That soul surfer record is so amazing....!!

Anushka’s recent ‘Yemaya’ album for Tru Thoughts has been on solid repeat, so we are very excited to share an exclusive mix from the duo's Max Wheeler, who has put together a special mix linking the early 80s roller boogie sound of LA  with more recent favourites and a couple of exclusives.

Max shared some words about the recording: “This mix was me trying to blow off some cobwebs and remember how to DJ after a long time away from the decks. When I got the tunes together I realised I was really drawn to the super positive sunshine party vibes of the roller boogie stuff and so started with half an hour of that and then got into some electronic bits I’ve been finding inspiring recently before dropping a couple of sneaky exclusive dubs in, including a minimal edit of album track “Serenity” which is one of our faves. Hope you all enjoy it, one to have a low key party to, even if you’re just in your yard.”

TRACKLIST

Slave - Touch of Love
Surface - Falling In Love
Trouble Funk - It’s in the Mix
Vaughan Mason & Crew - Roller Skate
Bobby Cash - Skate Party
D Train - You’re the One for Me
Aurra - Checking you Out
Marcela Dias Sindaco - Dois Lados (Max's The Other Side Edit)
Dan Shake - A Pirate's Eye Ft. Amp Fiddler
Move D & Benjamin Brunn - On The Magic Bus
Shire T - Hackney Birdwatch
Jimpster - Soul Spectral ft. Greg Paulus
Duke Hugh - Got My 606 Back
Max Wheeler - Untitled (Unreleased Dub)
Anushka - Serenity (Dub edit)

‘'Yemaya’ is out now on Tru Thoughts, featuring the MIMS premiered “Speak To Me”, which we described as “electronically enhanced future soul for the dancers and roller skaters”.

BANDCAMP

MIMS Guest Mix: ANUSHKA (Brighton, UK / Tru Thoughts)

Tracklist:
Tierra Whack - Heaven
Tierra Whack - Cutting Onions 
Rouge Way - WYA
Keith Mansfield - The Loving Touch
Denzel Curry - Walkin
Smino - I Deserve (feat. NOS)
DJ Harrison - Kawai Voyage
Athletic Progression - OSAKA
Maverick Sabre & Demae - Not Easy Love
Waldo's Gift - Flowerbed
Iman Houssein - Slow Things Down
BenjiFlow - Go
Tiwa Savage - Tales By Moonlight (feat. Amaarae)
Scratcha DVA - Siyobonga (feat. DemiMa) 
Alexander Nut - Wild Side {Alex Nuts Yamapiano Refix}
Pat Thomas - Onfa Nkosi Hwee (Hagan Edit)
Joy Orbison - born slipping (feat. TYSON)
Jazzanova - Creative Musicians (Waajeed Remix Instrumental) 
Manaré - Quartz
Mosca - Done Me Wrong
Jaydee - Plastic Dreams 
Ossie - Kalimba 03
Yussef Kamaal - Lowrider
Gina Jeanz - Amagroove

Universal Rhythms - Four Directions - Jeff Higgins 04/01/22

Recorded live on a Sunday evening in front of a small Twitch audience, an hour of jazz joints make up the latest episode of Pullin from the Stacks! Stay tuned for future episodes to be streamed live as well starting in May. No episode next week as I'll be traveling but a new Knowledge Breaks before the month is out...thanks for tuning in!

Tracklist: Donald Byrd, Hampton Hawes, Jazz Traficantes, George Shearing, Frank Cunimondo, Steve Grossman, Stanley Turrentine, Michel Sardaby, Clare Fischer, Atlantis Jazz Ensemble, Mutual Attraction, Build An Ark

April 13 2022

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 195

Recorded this episode right after the Supreme Court leak of the opinion turning back Roe v. Wade, so I had to start it off with an old spoken-word piece from Digable Planets. "The facists are some heavy dudes / they don't really give a damn about life." Words that continue to ring true. If you're able please donate to these abortion funds listed here (rather than Planned Parenthood): https://defector.com/here-are-some-abortion-funds-you-can-donate-to/

Photo credit: http://instagram.com/radicalgraffiti

Tracklist: Digable Planets, Azimuth, T. Takahashi, Gojkovic-Kovacev, Skymark, Raffy Bushman, New Haven Women's Liberation Rock Band

May 4 2022

Abortion Funds

Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 197

Another set of new and old, fuzzy fusion pieces for your ears! Enjoy.

Tracklist: Soul Surfers, Grupo Fa 5, Cesar Mariano, Sly5thAve and Roberto Verastegui, George Duke, Brian Jackson

May 11 2022

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 198

On this months show we have author, producer, Grammy Award nominee — Jon Kirby. Jon Kirby was the Associate Editor at Wax Poetics (2007-2010) and currently provides A&R, Research and Development for The Numero Group. On the show we go to great lengths to discuss the first discoveries of UTB/Andre Gibson and how their friendship led to an on-going partnership. Plus the beginnings of the ‘Ultra High Frequencies: The Chicago Party’, history and experience surrounding Chicago and what it truly means to be working for a great organisation like the Numero Group. To wrap up the show, a tribute mix is included showcasing some of the great music featured on the Numero Group releases where Jon’s direction is applied.

