AMPLITUDES - Dimanche Café N°022

I was watching videos of the Pharoah Sanders concert a few days after the end of the recent We Out Here festival. He was evidently frail and unwell, perhaps even uncomfortable after not setting foot on stage for three years.  

However, even through a phone screen, you couldn't help but get goosebumps once he blew into the saxophone. His charizma, aura, and sheer emotion, as always, shining through. Sadly it was to be his last. The torchbearer of Coltrane's legacy and his one true heir, passed away just a few weeks later. 
  
Born Farrell Sanders in Little Rock, Arkansas, Pharoah picked up the saxophone in his teenage years. He briefly moved to the West Coast to study art, before going to New York to take part in an exciting new jazz scene led by his idol, and later mentor, John Coltrane. Alongside Eric Dolphy, Archie Shepp, and Albert Ayler, he would become one of the most sought-after saxophonists in what was dubbed - avant-garde jazz. Pharoah Sanders joined Coltrane in 1965 and spent the next two years as his protege. After Trane's passing, he continued to take his music to new dimensions, furthering his journey into African and Eastern philosophies and eventually, becoming the face and driving force of what is now known as - spiritual jazz. 

From Alice Coltrane to Floating Points, Pharoah would collaborate with numerous musicians over the decades. However, for this tribute, I decided to focus on strictly his solo output and showcase the mastery of the albums he recorded for Impulse!, Strata East, and Theresa from the late sixties to the early eighties.

Rest in Jazz Pharoah Sanders (Oct 13 1940 - Sept 24 2022)

Tribute to PHAROAH SANDERS - Selected by Spacewalker

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01. Zerosen – Son of Pin Head
02. Henryk Debich - Busz
03. Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express – Voices of Other Times
04. Stratus – Girl
05. Afrodisia – Sugar Free
06. Oiver Sain – Nothing’s Real in LA (Superprince Keep it Real Edit)
07. Marvin Gaye – Nuclear Juice (unreleased instrumental)
08. Oh My Livin' Brother (ADN Edit)
09. Eugene Blacknell – Holding On 
10. Spare Hare – Ain’t No Doubt About It
11. Joe Bisso – Don’t Think About It 
12. The Pink Family – Don’t Give Your Life Away
13. Boppe Bengt-Olof Perhamn – Om Du Ber 
14. Ronnie McNeir – My Love’s Comin’ Down
15. Gary Wilson – She Makes Me Think of Endicott

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Mixino #64 - Mark Wayward

‘Eighty Three’, a sumptuous slab of slow-motion gorgeousness smothered in sun-splashed synth sounds and warming electric piano motifs, was one of the undoubted highlights of Mudd’s critically acclaimed sophomore solo album, In The Garden of Mindfulness. Now the track has been given a makeover by Conrad McDonnell, a long-time friend of the family and Claremont 56 contributor.

 

McDonnell is famous for his wild and effects-laden dub mixes, both as a solo remixer and alongside long-time musical partner Dan Tyler as the Idjut Boys. Together, they provided deliciously wayward and mind-altering takes of tracks from the Claremont 56 catalogue as part of the label’s 10th anniversary triple-CD compilation back in 2017.

Now McDonnell has gone solo to deliver an album of dubbed-out revisions of In The Garden of Mindfulness, a set that will land next year. To get us all in the mood, he’s laid down a trio if reworks of ‘Eighty Three’ in his distinctive style.

McDonnell first offers up the ‘Le Cidre Dub’, a slowly pulsating rendition in which lightly echoing and tape delay-laden guitar, synthesiser and Rhodes riffs drift across a throbbing electronic groove and low-tempo dub disco drums. The veteran DJ/producer has effectively given the track a more cosmic and spaced-out spin whilst retaining much of Mudd’s intricate and densely layered instrumentation.

Those seeking even wilder and more out-there acoustics are catered for by McDonnell’s two alternative dub takes. He successfully strips back the track to its most skeletal form on the ‘Uppity Dub’, bringing the sparsest of beats in and out of the mix whilst focusing on ambient synthesiser sounds, bubbly electronic patterns, echoing electric piano notes and Mudd’s squelchy and addictive bassline. His favoured effects are all audible in the mix but never dominate the sound space.

