Moon Laserlight

From Japan here's producer, DJ and friend of the label Kunyuki Takahashi (@kuniyuki-takahashi) with a special recording of his live set during Rainbow Disco Club this year 2024. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hey Kuni. What was growing up in Sapporo like, being quite remote from the other major cities in Japan? Via what channels/media/ways did you learn about music, art, etc? 

KT: Tokyo is most biggest scene about culture and music, but I was really looking for more out of Japan. Sapporo is more slow. I was just into music when I was teenager so everydays looking interesting music, because around 80's was crazy it' like big bung for music. My friends and i also really looking for PUNK, Industrial music, Ambient music, also of cause electric music as well at that time. It was just our like networks and channels for connect to other essence from each one. You know Teenager No need mainstream, no need TV show just believe to get some good one  from friends!

MFM: Your sound overall has a very 'organic' and 'spiritual' touch. Where does this come from? Who and what were/are your inspirations?  

KT: Both of feeling is definitely I need and my favorite things about when I touch instruments because it's nice to connect into music. So many instruments has lot's of colors so it's my inspirations come from. But to be honest i'm really bad to playing instruments....

MFM: That is debatable, haha. Where did you actually learn to play all those instruments, like the conga's and flute?

KT: I learnt about percussion and congas by listening to African music, and in the 90s I spent a lot of time with these. I used to listen to Peter Gabriel's Realworld record series so it's my teacher of  music! There are flute-like instruments in synthesizers and music workstations, but when I tried to use flute sounds by Synth, I couldn't feel spiritual, so I decided to try my hand at it. There is so much spiritual real instruments.

MFM: Your contribution is a recording of your live show at Rainbow Disco Club in Japan this year 2024. What can you tell us about the show? For those who had to miss it, maybe you can describe the setting a bit?

KT: Yes it was from My good friend Masa From Rainbow disco club.
I've been joined Rainbow disco club many times and always did a Dance set but he Told me “could you play live show like your album from Music from memory For RDC2024?”, and I was say “YES I would love to and if we can do then I want to do proper Music from memory live set.” So it was so exciting. Because these music from MFM was very special. It was morning time, there is nature and birds singing, and I was joined with my like bird whistle, feel windows, relaxing people waiting before making dance time. I re-created all sound patterns so it was so fun like should do make Tape sound like bit noise sound, more retro sound. Also I really remembered about what I used different Chords before in the 80's and 90's!

MFM: Your live shows seem to be improvisation based, very playful. As if you're jamming in the studio. Does playing live differ much to you from working in the studio?

KT: Yes I love like improvisations when doing live show. I'm always thinking about each party is totally different energy from music lovers. I love to get something good happen with music lovers, and yes it's totally different with Studio works. Prepare for live set also needs time and skills, so i always try to do at my studio for what can happen at the live show.

MFM Mix 052: Kuniyuki Takahashi

My set from DJ Sneak's Disco Erotika Birthday Beats event recorded live in L.A. on November 16 2024. Watch this stream and get access to a library filled with mixes by Chicago's finest by subscribing to DJ Sneak's Monad channel here: https://monad.social/circle-preview/djsneak/

Mark Farina Live @ Sneak Beats Presents Disko Erotika Nov 16 2024

Dj Love celebration of life-mix by (ODI DIAZ)

1. K' Alexi Shelby - Chicago (Original Mix) - Afro Acid 
2. Waffensupermrkt - Tour De Force (Iggy Rom & Sendlak Remix) - CANCELLED
3. trackfx - Electronic Eel - Unreleased Promo
4. Snuff Crew - Energy - Snuff Cuts
5. Ron Hardy - The Italo Side Of Ron (The Puerto Rican Side Of DJ M-TRAXXX EDIT) - Cassette Tape
6. Ron Morelli - Jackin' & Laughing - Lies Records
7. Davis feat. Aldofo - 2b or Not 2b (Roy Davis Jr's C.O.D. Mix) - DJ Exclusive
8. Lectroluv - Bring It Back (Stripped Down Mix) - Afro Acid
9. Cevin Fisher - The Freaks Come Out (2000 Freaks Mix) - Subversive
10. Manny Cuevas - Reach (JGarrett Remix) - Hottwerk Records
11. Phuture - Your Only Friend (DJ M-TRAXXX Re-Work) - Unreleased
12. Braxton Holmes & Mark Grant - Ron Hardy - Cajual Records
13. Adonis - Rocking Down The House - Trax Records
14. Mystic - House Girl (Mike Dunn Mix) - Rockin' House Records

