Been obsessing over this first track. Did you have an ID? 🙏

YOURE TAKING ME BACK 2 THE FUNHOUSE, DANCETERIA, MUDD CLUB, ETC...DAYZ/N.Y.C...SALUTE!!!..THANX!!!..

Hola @hysteric, could you please tell me what is this song?

While dropping their self-titled debut LP with us in August, Anya and Izaak from Loveshadow (@loveshadowdjs) were kind enough to also record a lovely mix and answer a few questions. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hi Izaak and Anya, nice to have you on board. Both living in Bay Area, how would you describe your daily surroundings? Is it a nice place to be as an artist?

LS: Right now we live in SF. We grew up one town away from each other near the airport, though we didn’t meet until much later. The landscape is inspiring for sure- we spend as much time as we can out in the parks and wild areas and draw a lot from that. The art and music scenes here run deep, though the cost of living and of course covid have made things tougher.
 
MFM: The songs on your debut album as Loveshadow -which will be out in August- sound incredibly fresh where they also remind to certain pop, boogie, funk and even house from the mid and late '80s. What were some of your main influences for this project? 

LS: Thanks! We have to mention the UK act Fashion after whose song we named the group, but our tastes range all over. You could say that Loveshadow is kind of a lap around the 80’s prehistory of today’s dance music, when things were still firmly rooted in pop songwriting but had a simultaneously psychedelic and funky sensibility- one that grew out of dub/disco/punk counterculture. Getting more serious about learning the records at the roots of the whole thing allowed us to see how we might contribute something new to it in a way that was more than a style exercise.

MFM: Of course also the use of specific instruments ad up to that flavor - it seems that for example the Linndrum plays an important role. Did you aim for that sound and gathered the instruments around it, or the other way around maybe?

LS: We had an overall idea in mind that definitely informed the instrumentation but we’re not purists. A lot of the sounds on the record are replications of or deviations from the iconic originals. Those famous drum sounds in particular are like symbols, they impart a particular meaning and we use them to set a mood.

MFM: What's the dynamic between the two of you like in the studio? Is there a certain steady structure or does this change all the time? Maybe you could tell a little about your writing and recording process?

LS: It changes all the time- we’ve lived and worked in so many places separately and together since we started recording. Either one of us might come up with an idea that we’ll design sounds around, demo, arrange, and then throw it all in the trash and start again. Most of the songs on the record have had a few lives.

MFM: It feels that the music from the LP could work really well live on a stage too. Are there any plans for you to go touring? 

LS: We’re going to play a gig in Detroit later this summer that will be sort of a test run! After that, we’ll see. The project started out as an interest in records and recording, but anything’s possible.

MFM: Thanks a lot for contributing! It seems you quite regularly record a mix. Have you both always been busy collecting and sharing records? 

LS: Our pleasure, thanks so much for asking us! We’re always looking for new music. Sharing mixes online has helped us organize our favorites but playing parties is the best. We were gigging around before covid and we’ll hopefully get back to it as things continue to open up. This mix is definitely on the hype side of things- new digs, old favorites, some edits, tunes pals graciously sent our way, and what we’ve been dancing around our apartment to while we were stuck inside.

MFM Mix 030: Loveshadow

Did you know that a tiger’s punch could actually kill you?

For this month’s Tiger Tape we chose to invite the mysterious @j-a-z-1 who also has more than one deadly punch in his record bag. 

A very prolific digger & edit maker who has appeared on a few labels such as Passport to Paradise and Pinchy & Friends amongst others.

His musical universe is one not to miss, he dug up some of the most obscure 80s cuts and made them accessible and DJ friendly for all. 

You’ll be able to get the gist of it after soaking up this beautiful.

