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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

10 Introspection

No Ordinary Lover

Originally appeared on the compilation 'Three Times A Day' (Finger in the Dike) from 1983

Portion Control - Collapsed (1983) (Murray CY Edit)

Dj Pippi at Jockey Club "Balearic Militant Mix"- Last Week Of September 2016

Preview of the second track from Free Disco's 1st EP "Strange Desire EP" on Strange Desire Recordings. 

Strange Desire Recordings' inaugural release was charted by Andrew Weatherall and Received full support from Stevie Koety, Richard Sen, Phoreski, Faze Action, Jonny Rock, Max Essa, Ray Mang, Yam Who?, Felix Dickinson. 

Free Disco - Strange Desire EP (Strange Desire Recordings - SDR0001) 
A-1 Free Disco feat. thesoundcollector - How To Play Frisbee
B-1 The Question Of Teething Fever - You Are My Sculpture(Heterosexual MIx)

strangedesirerecordings@gmail.com
© 2016 STRANGE DESIRE RECORDINGS

Released by: Strange Desire Recordings 
Release/catalogue number: SDR0001 
Release date: July 30, 2010

The Question Of Teething Fever “You Are My Sculpture (Heterosexual Mix)"(low resolution)

B2 - Signifie (4:35)

Special Post Punk mix recorded live at Trash in 2006 as warm up for a show by The Slits. 

Nerd Notes: All songs played from 7" vinyl except for 'Optimo', 'Contort Yourself' and 'My Love For You' which were on 12".

Tracklist:
Delta 5 'You' (Rough Trade)
Kleenex 'U' (Rough Trade)
Girls At Our Best 'Go For Gold' (Happy Birthday) 
Restricted Code 'Pleased To Meet You' (Pop Aural)
Mo-Dettes 'White Mice' (Mode)
Glaxo Babies 'Limited Entertainment' (Y)
Bush Tetras 'Boom!' (ROIR)
A Certain Ratio 'Shack Up' (Factory)
Maximum Joy 'Stretch' (Y)
Medium Medium 'So Hungry So Angry' (Cherry Red)
Liquid Liquid 'Optimo' (99)
Mouth 'Who's Hot' (Y)
Fire Engines 'Candyskin' (Pop Aural)
The Monochrome Set 'He's Frank' (Rough Trade)
Come On 'Don't Walk On The Kitchen Floor' (Come On)
ESG 'My Love For You' (99)
James White & The Blacks 'Contort Yourself' (Ze)
Glaxo Babies 'Shake' (Y)
The Tesco Bombers 'You Break The Ice At Parties' (Y)
The Red Crayola 'Born In Flames' (Rough Trade)

Post Punk Party Mix Recorded Live at Trash 17/05/06

Telegram Version: https://t.me/dmr_2013/335
Youtube Version: https://youtu.be/bVSA4wPw7Y0

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10 Introspection

ZERO OBJECT