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

This month was our first 'Non-Mobile Disco'.. no mobiles on the dance floor. Really helped the atmosphere, and we will carry on with this policy from now on. Great night at Band on the Wall as always.. the 5 hour monthly DJ session with a proper across the board music policy & lovely crowd. Can't forget the amazing sound system, venue & staff too! This month I changed from my usual Grado DJ200 cartridges to Audio Technica AT440s, sounded a lot clearer. After about 7 years on the Grados, it might be time for a change!

0.00 The Breadwinners 'Mr Landlord' 0.05 Mikey Dread 'The Jumping Master' 0.10 Al Campbell 'Jah Love' 0.16 Generation Gap 'Music From My Mind' 0.19 Kalbata and Mixmonster feat Mutabaruka 'Same Thing Every Day' 0.23 I Roy and Dennis Walks 'Heart Don't Leap' 0.26 Bunny Wailer 'Rule Dancehall' 0.29 Dennis Bovell 'In Tha Mix' 0.32 Gregory Isaacs 'Drifting Away' 0.37 Queen Latifah 'Princess of the Posse (Ultimatum Instrumental) 0.42 Tall Black Guy Vs James Brown 'Funky Drummers in a Space Suit' 0.45 EPMD 'Rap is out of Control' 0.47 45 King and Lati 'Lati Rocks the Bells' 0.50 Mr Scruff and Denis Jones 'Stereo Breath' 0.53 Antonio Adolfo 'Cascavel' 0.56 Edson Frederico 'Bobeira' 0.59 Daphni 'NPE' 1.04 PIL 'Part 2 Megga Mix' 1.08 Pleasure 'Nothin' To It' 1.12 The Mission Men 'Microphone Wizard' 1.14 Foundation 7 'Compredator' 1.18 Johnny Hammond 'Shifting Gears' 1.23 Jerry Carr 'This Must be Heaven' 1.29 Bobby Thurston 'You Got What it Takes (Remix) 1.37 Bernard Wright 'Just Chillin' Out' 1.41 Man Friday 'Love Honey, Love Heartache' 1.47 Jago 'I'm Going To Go (Frankie Knuckles Mix) 1.54 Frankie Knuckles 'Only The Strong Survive' 2.00 Bam Bam 'Give It To Me (Instrumental) 2.04 Ark 'Le Magicien D'os (Mr Oizo remix)' 2.06 Cherrystones 'Honey's Pot' 2.09 Fleetwood Mac 'Tusk' 2.12 Kalbata and Mixmonster feat Major Mackerel 'Congo Beat the Drum' 2.16 Daddy Freddie 'Bad Boy Patrol' 2.19 Admiral Bailey 'DJ Juggling' 2.22 Dread and Fred 'Warriors Advance' 2.26 Mystikal T 'A Rise I Sion' 2.30 Orchestra Makassy 'Mambo Bado' 2.35 Apple 'Rock on (Version)' 2.39 Lil Mo '5 Minutes (Instrumental) 2.44 Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force 'Planet Rock' 2.48 Capital A 'All Day' 2.52 EPMD 'Strictly Business' 2.53 Emskee and E the 5th 'Intellect Interject' 2.57 Melvin Bliss 'Synthetic Substitution' 2.59 Maceo and All the Kings Men "MACEO' 3.05 The JBs 'Escapism parts 1 and 2' 3.12 Manteca 'Afro Funky' 3.17 George Danquah 'Just For a Moment' 3.20 Funkadelic 'Cholly' 3.24 Luke Vibert 'Radart' 3.30 Sam Irl 'Time' 3.34 Kuniyuki 'All These Things (Theo Parrish Instrumental)' 3.42 Mr Scruff 'Deliverance' 3.46 Mr Scruff and Denis Jones 'Render Me' 3.50 Mr Scruff 'We Are Coming' 3.56 Floating Points 'King Bromeliad' 4.04 First Choice 'Double Cross' 4.10 Jamal Trice 'If Love Is Not The Answer' 4.13 Black Aroma Edits vol.1 'Be With You' 4.19 Alegre All Stars 'Se Acabo Lo Que Se Daba' 4.25 Aquarian Dream 'Phoenix' 

For a limited download link, click on the button above. 

