I don't think we'll be destroying anything but because the stuff they release is so broad and, while it's mostly been reissues in the past they are putting out more and more new recording specifically made for the label. Sometimes it's not even easy to tell the reissues from the new stuff. Then there are the compilations (so, the old stuff is not strictly reissues) I think a dedicated MfM thread would be useful.
Lots of enthusiasm from Gaussian Curve album on the albums poll. It's very good, particularly good for working to. Like gr80 on that thread I think the first album is even better. I had no idea until that thread that Young Marco was in the group.
The release I particularly like is Robert Musci's Tower of Silence, which seems to be from the mid 80s but some of it is more recent. Regardless of the sources it does sound very much of a piece as an album. It is absolutely glorious and you need to listen to it RIGHT NOW.
https://music-from-memory.bandcamp.com/album/tower-of-silence (it's also on spotify)
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Thursday, 1 February 2018 00:03 (six years ago) link
sorry about that garbled opening paragraph.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Thursday, 1 February 2018 00:04 (six years ago) link
yes, i was listening to "tower of silence" on my way to work today!
i picked up gigi masin and joan biblioni reissues but have not gotten too deep into them yet
my favorites so far are system's "vampirella" (incredible dutch proto-techno from 1983) and leon lowman's "liquid diamonds" (amazing vaporwave funk from 1980)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYDufRzRJRk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CHR9zvmLGQ
― the late great, Thursday, 1 February 2018 00:08 (six years ago) link
actually the lowman comp stretches from 80-85, the track i posted is from 82
― the late great, Thursday, 1 February 2018 00:09 (six years ago) link
that Tower of Silence track is amazing!
― the 'phet offensive (calzino), Thursday, 1 February 2018 00:10 (six years ago) link
The "Water Music" track by Tower of Silence I meant to say.
― the 'phet offensive (calzino), Thursday, 1 February 2018 00:11 (six years ago) link
TLG Tip!
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Thursday, 1 February 2018 00:12 (six years ago) link
"tower of silence" is also on apple music, as is an album of his (some tracks overlap w/ "tower of silence") called "the loa of music"
this is my favorite off "tower of silence"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDt57uwzc_E
― the late great, Thursday, 1 February 2018 00:13 (six years ago) link
yes yes yes @ that Leon Lowman track, thanks.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Thursday, 1 February 2018 00:20 (six years ago) link
the comp of brazilian electronic music they put out was superb. there's a european equuivalent to that coming out in the next couple of months too
also the tracks I've heard off the new kuniyuki takahashi comp have been very lovely
― faust apes (NickB), Thursday, 1 February 2018 00:52 (six years ago) link
the suzo saiz records have been some of my favourite things as well
― faust apes (NickB), Thursday, 1 February 2018 00:54 (six years ago) link
err suso i mean
― faust apes (NickB), Thursday, 1 February 2018 00:55 (six years ago) link
they’ve put out some good singles too btw, but this one would be an easy favourite:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W_UoV0v1RhQ
dip in the pool - on retinae
― faust apes (NickB), Thursday, 1 February 2018 01:00 (six years ago) link
The Richenel ep is very good too and sent me on a This Mortal Coil trip for a fortnight
https://music-from-memory.bandcamp.com/album/la-diferencia
and Richenel on This Mortal Coil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlIb34ElJ4A
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Thursday, 1 February 2018 01:13 (six years ago) link
oh I don't actually know that one! good job starting this thread btw jed
― faust apes (NickB), Thursday, 1 February 2018 01:19 (six years ago) link
:)
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Thursday, 1 February 2018 01:22 (six years ago) link
the comp of brazilian electronic music they put out was superb.
echoing this, it's fantastic
― The times they are a changing, perhaps (map), Thursday, 1 February 2018 01:25 (six years ago) link
ILM is no stranger to Gigi Masin at this point but I'd like to mention that the Talk to the Sea comp by this label is one of my favorite albums
― Evan, Thursday, 1 February 2018 02:56 (six years ago) link
another yea vote for "outro tempo: electronic and contemporary music from brazil 1978-1992"
― the late great, Thursday, 1 February 2018 03:20 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpSYbzWl_nM
^ this song off the kuniyuki takahashi set is great, some kind of dank electronic spiritual jazz thing
― faust apes (NickB), Thursday, 1 February 2018 07:36 (six years ago) link
The label compilation from last year came with a live mix from Chee Shimzu which is really good, exploring the ~dancefloor~ side of what they do. I love this label so much!
