Music from Memory (Label) - Search and Seek

I wish these LPs were less expensive to buy in the States. I love the Gaussian Curve and Gigi comp, a good deal of Outro Tempo, and that Dip in the Pool 12". A lot of the others I've heard go in one ear and out the other, but I very much like this label's aesthetic overall.

Did anyone pick up that Joan Bibiloni comp from a few years back? I'm in love this track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_I_EZ0jGik

What I have heard of from the Garrett LP on Music From Memory is dee-lish. (Garrett AKA Dam-Funk.)

These guys put out great stuff, was just listening to snippets of the Kuniyuki album earlier today. The Vito Ricci comp they put out is also great and hasn't been mentioned yet. Also looking forward to the upcoming "Uneven Paths" comp referenced upthread, as well as the one collecting ambient tracks by Terekke.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q46kxRIlPI

From the upcoming comp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfps5FD7nQE

Richenel is the only dutch artist on the label, i think.

The Dam Funk album (under the name Garrett) is boring

brimstead, you've killed the vibe.

j/k

lol sorry I was really amped up for it

https://assets.boomkat.com/spree/products/484582/large/musicfrommemory-unevenpaths.jpg

Uneven Paths: Deviant Pop From Europe 1980-1991

01. Nightfall In Camp - Cada Dia
02. Ströer Duo - Nomad Song
03. Tony Hymas - Pictures Of Departure
04. Violet Eves - Listen Over The Ocean
05. Miko & Mubare - Komoma Ya-Ya-Ya
06. Piscine Et Charles - Quart De Tour, Mon Amour
07. John Makin - No Lie
08. Nonobstant - Jessica
09. Wolfgang Klingler, Thomas Heimes & Hans Christian Mittag - Nach Dienst
10. Sound On Sound - Depression
11. Pete Brandt - What You are
12. Lost Gringos - Tambo Machay
13. Vanakos - I Hate Disco... Not The Dance
14. Brenda And The Beachballs - Dancin Thru' The Night
15. Patrick Forgas - Sex Move
16. Xavier Jouvelet - Oeuf En Clock
17. Lou Blic - Mineralite
18. Steve Beresford - Comfortable Gestures
19. Bill Nelson - The Whole City Between Us
20. Harte 10 - Happy New Year
21. Monica Rypma - Hey, Where You Goin!

Steve Beresford yep, Bill Nelson okay, don't think i could tell you anything at all about a single other person on that tracklist though

link?

https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=41123

^ also has news of a new michal turtle set

NickB otm, those are the only two I know as well

that's one more than I know

love comps like this, opening up whole new worlds. there's a cool 2LP comp of the Spanish scene that just came out that's similar:

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Golpea-Tu-Cerebro-Spanish-Underground-Cassette-Culture-1980-1988/release/11267448

where do US ilxors order Music From Memory vinyl? I bought the last few on Discogs, but shipping rates are getting ridiculous

That does look awesome. Walhalla records from Belgium released two great (well, I only have vol. 2) compilations of Belgian new wave/synth acts from cassette releases.

On topic, apart from the already mentioned Outro-Tempo and Gaussian Curve records I have/love the Denis Mpunga & Paul K. (Congolese/Belgian percussion/synth collab) and Dub Oven (Californian synth/funk/punk) EP's. Basically I check every MfM release my local record shop gets in...

the suso saiz records have been some of my favourite things as well

― faust apes (NickB), Wednesday, January 31, 2018 7:54 PM (three weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I'm mildly obsessed with this as well. Also can't get enough of Roberto Musci

Terekke's Improvisional Loops is out on Spotify this morning, interesting release for MFM: https://open.spotify.com/album/7sYiiE8J3sHHCALicu6MUU?si=hn3sSfcgS9K8XbD5c5MRLQ

Somehow perfect for a snowed in London this morning.

Been watching this label since I discovered it a few months ago.