This celebrated side of McDonnell’s audio output comes to the fore on the EP-ending ‘Uppity Again Dub’, in which waves of trippy and picturesque electronics lap against a locked-in, delay-laden dub disco groove and flashes of reverb-heavy bass. It’s effectively a heady, mind-altering ambient dub interpretation of a sun-splashed Balearic treat. Like the other revisions on the EP, it offers a mouth-watering appetiser for the album of dubs still to come.

Eighty Three (Uppity Again Dub)

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Pellegrin El Kady is a unique musician who was born in the Bijagos Islands of Guinea-Bissau and lived in Cape Verde, Mozambique, Angola, Portugal before moving to Quebec in the mid 70's. After completing graduate school there, he worked as an educator and at the same time devoted much of her time to ethnic music therapy. 

This hard to find album was released in 1986 following his 84' maxi single. As with the previous album, it features many local musicians, including keyboard player Sergio Goncalves with wide range of tunes from Afro to New Wave to Balearic. Includes the smooth Balearic tune "Sahel" and the melancholic synth-pop "Bolanha," which seems to place more emphasis on songwriting. Check the actual audio of this overlooked album.

Pellegrin El Kady – Osmosis (Digger's digest Snippets)

n an ever-expanding musical universe, Azymuth have long existed as a celestial giant, drawing countless artists, musicians and followers into their orbit. Marking fifty years since their 1975 debut album Azimuth, their new album Marca Passo proves that the band’s alchemic brew of Brazilian jazz-funk and cosmic samba soul remains as vital as ever, as the group honours the profound legacy of their departed founders.

Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Marca Passo is the first full-length release since the passing of founding drummer Ivan "Mamão" Conti in 2023, following the earlier loss of keyboardist José Roberto Bertrami in 2012. Alex Malheiros, the sole remaining original member, sees his stewardship of the band’s musical legacy as his spiritual duty. He is joined by the equally devoted Kiko Continentino (Milton Nascimento, Djavan) on keyboards, who has been with the group since 2016, and new recruit Renato Massa (Marcos Valle, Ed Motta) on drums.

Yet since their earliest recorded music, Azymuth have always been far greater than the sum of their parts. The "three-man orchestra’s" unmistakable sound is rooted in Brazil's MPB studio scene of the 1970s and early 1980s—a time when artists blended traditional Brazilian rhythms with global jazz, rock, and emerging psychedelic and progressive elements. Marca Passo continues this legacy, seamlessly fusing Brazilian musical traditions with global influences while showcasing the exceptional musicianship that powers Azymuth's distinctive, multi-dimensional sound.

The album is produced by studio mastermind Daniel Maunick, responsible for Azymuth’s two previous studio albums, Fênix in 2016 and Aurora in 2011. Daniel’s credits also include albums by Marcos Valle, Sabrina Malheiros and Terry Callier. Azymuth also invited Daniel’s father, British jazz-funk royalty Jean Paul “Bluey” Maunick, of Incognito, to play guitar on a new version of Azymuth’s eighties classic “Last Summer In Rio”, in tribute to the song’s composer, José Roberto Bertrami. Equally, “Samba Pro Mamao” is a new composition dedicated to Azymuth’s beloved original drummer, Ivan “Mamão” Conti.

Marca Passo releases on limited edition blue, red & black vinyl LP editions, CD and digitally on the 6th June 2025, via Far Out Recordings, supported by European and North American tours.

Azymuth - Arabutã

FELOX presents UNWiND YOURSELF an open format mix series.
Listen to tracks to relax and unwind.
The Hamburg DJ plays music from all eras and genres with a focus on a calm downtempo vibe.
Every fourth friday of the month on Byte.FM

UNWiND YOURSELF 09

As part of their visit to Berlin for the fifth anniversay of Wedding Soul, Gareth Stephens and Graham Luckhurst did this exclusive Mr Bongo Mix for us which was broadcasted on Radio Cosmo. Finest Brasilian grooves, Jazz and more, all Mr Bongo releases – existing and forthcoming. Thank you guys!

