For Thinking (post 2020)

Establishing herself as a mainstay in Melbourne’s thriving dance community, Millú is our first honorary guest of the mix series this decade. Having caught the eye though recent sets, it's clear that Millú's style and taste are derived from a broad and diverse range of influences - adding a distinct richness to her multifaceted sets.

Luckily for us (and you), this just-under an hour mixtape is essentially a digital encapsulation of the aforementioned. Starting off on a steady yet leftfield tip, Millú gradually builds momentum and gravitates towards pure dance-floor energy.

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The Toronto producer eases in with a tranquil blend of fresh Australian electronica.

Interview with @cl_lit:

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About the mix:

"I had toured for the first time in Australia late 2018 and it made a massive impression on me. In many ways, it reminded me of a warmer version of Canada. People were incredibly kind and welcoming and I was blown away by the hospitality the promoters and local artists showed me. I also absolutely adored the incredible nature I saw in Australia, having played in Hobart and Brisbane and Melbourne and Sydney and Adelaide and Hopkins’ Creek Festival in a volcanic crater, I fell in love with the landscapes I saw and the animals local only to this part of the world. So when I first sat down to think about this mix, the bushfires had just started raging and the news was beyond depressing to see. Everywhere I saw online was just videos and pictures of burned animals and ash that was once blooming flora & fauna. A fan from Australia sent me a DM on IG, telling me how my song “Terracotta”, as it’s a track that talks about the sea and land, was able to give them a lot of peace during a time that was anything but.

And so I decided I wanted to make a mix that not only paid tribute to this incredible music scene and country and its amazing artists, but was musically able to provide a sense of solace to people who perhaps feel hopeless about our time on this planet. That is partly why I began the mix with music by indigenous tribes from East Timor—as “modern” people it’s sad to see that we’ve lost touch with the roots of our life on this planet as we know it, and I think we have so much to learn from indigenous cultures and their respect for mother nature. I also chose a lot of dub music, and music that featured lots of organic drums for similar reasons, as these styles of music owe as much to indigenous folk music as they do to modern electronic music. Ultimately I wanted the mix to feel like slipping into a warm bath. Hope it was successful. 🙂"

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MDC.238 Ciel

"I think, fairly obviously, when you try to think about musical influence, you try to throw your mind back to the earliest music you can remember listening to - and for me, I grew up listening to a lot of blues and jazz at home - records played firstly by my Dad and then later my older brother. Whilst I wasn’t conscious of it for a long time in my teenage years, that influence has definitely resonated in small ways in the way I appreciate music - and the way I DJ - today: from jazz, a willingness to abandon or challenge convention; and a love of the grit of the blues."

We catch up with @milluu, Melbourne DJ and selector of all things eclectic; think left-field electronics, ambient, psychedelia, kraut and beyond. With regular slots on Triple R and Skylab Radio, and having played the likes of Inner Varnika, Golden Plains, Strawberry Fields, Hopkins Creek and Club D’erange, she has quickly become renowned for her unique sound and ability to work any dance floor with her deep cache of esoteric gems.

Read the full interview here >>> https://www.hueandsaturation.net/blog/2019/2/1/mill%C3%B9 <<<

H&S Mix 014: Millú

"Spooked out, separated entities
Tick tocking in the bush
Uncertain matter, drunken eyes
Empty heads
As if we needed more introspection" @becarmstrongmusic

Art by Kavil Patel.

LXIV - bex

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Hylo Series #02 - Myles Mac

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Locking in next with a banging mix of hi-energy hypnotics from the Brooklyn rave specialist and all night party professor @deepcreep88! Cutting her teeth throwing wild DIY after-hours parties in Austin before landing in NYC three years ago, @thelotradio resident and host of the killer @pipipigroup mix series soundtracks a sunny NYC summer of quarantine with some 'super-posi' rave nostalgia, weaving deep trance cuts, gritty breaks and big late night techno euphorics!

MDC.250 deep creep

Name: Isabella Erculei
Alias: Matisa (@matisaxx)
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Location: Florence

Influences: I have always been obsessed with the ‘sense of beauty’, I have always poked around and chose what I identified as beautiful and interesting for me. I always try to choose what excites me and putting together many tracks that excite me and fully represent me. Musical influences come mainly from the progressive house music of the 90s of which I’m literally a lover, the same love I feel for fashion, looking into the details is my strong point.