Full list of gigs here: http://mrscruff.com/gigs/

New album 'Friendly Bacteria' released 19th May 2014 on Ninja Tune.

Limited Download

Mr Scruff DJ set from Band on the Wall, Manchester, Sat 5 April 2014

Collector John Gómez brightens up Mondays with some music from different times and different places.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/soup-to-nuts-john-gomez/episodes/soup-to-nuts-john-gomez-26th-august-2024

Soup To Nuts w/ John Gómez - Carnival Special 260824

This month marks the two-year anniversary of Odd Selects, celebrating with a mix of classic 70s soul favourites.

Odd Selects w/ Odqin: 70's Soul Classics - October 2024

Second show of 2025 recorded live on @lyl_radio, with lots of LP cuts, various soulful sounds new & old. Different tracks recorded or produced by Roy Ayers (RIP) and a brand new remix of Al Kent !

LOVE PENALTY on LYL RADIO | March 2025

The time has arrived
Are you prepared to go
Are you ready to fight
Are you ready to gain control

I have trained you well
With all my might
I have trained you with love
You are my knight

Rise for the Kingdom
Rise for the Kingdom

You are the love
I shield for us
You are the love
I defend for us

Make this day count
Protect those who need help
Keep them strong
For lives are not for sale

Rise for the Kingdom
Rise for the Kingdom

I molded you right
To make you believe
I molded you right
To make you strong

I molded you right
Can't you see
I molded you right
You now belong

To the kingdom
That needs your help
Fighting the devil
Destroying the hell

To the kingdom
That needs your help
Fighting the devil
Destroying the hell

Rise for the Kingdom
Rise for the Kingdom

To the kingdom
That needs your help
Fighting the devil
Destroying the hell

To the kingdom
That needs your help
Fighting the devil
Destroying the hell

Destroying the hell

I'm here to lift you

I want you
To be my calling

I'm here to lift you

I want you
To be my calling

To help others
Survive
To help others 
In their right mind

To help others
Survive
To help others
In their right mind

Rise to the Kingdom
Rise to the Kingdom

Rise for the Kingdom

Solid Steel in association with Serato (13th November) This week on Solid Steel we feature the recent Radio 1 Essential Mix from Coldcut and DK, minus the talking and available to download. As part of the Ninja Tune 25th Anniversary, Matt Black said "We wanted to represent as many of the current Ninja Tune roster as possible and also throw a couple of classics from the archives into the mix, in addition to some influential and inspirational tracks" 
We start with the brand new single from Roots Manuva, plus music from Ninja Tune artists Romare, Beat Spacek, Bonobo, Machinedrum, an unreleased track from Illum Sphere and 'Glassbeadgames' by Martyn and Four Tet, with classic tracks from The Bug, Squarepusher remix for DJ Food, DJ Vadim and cLOUDDEAD remixed by Boards of Canada. Meanwhile Dream Continuum grab a cheeky sample of Coldcut's People Hold On and we hear the Eddie Kendricks track that lyrically inspired said tune. All this plus New Yorks finest Arthur Russell, Konk, jeru and OC, footwork from DJ Spinn & Rashad featuring Danny Brown, Flying Lotus and spiritual jazz from The Prime Element.

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Go to Hour 2 here https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/solid-steel-radio-show-13112015-hour-2-prequel-tapes

Hour 1 - Coldcut + DK  
https://twitter.com/Coldcut   https://twitter.com/DK_SolidSteel

