The 43rd mix comes from Vio DJ (@vio-deejay)and is a rather melancholic one, perfect for the current short autumn days. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hi Curtis, welcome aboard. What have you been up to lately?

VD: Thanks guys, happy to be a part of the series. I’ve been living in Berlin for ten years now and collecting records for about fifteen. I feel like my interests are constantly changing, but I always come back to records. Lately I’ve been reading a lot and spending more time in museums. I’m growing to appreciate the common thread between things and the way my interests intersect.

MFM: How are you connected to the Berlin music scene? 

VD: I used to throw parties in a space that’s future is now sort of uncertain. I would say I met most of my music friends there. I’ve also worked in music most of my life and am currently taking of the shop at ‘Record Culture Magazine’.

MFM: Do you think Berlin is still an interesting and healthy place for music and culture in general?

VD: Good question. I recently read that Berlin has experienced the sharpest increase in rent over the last five years (42% between 2016 and 2021) of all major European cities. This has lead to a sort of cultural homogeny that has largely erased the city’s distinctive character. That said, we still have an amazing sense of community here, where everyone involved in music supports each other; attending each other’s parties, buying each other’s records and generally just hanging out.

MFM: Word on the street is that you're a great digger. What does that mean to you? 

VD: Haha, my reputation precedes me, thanks! I think since letting go a little I’ve realised that the medium is far less important than the way in which it’s presented. Outside of my interest in collecting second hand records, there is a whole world of other types of music that I love. The stuff I listen to at home or on the bus is often completely different to the stuff I play out. I think blurring those lines can reveal a certain truth in what you do, it’s a purer form of expression.

MFM: What does collecting records mean to you these days?

VD: I have to say, almost none of the records I buy can be played (easily) in a club. For a long time, I was buying music almost exclusively for mixes, which is a habit I’m happy to have broken. Now I will only buy things that can’t be heard beyond the format, as well as the occasional LP for home listening.

MFM: Rumour has it that you've got a knack for organising your records :) What is that all about?

VD: Haha, yeah. So last year, during a year-long sabbatical courtesy of the German state, I decided to start a small web store. I wanted the records I was selling to be presentable for home visits and got tired of never being able to find where anything was. I built a shelving unit that could hold the weight, cut dividers and labelled them and found 12-inch-wide crates to sort the records. Everything is now upright and browsable by genre. 

MFM: How do you find new records? Do you have your secret or not so secret methods?

VD: Nowadays I just go to the shop and listen to things that catch my eye. I used to obsess over how ‘known’ stuff was but now I’m mostly not bothered. I see records as a curiosity; those with an interesting back story or aesthetic quirk are always the nicest to own. This is usually what I look for when I’m in the store. The rest always works itself out.

MFM: So, please tell us about your mix! Is there a story behind it? 

VD: It’s for anyone who struggles with the shorter days. Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere always has me feeling pretty melancholic, and I wanted the mix to reflect that. It’s something that you might listen to as it gets dark at 4pm.

MFM Mix 043: Vio DJ

https://undertheapricottree.net/davin-underwood/

"Davin Underwood (@not_david) has put together a 90-minute mix spanning across ambient, dream pop, shoegaze, and triphop for slow winter mornings. Davin runs the @isleofwax party and mix series, notable for bringing leftfield sounds to clubs around Hamburg."

Photo: Madeleine Mittas

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Veteran NTS host Hampus brings you Doing Time: a genre-agnostic monthly trip through quality records from around the world’s past and present, featuring regular appearances from musical friends and family.

https://www.nts.live/shows/doing-time/episodes/doing-time-8th-january-2023

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Image: David Hammons, The Wine Leading the Wine, c.1969, body print.

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Artist: @satoshi-okonkole & @hennie_low

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Mutant Radio (Tbilisi, GE) monthly residency, episode #21, February '23. Including a good good fun U.S. 80's guest mix - first hour - by dj/record collector/architect Marwan Filal (Marseille, FR), head honcho behind French label RA/OI. Photograph by Jason Lee, titled 'Quanah'. Music by, among others, Pal Judy, Myth, Leroy Ace Miller and Bob Chance. Back end of March with a new episode.

@marwanfilali

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Hopping in with magic mix is Hallooo Music - @hallooomusic

Good pals Auri and Denis are longtime dig enthusiasts who share a wide variety of their finds under 'Everything you love. Nothing you expect'

Here is no different where they dive into a outsider DIY synth-pop direction. Enjoy :)

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/@hallooomusic9203

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We are kicking off the series after a short summer break with someone who we hold very dearly. We have always seen Basso as an ominous idol, someone whose Discogs -Ratings we used as a firm guidance when discovering new records on Germany’s flea markets. His very own Growing Bin is arguably one of the most consistently excellent vinyl-shops, Youtube-Channels and record-labels out there. 

Now about a year ago, the role-model became a friend, with who we share a subtle sense of humour and a refined taste for the perfectly placed “cheesy-yet-amazing”. This sentiment was somewhat reflected in a mix we did for Basso back then, and he brings it to perfection in this contribution to 5918mins. In his own words, he often used to work place-specific as an artist and tried to do this mix specifically for us, while staying true to himself. So what is the truth of Basso himself? Maybe it is just that he’s a bin – albeit a growing one. And what could be better than that?

Basso (Growing Bin)

To celebrate our collaboration with Henry Jones (Smiling C / Further Steps) we joined forces on a mix that explores our shared interests in off-beat drum machine soul, instrumental g-funk, vernacular house, balearic IDM, and weird wave. Melodious Signals is the inaugural trip in a planned series of voyages down these outlying pathways. We couldn't be happier about working with Henry, and we're cooking up a lot of projects together that we can't wait to share.

https://www.seance-centre.com/mixed-signals

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