Affiliations/Residences/Projects: I run my own party 'The Naked Dance', an interesting project that carry on a message of unity and love, I’m also resident at Lattex Plus events in Florence in which I have the opportunity to experiment and perform with great artists of the electronic music scene. My short-term goal is to mix my passion for fashion with music and turn this into something that I will discover (I'm not sure what it will be yet). I am collaborating with interesting Italian fashion brands such as Vivetta, Reamerei and Sunnei because they are closest to my way of being.

Favorite quote: You must always reinvent yourself (cit. by ME)

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community: My advice is always to be yourself. To follow your feelings and pursue all your ideas. You are never alone, there is always someone who appreciates you for who you are. Belief in yourself is essential because it gives you the opportunity to accumulate all the energy possible to do the things you love in the best way possible.

With this mix Matisa asks to please learn more about and consider supporting: BAOBAB EXPERIENCE (https://baobabexperience.org/raccolta-donazioni/)

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Daisychain 145 - Matisa

@spiritmirrormix back in the mix for 2hrs on NTS

Gabriola ~ Midnight Vapour Trail Ep.55

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Finishing the working week with a mix of truly beautiful sounds thanks to one of Australia's very best music selectors, DJ @earlgreyradio! A true purveyor of introspective cuts that can transcend the dance floor and recalibrate the mind/body/soul, Nik Thorup has to be one of the deepest diggers we've encountered, specialising in nostalgic genre benders and soothing ambient, downtempo and dubby grooves of all shapes and sizes.

For this episode we're found gently swaying between 160bpm D'n'B atmospheres and majestic moody vocal cuts, perfect to wind down or ease into your weekend with. We also caught up with Nik to chat about his label @besteffort and the imminent closing of Sydney's iconic underground music venue Freda's, where he worked both as a booker and threw parties with Rimbombo over the years.

Interview

MDC.255 DJ Earl Grey

Best known as the man who puts 'cosmos' in cosmopolitan, this international man of mystery has been part of our narrower sphere of acquaintances and likeminded talent for a while now and, as times go by, regardless of his unpredictable location throughout the globe at any given moment, this relationship only grew tighter. So, we are kind of biased when it comes to talking about such a wonderful and talented fellow, be it for the lovely man he is or the fantastic things he does. And this mix just comes to show that the feeling is reciprocal, as he presents an enthralling musical tale whose force aims at the head, shots at the heart and hits our bodies with an irresistible pull, which is the very type of journey he became world-renowned for delivering as a selector or conveying as a producer. Be ready to be taken in a narrative structured over eclectic rhythmic elements, based around myriad melodic moments and driven by strong somatic factors.

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The last mix of 2020 comes from Jonah Sharp (@reflecto), electronic mainstay and part of 'Virtual Dreams' as Space Time Continuum. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Welcome to the series Jonah. Originally from Edinburgh, San Francisco resident since 1992, do you still live in San Francisco?

JS: Actually I recently just moved back to SF after spending most of 2020 in the UK. I had planned to be in Europe for an extended break from the US but Covid saw an end to that and my plans had to change. I miss British and European culture. I have family and friends there so I intend to be back over as soon as I can!

MFM: According to your discography the majority of your output started to shape up right after you moved abroad, in '91. How would you explain this creative outburst? 

JS: Before I arrived in San Francisco i was still figuring out how to produce the music that I wanted to make so when I got here I started to collect gear in earnest - it was a little moment in time when most people thought analog synths and drums sounded shit so I managed to find a TR-909 for $150, a Roland SH101 at the flea market and so on. So yes, suddenly having some decent gear and fun gigs to play was very inspiring! I did feel a kind of creative freedom being so far from South London and the pressures of living there as an artist. SF in the 90’s was very affordable for artists and it gave us the freedom to really focus on the music.
 
MFM: You started your own label Reflective in '93 and had quite a busy release schedule, especially during '95/'96, before it suddenly seemed to stop right after. What happened? 

