4. NIGHT CANOEING RIDE 

By findanothername 

for Sock Free Hideaway

MANY THANKS to Panagiotis for this exceptional linear musical journey. His dedicated and open ears and commitment to the sound cause make him one of the heroes who look beyond labelling. Always singular in style, his mixes always bring some fresh sounds to the table, and this is no exception. His radio show eClectic bLends is going from strength to strength and I'm grateful that he's taken time to take us to special places. Enjoy the ride. 

Night canoeing ride mix by FINDANOTHERNAME

About :

Panagiotis Gazis aka ‘findanothername’ started off DJ’ing at a very early age back in 1986 in his hometown, Lefkada Island, a beautiful island located in the west part of Greece, on the Ionian Sea.

During 1986 through to 1989, ‘findanothername’ played at local discos, while a year later he moved to the Greek capital of Athens which offered more choices for the young DJ’s.

In Athens, ‘findanothername’ played at numerous discos and clubs, among while he continued to visit and work for his hometown clubs during all these summers.

Through his love for music, he became a self-taught DJ and quickly discovered that this was something that was going to take over all his life. ‘findanothername’ constantly aims to build an audience that will appreciate music regardless of genre. This is one of the many things that distinguishes ‘findanothername’ and his need to embrace new music, technology and styles to push the envelope further and shake any kind of crowd that is listening to his music.

'findanothername' studied music for 13 years which earned him 3 musical degrees in lyric writing, harmony and keyboards, and also attended a Radio Production College.

Since February 2010, ‘findanothername’ has hosted ”eClectic bLends”, a monthly show on Oasis Radio, Japan as well as regularly appearing on SSRadio Lounge & Chill with ”downtown dreams” radio file until July 2013.

Also he had made a guest mix for Innervisions Radio , BeatLounge Radio , Ionz.fm  and Balearic Social Radio 

KONTIKI SUITE @ SOCK FREE HIDEAWAY 

(14TH SEPTEMBER 2014) IN PICTURES

pics c/o Robert B Parkinson & KS 

SEMINAL GIG ALERT

JASON BOARDMAN deserves big cheers for managing Horsebeach. In this here today, gone tomorrow culture, young bands need to be shrewder than their years and after watching them headline Soup Kitchen's basement, I'm pretty sure Ryan Kennedy is. 

The LP dropped just prior to this night and my sole complaint was that it felt like a suite. I would've preferred Kevin's Box Bedroom Rebels Horsebeach tracks to have not been re-recorded. However, truly mesmerizing chord play that never fails to perch itself onto a catchy hook-line or sunny head nod. And a dead beat delivery, reflecting lyrical inertia, thus transcending standard pastiche by finding its own beauty and wonder, must surely make this the debut of the decade. I'm still in love with Even and on Friday night, it marked the point where this gig became something truly memorable, with light swaying and talk of jingle-jangle giving way to full body shuffling and talk of Manchester legends. 

To write such glorious material, I knew Ryan was mightily gifted, but for the band to play so tight and confidently illustrated to me that this was a fully committed four piece. Drummer Matt Booth was especially focal and not afraid to deviate from the recorded work by putting his kit through some paces. Herein lies the rub. They are undoubtedly the best new band to surface in fucking aeons, but are nonetheless going to be branded a Manc four piece, evoking classic bands of the music press era, and this is unfair. 

I much preferred the naturalistic 'thank you very much' that followed the rapturous applause after every song, and the crafty stoop down to take a swig of canned lager, whilst really adjusting the guitar phasers, than punk era posture that just felt more like pastiche through the generations. Liam might shout 'fuck' a lot at his paying audience, but I doubt he does to his favourite tailor.

The youngsters I spoke with (me being one of too many old farts), were wizened about universal pop, even  placing their new favourite band into historical context, which made a massive change from the mouth foamers who reminisce about Manchester music through forty something rose-tinted specs, but I was appalled at the number of top shirt buttons fastened. To their credit, Horsebeach didn't have theirs fastened, but, as with all the best bands, I guess the snazzy wardrobe will be the last thing to arrive. They need to look better than us, but if anyone knows this, it's Jason. 

It was fitting that he got a deserved 'thank you' as his belief has opened up distribution stateside, which is where this band's natural heart lies. I think they could fly over to Brooklyn right now and play that gig and receive a similar reception. London and the remixers await and I expect a lot more folk saying 'wow' in the not too distant. June and Faded Eyes are on a tee for Almunia remixes, incidentally, but I would say that.      