Tracklist

S4 EP5 - Jon Kirby

Ririko Nishikawa - 24.05.22

Mint Condition Radio Show with DJ Randy Ellis and special guest Gfunktrece
Aired originally on the Mint Condition Radio Show with DJ Randy Ellis(NTS)06/06/22: https://www.nts.live/shows/mint-condition/episodes/mint-condition-6th-june-2022

Mint Condition w DJ Randy Ellis and Gfunktrece (NTS) 06.06.22

Ahead of their debut London show tomorrow evening at Highbury's Union Chapel, Lahore-based Jaubi recorded an exclusive mix for us. 

"A collection of songs and beats from artists that have helped to inspire our sound. Our music has been described as a blend of North Indian Classical, Jazz and Hip Hop – we hope this mix take’s you on a journey and inspires you to come and check out one of our shows this August."

Catch Jaubi, featuring saxophonist, flautist and producer Tenderlonious, performing music from their 'Nafs', a MIMS Future Classic released last year on Astigmatic Records, and 'Ragas from Lahore', the Tendonious led LP on which they also collaborated, live at the legendary Union Chapel in London, tomorrow evening 18 August, or around the UK later this month.

Jaubi (pronounced “Jaw-Bee”) is an instrumental quartet from Lahore, Pakistan. The band is named after an Urdu word loosely translated as "whatever/whoever”. Creating whatever sounds good and whatever feels good is the groups guiding principle. Their music skips around the genres of North Indian Classical music, modal jazz and hip-hop.

Around 4 years ago the band were at a turning point in their lives, each member was facing personal problems and difficulties. Their combined struggles led JAUBI to discover the complex Qur’anic and philosophical concept of “Nafs”. In Islamic philosophy, each person has an aspect of the Self called the “Nafs” which is divided into multiple layers. Every day, a person enters a spiritual battlefield with their dark side, their lowly desires, and Satan. Satanic Nafs is thus the lowest level of the self, due the love of oneself and evil desires. Achieving spiritual transformation involves a constant struggle against the lower nature of the self (Satanic Nafs). This path of discovery would soon become the major conceptual driving force behind a cross cultural collaboration with musicians from Poland and the U.K.

The journey began back in April 2019, when 22a label founder and multi-instrumentalist Tenderlonious and EABS/Bloto keyboard and synth maestro Marek ‘Latarnik’ Pędziwiatr travelled to Lahore in Pakistan to take part in some improvised recording sessions with Jaubi. Nothing whatsoever was written down during the recording sessions – no sheet music, no song titles. It was sincere. All egos were left behind and hearts and souls were open and poured into the music. Two quite remarkable albums came from those recording sessions, both of which have been met with mass acclaim. The music has been described as spiritual jazz-fusion meets psychedelic Hindustani classical with nods to golden era hip hop. Both albums were featured as The Guardian 'Global Album of The Month' and were included in their album of the year lists in 2020 and 2021 respectively. They received coverage and support from some of the world's key tastemakers and publications, such as Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Gilles Peterson, Downbeat, The Guardian, Mr Scruff, Jazzwise, Mojo, Iggy Pop and many more.

Following the success of these two recordings, the dream has always been for Jaubi to come to Europe and the U.K. to complete the final piece of this unique cross-cultural collaboration. In August this year that dream is becoming a reality thanks to the support of Dialled In, Chalo, The British Council & The Music Venue Trust Revive Live Tour. The band will be performing a headline show at London’s iconic Union Chapel, followed by a week-long studio session at Real World studios in Bath. They will then hit the road for a 5-date regional tour of the U.K. performing tracks from ‘Nafs at Peace’ & ‘Ragas from Lahore' as well as treating audiences to new music. This will be the very first time this music has been performed live in the U.K. and possibly the last. Audiences will be treated to a truly unique collaboration between musicians from Pakistan, Australia, Poland, and the U.K. – “whatever/whoever”.

MIMS Guest Mix: Jaubi (Lahore, Pakistan)

As part of the celebrations to launch Miche's 'With Love Volume 1' compilation; four of us (post-club night)crammed into the back of a Mini Cooper for a road trip from East London to Manchester for a 5-hour listening-bar session. A relaxed and carefree set, saw us selecting recent finds and old favourites across the soul, disco, gospel, AOR, Brazilian, and jazz-funk genres. 

NAM, is a wonderful Vietnamese restaurant set in the heart of Manchester. It boasts some of the best food we've had in a while and features an awesome Hi-Fi system with an Isonoe mixer situated in a cosy basement. 

Big thanks to Nam, Christos, and the team for letting us loose to share our music with their customers.

https://www.nammcr.com

NAM - Listening Bar Session with Miche & Mr Bongo

Beneath unmoving waters, whispers intertwine between the cracks of light, folding shadows in the patience of time. Dreams burn slowly against the spinning bells, gliding toward horizons sweetened by distant meridians. Petals fall like data from forgotten skies, carrying names that dissolve in the static of memory, until the final echo fades in the tape's last breath.

Mango Meridian

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