast to patience, there is Dea’s personality, which is pure  “fire” , you see, artists can have great mixing techniques and great record collections  but what we should be looking for is personality which in her case, she has in abundance.

In a beautiful world of polarising contradictions where patience meets fire Dea has recorded this special set for this special occasion, the Toi Toi takeover at fabric celebrating mine and her birthday, as good as a Sagittarius, as I am as she is, not surprisingly a fire sign.

Join us for celebrations and for now, press play to what is a beautiful journey of a set, patiently structured, fiery music. :)


Soundcloud: @dekitron
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeadWornick
Instagram: www.instagram.com/dekitron

Bookings: i@toitoimusik.com

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

Isis Salvaterra
Toi.Toi.Musik
www.toitoimusik.com

Toi Toi Mix Series 41 by Dea

Ma.to is no stranger in the underground scene. Founder and artist of Outer Place Records – there is a good chance that you’ve already danced to his music productions and you weren’t aware of it. He recently relocated to London from his previous base which was Berlin. 

We welcomed him to our home city with a blast - here is the recording from his set at Fold when we took over the warehouse for an all day long journey in East London.

Ma.to combines elements from the 90s House and Techno in a modern minimalistic sound, which allows you to see the trends of the 90s in the language of contemporary electronic music. No wonder that his perception and radical conception about being a musician was influenced by the classical and intense formation he received since he was six years old.

Moving and living from Rome to Berlin in 2012 formed the character and musical influence of Ma.to's production and selection. Shaping the sound of his events in Hoppetosse and Club Der Visionäre, Outer Place and also leading to the Record Label project involving music from him and artists or friends around the globe.

Toi Toi Mix Series 42 by Ma.to

This is a live recording from Jigit (Resolute) in NYC, the infamous long party at h0l0. It was the first time this live was performed and it keeps getting better and better, as they do, through each performance, a never ending quest for perfection even though that perfection are the imperfections, the spontaneous improvisations along the way.

Highly regarded as a versatile and talented artist , not only in his home country Chile but the world out. A career spanning 20+ years, his ties to some of the most integral and quality musicians and industry wide individuals easily exposes which side he is on. 

Felipe comes from a pool of artists from a generation that for sure “interacts” with the current one through ways of working, relationships and beyond, but there is one thing they have as s core, a base to it all: their values. Some of these are integrity, care, sharing, educating, learning, being humble, always and forever prioritising music above all things and against all odds. 

With an infinite discography and extensive musical background that spans decades, the head behind labels such as Melcure, HC and Cure music defines his career as a protracted palette of colours. From classical to rock and from indie to new wave, Felipe has dedicated most of his life to developing his perspective on all musical trends, and the last 20 years, focused on exploring electronic sounds and all its sub-genres.

As an inveterate music lover and collector, it is clear to define him as a broad dj with a diverse vision, one that defies any narrowed musical genre specification, it is very wide, that combined with a very personal musical identity, absorbing from each style while generating what we call “the stamp”, the bit that defines one as “an artist”, their unique points. 

Known by his peers as a "full on music maker", there is no doubt about the countless tracks that are part of his sessions nowadays, so much so that in 2024 he launched a brand new live at H0l0 in NYC for a Jigit event. This live recording can be found HERE, it was released on the toi toi mix series, a collective he is very much attached to musically and ideologically. Some of his recent releases have been so sought after that copies were running out of the shelves at shops in no time. 

Many labels and Alter egos define this audio engineer as a complete and open minded producer.

Among his collaborations we can find him as: FAER, AHORA, Acapulco heat, Calcio Club, Bichos raros, Dorian Paic among many others, in addition to his multiple solo projects.

Toi Toi Mix Series 43 by Felipe Valenzuela (live)

Toi Toi Mix Series / Gabriel Rai

This particular mix is very close to my heart for a number of reasons. The primary one is of course, Gabriel. The occasion, being the night of my birthday and the bringing together of two generations at the forefront of my world. Choosing Gabriel to open for Craig Richards.

As you know I have a deep rooted belief in “we need to know where we are coming from to know where we are going”. New and old generations intertwining.

Gabriel is a very unique young talent. He manages to have attritibutes that I only see in matured artists after all these years. Expansive musical knowledge, having the suitability and adaptability to the context at play; be it jazz, electronic or funk. One can feel that in the progression. Introduction, middle, end…

Story telling.

In addition to the artistic competence you have an incredible personality, one that has ambition but also remains humble, never confusing it with self-entitlement, rather …. mutual respect, appreciation and gratitude. Evident to that, he has his own party called Local Moves, born at The lion and Lamb, supporting local artists, enhancing exchange and contributing to the scene he is a part of.

The venue he holds that party residency in now Little Portland Street, also where this set was recorded. LPS is an audiophile space in Central London with a Martion Installation. This venue is very dear to my heart because I programme the Thursday nights there since it opened for nearly 3 years now.

Soundcloud: @gabriel-rai-977642898
Instagram: www.instagram.com/gabriel_rai_

Bookings: i@toitoimusik.com

Full Mix Series: https://soundcloud.com/toitoimusik/sets/toi-toi-mix-series

Isis Salvaterra

Toi Toi Mix Series 44 by Gabriel Rai

Lenny Mailleau, this incredible producer, musician and dj which you may have come across as one half of Zendid. 
Lenny always manages to astonish me with his several projects, also, the scope of them. As a fully trained musician combined with his production and Djing skills,  his output is extremely varied. From doing a live performance on a blend of jazz with electronic or djing at his own parties at CDV or Hoppetosse to way beyond, hence he is one of CDV’s owners’ favourites on the daring musicianship side of things. 

It was in one of his parties in 2024 I came across him playing b2b with Jonas Blanquiere at Hoppetosse. Now, Jonas I had never known of or came across and don’t I love coming across new artists. In the schematics of the b2b I personally was drawn to his more techno driven style as opposed to Lenny which at that moment swerved to a somewhat different vibe, the incredible thing about this though, is that it worked beautifully. 

Jonas is one of this low profile artists but one that is running a lot on the background. An avid selector from the South of France now based in Berlin he is the owner of High End Recordings. A label worth having a listen to even you don’t know of. Quite some incredible musical output there. 

Happy Listening!

Lenny Mailleau 
https://lennymailleau.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/lennymailleau/
https://soundcloud.com/lennys-zen 
booking :Luca@roofbooking.com

Jonas Blanquiere
Instagram jonas:  https://www.instagram.com/jonasblanquiere
Facebook jonas:  https://www.facebook.com/share/1YC3HdTzRP
Instagram High Ends:  https://www.instagram.com/highendsrecordings
Facebook High Ends:  https://www.facebook.com/share/15xHEUpDiu

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

Isis Salvaterra
Toi.Toi.Musik
www.toitoimusik.com

Toi Toi Mix Series 45 by Lenny Mailleau & Jonas Blanquiere

Toi Toi Musik 
Events / Bookings Agency / Record Label by Isis Salvaterra

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