With Sam Don in France, Marco the genius behind MLiR stepped up for a full takeover of Free Association.  But rather than do the usual 2-hours, in a first for FA, he went above and beyond, delivering 4 hours of sonic delights! 

Cut to only 2 hours when it went out live on radio, this is the full fat version with all four delectable hours!

Free Association #37 w/ MLiR Takeover - May 2025

Apiento, a.k.a Paul Byrne runs the invaluable Test Pressing blog and releases music on World Building, World Unknown and more. His show has that esoteric techno thing and whatever suits the mood…
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/test-pressing/episodes/test-pressing-28th-june-2025

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Sebastian Grätz, based in Hamburg, Germany, and known professionally as Basso, is the man behind Growing Bin Records.
Growing Bin was set up in 2007 as a music blog before evolving into an online record store in 2012, with the offshoot micro-label Growing Bin Records launching the following year. The blog initially existed to catalogue Basso's broad musical tastes, today Growing Bin is very much in the business of selling records; From the ultra-rare and special interests to generally curious finds.

A core appeal of Growing Bin is that the material is handpicked according to, and solely for one man's esoteric tastes. There is no chasing of trends; If Basso likes it, he'll sell it. Another of the shop's unique traits is its copywriting; Growing Bin's website is a marvel with musical categories including Cocktails By The Pool, Cheap Magic and Dancing For Mental Health, breaking down into subcategories such as Embarrassing Mindblowingness, Never Leave The Bag and many more.

Anyway, over to the mix. As expected, Basso has delivered a wonderfully eclectic selection of records. 
We'd like to mention a few of his inclusions; 'La Bimini' by Spunk, a breezy P-funk monster if ever there was one, off their 1981 LP Tighten It Up, tight as f**k indeed! Remaining in Jazz-funk territory, Underground Canopy & Paloma Paloma's deep and soulful 'Même Heure Même Endroit', B-side of a 7" single from 2023, is just sublime. The HaHa Sounds Collective version of Marker Starling's 'Silk Rock', as championed by Gilles Peterson on his Worldwide FM radio show, is an absolutely stellar piece of music and arguably one of the strongest releases of 2020. Taken from her 1976 LP Più, Ornella Vanoni's moody 'Tu Chi Sei?' (underscored by a beat suspiciously reminiscent of a certain Paul Simon record) is another timeless inclusion here. 
A big thanks to Basso for taking the time to record this fantastic mix for the series.

Track ID requests @soundcloud.com/growingbinrecords

Artwork by A.r.t. Wilson, from A.r.t. 
Wilson's Overworld LP (Growing Bin Records)

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Basso (Growing Bin Records)

Collector John Gómez brightens up Mondays with some music from different times and different places.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/soup-to-nuts-john-gomez/episodes/soup-to-nuts-john-gomez-14th-july-2025

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LUBRIKATE YOUR LIVING ROOM
Episode 2 - 'Remember Yesterday' by Ilan (Night City Life)

WORDS FROM ILAN
"Didn't Time Sound Sweet Yesterday" - Scott Walker

WORDS FROM CASPER
'Remember Yesterday' is a pensive, at times almost elegiac selection of home-listening beauties which have been carefully put together and mixed (with vinyl only) by a dab-hand selector who I've had the pleasure to know for quite some time. Ilan has become known more recently for his synth-driven 'Night City Life' compilations of forgotten and obscure gems, distributed via the Spacetalk label, but we first met on or around the dancefloor of his erstwhile Hypnotic Tango events in various London basements, which he ran alongside my close friend Olly Fas. He's quietly developed a reputation over the years as somebody that goes the extra mile to source weird and wonderful music of a generally upbeat nature, which is befitting of the weird and wonderful chap with a generally upbeat nature that Ilan undoubtedly is.

As with all of the forthcoming mixes in this series, please give it a chance and listen without prejudice. There's no tracklist this time around.

💦LYLR 2💦 Remember Yesterday by Ilan (Night City Life)

July (i)tunes playlist (Athens, 23-07-2025, 40°C)

Alzheimer - Raga Cahambur
Entrance - Terry Perry
Xacara - Night In Aracaju
Mike Herting - Algodoal
Johannes Schmoelling - Lawnmower
Via Maris - Hiblrr
Le Mystérieux Orchestre Électronique de Paris - Réémergence d'une Promesse un Peu Trop Âgée
The Arc - Orphic Mysteries
Teal - Frog Kingdom
Der Assistent - Blaue Stunde
Bark Psychosis - Three Girl Rhumba
Der Assistent- Amnesie am Amazonas
Dancing Fantasy - Weather Report
Soshi Tekada - Deep Breath 
Perikas - Laberinto
Quintus Project - Night Flight

Music For Heatwave II

Collector John Gómez brightens up Mondays with some music from different times and different places.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/soup-to-nuts-john-gomez/episodes/soup-to-nuts-john-gomez-28th-july-2025

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Collector John Gómez brightens up Mondays with some music from different times and different places.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/soup-to-nuts-john-gomez/episodes/soup-to-nuts-john-gomez-4th-august-2025

Soup To Nuts w/ John Gómez 040825

A swift hour long excursion into the unknown. Expect the unexpected from host Tom Cathcart as almost anything goes: techno, post-punk, minimal synth, dub and new wave. Don’t be a prude. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/last-resort/episodes/last-resort-9th-august-2025

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B.P.T. Radio 097: Myles Mac + DJ Possum

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“I recorded this mix in a jet lagged but inspired state. There are a few tracks in here I’ve been dying to put somewhere, and a few fun ones I picked up along the way whilst overseas. I’m currently obsessed with steel guitar and harmonica solos in dance music so there’s a funny americana twang at points. With a healthy dose of dub underlying everything of course. Hope you enjoy.“

Apricot 69: Mazzacles

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