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Uneven Paths: Deviant Pop From Europe 1980-1991
01. Nightfall In Camp - Cada Dia02. Ströer Duo - Nomad Song03. Tony Hymas - Pictures Of Departure04. Violet Eves - Listen Over The Ocean05. Miko & Mubare - Komoma Ya-Ya-Ya06. Piscine Et Charles - Quart De Tour, Mon Amour07. John Makin - No Lie08. Nonobstant - Jessica09. Wolfgang Klingler, Thomas Heimes & Hans Christian Mittag - Nach Dienst10. Sound On Sound - Depression11. Pete Brandt - What You are12. Lost Gringos - Tambo Machay13. Vanakos - I Hate Disco... Not The Dance14. Brenda And The Beachballs - Dancin Thru' The Night15. Patrick Forgas - Sex Move16. Xavier Jouvelet - Oeuf En Clock17. Lou Blic - Mineralite18. Steve Beresford - Comfortable Gestures19. Bill Nelson - The Whole City Between Us20. Harte 10 - Happy New Year21. Monica Rypma - Hey, Where You Goin!
― Maconie Youth (NickB), Wednesday, 21 February 2018 13:07 (six years ago) link
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
― Maconie Youth (NickB), Wednesday, 21 February 2018 13:08 (six years ago) link
link?
― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, 21 February 2018 14:45 (six years ago) link
https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=41123
^ also has news of a new michal turtle set
― Maconie Youth (NickB), Wednesday, 21 February 2018 14:52 (six years ago) link
NickB otm, those are the only two I know as well
― sleeve, Wednesday, 21 February 2018 15:00 (six years ago) link
that's one more than I know
― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, 21 February 2018 15:01 (six years ago) link
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
― sleeve, Wednesday, 21 February 2018 15:03 (six years ago) link
where do US ilxors order Music From Memory vinyl? I bought the last few on Discogs, but shipping rates are getting ridiculous
― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, 21 February 2018 15:19 (six years ago) link
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...
― willem, Wednesday, 21 February 2018 15:19 (six years ago) link
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
― Evan, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 02:21 (six years ago) link
Terekke's Improvisional Loops is out on Spotify this morning, interesting release for MFM: https://open.spotify.com/album/7sYiiE8J3sHHCALicu6MUU?si=hn3sSfcgS9K8XbD5c5MRLQ
― MikoMcha, Thursday, 1 March 2018 08:29 (six years ago) link
Somehow perfect for a snowed in London this morning.
― MikoMcha, Thursday, 1 March 2018 08:33 (six years ago) link
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
― Millsner, Thursday, 1 March 2018 10:25 (six years ago) link
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.
― MikoMcha, Thursday, 1 March 2018 10:49 (six years ago) link
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
― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Thursday, 1 March 2018 13:37 (six years ago) link
Forced Exposure mailorder has v reasonable shipping and pretty much the whole catalog in stock.
― Cannonley Adderall (InternationalWaters), Thursday, 1 March 2018 15:31 (six years ago) link
some kind soul has made a Spotify playlist of all this stuff, looking forward to diving in
― sleeve, Thursday, 1 March 2018 15:57 (six years ago) link
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.
― MikoMcha, Thursday, 1 March 2018 16:14 (six years ago) link
^^^ such a wonderful thing
― brimstead, Thursday, 1 March 2018 16:22 (six years ago) link
that Dazion EP is wonderful!
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 1 March 2018 17:36 (six years ago) link
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.
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 11 March 2018 08:40 (six years ago) link
yeah i bought gumba fire yesterday, great stuff indeed
― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Sunday, 11 March 2018 23:00 (six years ago) link
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.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Sunday, 11 March 2018 23:08 (six years ago) link
also this on STROOM:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I3eNguvreM
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Sunday, 11 March 2018 23:09 (six years ago) link
Stop it! Stop it!
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Sunday, 11 March 2018 23:10 (six years ago) link
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"
― boxedjoy, Monday, 12 March 2018 08:14 (six years ago) link
That's a great wormhole.
― MikoMcha, Monday, 12 March 2018 19:14 (six years ago) link
could use a rolling wormhole thread tbqhwy
― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Monday, 12 March 2018 19:54 (six years ago) link
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?
― boxedjoy, Monday, 12 March 2018 20:51 (six years ago) link
its kind of post mutant sounds blog balearic?
chee shimizuondasziggy/stroombasso/growing binmaybe the antinote crewredlight radio gangvisible cloaks/root stratadream chimneymelody as truthrecord culture magazineetc
― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Monday, 12 March 2018 21:10 (six years ago) link
The Knew-age thread?
― brimstead, Monday, 12 March 2018 22:10 (six years ago) link
Start at Bumrocks -> Lovefingers?
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 14 March 2018 23:53 (six years ago) link
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
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 15 March 2018 12:39 (six years ago) link
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
― DJ U OK Hun? (jed_), Friday, 23 March 2018 00:55 (six years ago) link
omg the Terekke album is so beautiful. very ambient, mostly just soft muted drifty synth pads but it's really excellent.