3. SOCK FREE 

By Izabel Caligiore 

for Sock Free Hideaway

VERY HONOURED to share this with you. Izabel of Lullabies For Insomniacs fame has hosted some fine, fine mixes and works slavishly to share her love of ethereal and quite wonderful music and this mix is no exception as it's truly mesmerizing. Thank you. Upon first listen, doing the ironing, it didn't just blow my socks off but sent me hurling down a sand dune. However, after emptying sand from my socks and lying down for a second listen, I merely cascaded down, which is an altogether better experience. Take my advice, put one hour and fifteen minutes out of every day for a fortnight, and lie back listening to this and nothing will be the same again. The perfect prescription.  

sock free mix by Izabel Caligiore (Lullabies For Insomniacs)

In Izabel's words:

I recorded this mix on a cold winters night in Melbourne, I had just received some horrible news from a dear friend in London that saw my mood matching the weather, dark and sombre.

Alas I grabbed a stack of records and let the music transport me to a ‘sock free hideaway’.

The mix travels through many times and places starting with Pharaoh Saunders tribute to Coltrane and finishing with Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac.

I started Lullabies for Insomniacs | Mixcloud March this year, it is a fortnightly radio show broadcasted on PBS 106.7fm.

I came up with the name Lullabies for Insomniacs not only as it is an apt name for a graveyard shift (2am-6am) but also because it can be interpreted in different ways. The beauty about the guest mixes for each week is how each artist interprets the title.My last show is this week as I am moving overseas to study although will be launching a website shortly that will feature a fortnightly podcast as well as guest mixes.

Hope you enjoy.

KONTIKI SUITE

MUCH APPRECIATED but too proudly insular to breakthrough big, Kontiki Suite's effortlessly catchy harmony and crystallized strumming make them reminiscent of 68' era Byrds to some journo's, which is a shame coz I hear maturity beyond that and their new material (what I've heard so far), compacts their sound further. I expect it to be showcased on the 14th of September, ahead of their 2nd album. 

Live, they're hard to catch as they venture out quite rarely, so, this is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy one of the most exciting propositions in the intimate surrounding of the upstairs of Dulcimer bar. Debut album Sunset Lake is awash with beautiful tunes that evoke late summer evenings outside the caravan, and, I'm sure, their rendition of Magic Carpet Ride will mutate into something quite special on the 14th.

Steph Grant will be supporting with her fragile tunes of wonder, with moi and Cotton Controller playing the type of records that come alive inside your head. Pleased to shout 'Get Yer Socks off!'

Sock Free Hideaway presents KONTIKI SUITE

(support the night by sharing, inviting, ignoring or better still, putting it in your diary. Another intimate night of musical celebration guaranteed.)

http://www.juno.co.uk/charts/dj/1247281-sock_free_hideaway/962635-Chart/

Another chart from the sound supermarket. Doubt i'll play any of these on the night, but they're worth a listen. Thinking, wind rustling the sand for the night. The slight smell of distant barbecue, the faint reggae keyboard and a stretched smile. Whatever...

"Use what talents you possess : the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang the best."   Henry Van Dyke 

FIRST THINGS first; the creative process was inexplicably blocked, so the 28th was unfortunately aborted. The final straw was Colorama booking the same night. Apologies to Robert Glover, Gullivers, Ryan Kennedy, Nick Cubley, and, especially, Jeff O'Toole. I'm sorry I couldn't pull things together, and thanks for supporting my idea. A chief worry has been building momentum and providing that DJ finale, Almunia brilliantly provided, but I gave up, and then, trying to rejig a night for the 21st I fell for the charm of Dulcimer and the side of the metro line I had shut out of my mind, upon embarking on this adventure. 

the night that never was

3:20 Steph Grant at Shambala by Mike Archer 29 views 

Kontiki Suite are amazing and I know we're in for a treat on September 14th. Their friend Steph Grant has kindly agreed to support and her singular style, and whacky forays into sound mean we should expect the unexpected. More to follow...

2. HYACINTH SUNDOWN

By Krossfingers 

for Sock Free Hideaway

MASSIV THANKS to Artem and Sasha ( KROSSFINGERS ) for responding to my call for help after realizing (unless massive compromises were made), the next night wasn't coming together and creating this delightful mix for me. Their Facebook selections and KROSSFINGERS | Mixcloud are always a pleasurable listen  and this mix is unsurprisingly super special, evoking the free of sock, which is the most anyone can ask. Expertly interviewing and sketching the crème de la crème at an alarming rate which belie their years, cements them as rising stars and magically the next sock free is now confirmed for May 28th. Super indeed, more to follow.

hyacinth-sundown

 In their own words:

 "We founded Krossfingers in May 2013 as a small blog for friends. 

Our motto is "Analogue Passion And Timeless Music Themes". It was about shots from our ultra cheap analogue cameras and some tracks we found and wanted to share. Our first post was Gigi Masin's beauty "Stella Maris", and nobody knew about the upcoming release on Music From Memory at that time) Other bigger ideas came to us later. We got in touch with very interesting people and we wanted to share their stories, musical thoughts. Almost all our interviews are exclusive, Sasha's doing painting covers for it. Actually we just wanted to make a blog in which it’ll be interesting, pleasant and comfortable to stay for ourselves. We are always in search and want to make the blog more transformable, to seek new forms of expression, but still maintain the principles and heat."