Music from Memory (Label) - Search and Seek

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

<3

I could report that boxedjoy was stone-cold-sober when I played it but I'd be done for libel.

Outro Tempo 1984-1996 announced!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BtgNrPmo8Jb/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
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Super 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!

Excellent news!

Now need to see an Uneven Paths Vol 2 (the more superior of the two collections in my opinion)

Uneven Paths is the shit.

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

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.

The excellent Yu Su has an EP of ambient/Balearic tracks coming out soon on MFM sublabel Second Circle. Clips here - https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/23734

Also RA have made Stroom their label of the month, which I think would be of interest to readers of this thread - https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3449

definitely, thanks paolo!

Stroom doing amazing work!

I've been relying on this store to help turn me on to a lot of this kind of stuff lately

https://commendnyc.com/

Are there any must buys in the Stroom catalogue? I've looked at their Bandcamp page but was unsure where to start.

Well, Pablo's Eye is great!

Thanks for the Commend link, Evan. This stuff is a big area of interest for me too and it's not easy to stay on top of new releases.

The Ingus Bauskenieks album is very good.

You're welcome! I recommend following them on instagram as they're generally pretty on top of it and are descriptive about what they're showcasing/what's new.

xp

i got the zoe sinatra/kyoto 12" and the strobe light network one, of their recent releases, and the new benjamin lew one sounds good too from what i've heard; keysha - stop it! is a classic

i find out about most of this type of stuff from instagram and NTS

Yup, seem to remember Charlie Bones playing some Stroom stuff before. Thanks for the recommendations.

the guy who runs stroom (ziggy aka nosedrip) is a semi regular guest on bones' show, and he also has his own slot too:
https://www.nts.live/shows/nosedrip

btw that new curt cress reissue on MfM is fantastic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kCtvoVXONc

The latest Suso Saiz LP on MfM is absolutely beautiful as well

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