"I have known good and evil,
Sin and virtue, right and wrong;
I have judged and been judged;
I have passed through birth and death,
Joy and sorrow, heaven and hell;
And in the end I realized
That I Am in everything
And everything is in me. "          Hazrat Inayat Khan

Welcome listener to the 11th chapter of  Spirits High Above, a  mixtape series focusing on the deep & spiritual aspects of Jazz Fusions and beyond. This time we enter the wonderful world of the Orient with his rich musical heritage and it´s late 70´s until today fusion crossovers with the western Jazz scene. From rare unclassics like Stephen McCravens praise to Allah spirtual jazz masterpiece to fresh talents like Barcelonas turkish jazz renewers Gökhan Sürer Quartet, please join us on the magic carpet ride!  Strictly vinyl, one for the crate diggers.
	
Joyeuses Pâques !
Tom Wieland ( free soul inc. Vienna)

ps. this mixtape orinally was recorded for Arnaud Simetiere´s great OPEN SKY RADIO show in France. Check it out here: https://soundcloud.com/radiody10/open-sky-116-switch-groove-17022021

pps. no full tracklist available, fee free to ask for single tracks !

SPIRITS HIGH ABOVE  11  - le Voyage d´Orient  رحلة دي أورينت by Tom Wieland (freesoulinc Vienna)


mojo essentials - samstags ab 23 uhr - mojo club, hamburg, reeperbahn1:  jazz is looking good on the dancefloor. und immer mehr - aus wurzeln ist ein beachtlicher baum gewachsen. essentiell, nicht altbewährt. es bleibt kompromisslos und geht zurück in die zukunft - mit der gehörigen portion soul.

mojo essentials mixtape 010: by RENEGADES OF JAZZ  www.renegadesofjazz.com


mojo essentials mixtape 010 by RENEGADES OF JAZZ

More soulful reggae tunes on the grill: 'The Soul Of Reggae Vol. 4' selected & mixed by SoulBrigada | july 2014. Sixteen dope reggae cover versions of great US-Soul tunes (from labels such as Motown, Stax or Philadelphia International Rec. etc.). Make it Reggae!

Listen to vol.1: https://soundcloud.com/soulbrigada/soulbrigada-soul-of-reggae
Listen to vol. 2: https://soundcloud.com/soulbrigada/soulbrigada-soul-reggae-2
Listen to vol. 3: https://soundcloud.com/soulbrigada/soulbrigada-soul-reggae3


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1)     Tell us a bit about yourself and your record collection.

I’ve started collecting records fifteen years ago and, with the passing years, as my addiction to buying records grew, my collection got bigger, counting now about 1500 singles/LPs and somewhere between 500 and 1000  45/7's. Although in the beginning I bought only hip-hop albums and singles and a few funk and jazz records for the breaks, now I collect old (and newly made) organic music from different parts of the world; I suppose it’s my way of discovering various cultures. 
 
2) 45/7 is all about celebrating the 7". Can you tell us a bit about what you love about the format.

Of course. I like it because it’s very DJ friendly: eighty 12’’ records weigh a lot more than the same amount of 45/7 records. Plus, these records usually have one song per side which makes them very easy to sort through.
 
3) One hour of vinyl goodness... can you talk us through your selection for your 45/7 mix?

Well, all I can say is that I threw in mostly old rhythm & blues songs, infused with an exotic/latin twist, together with some classic northern soul tunes, but also a few fresh tracks in the beginning. I like to let the songs create the story of the mix.

4) Where can people catch you / listen to your music? 

You can find me spinning records at different venues mainly in Bucharest and around the country. Together with my friends I started Vinyl, Rum, Tapas & Wine – a series of parties with the main objective to bring back vinyl as the main ingredient for social gatherings. 

https://www.facebook.com/UFe.worldmusic/  http://soundcloud.com/ufe
http://mixcloud.com/ufe
 
5) Top 5 all time fave records.

