Remembering good times
@raphael-top-secret live taken from Altered Soul Experiment in February 2020.

Raphael Top Secret @ Altered Soul Experiment Berlin. 01.02.20

@sassyj
Released : June 19th 2019
Direct buy : https://www.alteredsoulexperiment.com/product/ase13-sassyj
Distribution by Rush Hour

For the 13th mix in this series, Sassy J finds inspiration in the “Fruit of Life,” a system of information found in Sacred Geometry. It consists of a structure of 13 circles that is said to contain the blueprint of the universe. Its 13th circle is crucial for maintaining the integrity of the network and, more widely, the universe. It acts as a gateway to higher dimensions and a catalyst for healing. 

The music in this mix exudes spirituality. As a constructed piece, it’s a tapestry that weaves together broadcasts, interludes, songs, and poems. Echoes of horns mingle with a distant message of the cosmos as Sassy J invites us into a world from which we do not want to leave. Indeed, it doubles up as a map that marks Sassy J’s place in a universe that is held together by her singular thread.

The overriding mantra of "You gotta have freedom, you gotta have peace and love” marks the end of the musical journey and corresponds to the principle contained in the 13th sphere. It rings with poetic meaning and speaks to the values she espouses so uncompromisingly. What I have always admired most about Sassy J is her unwavering commitment to a musical vision. The music she invokes belongs to a Space Age of astral jazz explorations and sonic paths that lead to a higher state of consciousness. It is music that is born out of pain but which offers redemption; both serious and supremely uplifting.

In the act of curation, Sassy J is proposing an alternative history, one where style isn't as important as leveraging meditative states and the spirit behind the sounds. Because Sassy J refuses to stay in one place and treats music as a set of recurring melodic shapes, the very texture of this mix is defined by transition, process, and flow. It seems to say that art is the only thing that exists beyond death. As a beam of sunshine floods through my window the music glistens out to the street beyond. Caught in a dance with the rays of sunlight, it reminds me of how music is a journey and a destination all of its own.

Curated by Amila for Altered Soul Experiment.
Selected and Compiled by Sassy J, Bern 2019.
Layout by Maison CC & Atilla Fidan. Illustration by Sassy J. 
Words byJohn Gómez.

ASE13-CASS

ASE13-CASS Selected by Sassy J / Preview

@neroli @twiceroots
Released : December !9th 2019
Direct buy : http://bit.ly/ase01-live

When two of today's finest selectors and DJs join forces for a three-hour B2B set, you know things are about to get funky. Recorded at Ohm in April 2018, the present mix finds fabled Neroli boss Volcov and Mother Tongue mastermind Patrick Gibin merging their widescreen vision and savoir-faire for a straight out compelling session of twin-engined floor heroics, capable to spiff up the greyest day.

To quote it soulful would be an understatement so much soul - as a genre and character - blatantly infuses the whole of this mix; and to limit it to the sum of its parts like most coldly executed mixes out there may be broken down to, would be missing the point completely. The groove is alive, and both DJs sure know how to keep the ticker running; weaving narratives as intricate in their build as they are simple to enjoy with your brain shut off. Hip-hop, soul, disco, r&b, jazz, funk, boogie, the spectrum's wide but the flow's smooth as one would expect from such vividly unique talents.

Not a mere addition of technical qualities and unparalleled selection skills, the union of Volcov and Gibin has given birth to an ephemeral giant of sorts, capable of transcending time and space through music like few can boast being able to. If mixing is an art as we believe, these two gents clearly belong to the higher class of wax-spinning maestros. When style and content are combined with such faultless taste and unrelenting efficiency, all one can do is chuck it, listen and let the vibes pour.

Curated by Amila for Altered Soul Experiment.
Recorded by Volcov & Patrick Gibin, Berlin 2018.
Layout by Maison C.C. Photography by Nadja Bozic. Words by Baptiste Girou

ASE01-LIVE by Volcov & Patrick Gibin (Part 1 & 2) / Preview

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ASE01-CASS : Volcov
ASE02-CASS : Red Greg 
ASE03-CASS : Skymark
ASE04-CASS : Ge-Ology
ASE05-CASS : Marcellus Pittman
ASE06-CASS : Patrick Gibin
ASE07-CASS : Antal
ASE08-CASS : Alexander Nut
ASE09-CASS : Specter
ASE10-CASS : Waxist
ASE11-CASS : Dane
ASE12-CASS : Lauren Hansom
ASE13-CASS : Sassy J

ASE01-LIVE : Volcov & Patrick Gibin

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