Roots Manuva - Don’t Breathe Out (Big Dada)
Romare - Roots (Ninja Tune)
Reckonwrong - Radio Magic Tracks - (Whities) 
Konk - Your Life (What U Want) - (Sleeping Bag Records)
Beat Spacek - I Wanna Know (Seven Davis Jr Midnight Remix) (Ninja Tune)
Klasmos - Looped - (Erased Tapes)
Arthur Russell - See My Brother, He’s Jumping Out (Let’s Go Swimming #2) - (Audika)
Martyn & Four Tet - Glassbeadgames (8 Hours at Fabric Dub) (Ninja Tune)
Lee Bannon - Memory 6 (Ninja Tune)
The Bug - Poison Dart (Ninja Tune)
Wiley - Step 2001 (prod. by Zomby) (Big Dada)
Teeth - Shawty - (502 Recordings)
Moresounds - Altercations - (Astrophonica)
DJ Spinn & Rashad - Dubby feat. Danny Brown (Hyperdub)
Bonobo - Eyesdown feat. Andreya Triana (Machinedrum Remix) (Ninja Tune)
Dream Continuum  - Giv A Lil Luv - (Planet Mu)
Funki Porcini - King Ashabanapal (Dillinja Mix) (Ninja Tune)
DJ Food - Scratch Yer Head (Squarepusher Mix) (Ninja Tune)
Machinedrum - Eyesdontlie (DJ Shadow Remix) (Ninja Tune)
DJ Vadim -  Terrorist (Instrumental) (Ninja Tune)
Jeru Tha Damaja - Come Clean (Sabre’s 20/20 Bootleg) (No Label)
East Flatbush Project - Tried by Twelve - (Ninja Tune)
OC - Times Up - (Wild Pitch)
Illum Sphere - Ritual (Ninja Tune)
Brother Ahh - Love Piece - (Strata East)
The Prime Element - En El Amanecer Del Tiempo (In The Dawn of Time) - Trova
Flying Lotus - Zodiac Shit (Warp)
Eddie Kendricks - My People, Hold On - (Tamla)
Wife - Bodies - (Left Blank)
cLOUDDEAD - Dead Dogs Two (Boards of Canada Remix) - (Big Dada)

Solid Steel Radio Show 13/11/2015 Hour 1 - Coldcut + DK 'Essential Mix' September 2015

NOAJ004 - Chuck Senrick - Dreamin out now:
https://notesonajourney.lnk.to/Dreamin

A little selection around the sound universe of Chuck Senricks LP "Dreamin'" (NOAJ004). Enjoy this journey through various solo entertainers using drum machines & keys to express their inner feelings.

Chuck Senrick LP

Soul-o Entertainer – Notes On A Journey Selection by Jazzanova & Oliver Glage

For this month’s Carhartt WIP Radio Show, we present almost two hours minutes of Trojan Records music, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic reggae label. Curated by Canadian DJ, producer and record collector Scott Monteith, aka Deadbeat, the show sees him dig deep into his personal collection and the archives of Trojan Records to conduct a mix that mirrors the many ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub hues of the British label.
 
Founded in 1968, Trojan introduced reggae to a global audience while scoring UK chart hits with artists such as The Upsetters, Desmond Dekker, Jimmy Cliff and The Maytals. Additionally, the label licensed Jamaican music by legendary producers such as Duke Reid and Leslie Kong, helping take their sounds global.
 
To celebrate the 50th anniversary, Carhartt WIP has also joined forces with Trojan Records to create a capsule collection featuring feverish graphics by the Chicago based design collective Boot Boyz, who were given access to the vast Trojan graphic archive.

https://www.carhartt-wip.com/de/journal/music/radio/2018/08/label-feature-trojan-records

Carhartt WIP Radio August 2018: Deadbeat - Trojan Records Radio Show

An hour of dub and lovers rock. It was supposed to be the summer of dub ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Summer Of Dub

In Hour 2 Robin Hexstatic is in the mix celebrating 25 Years Of Solid Steel and a mix inspired by Clink Street in London. "Why?" you ask,.. Robin explains.,.."1988, 25 years ago, and the 'Summer Of Love' in London, little did I know how much this street would come to mean to me. An explosion of new music, new headspace, new ideas. The birth of Solid Steel on Kiss FM. It is highly coincidental that driving from the suburbs up to the infamous Clink street raves for the first time we were listening to that exact show on the radio. To Borough, and down a side street,… at the time nobody went to this area. You could park your car on a double yellow all weekend and not get a ticket. And so into Clink Street, the RIP nights, run by Mr C and his merry cohorts. The sound here was always a bit 'darker', heavier beats, stripped down music and decor, the strobe and smoke. This place was definitely about the dance,..you couldn't really hear anything but music and see anything but your hands in front of your face :) Evil Eddie and Kid Batchelor were my favourite DJ's at the time and I'm pretty sure Coldcut played there too? Little did I know. The Jungle Brothers even came down once to do a PA of 'I'll House You'. They looked pretty bemused. There's a video of it on Youtube somewhere, with Mark Moore jacking at the end. Skip forward nearly a decade of dance and I'm back in Clink street, Winchester Wharf, a few feet opposite Clink prison, at Ninja Tune HQ, talking to Matt Black about animations for their forthcoming album. Who'd have thought it. I spend a fantastic few years there and later teamed up with Stuart as Hexstatic, we hire our own studio in the building and embark on the task of making an AV album with a couple of pocket calculators. The building was great, full of music and arts people coming in and out all the time, (David Byrne and Jean-Jaques Perrey just dropped in once!) I was signed to a label, travelling and working with people who I greatly admired. I go past now and again. It's luxury flats and a bloody Starbucks now :( "