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 1 February 2018 12:42 (six years ago) link
The System is British, not Dutch AFAIK. The bio says he worked with Duran Duran and you can hear the connection.
Not checked out the Geoffrey Landers comp properly but 'Breedlove' is of course classic.
― Noel Emits, Thursday, 1 February 2018 18:36 (six years ago) link
Yeah, this is the English System.
Great stuff in this thread btw
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 1 February 2018 18:41 (six years ago) link
oh duh, i misread the info. music from memory is dutch!
― the late great, Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:20 (six years ago) link
bookmarked, thanks y'all
― sleeve, Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:20 (six years ago) link
Yeah, thanks for starting this - I like a lot of what I've heard from this label so far but am realising I've got some catching up to do.
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:27 (six years ago) link
the system sounded very early talk talk-ish to me, back when their label wanted them to be the next duran duran. has anyone head the rest of their album, like the tracks that didn’t make the ep?
― faust apes (NickB), Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:28 (six years ago) link
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
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 1 February 2018 21:23 (six years ago) link
What I have heard of from the Garrett LP on Music From Memory is dee-lish. (Garrett AKA Dam-Funk.)
― henry s, Thursday, 1 February 2018 21:34 (six years ago) link
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
― Federico Boswarlos, Thursday, 1 February 2018 21:47 (six years ago) link
From the upcoming comp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfps5FD7nQE
Richenel is the only dutch artist on the label, i think.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Thursday, 1 February 2018 23:44 (six years ago) link
The Dam Funk album (under the name Garrett) is boring
― brimstead, Friday, 2 February 2018 00:50 (six years ago) link
brimstead, you've killed the vibe.
j/k
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Friday, 2 February 2018 00:52 (six years ago) link
lol sorry I was really amped up for it
― brimstead, Friday, 2 February 2018 00:52 (six years ago) link
https://assets.boomkat.com/spree/products/484582/large/musicfrommemory-unevenpaths.jpg
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
Love the artwork too.https://www.musicfrommemory.com/release/6946/yu-su/yellow-river-blue
― millmeister, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 10:24 (three years ago) link
Clips are sounding good!
― paolo, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 16:21 (three years ago) link
I'd love to get my paws on a copy of this one but unless it gets repressed that's probably not going to happen :(
https://www.discogs.com/Yu-Su-Preparations-For-Departure/release/11389130
― paolo, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 16:23 (three years ago) link
Awesome! Yeah that 12” ended up being one of my favorite releases of last year.
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 16:58 (three years ago) link
clips sounds great, intriguing. Her track on this is great as well: https://wearerhythmsection.bandcamp.com/track/233-2
― 10percent Discocunt (jed_), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 17:22 (three years ago) link
Thanks for the tip. Just purchased.'Roll with the punches' was released in 2019 my mistake.
― millmeister, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 17:44 (three years ago) link
Definitely excited for this one.
― MikoMcha, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 18:06 (three years ago) link
Hey now:
Music From Memory has announced its next compilation, Heisei No Oto - Japanese Left-field Pop From The CD Age (1989-1996).
https://ra.co/news/74435
― kieth chagrin (NickB), Thursday, 21 January 2021 13:35 (three years ago) link
yu su album kills
― dogs, Saturday, 23 January 2021 17:57 (three years ago) link
yu su album kills dogs
― Pie face (jed_), Saturday, 23 January 2021 18:03 (three years ago) link
hell yeah
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 23 January 2021 19:27 (three years ago) link
wow you sound really happy that my dog is dead :(
― satanist of size (map), Saturday, 23 January 2021 19:30 (three years ago) link
but what a way to go
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 23 January 2021 19:48 (three years ago) link
cool
― dogs, Sunday, 24 January 2021 12:55 (three years ago) link
Maybe I need to spend more time with it, but didn't have the same immediate impact as Roll With The Punches for me.
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 24 January 2021 14:20 (three years ago) link
May be of interest to people who enjoy MFM stuff - our man Suso Saiz is on it for instance. Looks pretty good imo:
LA OLA INTERIOR: Spanish Ambient & Acid Exoticism 1983-1990by Various Artists
https://lesdisquesbongojoe.bandcamp.com/album/la-ola-interior-spanish-ambient-acid-exoticism-1983-1990
― would a nit be nice? (NickB), Friday, 5 February 2021 21:59 (three years ago) link
looks great. really like the available track.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Friday, 5 February 2021 22:13 (three years ago) link
love that track- sounds like a unique collection
― Evan, Saturday, 6 February 2021 04:50 (three years ago) link
that Yu Su album is almost great, I wish it just had a little less going on.
