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2 hrs of tunes from Montreal’s Patrick Holland.

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2MR Transmission With Patrick Holland @ The Lot Radio 09 - 17 - 2022

My latest radio show on www.sweatlodgeradio.com from Apr. 16

Rainforest Ambience - KSoul & Ra. H - Axel Boman - Ajukaja - Pal Joey - Reggie Dokes - Jay Tripwire -  Trinidadian Deep-  Fresh & Low  -  Adesse - Deymare - Glenn Underground - Jungle Wonz -  Danny Krivit -  Tilman -   Blaze -   Eddie C - Young Marco  -  HNNY -  Joe Claussell - Morning Factory -  Kai Alce - King Britt Presents Scuba  -  Scott Ferguson -   Nutty - Brooks

The Take Cover 031 - Beach House

We welcome Tornado Wallace (@tornadowallace), long time friend of the label and whose record 'Falling Sun' we released through Second Circle back in 2016.  Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hey Lewie, how have you been lately?

TW: I dipped out to East Asia and Australia for the infamous Berlin winter and now I’m back ready for the euro warmth. Though it’s in no hurry to arrive here just yet.

MFM: There's a new record coming on Basic Spirit, the label you run with Jamie Tiller, and it all looks rather secretive... Can you tell us more about it Lew E? :) 

TW: I made these tracks when I was holed up sick for a week. Not being able to go to the studio I relied strictly on samples and software, which was fun to change the workflow up a little bit. I wanted to make some very club ready tracks, without any intention for a release. They (rather obviously) sample two well known tracks, but there’s a lot of new ideas too. I use a different name as it felt like a different style and approach to how I usually go about things. I think there will be more Lew E things on the horizon though :D.

MFM: Previous releases on Basic Spirit also had this '90s touch to it. What is it that you like about (music from) that era?

TW: I grew up in the 90s so a lot of the music coming out then really hits the nostalgic feels. But also, really interesting things were happening with technology, and it became a lot more affordable to put together a record. So there were a lot of - for lack of a better term - laymen releasing electronic music. Some of which had very new and out-there approaches to processes like sampling, mixing and arranging. But trends and technology all moved along so quickly that some of these sounds and ideas never had a chance to get fully fleshed out. Which is why it’s nice to pick up where some left off. People are currently very responsive to this late 90s/early 2000s sound, which is great for me because that’s a time when I really fell in love with electronic music. As a DJ, I’m playing these really personal tracks that I discovered as a teenager, and for the first time since I began playing parties/clubs 18 years ago, people seem to really understand them. It’s a very cool feeling.

MFM: You've also started a new more pop oriented project called a.s.o. together with vocalist Alia Seror O’Neill. Has it always been a dream or goal of yours to start a more band kind of project? Does it require a different writing/recording approach compared to when making dance music for the clubs?

TW: I like making music that I like listening to. And with the pandemic in full swing in 2020, I was having a little break from club music, and diving deeper into other styles of music I enjoy. Both from a listening and producing perspective. I found it to be a very different approach. It’s more melody/hook driven and focuses on getting ideas down quickly as they’re forming. A lot of the time I would use a basic keyboard and guitar to record, and Alia would add vocal melodies and harmonies on the fly. Sometimes it could get difficult when we would both want to put our fleeting ideas down at the same time! On that note, collaboration is never easy for me as I like to have full creative control of whatever it is I’m working on, and sometimes the creative paths divide and compromises have to be made. Sometimes the compromised path is thick and thorny, and sometimes it is paved gold and smells of roses.

MFM: How did you go through the selecting and recording process, any specific record or mood you had planned?

TW: I came across a bunch of really nice tracks all in a relatively similar downtempo/shoegaze style, and wanted to make a mix of music like that. For moody home/car/train etc listening. I also included a forthcoming Cousin remix of an a.s.o. single which I love and wanted to share early!

MFM Mix 049: Tornado Wallace

Out now: https://orcd.co/REKIDS238

Radio Slave pays homage to Funboy Three with ‘The Lunatics (A Tribute to Terry Hall)’. 

Fun Boy Three’s groundbreaking 1981 anthem ‘The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum’ reflected a socio-political uncertainty and fear of the time, mirroring today’s calamitous society.

Radio Slave’s tribute to the late vocalist of The Specials and Fun Boy Three, Terry Hall, ‘The Lunatics (A Tribute To Terry Hall)’ centres itself on the unmistakable haunting vocal chant of its source material. Welded to the sort of unbreakable groove that Radio Slave has spent two decades refining, the vocal swells, repeating chorus, and jolting alarm sounds make for yet another anthem from one of dance music’s most bankable names.

“I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking that “the lunatics have taken over the asylum”, and it definitely seems like the right time to do a cover. I’m a huge fan of the late great Terry Hall. ‘Ghost Town’ was one of the first 12”s I ever bought, and growing up in South London, Fun Boy Three and The Specials was the soundtrack of my youth.” - Radio Slave, Feb 2024

Rounding out the release, Radio Slave strips the single of its iconic vocal for the ‘A Clinic Full Of Cynics’ dub. In this version, he lets its infectious guitar strum bass roar and added jazz-inflected musical elements shine in a pure and true tribute to ska music told by the Rekids founder.

Radio Slave - The Lunatics (A Clinic Full Of Cynics Dub)

The James Taylor Quartet are a British four-piece Jazz Funk / Acid Jazz band formed in 1985 by James Taylor.
This edit is taken from the great album « Extended Play » out back in 1994. The whole album is a groove delight and I was looking to edit at least one of the track from it, now it’s done with this club version of "Keep The Dream Alive" .
For music lovers I highly recommend to check the full album.
« Keep the dream Alive and walk with me.. 
In the summertime, is where I want to be »
This edit comes for free, 
Enjoy!

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“My usual eclectic approach, lots of groovy tunes from varied genres.  Some musical references to the “pitched wordless vocal sample” approach of Senza Parole in there – Art Of Noise, Pieces Of A Dream…” - Nebraska

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A special episode with 2 of Splendid Alfonsino's most beloved Berlin based artists: Marie Lung and DJ Fett Burger!

In the first hour you'll listen to the best vinyl house served from Marie Lung, in the second it goes fett burger style, with unpredictable musical choice and an irresistible flow!

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Check out this hilarious remix saga: yet another order placed, yet again no payment! 😂

Been vibing with Kalabrese or Quarion for a while now. But feast your ears on this remix from the one and only King of the Wanderers: Mr. Roman!

RIP to you, legend. It's up on BC as "pay what you want"! Just crank up the volume and let your heart guide you through the beats!

🎶 Shoutout to Germain Umdenstock on guitars and Jessica Lauren on piano for adding their magic to this mix. Rock on!

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