I think any deejay would tell you that it's very hard to do this, but I'll try to name five records that are dear to me :) 

BILLIE HOLIDAY - Velvet Mood 
The DOORS - The Doors 
KARL HECTOR & THE MALCOUNS - Unstraight Ahead 
QUANTIC - Magnetica 
GUTS - Le Bienheureux

45/7 #33 ARTIST: UFE

1) Tell us a bit about yourself and your record collection

SoulBrigada was initiated 2009 by Alex D. & Fabio V. as a platform for own events in the trijunction on the lake of constance in the south of germany. Alex also started to spin records on this events and abroad. In 2011 the first studio collaboration leads to an exclusive vinyl only release with their remix of a track by Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band on Poets Club Records.
Due to time time constraints and spatial distance Fabio had to withdraw from this project a little bit so that Alex runs nowadays SoulBrigada mainly. Further tracks was released in 2013 on 7inch on english label KAT45 Records and the own 2016-founded Matasuna Records. The focus is now on the label work and spreading the Matasuna vibe on festivals and clubs across europe.
The record collection is approx. 1500 records – one third 7inches and two third 10“ and 12“. I collect a broad range of different records from all over the world. I also like to buy records on my vacations like in Japan, California, Greece, Portugal etc. So for me my collection is more than only music – it's also a memory to special moments of my life. Most of the time when i put out a vinyl from the collection these memories came back to mind.

2) 45/7 is all about celebrating the 7". Can you tell us a bit about what you love about the format.

It's more challenging to play with 7inches: on one hand the mixing of the tracks because there's no long in- or outros like on an extended 12“ Disco Single. On the other hand you have to be focused a lot on the mix because of the short play time of the 7“. But i like this kind of challange.
And also the size and weight of the record bag is optimal for trips abroad.

3) One hour of vinyl goodness... can you talk us through your selection for your 45/7 mix?

I was influenced by Djs & Diggers like Paul Nice, Mr. Scruff, Kenny Dope or DJ Muro which couldn't be categorized in a specific genre and suprised again and again with their musical taste. It would be a loss to be restricted to a certain genre because there's so incredible good music out there. This is also the philosophy of SoulBrigada: as the name associates, Soulmusic is obligatory but there isn't a limit to this genre – the main point is the SOUL in the music.
So this exclusive 7inch vinyl only mix reflects excellent the musical bandwith of the SoulBrigada sound. It's ranging from Reggae, Calypso, Brazil, Tropical, Orienta l, Asia over to Funk, Breaks, Boogie towards Dubby Disco.

4) Where can people catch you / listen to your music?

The complete Mixtape-Archive is online & downloadable via https://hearthis.at/soulbrigada. SoulBrigada Edits & Reworks could be listened via https://hearthis.at/soulbrigada

5) Top 5 all time fave records

1. Abahambi - Freeway
2. Nico Gomez And His Afro Percussion Inc. - Ritual
3. Assagai - Assagai
4. Ahmed Fakroun - Ahmed Fakroun
5. Professor Wouassa - Grow Yes Yes! (forthcoming first time on vinyl via Matasuna Rec.)

45/7 #39 ARTIST: SOULBRIGADA

Follow them @love-saves-the-day-85515272 and @mrboomfr

Radio Mawimbi #48

Radio Mawimbi #48 w/ Love Saves the Day (Toulouse)

We invited our friend Palov (Carnibal Records) from Athens | Greece to record a guest mix for the 41st edition of SoulBrigada's monthly radioshow on Zurich's radio GDS.FM. 
He delivers a great 60 minutes 7inch vinyl only mix with his favourite tunes. In addition to his work as dj, producer and label head the symphatic greek is also known for his exquisite collection of funky 45s from south america and beyond. 
Lean back and enjoy his dope selection of library grooves, psych breaks, brazilian nuggets, mexican & columbian gems, turkish tunes..

2018

SoulBrigada Setblock #41 for GDS.FM - Guest Mix by Palov (Athens)

Jah Booli - Live and let come

Tropical 60s

DOWNLOAD TRACKS: https://djcaptainplanet.bandcamp.com/album/mystery-trip-vol-1

Captain Planet has been on a roll over the last year, with the release his acclaimed debut album “Cookin’ Gumbo”, an expansive European tour, and a steady stream of head-turning remixes for heavyweights like Ana Tijoux, Katy B, AM & Shawn Lee, The Pimps of Joytime, Scrimshire and more. Now the wayfaring dj/producer returns to Bastard Jazz for a very special cassette tape project entitled “Mystery Trip Vol. 1”.
 
