Radio Isaura: Recent Episodes
Jo La Tengo
It's the 2 year anniversary of Radio Isaura! To celebrate, I've recorded a 2 part mix! Part 1 finds me on opening duties - downtempo/balearic/tribal rhythms to warm up the room and get them toes tappin' 👟
Next month, I'll release Part 2, which will be higher nrg with peak hour vibes 🦹
If you're reading this, I sincerely thank you for subscribing and supporting our mix series 🧡
See ya in the wild ⛲️
For Many Moods 09, Lupe brings us a deep dive of smooth summer jams. In just under a hour we bounce on balearic grooves, international downtempo, sludgy synth pop and Ibiza ready house. Catch Lupe on every 1st Monday for his Dublab show Recents 🎯
The debut of Vincenzo lands an all vinyl Italo mix for many moods 08. Cosmic, balearic, synth pop and boogie funk cuts take you on a disco odyssey littered with synths and hand claps 👏👏
beep beep! pull up we got The Alaia on deck with Many Moods 07! you know Alaia as co-founder of CQQL Records, graphic designer extraordinaire and Italicized resident DJ at The Let's Go! Alaia is always on top of the freshest sounds. on this mix, she seamlessly blends sleazy boogie, west coast funk, street soul, 90s r&b and italo disco. the end result is fit to kick start any party or wind down a wild one. turn up the volume, roll down the windows and cruise the boulevard
many moods 06 is a mix highlighting some of the records we brought back from rome and naples. all vinyl and improvised in one take.
is this my best mixing? surely no. did i get a little loose with the space echo? you ou ou tell ell ell me ee ee. did i have a good time recording this? allora! shoulda seen me dancin n sweatin the whole 59 minutes. had a ton of fun approaching a set this way. to echo a quote Claudio Casalini (thank you for picking up the name I just dropped) told us while driving back to Rome… “I don’t want to be a slave to the BPM.” I often am beholden to those beats per minute. trying to shake it and shake it while I shake it. hope it gets you shakin’ too! ciao! 🛵
the first day of summer is around the corner and Miss Frizzle has you covered. her contribution to Many Moods 05 is fit for any pool party. a non stop journey through international disco edits and percussive house - bright in the corners with wood blocks and warm in the low end with round punchy bass. lots of fun vocals on this one. It’s true what they say, Miss Frizzle… about to sizzle ♨️
from Miss Frizzle… “This is my call to summer. Pour yourself a fizzy drink, put on something vibrant, and help me call in the sun with a dance. The tasting notes: playful, earthy, and full of life" ⛱️
for Many Moods 04, Daniel T sheds the shackles of thematic constraints and beautifully exemplifies creative freedom while showcasing his vast musical knowledge and genre hopping skills. enjoy the ride 🛺
Let's face it, if you know Radio Isaura you know Stephanie Rangel. For Many Moods 03 Stephanie brings us a playful mood of soulful downtempo sprinkled with international rap and children’s bop. This is one to keep sippin' 🧃
From the world famous Footwork Coffee Service and Sound Service™️, Summer League gives us a wild hour of slammin' tunes. Tuff as it gets right here 🏋🏽♀️
Breaking news! Radio Isaura mixes have rebranded as Many Moods! For the first installment, Radio Isaura head Jo La Tengo provides a hour long all vinyl mix of smooth downtempo balearic chillers and chuggers. SPF30 for your ears. Vibe and imbibe ⛲️
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back with another guest mix and this one is from the homie Randy Ellis! Randy, with his partner The Alaia, run CQQL Records here in Los Angeles. CQQL is a "sequel" to the ethos of past decades' disco, boogie, AOR, funk, house, soul and r&b. Randy has definitely brought this ethos to the mix he's crafted for radio isaura. In just under 40 min we're taken on a balearic funk n soul journey bright in the corners with italo and street soul vibes.
be sure to catch Randy Ellis and The Alaia every 4th friday for their radio isaura residency, 𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥, at the newly opened The Let's Go! Disco in arts district.
tune in, zone out and enjoy ⛲️
today is the one year anniversary of radio isaura!!! I can't believe it's already been a year and in the same breath it's kinda crazy it's only been a year. thanks to those who have listened since the beginning. your support means so much! if you're new or joined not that long ago, thank you for being here and I hope you enjoy all that is to come.
for this mix, I was gonna go classic radio isaura and just select songs. I pulled a ton of records - new and old. I started off the mix with this Japanese balearic stoner jam and was just gonna select throughout when I realized it was 110 bpm and I thought "well what else is lying around that's 110?" it's a slippery slope and I ended up improvising all the blends in this mix and ignoring every record I had initially pulled. was pulling records while the tracks were playing and selecting songs I didn't really know. really hearing them for the first time while spinning. turned out to be one of my fav mixes I've done. completely improvised and as always 100% vinyl.
I hope you dig and thank you for listening ⛲️
happy new year! 2023 is here and so is the first mix of the year. this one is spanning lots of my favs right now. edits of obscure italo, arabic, spanish, turkish and israeli disco, house and new beat. oof. seriously some of my fav records at the moment. rinse and repeat. as always this mix is 100% vinyl and mixed in one take. hope ya dig ⛲️
and if you wanna hear these cuts in person head to the newly opened let's go disco and cocktail club in art district! I'm there every thurs with my radio isaura weekly ANALOG FRUIT 🐯
this one will get you cozy with some kind of smoke, less lights more pillows. some of these are journeys. you'll enjoy where they take you. all vinyls ⛲️
this might be the most laid back radio isaura episode yet. been caught up trying to dig for the best Italo 12s I can find and dialing in my mixing skills but for this I just wanted to get back to selecting songs I really love. woke up some records that have been cat nappin' on the shelf. felt good to see them again. of course there's new friends as well. all here in a hour 40 vinyl mix. one take and no edits. best to throw it on and forget you did ⛲️
our second guest mix comes from radio hobo out of berlin! radio hobo is a dj, curator and radio host who specializes in latin - brazil - afro disco from the 60s thru the 80s. for his guest mix, radio hobo takes us on a tropical funk journey which includes lambada, mpb, reggae and salsa ⛲️
radio isaura is back! I know I know I fell behind there for bit but back with the longest episode yet! this mix spans synth prog rock, egyptian boogie, chicano hi nrg, italo electro, balearic groove, leftfield tribal house, dutch dub, indonesian disco and many more genres that sound like they were spit out of a word generator. soak it up ⛲️
introducing our first guest mix by ears of the beholder from san francisco ca
ears of the beholder is an online and pop-up record shop based in san francisco with a special focus on 70’s and 80’s music from japan
for his radio isaura episode, eotb brings you a fresh batch of under the radar japanese jams with some of his funk and disco favorites from europe and southeast asian. happy listening ⛲️
003 has landed. new hour thirty all vinyl one take mix. these are all my favorite jams lately. lots of tropical funk balearic disco vibes from all over. french, turkish, dutch, italo, japanese, and chilean. a primer for spring and summer. spf 30 for your listening pleasure ⛲️
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back with another 90 min all vinyl mix! this round is a blend of balearic psychedelia, experimental dub, japanese synth pop, napoli disco, spaced out library, korean new wave, lover's rock and more! thanks for tuning in
alright kids, this is the one kicking us off! we’ve got an all vinyl mix just under a hour and a half that’s packed with czech synth pop, latvian funk, sleazy nyc disco, japanese jazz fusion, brazilian tropicalismo, spanish erotic groove, soothing mpb and many more audio oddities to scratch that esoteric itch. thanks for tuning in.
head to http://www.radioisaura.com for full track id