― brimstead, Tuesday, 17 April 2018 01:57 (six years ago) link
Uneven Paths is ace, first thing I've bought on this label. Reminds me of the Antinote five year anniversary compilation from last year
― paolo, Tuesday, 17 April 2018 09:55 (six years ago) link
Uneven Paths, yup terrific. I feel like I'm still absorbing it, but plays like one of the best DJ mixes from Redlight.
― MikoMcha, Tuesday, 17 April 2018 11:03 (six years ago) link
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!
― MikoMcha, Tuesday, 17 April 2018 11:04 (six years ago) link
^ thanks for reminding me about that, listening now and it’s sounding great
― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 23:17 (six years ago) link
yes, thank you x
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 23:40 (six years ago) link
oh great!
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 23:46 (six years ago) link
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
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 19:58 (five years ago) link
<3
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 23:23 (five years ago) link
I could report that boxedjoy was stone-cold-sober when I played it but I'd be done for libel.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Wednesday, 6 June 2018 00:01 (five years ago) link
Outro Tempo 1984-1996 announced!https://www.instagram.com/p/BtgNrPmo8Jb/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheetmusic_from_memorySuper thrilled to announce that this Spring we will release the second volume of Outro Tempo! Following on from where the first volume left off, “Outro Tempo II: Electronic and Contemporary Music from Brazil, 1984-1996” takes another dive into the depths of the Brazilian underworld, exploring the rhythms that lurk beneath the Ipanema sunset. A year in the making and again compiled by @johngomezldn it will feature original artwork by @alicequaresma on a beautiful double LP format.
But we’re not done there… to quench your Outro Tempo thirst we are releasing an exclusive teaser EP with the never before heard cassette madness of São Paulo’s Bruhahá Babélico and Individual Industry’s ethereal electro pop on the flip! Check ‘Bruhahá II’ (1987) and be sure to head over to our YouTube for the full track!
― willem, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:42 (five years ago) link
Excellent news!
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 18:17 (five years ago) link
Now need to see an Uneven Paths Vol 2 (the more superior of the two collections in my opinion)
― Thebunk, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 19:19 (five years ago) link
Uneven Paths is the shit.
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 23:59 (five years ago) link
jamie tiller was on the NTS breakfast show recently and he talked about the new outro tempo, played some very nice brazilian stuff too
https://www.nts.live/shows/the-do-you-breakfast-show/episodes/the-do-you-breakfast-show-1st-february-2019
― dogs, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:10 (five years ago) link
Yup that was a good show.Further to the above, I preferred the Uneven Paths comp too but pretty much everything that label puts out is quality.
― millmeister, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:19 (five years ago) link
Yes, good shout on the PCO! I don't know Mother Mallard/Borden - will have a listen.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Tuesday, 25 May 2021 21:01 (three years ago) link
Gigi/Alan
well played
― sleeve, Tuesday, 25 May 2021 21:33 (three years ago) link
That La Ola Interior compilation is excellent.
― paolo, Wednesday, 26 May 2021 07:31 (three years ago) link
forthcoming comp of 90s act MLO (feat. Jon Tye of Seahawks), sick cover arthttps://www.musicfrommemory.com/release/7107/mlo/oumuamua
― brimstead, Sunday, 15 August 2021 01:31 (two years ago) link
fuck, yes.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Sunday, 15 August 2021 01:43 (two years ago) link
Jamie Tiller passed away in an accident over the weekend, sadlyhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CyloaJFsa3W/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
― donna rouge, Thursday, 19 October 2023 17:23 (seven months ago) link
OMG! Awful news.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 19 October 2023 17:35 (seven months ago) link
tragic. rip
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 19 October 2023 17:43 (seven months ago) link
So shocked by this. Huge influence musically on me for the last however many years and I'm sure there's a lot of people out there who feel the same. And MfM has changed the lives of some of the artists they've put out, they really were doing god's work. His DJ sets were wonderful too. Terrible loss
― blazin' squab (NickB), Thursday, 19 October 2023 17:49 (seven months ago) link
This was a fun set of somewhat wonky dance stuff from a few years back with his mfm partner tako:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvuQGNMZMJI
― blazin' squab (NickB), Thursday, 19 October 2023 18:02 (seven months ago) link
awful (and shocking) news. such a great DJ and obviously MfM is an incredible label.
― toby, Thursday, 19 October 2023 18:32 (seven months ago) link
Gigi Masin on instA:https://www.instagram.com/p/CymJirjMrqw/
― blazin' squab (NickB), Thursday, 19 October 2023 22:00 (seven months ago) link
that is very sad. rip
― ava (paolo), Friday, 20 October 2023 13:31 (seven months ago) link
Very sad news. the genuine excitement of finding MfM in 2014 was a revelation, the sounds, the curation, the packaging.. it changed a lot for me.
― mmmm, Friday, 20 October 2023 21:55 (seven months ago) link
Agreed, deeply appreciative for Jamie's positive contributions to my life. Gone far far too soon, RIP.
― sawdust lagoon, Friday, 20 October 2023 23:04 (seven months ago) link