Manny'z Medicine Show

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After the mixing session at Layne’s studio.  Enjoy!!!
All vinyl.  Classic/New Disco, house, soundtrack, etc.

Layne & Chang (all vinyl) 1_05_25

cory daye - pow wow (changbang edit)

Jeno's set from the Wicked Sound System 25 yr anniversary @ Mighty SF in 2016.

Jeno @ Wicked 25

SUBSCRIPTION ONLY MIX - NOW PUBLIC
Tony Humphries at ADE/Disco Dolly - Amsterdam October 18, 2017 
Part 1 of 5 hour set

Tony Humphries at ADE/Disco Dolly - Amsterdam Part 1

We are really excited to welcome Danny Krivit on the 22nd of February 2013 for the first time to our club. He is a real inspiration and a true legend of the entire dj-culture.

Also big thanks to Rico for providing some of the finest mixes on Soundcloud!

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DANNY KRIVIT + RON TRENT - Live @ Square One, Chicago - 04-04-2002

Tony Humphries' Solidarity Mix

Catch him and friends playing Live on Twitch TV:
www.twitch.tv/selektachang

I am trying to make people more aware of the power of music, especially the kind that makes you move. Maybe some can take that experience on the dancefloor to see that we can work together as a race, if we just drop our differing ideas for a moment to see what is really there. Music is one of the best ways to do this to the human mind.

Selekta Chang’s roots lie in his Cuban family being exposed at an early age to his parents collection of disco, soul, rock, salsa, and funk records. His first musical instrument was the drums where he performed percussion in a symphonic classical band while in Jr. High. This eventually led to his interest in djing while one day watching “The Buffalo Gals” music video on MTV. It was the scratching sound he heard that lead to his curiosity on what it meant to mix records. Around that time in Miami his cousin was a disco dj, and it was his music that motivated Chang even more to pursue the art of the mixtape.

What Chang is best known for though is his residency at Simons! There he played with djs like Laurent Garnier, Felix Da Housecat, Deep Dish, Green Velvet, Richie Hawtin, John Aquaviva, Rabbit In The Moon, Hardkiss, Carl Cox, Josh Wink, King Britt, SF Wicked, Kimball Collins, D-Xtreme, dj Three, Monk, Jask, Mark Farina, John Digweed, Danny Tenaglia, DJ Pierre, Dubtribe, Doc Martin and much, much, more.  

Never constituting to one sound expect elements of disco, soul, afro-funk, electro, breaks, house, techno, trance, hip hop, to indie rock in his sets. Expressing such diverse sounds that it excites & entices his fans with the unknown & unexpected.

His dj travels have surpassed the borders of the USA to Formula One in Bahrain, FM4 Radio in Vienna, Beach Party in Beirut, SQ Club & Piekarnia in Poland, Treasure Beach Jamaica, Download Festival in Slovakia, to the legendary Cocoon Club in Frankfurt, Germany. 

Charity is where his heart is like his involvement with Project Ahimsa, a charity that spreads musical instruments to underprivileged youth around the globe. He was 2011-2013's Mr. X for The Red Bull Music Academy in West Florida, and a co-founder of the Street Music Workshop at The Moses House in Sulphur Springs, Fl. from 2008 till 2010.  

Far depths into the unknown Universe, its all illusion and reality?

Moon Laserlight

Selekta Chang

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