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Approaching the end of another year, and we’ve still got some heavy hitters left! Going deep in the mix on the latest edition of Balance and the last regular show of 2021!

Featured: Makaya McCraven and something from his latest Blue Note LP, lush soul from Alicia Keys, a tribute to the late Lloyd McNeill, breezy soulful sounds from Brothers of My Uncle & Teis Ortved, 80’s boogie vibes from Bright & Findlay and Mickey de Grand IV, a Detroit connection via Billy Lo, Kyle Hall and Jon Dixon, and plenty more...

Catch you on the other side - BEST of 2021 coming soon!

Happy Holidays,

Spacewalker

Balance 565 > https://soundcloud.com/musicismysanctuary/balance-565-hosted-by-spacewalker

BALANCE #566 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

As I explained in last year’s mix (link), surviving a Montreal is no joke: winters here average anywhere from -20 to -30, but the most painful part is that it last 5 months. Needless to say, Spring has a bit of extra magic to it when you’ve suffered so much for it.

When I sat down and started doing research for the spring mix last year I quickly realized how many spring-themed albums and songs there are. My focus with “IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING” is to try and capture the glorious feeling of opening up your windows and doors for the first time in months. To feature music that is powerful, spiritual and sometimes just fun stuff to have a bike ride to…

Last years’ mix had a more upbeat feel but this year it was impossible for me to replicate that vibe because of what i’ve been going through these past few months. This year’s mix features some cheerful songs as well as some sad ones too but all of them are beautiful and inspiring in their way. More importantly, it’s music that is helping me through some tough times.

This mix is dedicated to my mom

TRACKLIST : http://www.musicismysanctuary.com/it-happens-every-spring-2-hand-picked-by-lexis

SPRINGTIME SPIRITUAL Mix Vol. 2 (2015) - Hand-picked by Lexis

Bonobo presents the first OUTLIER Radio show live from London on NTS.

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The first OUTLIER event is in London on March 12th 2016: https://www.facebook.com/events/441381002723986

TRACKLIST
Louiz Banks	-	Song For My Lady
Mammal Hands	-	Kandaiki
Holy forest	-	Africa Calling
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble	-	What It is
Seven Davis Jnr	-	Try Me
Monte Booker	-	Baby (Feat. Ravyn Lenae)
Session Victim	-	Crystal Maze
Kemback 	-	Awaken
 Rival Consoles 	-	Pre
George Fitzgerald	-	Full Circle (Bonobo Remix)
Henry Wu	-	Dubplate Special
Roman Flugel	-	Teenage Engineering
DJ Richard	-	Vampire Dub
Chrome Sparks	-	Moonraker
Kiasmos 	-	Drawn
Auntie Flo	-	Su La (Feat. Anbuley)
TCB	-	2nd Touch (Roman Flugel Remix)
Frankey & Sandrino	-	Acamar
Abra 	-	Fruit
Jlin	-	Unknown Tongues
Zora Jones	-	First Light
Clap! Clap!	-	Serendipity
Mo Kolours	-	Tears and Sand
Throwing Snow	-	Glower
Axel Boman	-	1979
Tee Mango	-	Tribute

OUTLIER Radio 001 on NTS

Lexis' BEST OF 2015 - Part 1

Lexis - BEST OF 2015 - Part 2

TRACKLIST
Bora Rokovic – Nona
Sun Ra Quartet – When There Is No Sun feat. John Gilmore
Guido Manusardi – Tandarica
Steve Davis – Lalune Blanche
Tomasz Stanko – Suspended Variations I
Sahib Shihab – I’m A Fool To Want You
Kryztof Komeda – Ballad For Bernt
Sathima Bea Benjamin – Spring Will Be A Little Late This
Ahmad Jamal – Snowfall
Kenny Burrell – Soul Lament
Pete LaRoca – Lazy Afternoon
Yusef Lateef – Love Theme From ‘Spartacus’
Mary Lou Williams – Prism
Hiroshi Fukumura – White Clouds
Joki Freund Sextet – Aisha
Monica Zetterlund and Bill Evans – Vindarna Sucka Uti Skogarna



Lexis — Snowy Day Jazz Session

We hit the final quarter of the year, and it's the first autumn show of 2016! Didn't want to interrupt the flow by talking over the records, so I just let the music play on! You can find the full TL by clicking the link below, but be ready for the new Mndsgn, the first single from Tall Black Guy's upcoming album, a great Scrimshire edit for Stevie Wonder, something from Isiah Rashad's latest LP, Chaos in CBD with another killer EP, new jazz from Shabaka and the Ancestors on Brownswood plus a whole lot more!