I recommend the Geoffrey Landers compilation they put out. "Say You'll Say So" got me hooked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGsr-wCiXqM

I had been aware of it more or less from the beginning cuz I was living in Amsterdam and had some friends would DJ for Redlight Radio and buy stuff from Redlight Records, but really only paid full attention after this profile on Tako in RA - https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/2530 Gives a decent impression of the 00s crate-digger spirit in Europe, especially after Discogs. It's actually a bit crazy how many of those records have now been re-released even since the feature!

In general, MFM strike me as best case defense of retromania.

anyone been keeping up with the second circle releases? only one i have is the dazion EP but that's definitely a keeper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP0tFEQGUDU

where do US ilxors order Music From Memory vinyl? I bought the last few on Discogs, but shipping rates are getting ridiculous

Forced Exposure mailorder has v reasonable shipping and pretty much the whole catalog in stock.

some kind soul has made a Spotify playlist of all this stuff, looking forward to diving in

There's a good trick with Spotify, you can actually search by label.

If you enter - label:"music from memory" - into the search bar, you should get all the results. Not sure why they don't improve functionality like this tbh.

^^^ such a wonderful thing

that Dazion EP is wonderful!

Gonna just drop a reference to this reissue comp here, fits into the Redlight Radio DJ set zone of Tako, Jamie Tiller or guys like Hunee over the past few years - not sure if it's the right thread for it, but anyway...

Gumba Fire: Bubblegum Soul & Synth Boogie In 1980s South Africa - seriously great, sorta MFM parallel.

yeah i bought gumba fire yesterday, great stuff indeed

boxedjoy, alerted me to this, which is really good.

https://stroomtv.bandcamp.com/album/tropisch-verlangen

It's on Belgian label STROOM rather than MfM but it covers a lot of the same demographic.

also this on STROOM:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I3eNguvreM

Stop it! Stop it!

the Redlight Radio DJ set zone of Tako, Jamie Tiller or guys like Hunee over the past few years

I call this stuff "Discogs wormhole material"

That's a great wormhole.

could use a rolling wormhole thread tbqhwy

There is a definite axis, isn't there? Stuff that maybe five years ago would have simply been "balearic" but now its too dark and un-pop to align easily. Music from Africa and South America and Asia that's technically reissues but feels new to the world, and stuff that feels like reissues but is actually contemporary. The kind of thing you feel constantly behind the curve on. Growing Bin, Listen To This, WRWTFWW, whoever. Its a broad realm but it feels niche in its remit, "rolling wormhole" might be the best description?

its kind of post mutant sounds blog balearic?

chee shimizu
ondas
ziggy/stroom
basso/growing bin
maybe the antinote crew
redlight radio gang
visible cloaks/root strata
dream chimney
melody as truth
record culture magazine
etc

The Knew-age thread?

Start at Bumrocks -> Lovefingers?

https://youtu.be/Yy0WV2wrpsY

Not MfM but also in the same demographic - this reissued album of baroque Danish synthpop by Suzanne Menzel I've been enjoying this week. Some of it is a little eyebrow-raising but fans of weird 80s pop and Julia Holter should investigate

This Uneven Paths compilation is genuinely surprising. Maybe one of the most beautiful compilations of unknown-to-me music I've ever heard.

https://music-from-memory.bandcamp.com/album/uneven-paths-deviant-pop-from-europe-1980-1991

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dldM2onGOdQ

omg the Terekke album is so beautiful. very ambient, mostly just soft muted drifty synth pads but it's really excellent.

Uneven Paths is ace, first thing I've bought on this label. Reminds me of the Antinote five year anniversary compilation from last year

Uneven Paths, yup terrific. I feel like I'm still absorbing it, but plays like one of the best DJ mixes from Redlight.

Hunee's Hunchin' All Night is also out, and (perhaps?) also deserves a mention on this thread: https://rushhourmusic.bandcamp.com/album/hunee-hunchin-all-night - also great!

