Off The Record Mix Series 23: Suzanne Kraft

20ft radio mix_'Grains of Peace'

Welcome Noise In My Head to the BSRMIX!

Blessed to have our studio neighbour and long time pal Michael Kucyk finally serve up an audio offering. With a deep and long dedication to the world of left leaning music, the Efficient Space boss and veteran radio host (3RRR, NTS etc) has been a constant source of inspiration and discovery for ourselves and many more. Dive deep, warm up or cool down with his killer 1.5hr session!

Photo by Karl Halliday

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BSRMIX #127 - Noise In My Head

re-me-dē | Session 14 - 07/08/22 | Justin Katsumata Yu

https://soundcloud.com/maschinenwerke

Tracklist:

John T. Gast - 5 Gate Temple
Colby Park - Calibre
David Sylvian - Words With The Shaman Part 1
Pablo's Eye - Amb 7
Aural Float - Zwei G
Mere Mortals - Et Cetera
Poison Girl Friend - Histoire D'O
Computerjockeys - W'tashiwei Kiku
The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin (Extended Ultrasound Version)
Kiss The Sky - Same Place Same Time
Davina - Stop
Groove Theory - Didja Know
18+ - Drama (Babyfather Meditation Mix VIP)

re-me-dē Session 14 - Justin Katsumata Yu

https://www.nts.live/shows/bill-spencer/episodes/a-month-of-sundays-w-bill-spencer-21st-august-2022

A Month of Sundays w/ Bill Spencer - 210822

The breezy sound of the Canadian Riviera, from Mood Hut's Pender Street Steppers.

https://www.nts.live/shows/pender-street-steppers/episodes/pender-street-steppers-20th-september-2022

Pender Street Steppers w/ Michelle Helene Mackenzie 200922

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

if you are softer
than before
they came.
you
have been loved.


Jabu - Paper Thin
Carmen Villain - Liminal Space
Ulla - Hope Sonata (excerpt)
Duster - Moon Age
the blessed kitty - stoned wire (always on my mind)
Pontiac Streator - time flies (sheen’s loop edit)
Purelink - Rest Thru
Pontiac Streator & Ulla Strauss - Item 10
International Sangman - Dub 316
Pontiac Streator - enter sandman (vocal dub)
Command D and gi - Align
Yunzero - D12
Theodore Cale Schafer - Fingerspit

The Best Effort Show - Episode Twenty Nine

London-based pair Jack Rollo and Elaine Tierney aka Time is Away are continually exploring the relationship between time, place and power. They do so in a wide variety of ways from exhibitions for the Arts Council England to site-specific sound works, research projects to their nearly 10-year-strong NTS show. Each one weaves spoken word pieces with atmospheric music into soundscapes that physically and mentally move you. 

The pair's exceptional record collection and ability to manipulate your mood are laid bare once more in this week's mix. It's an escapist daydream where gently lilting rhythms melt away into psychedelic dub with intimate vocal whispers. Indian meditations captivate the heart and mind while lo-fi guitar fuzz lulls you into a hypnagogic state. It's a delicate but powerful world of sound that reveals more and has an ever-deeper impact each time you listen.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 415 - Time is Away

Originally released as a cassette on 20 February 2021.

Mixed by @SKYRAGER

GMT28

GMT28 Skyrager - Rhizosphere (Side B)

a threeway mix with my guys @plo_sound & @fl-rist

Tracklist: https://www.dublab.com/archive/p-relief-kinda-w-guests-plo-man-and-florist-06-21-20

Kinda w/ PLO Man & Florist (June 2020)

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Pender Street Steppers w/ Michelle Helene Mackenzie 200922

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