716 Exclusive Mix – Bedroom Suck Records : Private Eyes (Australian Music In Isolation)

Peu de temps avant le confinement du printemps 2020, j’ai découvert cette superbe compilation d’ambient australienne et néozélandaise de 1980 à 1995 : “Midday Moon“. Je suis vraiment tombé amoureux de cette musique qui mêlent ambient et musiques expérimentales, enregistrements aussi. Ce n’est ni de la nappe pure, ni une musique dure d’accès, mais il y a un mélange de simplicité et de profondeur qui me va droit au coeur.

Shortly before the spring 2020 containment, I discovered the superb compilation of Australian and New Zealand ambient from 1980 to 1995 : “Midday Moon“. I really fell in love with this music which mixes ambient and experimental music, field recordings too. 

J’avais trouvé une copie vinyle du disque en Belgique mais j’ai finalement découvert qu’en l’achetant directement auprès du label australien de Brisbane “Bedroom Suck”, c’était moins cher. Aussi fou que cela paraisse et malgré les difficultés de transport liées au confinement, je décidais de soutenir le label en leur achetant. De là est née une relation sympathique avec Joe. Le disque est arrivé en France en parfait état après 6 semaines. J’ai eu très envie de promouvoir le label sur le site via un podcast et j’ai proposé à Joe de faire un mix.

I had found a vinyl copy of the record in Belgium, but finally found out that buying it directly from the Australian Brisbane label “Bedroom Suck” was cheaper. As crazy as it sounds and despite the transport difficulties related to containment, I decided to support the label by buying directly from them. The record arrived in France in perfect condition after 6 weeks. I really wanted to promote the label on the site via a podcast and I suggested to Joe to do a mix.

Here is his answer : “I’ll put together a playlist starting from Midday Moon and moving to Private Eyes. “Private Eyes” is a series of full-length releases from artists around Australia, documenting the music that has been made during this turbulent year. The series will investigate artist responses to lockdown and social isolation, aiming to map different experiences of this environment throughout our music scene.” The different releases of the Private Eyes series are starting to be available this month of october 2020, check this link. 

And this is the special mix made by Bedroom Suck Records for 716lavie.