JAZ mix

Tiger Tapes 004 - JAZ

Big thanks to Mrs. Sandra Stein aka Frinda Di Lanco for this exquisite contribution to our mix series, highly appropriate for the higher temperatures instilled by this Summer's realities. A beautiful display of Frinda's brand of historical dancefloor heavy weight, an aesthetic that has been brewing and elaborating by virtue of her years of research throughout countless worldwide record bin assaults, co-running the "Avec Plaisir" label and throwing the "Ciao Amore Baci" parties. Her path in navigating the contemporary dancefloor scene has been truly refreshing and inspiring to follow. 
Listen for yourselves <3 Thank you Sandra!

H.A.N.D. MIX 029 - Frinda di Lanco

"Heya!  We’re Patrick and Dino from the label Pleasure of Love, coming to you live from the rollicking streets of LA, delivering a deejay mix of music once pressed to disc and then mostly forgotten about…until now.  There is digi reggae, groovy hip hop, euro beats, latin freestyle, merenhouse, and more!  All sequenced live in an order that is…pleasurable.  Shouts to probably the best mix series in the world!  Ciao bb" - @pleasureoflove-la

B.P.T. Radio 060: Pleasure of Love (Dino Soccio + Duckcomb)

Phil OG e Dj Rotwein, a dupla dinâmica por trás da Balearic Banana, são os melhores amigos que
colidiram pela primeira vez em uma festa em Hannover em 2016. Eles tocam uma mistura eclética de música, do Balearic ao rave,
tribal ao synth-pop, sempre com um toque único e groovy. Espere
o inesperado!

Especial GTF23 - Balearic Banana 19.04.2023

PRINCE LANGUAGE @ The Lot Radio 05-10-2023

Extended version of the Kiosk radio show broadcast on 15/06/23 :
kioskradio.com/label/mothball-fm

MOTHBALL FM with Hysteric (June 2023 - Extended mix)

Dea Barandana is an artist we are thrilled to see make the step from his local scene towards the international circuit. Originally from Jakarta, where he started out mixing records for a local breakdance crew, he was eventually throwing warehouse parties before ending up one island further, on Bali, where he’s a familiar face at Potato Head Beach Club and Studio Eksotika.

This mix he did for us lays out his talent for weaving together unfound rarities from then and now, connecting dots between different musical tropes of the Asian diaspora. The result is a meandering journey across forgotten recordstores and dusty crates, reminiscent of island life and the smell of kretek, to modern club music and back. 

Starting off like a warm breeze, the mix quickly gears up to grooving disco and bright Asian synthpop. Further down the 100-minute trip, the journey spirals from its effervescent moods down into darker, more spiritual affairs, with compelling percussion and sturdier basslines — just before locking down with laidback, dreamlike endnote to seal it off.

Dekmantel Selectors Podcast

Selectors Podcast 023 - Dea Barandana

Recording of Loud-E's set at Dekmantel Festival 2019.

Dekmantel Festival 2019

Loud-E at Dekmantel Festival 2019

Aye aye my sailors ! 

Let's get on board with the No Frills duo for a hour and a half of late summer jams that will sooth your late summer hangover !

@no_frills
@5918mins.

- Chop chop, skrrt skrrt -

Cruisin' with... No Frills

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We have been smitten fans of Hysteric (George) for some time, so our excitement levels were at a high when he agreed to be a part of our first monthly music journey at Waxflower. 

Head honcho of Mothball records, a walking Discography, and a relentless digger of Italo rarities. George's sets at Waxflower have been pure listening pleasure, week-in week-out. Italo, Synth-pop, Synthwave, New wave and a few arm waves, his breadth of knowledge and love for those genres is a joy to hear.
Graze Mille! 

ID requests (with please): @Hysteric
Recorded live @Waxflowerbar

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Waxflower Bar - Brunswick, Melbourne

A listening bar that considers ambiance to be an integral part of the eating and dining experience. With a music programme that focuses on local and international DJs as well as record collectors, Waxflower will deliver a curated musical experience that compliments laid-back drinks and social gatherings. Leaning on rare-groove and a convivial, warm atmosphere, Waxflower creates a unique space for food, drink, and sound.

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