Approaching the project with a classic mixtape mentality and drawing inspiration from Madlib’s “Medicine Show” series, the Captain has sourced out sounds from all corners of the globe. Obscure cuts were ripped from vinyl, then sliced, diced, chopped and skewed with a hefty injection of original production, programming and homegrown field recordings from his travels around the world.  What’s resulted is a 45 minute multi-generational sonic journey, touching on sounds from Senegal, Jamaica, Ghana, Puerto Rico, Peru, Brazil, Italy, Korea, Guadeloupe, and Zimbabwe, that reflect the depth of the Captain’s crates and his skills behind the boards. “Mystery Trip” is not just a DJ mix nor a collection of simple edits but rather an entirely new piece of work from C.P. - a love letter  to the funky sounds of our planet and the rare vinyl it hides in dusty junk shops, back alleyways, basements and attics.
 
Each limited-edition “Mystery Trip” Cassette tape comes with a free digital download of separated tracks/edits, along with the full digi-mix. As an added bonus, Captain Planet is hand-painting an exclusive batch of Walkmen with his own one-of-a-kind designs, which will be available as a premium pack with the tape at the Bastard Jazz store. A contest is also underway to win a special hand-painted vintage Boombox to blast the funky outernational sounds of this Mystery Trip in style! Find out more at bastardjazz.com

Tracklisting:
1. Bouyouye
2. Yallahs
3. Bokazo
4. Naguabo
5. Urubamba
6. Gaziantep
7. Paracatu
8. Goyang
9. Poggetto
10. Lamentin
11. Chegutu


*** Mystery Trip / Turntablelab contest ***
Congrats to Dreas for winning our TTlab sample-spotting contest, and taking home a Captain Planet hand-painted vintage 1982 Panasonic RX-5110 Boombox created specially for the "Mystery Trip" release:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=462561080478131&set=a.140796559321253.31770.140793419321567&type=1&theater

Original contest details: http://turntablelab.com/pages/captain-planet-boombox-giveaway-contest

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Captain Planet - Mystery Trip Vol. 1 Mixtape

1) Tell us a bit about yourself and your record collection.

I’m Simon Hill part of the psychedelic soul band MNP. Also playing bass in The Palms and a bit of everything in Beta Hector. I also make animation by the name of Manalishi. Life ain’t too shabby. I’ve been collecting vinyl for 25 years. Help!

2) 45/7 is all about celebrating the 7". Can you tell us a bit about what you love about the format.

A 45 is condensed goodness and love.

3) One hour of vinyl goodness... can you talk us through your selection for your 45/7 mix?

The mix is half stuff I’ve bought during fun times in lockdown. I just grabbed a shoebox and pulled out the rest of my babies. Some of them are filthy rotten and some are just pure beauty.

4) Where can people catch you / listen to your music? 

The Palms rehearse in a park somewhere in Hove every other Friday night.
Myself and Toby from Mnp deejay monthly in The Jolly Brewer in Brighton but we’re waiting for them to open!

https://www.instagram.com/mnpband/
https://mnpmusic.bigcartel.com


5) Top 5 all time fave records

Oh man that’s a tough one... off the top of my fuzzy head:

The Beatles - Revolver
Ramsey Lewis - Mother Nature’s Son
Little Anne - Deep Shadows
Yusef Lateef - Eastern Sounds
Eddie Fisher & The Next One Hundred Years

45/7 #71 ARTIST: MNP

the 45/7 VINYL CLUB is a mixtape and event series focused on playing music on 7" vinyl. based in hamburg. rooted at the mojo club. 
founded by @felox.

this project was founded to give djs, producers, label heads and music lovers the opportunity to present a selection of their 7" vinyl favourites.

the 45/7 VINYL CLUB stands for pretty much any genre: soul, jazz, disco, brazil, dub, funk, house, hip hop, electronica, psychedelic, offbeat...  

7" vinyl only!

artwork by patrick hanke

45/7 #71 ARTIST: MNP

45/7 VINYL CLUB

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