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 6 February 2021 11:12 (three years ago) link
haha I feel that way about a lot of albums these days!
― brimstead, Saturday, 6 February 2021 17:43 (three years ago) link
I've only heard "Xiu," which I think is fantastic, and if I could find a way to get this shipped to the US for under $40 I'd have already bought it on the basis of this track alone. Instead, I'll check out the rest to make sure I really need it.
― Paul Ponzi, Saturday, 6 February 2021 18:14 (three years ago) link
Yeah, take the time first! I like it, but stylistic it’s so varied that it makes it tough to recommend Roll With the Punches was very consistent
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 6 February 2021 18:27 (three years ago) link
This is exceptional, can't find a scrap of info on the artist anywhere tho, sadly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p339VRINTU
― Maresn3st, Thursday, 18 March 2021 12:48 (three years ago) link
fantastic record, thanks for reminding me to listen
― I like signing up to dead sites (sleeve), Thursday, 18 March 2021 15:26 (three years ago) link
I love this one but my ears keep hearing "ahh, shut up" lol
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 18 March 2021 15:30 (three years ago) link
From discogs they've also released music as Light in Darkness xps
https://www.discogs.com/artist/166322-Light-in-Darkness
― groovypanda, Friday, 19 March 2021 10:55 (three years ago) link
On Daisyworld, no less, everything loops back to Hosono in the end :)
― Maresn3st, Friday, 19 March 2021 12:46 (three years ago) link
I'm loving this new comp of 80s Spanish ambient on the Swiss label Bongo Joe. Exactly the kind of thing I expect from MfM.
https://img.discogs.com/cDiiM1S6Zfu55OeUEALBTJTZkBw=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-17713786-1615021873-6707.jpeg.jpg
― punning display, Friday, 19 March 2021 14:55 (three years ago) link
I wasn't really sure where to put this but it has that 80s 'woody' sound and this seems a good a place as any: jazz album from 1983, with synthesizers and vibes, much of which wouldn't sound out of place on a Gigi record/DJ set.
https://larrychernicoff.bandcamp.com/
Western is particularly lovely: https://larrychernicoff.bandcamp.com/track/western
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Tuesday, 25 May 2021 18:38 (three years ago) link
Thanks for the heads-up! Sort of sounds somewhere btw Penguin Cafe Orchestra and Mother Mallard/David Borden (looks like I already had this Chernicoff album wantlisted on Discogs though, yet another sign of listening to too much music)
Alongside his trio collab with the younger Dutch residents as Gaussian Curve, am still holding out for a synth duo album on, say, Sacred Bones (or MFM, ha) btw Masin and A. Howarth, if only so that they could be billed as Gigi/Alan
― Kangol In The Light (Craig D.), Tuesday, 25 May 2021 20:41 (three 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 (three years ago) link
fuck, yes.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Sunday, 15 August 2021 01:43 (three 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 (one year ago) link
OMG! Awful news.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 19 October 2023 17:35 (one year ago) link
tragic. rip
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 19 October 2023 17:43 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year ago) link
awful (and shocking) news. such a great DJ and obviously MfM is an incredible label.
― toby, Thursday, 19 October 2023 18:32 (one year ago) link
Gigi Masin on instA:https://www.instagram.com/p/CymJirjMrqw/
― blazin' squab (NickB), Thursday, 19 October 2023 22:00 (one year ago) link
that is very sad. rip
― ava (paolo), Friday, 20 October 2023 13:31 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year ago) link
The new compilation (take a deep breath if you're reading this out loud), 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, 23 October 2024 15:21 (one week ago) link
nice, thanks
― go polish your nose ring (sleeve), Wednesday, 23 October 2024 15:36 (one week ago) link
damn, Riow Arai - 1969 sounds like a lost Orb track, loving this
― go polish your nose ring (sleeve), Wednesday, 23 October 2024 17:13 (one week ago) link
Oh wow. Volume I has been a mainstay since it's release (along with the Young Marco Planet Love comps) and was only wondering the other day if there'd be a Volume II
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 23 October 2024 17:21 (one week ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbSfeyTGjhA
This was the standout from my first couple of listens but in general I felt the whole thing really changed the atmosphere in my home.
― LocalGarda, Thursday, 24 October 2024 07:08 (one week ago) link