To the music. We start with Nitro Deluxe and a track that bridged the gap between eclectic clubs like the Opera House and the start of Acid House, a few years old but was still getting played years later on the scene. Cultural Vibe's 'Ma Foom Bey' had such a heavy slow sound, coupled with the African chanting it was the first time I'd heard a mix like this,..early Tony Humphries on the cut. Next up Sueno Latino, the first 'Balearic' track I came across, it would always send the floors into a trance wherever it was played. 'Voodoo Ray' was arguably the first UK 'Acid House' record, it sounded so fresh when it came out, fusing an almost 'electro' sound with the 303, people would always dance a certain way to that record, freaky like. Another UK record and Baby Ford’s 'Oochy Koochy', this was the straight up sound of the early scene to be sure. Next, one of several from Todd 'The God' Terry in his 'Black Riot' moniker. I loved this record so much I danced to it in a car park in Kingston once. 'Big Fun' was termed 'techno' on release,..seems funny now,..but it was also a big hit in the UK, Inner City even shot the video in London to capture the vibe of the time. Fallout's 'The Morning After' had that lovely, slightly melancholic vibe that always felt refreshing, especially early in the morning. Think Tank and WestBam, were those freaky records that would spin everyone out,..turning to a friend with a massive grin and gesturing,.."what the hell is this?!". Jungle Brothers get their 'House' in order next and then into more Todd product with a reworking of the classic 'Weekend'. Next, the all time hands in the air anthem of anthems, 'Let The Music Use You' just brought a super smiley, almost spiritual vibe to dance floors,..I think most DJ's tried to judge the 'peak' moment to drop it,..matey :) Next up, probably my favourite proper 'acid' track of all time, Bam Bam's 'Give It To Me',.. 25 years later I still can't decide if it's pure genius or complete rubbish, followed by two more ‘Acid Trax’ classics from Charles B and the mighty Adonis. Stakker next and the video game sampling 'Humanoid', another track with that distinctive UK sound, fusing break beats with acid and crazy samples that later spawned FSOL. KC Flightt bringing a hip hop vibe to house without the cheesy 'Hip-House' tag and into another mix of 'UK centric' elements with the Afro Acid mix of Mory Kante's 'Yeke Yeke',...and we finish on the upbeat sound of Longsy D and the reggae acid of 'This Is Ska',..yes mate.

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PART 3 + 4	- Hexstatic		https://twitter.com/hexstatic
				
Nitro Deluxe 	_	Lets Get Brutal	_	Cutting Recs
Cultural Vibe	_	Ma Foom Bey	_	Easy Street
Sueno Latino	_	Sueno Latino	_	DFC
A Guy Called Gerald	_	Voodoo Ray	_	Rham
Baby Ford	_	Oochy Coochy	_	Ford Trax
Black Riot	_	A Day In The Life	_	Champion
Inner City	_	Big Fun	_	BMG
Fallout	_	The Morning After	_	Azuli
Think Tank	_	Hack One	_	Glow
Westbam	_	Monkey Say Monkey Do	_	Low Spirit
Jungle Brothers	_	I'll House You	_	FFRR
Todd Terry Project	_	Weekend	_	Champion
The Nightwriters	_	Let The Music Use You	_	Jack Trac
Bam Bam	_	Give It To Me	_	Serious
Charles B	_	Lack Of Love	_	Desire
Adonis	_	No Way Back	_	Trax
Stakker	_	Humanoid	_	Jumpin and Pumpin
KC Flightt	_	Planet E (House Mix)	_	RCA
Mory Kante	_	Yeke Yeke	_	London
Longsy D	_	This Is Ska	_	Big One