JS: I started Reflective in '93, the year my first son was born. Flurescence EP was my first solo release and it got noticed around the world so that enabled me to keep putting releases out. With the momentum of the Terence McKenna collab album, things were going pretty well. But what we found was that even though there are lots of amazing labels in the US, it was actually pretty hard to sell them domestically so most of our stock was exported to Europe and Japan. We ended up pressing in the UK and running the label from SF and that presented problems so I had to put the release schedule on hold. At that time I had also signed a deal with Astralwerks so had contractual obligations to deliver albums and tour. It was a very busy time and by 1997 when our second son was born we decided to take a hiatus from the label. Not to say the label is gone forever though!
 
MFM: Flurescence, now found its way to the Virtual Dreams compilation, almost 30 years later. How does it feel that your older music is being re-released and rediscovered by newer generations?

JS: I am very happy and honored to be part of the Virtual Dreams compilation. Yes, there seems to be a bit of attention for this time period of electronic music at the moment, and the chill out thing in general. With so many online resources, everything is discoverable by anyone so all those tiny labels like Reflective that were putting out small runs of 1000 records (that was a small run then) are maybe enjoying some retroactive attention now. 
 
MFM: Does this new interest change your motivation and/or inspiration in the studio maybe?

JS: I follow my own interests and direction when it comes to making music but reaching new audiences has to gratify the artist whose work was made for sharing. My development as an electronic musician has come through thirty years of studio experimentation, initially with hardware and then incorporating digital software. When I made Fluorescence in 1993 there was no computer in my studio, but by the early 2000s San Francisco was the epicenter of computer innovation, people like my friend Josh Clayton were writing amazing software and so I went off on a long exploratory trip to integrate digital technology both in my studio and in my live rig. My aim right now in the studio is the same as always: make sounds and keep the good ones.

MFM Mix 023: Jonah Sharp

Moonshoe Selects 00017 - Command D

A new Safe season has begun. This one turned out slightly different and longer than anticipated since I have so much to say. Wanted to highlight a tiny bit of the amazing music out there - almost 5 hours of different styles, tempos, old records and forthcoming ones. Just how I personally like a mix to be!

BIG thanks to the following people for keeping me inspired, their music and continuous support:

Natal, Milan, Mathias, Mette, Simon, Nils, August, JR, Julius, Fergus, Morten, FH, Martin & Mads (Probably missed someone, but you are not forgotten!)

Last but not least - thank you for listening.

C.K - Safe Radio S05E01

For the first mix of 2021 we've got none other than @dualitytrax' very own @hollylester gliding through the gears with a dizzying selection of massive dancefloor cuts. Yeooo!

Holly Lester

Gestalt Records with Holly Lester

LIA T 2.2.21

We're very happy to share the 22nd RB-mix by Estimulo! We must admit that we have been massive fans of the endless mixes provided by Esti for a long time - extremely deeeeeep knowledge of all sorts of electronic music, badass DJ and all in all a great human being!

Sit back, take notes and enjoy ::)

Looking for more mixes from Estimulo?? Go here: https://soundcloud.com/estimulo

RBMIX22 by Estimulo

A fictional soundtrack for better days. I hope they arrive soon. ♡

Artwork by Fenna Fiction.

Onderweg Naar Morgen

@musiccompanyco

Although brand new to the scene, Music Company have already established a spectacular presence in the Melbourne music community. The all-star cast behind the scenes (Bradley Shawyer and Lauren Mitchell) take a broad-brush approach to beautiful music, with particular focus on unearthing lesser-known local acts, many of whose creative gifts deserve to be household names. Take their debut release, ‘Voler’ by Grace Ferguson, a stunning piece of modern classical. Dynamic piano balanced with perfectly placed electronic ambience - beautiful, expansive. In between the beauty, Music Company also showcases the weird and wonderful, their top notch compilations peppered with experimental gems. Music Company joined me on Passing Notes episode 102.

Music Company - PN 102

dublab - Masha - Analog Players Club w/ Bouffant Bouffant

dublab is a non-profit music public broadcasting internet radio station based in Los Angeles. They have also been involved with art exhibition, film projects, event production, and record releases.

Masha 0:00 - 0:51
Bouffant Bouffant 0:51 - 1:55

@mashadjs @dublab

For Thinking (post 2020)

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