Tracklist: 

Cortex – Chanson D'Un Jour D'Hiver
Celia – Na Boca do Sol
Arthur Verocai – Na Boca do Sol
Pedro Sorongo dos Santos e Abdias – Verão Vermelho
Sivuca – Pontieo
Claudia - Diexa o Morro Cantar
Celia – Zoi Zoi
Tenorio Jr. – Nebulosa
Zani Diabaté et Le Super Djata Band — Fadingna Kouma
Idrissa Soumaoro et L’Eclipse de L’Ija — Nissodia (Joie de l’optimisme)
Mulatu Astatke – Yègellé Tezeta
Mavis John – Use My Body
Connie Laverne – Can’t Live Without You
Quinteto Ternura – Baby
Rosa Maria – Avenida Atlantica
Doris – You Never Come Closer
Celia – Para Lennon e McCartney
Majó - As Sementes
Ronaldo Resedá - E Novamente Mas Que Nada
Robson Jorge e Lincoln Olivetti - Ginga
Marcos Valle – Estrelar

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Mr Bongo 5yrs Wedding Soul Radio Mix

🇮🇹 Episode 28 - Italy 🇮🇹

Plustwo - Stop Fantasy - 1983 - MIO Records 
Linda Di Franco - T.V. Scene - 1985 - WEA Records
Puccio Roelens - Slip Back - 1979 - Costanza Records
Tullio De Piscopo - Stop Bajon - 1984 -Bagaria
Loredana Berte - In Alto Mare - 1980 -CGD
Puccio Roelens - Northern Lights - 1977 - RCA
Blue Gas - Shadows From Nowhere - 1983 - Eyes
Piero Piccioni - Volo Di Mezzanotte - 1982 - General Music
Arawak - Yellow Park - 1970 - Squirrel Records
Guido Pistocchi - Café - 1970 - CGD
Stelvio Cipriani - Mato Grosso - 1974 - CAM
Ennio Moricone - Un Sacco Bello - 1980 - Cinevox

Not Quite Disco in Italy

Here is a new mixtape by Digital Zandoli duo ...

This time they explored more music from the French West Indies, focusing on traditional music blended with electronic production. 
Includes exclusive & unreleased demo tracks by modern producers from Martinique and Guadeloupe : Edmond Mondésir (Bélénou), Puzzle Pulsion, Claude Rodap (Syn-Ka), Robert Oumaou(Gwakasonne), Makoundjia, Victor Treffé, Edmony Krater, Jean-François Fabriano, Digital Caresse, Eddy La Viny, Tijan, Frantz Tuernal & more ...

DIGITAL ZANDOLI - THE MIXTAPE 3 : FURTHER EXPLORATION OF CREOLE ELECTRONIC & TRADITIONAL MUSIC

Gilles introduces his Brit Jazz Funk Mix, recorded in the Brownswood Basement for Solid Steel Radio & Ninja Tune. 

Watch the video of Gilles introducing the mix http://bit.ly/13jJzP0



Take a trip back to the sound of the early 80's with GP as he digs out his favourite jazz funk records from this side of the pond.

Track listing 

Cache - Jazzin and cruisin' - Groove records 
Hudson people	 - Trip to your mind	- Disco 45 
FBI - Talkin about love - Kongo dance 
Incognito	- Summer's ended - Ensign 
Freeez - Stay - Pink rhythm 
Cloud - All night long - white 
Atmosfear	 - Invasion - Elite 
Proton plus - Pay up (remixed rhythm track) - Champagne 
Potion - Catch the feelin' (showstopper') dub - Slapps and sticks 
Stop	- I can feel it - Elite 
Hi Tension - thunder and lightning - Island 
First Light	 - am - Oval music 
tw funk masters - love money - Champagne 
Sun palace - Rude movements - Passion 
Level 42 - Starchild - Polydor

Britfunk Mix

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