TRACKLIST
Mndsgn - Enter Her Abode (interlude) | Stones Throw
Mick Jenkins feat. Badbadnotgood - Drowning | Red Bull Sound Select
Earl Sweatshirt feat. Knxwledge - Balance | Adult Swim
Jesse Boykins III - Earth Girls | JBIII
Isaiah Rashad - Brenda | TDE
Tall Black Guy feat. Moonchild - I Will Never Know | First Word
Noname - Diddy Bop | white
Mndsgn - Alluptoyou | Stones Throw
Chapter 8 - Ready for Your Love | Ariola
Michael Lovesmith - Shame on You | Motown
Stevie Wonder - Knocks Me Off My Feet (Scrimshire edit) | Scrimshire Edits
Nebreska - Done My Best | Mister Saturday Night
Letherette - Rayon | Ninja Tune
Trinidadian Deep - Italness | Rough House Rosie
Chaos in the CBD - Invisible Spectrum | Rhythm International
Seb Wildwood - Jazz vol. 1 | Church
Creative Arts Ensemble - Unite | Spacetalk
Hiroshi Suzuki - Shrimp Dance | Columbia
Shabaka and the Ancestors - Joyous | Brownswood

BALANCE Show #521 - Hosted by Spacewalker

It's the final regular show of the year and you know I had to squeeze in some last minute favourites before the Best of 2016 special coming up next week!
A couple of new releases from Rhythm Section International, an exclusive remix from Tenderlonious for Ivan Conti, more from Tall Black Guy, Skymark as well as some boogie and independent soul reissues out now from Ted Coleman Band & Karriem and  beautiful contemporary jazz from the pianist Brenton Foster...

TRACKLIST > http://bit.ly/2i6Y6LD

BALANCE - Show #523 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

And we've finally reached the end of 2016! Ultimately it has proven to be a rather forgettable year overall, and it appears this is a universally shared sentiment. Yet again, Albert Ayler's theory that music is the healing force of the universe has been put to the test, and luckily, it's proven to be as accurate as ever! 

Breaking from tradition and my usual countdown of the top albums, tracks and EPs, I thought I'd mash them all together in one 90 minute mix, which I think you'll agree, makes for a much better listening experience.

Wishing everyone a Happy 2017!

Spacewalker

Badbadnotgood feat. Charlotte Day Wilson - In Your Eyes | Innovative Leisure
Solange - Cranes in the Sky | Columbia
Jordan Rakei - Midnight Mischief | Soul Has No Tempo
Frank Ocean - Pink + White | Boys Don't Cry
KING - The Right One | KING Creative
Byron the Aquarius - Cosmic $hit | Wild Oats
Anderson .Paak feat. The Game & Sonyae Elise - Room in Here | Steel Wood
Ivan Ave - The Circle | Jakarta
Tall Black Guy feat. Miles Bonny - This One is For the Ladies and Gents | First Word
Isaiah Rashad - Brenda | Top Dawg
Yussef Kamaal - Strings of Light | Brownswood
Skymark - Flying Fantasy | Modern Sun
Mndsgn - Cosmic Perspective | Stones Throw
Omar - I Want it To Be | Freestyle
Mac Miller feat. Anderson .Paak - Dang! | Warner Bros.
Tenderlonious - Song For My Father | 22a
Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra - Step Into My Life (M&M mix) | Far Out
Kaytranada - Track Uno | XL
Igor Jadranin - Boulevardd | Back to the World
Steven Julien - XL | Apron
Chaos in the CBD - Invisible Spectrum | Rhythm Section International

BALANCE - Best of 2016 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

January just flew past me, so I hope you've had the time to properly process the Best of 2016 show - thanks for all the lovely comments/emails on the various social media platforms, it means a lot! Diving in straight away with plenty of fresh goodies on the first show of the new year! Thundercat on an AOR tip, Ivan Ave's collab with Kaytranada, the lovely Saucy Lady with a new disco soul banger, the debut album from Gabriel Garzon-Montano on Stones Throw, The Internet's Matt Martians doing his solo thing, and as always a bunch more for you to explore!
>>For TRACKLIST head to: http://bit.ly/2kWcrA2

BALANCE - Show #525 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

Live Set Recorded on February 4th & 5th at Black Flamingo in Brooklyn, NY.
Presented by Discogs
Special Thanks to Black Flamingo & 101 Apparel
Enjoy this set from DANNY AKALEPSE (Big Crown Records)

24 Hours of Vinyl (NY) – DANNY AKALEPSE (Presented by Discogs)

With spring on the horizon, the record labels have started to wake up from the early year hibernation. Plenty of new stuff for you to check out on this week's Balance, from Charlotte dos Santos version of "Red Clay", SiR with a new EP to the consistantly great Oddisee, a mindblowing remix by Cody Currie for MF DOOM, first single off of Lord Echo's forthcoming album, a few mendatory In Memoriam cuts and much more! Oh, and after a few shows with strictly music, I'm back talking all over the records...
For TRACKLIST > http://bit.ly/2n40Pv5