^ thanks for reminding me about that, listening now and it’s sounding great

yes, thank you x

oh great!

jed_ played "Stop It" to a dancefloor on Sunday and it sounded SO GOOD thank you jed_

I think it's my favourite single of the year and it's not even from this year

Nice mix from Taka Reyenga: https://soundcloud.com/barsway/swaymix-012-taka-reyenga

nice - thank you!

Virtual Dreams II: Ambient Explorations in the House & Techno Age, Japan 1993-1999, is really brilliant.

Some beautiful sounds, very cerebral but beats here and there also.

― LocalGarda, Wednesday, October 23, 2024 8:21 AM

this completely smashes. xpost to: Sunday morning music #onethread

I really like the Ocean Moon record, Ways To The Deep Meadow.

this is great, thanks. i like it more than the mlo reissue tbh!

only thing i'm not loving is this inspirational context:

Side one of the album was created at a time when Tye had been exploring ideas around artificial intelligence, delving into books such as ‘The Physics Of Immortality’ by Frank J. Tippler, ‘Novacene’ by James Lovelock, and ’12 Bytes’ by Jeanette Winterson, seeking an alternative to the prevalent, negative views of AI. He was also inspired by the Buddhist perspective of AI as an integral part of consciousness evolution, as evidenced by the creation of a Buddhist robot that preaches in the Kodaiji Temple in Kyoto.

but it's not like you can hear that in the music really.

lol, yeah i did read something to that effect, but yeah, didn't notice it in the music. maybe he got ai to come up with this blurb of stuff he can say inspired the record.

been chilling to that ocean moon album all year, it's beautiful

Ocean Moon album is lovely. Only just realised it's John Tye from MLO.

It's not on MfM but I think the Ocean Moon/Floating World Pictures album from last year might be even better:

https://floatingworldpictures.bandcamp.com/album/floating-world-pictures-with-ocean-moon

Fabiano Do Nascimento/E Ruscha V collab Aquáticos is really great, taking FDN's lush guitar through a new age space journey.

https://music-from-memory.bandcamp.com/album/aqu-ticos

yeah it’s excellent

lush Nite Jewel-ish fourth world pop, looking forward to the album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dVhAFjx1tM

Man, Aquaticos is hitting hard on this sunny springy day - just sounds so lush and so good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd8odXc46Sk

new Johnny Sais Quoi single is lovely

https://music-from-memory.bandcamp.com/album/one-way-to-say

yes indeed, another absolute belter from the man with the worst pun name in popular music. there's a little sample of the slap bass bit from MFM all-timer 'Almost Grown' in the mix too, a nice touch i thought

Total Blue member Anthony Calonico is releasing a solo album on MfM in May.
https://music-from-memory.bandcamp.com/album/spacious-heart
"Gray Glow" sounds fantaaastic

― willem, Thursday, April 9, 2026 6:39 AM

Copying this post to this thread for the MfM heads. Fully agree with willem that this teaser from Anthony Calonico is really promising. I'll def be clearing some time when the entire album drops in May

I absolutely loved the Total Blue album, have played it to death.

Also forgot to cosign the posts upthread about Aquaticos.

Look forward to hearing it!

Btw i was talking nonsense about that Johnny Sais Quoi song upthread - the song i was thinking of wasn't the System but 'Say You'll Say So' by Geoffrey Landers. Not that it matters much :)

Out O' The Blue reissue of an early 90's EP from Rudy Tambala and Alison Shaw, of interest to OG shoegazers:

https://music-from-memory.bandcamp.com/album/rise?fbclid=IwY2xjawRYQIhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEevwiLwPBKNMDOuwL__SNacLjyVSRrCb4pFkIagVGH0II0JDgX6h_rORjiG08_aem_WAT09kiZy4qBPBs66oLS6Q

the Anthony Calonico album is great, particularly the closing track which i must have listened to about about ten times today