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Kicking off the Spring season is DJ Earl Grey with Mix #6 of Tasting Tones. 

Fresh new artwork by Maryos Syawish.

TASTING TONES #6 DJ Earl Grey

fun one put together for hometown friends synesthesia @ 4zzz 💖💖 strictly 90s aussie & kiwi bops!

be sure to scope their show for consistently high qual local/aussie music 💎
https://4zzz.org.au/program/synesthesia

90s antipodean mix

We welcome Tornado Wallace (@tornadowallace), long time friend of the label and whose record 'Falling Sun' we released through Second Circle back in 2016.  Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hey Lewie, how have you been lately?

TW: I dipped out to East Asia and Australia for the infamous Berlin winter and now I’m back ready for the euro warmth. Though it’s in no hurry to arrive here just yet.

MFM: There's a new record coming on Basic Spirit, the label you run with Jamie Tiller, and it all looks rather secretive... Can you tell us more about it Lew E? :) 

TW: I made these tracks when I was holed up sick for a week. Not being able to go to the studio I relied strictly on samples and software, which was fun to change the workflow up a little bit. I wanted to make some very club ready tracks, without any intention for a release. They (rather obviously) sample two well known tracks, but there’s a lot of new ideas too. I use a different name as it felt like a different style and approach to how I usually go about things. I think there will be more Lew E things on the horizon though :D.

MFM: Previous releases on Basic Spirit also had this '90s touch to it. What is it that you like about (music from) that era?

TW: I grew up in the 90s so a lot of the music coming out then really hits the nostalgic feels. But also, really interesting things were happening with technology, and it became a lot more affordable to put together a record. So there were a lot of - for lack of a better term - laymen releasing electronic music. Some of which had very new and out-there approaches to processes like sampling, mixing and arranging. But trends and technology all moved along so quickly that some of these sounds and ideas never had a chance to get fully fleshed out. Which is why it’s nice to pick up where some left off. People are currently very responsive to this late 90s/early 2000s sound, which is great for me because that’s a time when I really fell in love with electronic music. As a DJ, I’m playing these really personal tracks that I discovered as a teenager, and for the first time since I began playing parties/clubs 18 years ago, people seem to really understand them. It’s a very cool feeling.

MFM: You've also started a new more pop oriented project called a.s.o. together with vocalist Alia Seror O’Neill. Has it always been a dream or goal of yours to start a more band kind of project? Does it require a different writing/recording approach compared to when making dance music for the clubs?

TW: I like making music that I like listening to. And with the pandemic in full swing in 2020, I was having a little break from club music, and diving deeper into other styles of music I enjoy. Both from a listening and producing perspective. I found it to be a very different approach. It’s more melody/hook driven and focuses on getting ideas down quickly as they’re forming. A lot of the time I would use a basic keyboard and guitar to record, and Alia would add vocal melodies and harmonies on the fly. Sometimes it could get difficult when we would both want to put our fleeting ideas down at the same time! On that note, collaboration is never easy for me as I like to have full creative control of whatever it is I’m working on, and sometimes the creative paths divide and compromises have to be made. Sometimes the compromised path is thick and thorny, and sometimes it is paved gold and smells of roses.

MFM: How did you go through the selecting and recording process, any specific record or mood you had planned?

TW: I came across a bunch of really nice tracks all in a relatively similar downtempo/shoegaze style, and wanted to make a mix of music like that. For moody home/car/train etc listening. I also included a forthcoming Cousin remix of an a.s.o. single which I love and wanted to share early!

MFM Mix 049: Tornado Wallace

‘For home use only’ is an anti-club social, a chance to get to know someone/something. A series of transmissions purely dedicated to exploring the other side.

The unofficial mayor of Naarm aka Dawn Again brings us a gift from above, a three hour stopover filled to the brim with the deepest of chill core cuts and mind-bending principles. The literal embodiment of the soundtrack to spring. This is made for the sun. Slip, slop, slurrrrrp. Xo 

his sounds >>>> https://soundcloud.com/dawn-again

FHUO # 89 // Dawn Again

spring 2024 mix

Top down cruisin' for first edition of the Sweet Nuthin' Street Mix.

Limited run of 50 cassettes, approx 45 minutes each side.

sweet-nuthin.bandcamp.com/album/street-mix-vol-1

Mixed and duplicated in Naarm, Melbourne, 2023.

Sweet Nuthin' Street Mix Vol 1

Live recording at Piña Festival 2024 in San Remo, Italy

Artist: @maybe-tonight

Picture by Claudiu Asmarandei

Maybe Tonight @ Radio TNP x Piña Festival 2024

happy birthday to moi :)
here are some songs i couldn't get out of my head this year
love you
iz

one dream is real

This is a mix of undiscovered club-focused gems, spanning a digging period of a few years maybe. Much pleasing Tech-House, but of course the few oddities, Freestyle, Italo-Disco and House, some early Trance maybe - you name it. This is probably close to what a 3a.m. No Frills set at Sameheads or some comparably sweaty basement would sound like. We’re uploading one record everyday now from now until Christmas, so stay tuned for IDs (otherwise we’ll find you in the comments) ￼

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 30 : No Frills

Crisp, green, and packed with flavour - this mix brings a fresh summer energy to your day 🌿 DJ Possum serves up vibrant sounds that flow like a cool breeze on a warm summer afternoon. Perfect for laid-back moments and sun-soaked vibes. And for everyone stuck in winter, like us, a reminder of warmer times 🌞😎

Back of the Rack 003 – DJ Possum

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