BALANCE - Show #526 (Hosted by Spacewalker

The usual Balance excursion through Jazz, Soul, Beats and beyond! Too much good stuff floating about in the first month of spring, so expect a full batch of fresh goodies! Music from Mark de Clive-Lowe, Kendrick Lamar, Moonchild, Harvey Sutherland, K15, Lord Echo and more!
For TRACKLIST > http://bit.ly/2p7O6YF

BALANCE - Show #527 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

This week's show aka the Zackey Force Funk Show, features 4 new tracks from his Lineas project (with Eddy Funkster), new material from The Kount feat Falcxne, Hidden Groove, High Park Funk, DOC Mastermind & Throwback Zack + a slew of 80's Boogie Funk rarities.

For TRACKLIST > http://bit.ly/2sRvrjt

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VOYAGE FUNKTASTIQUE - Show #148 (Hosted by Walla P)

Special edition of Balance on show #530, and it's time for the mid-year review of some of my favourite tracks/albums from the first six months of 2017! Music from Hanna, Lord Echo, Moonchild, Hampshire & Foat, Wayne Snow, Thundercat & more! Hope you like it and feel free to add some stuff you're feeling from this year in the comment section...

For TRACKLIST >

BALANCE Best of 2017: The First Half (Hosted by Spacewalker)

Another summer, another mix in the Coastin' series!
Never thought it'd become a tradition, but here we are in year 5! This summer season has been particularly boiling hot, almost to the point that it was starting to become my least favorite season! I'll go ahead and use that as an excuse as to why I'm just now putting this one out. But hey, there's another 30 days of summer left, and at least for this part of Europe, it seems the tropical heat wave is behind us. So roll the windows down while you're cruising by the coast, through the city or the countryside and turn it up! -Spcwlkr
For TRACKLIST > http://bit.ly/2xsA991

Coastin' 5 by Spacewalker

Balance is back! The late summer break is over, and we are falling into autumn and catching up on everything we missed these past couple of months! Music from Byron the Aquarius, Garrett, Mac Ayres, Hermeto Pascoal, Arnheim and much more! 

Next show: NYC Diggin' Special

For TRACKLIST > http://bit.ly/2ymi7to

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BALANCE - Show #531 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

It's a good excuse as any for a diggin' excursion show, so here it is, just music that I picked on my recent trip to NYC, my favorite city to dig for records. From jazz to hip hop, house to soul, a balanced batch as you're already accustomed to on Balance.
Back in a couple of weeks time!

For TRACKLIST: http://bit.ly/2zFnC6q

BALANCE - Show #532: NYC Diggin' Special 3 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

The final (regular) show of the year, so you know I had to squeeze in some current favourites before the Best of 2017, coming up in two weeks time! All new or new-ish stuff from the likes of Waajeed, Ivan Ave, Jordan Rakei, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Jimi Tenor and plenty more in the mix.

For TRACKLIST: http://bit.ly/2BlGBV7

BALANCE - Show #533 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

Here it is, the annual breakdown of some of my favorite music released this year! And just like last time round, instead of doing a traditional countdown of the top albums, EPs and singles, I've compiled them into a 90 minute Best of 2017 mix...

Featuring music from Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Wayne Snow, Harvey Sutherland, Moonchild, Thundercat, Ivan Ave, Hampshire &amp; Foat, Lord Echo and more!

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

Jordan Rakei - Goodbyes | Ninja Tune
Moonchild - Run Away | Tru Thoughts
Ivan Ave - Fast Forward | Jakarta
Lord Echo - Woah! There's No Limit
Garrett - Home | Music From Memory
Mystic Jungle Tribe - Plenilunio | Periodica
Thundercat featuring Michael McDonald &amp; Kenny Loggins - Show You the Way | Brainfeeder
Dennis Ayler featuring Tenderlonious - Nobody But U | Dennis Ayler Music
Washed Out - Hard to Say (Lone remix) | Stones Throw
Arnheim - Singles of Rhythm | Barbara
Harvey Sutherland - Coast 2 Coast | Clarity
MF DOOM - Devil's Shoestring (Cody Currie remix) | HOD Stash
K15 - Look (Beyond You) | Wild Oats
Joe Armon-Jones &amp; Maxwell Orwin - SE Discotheque | YAM
Hanna - Wayfaring Man | Waella's Choice
Wayne Snow - Freedom RIP | Tartalet
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Sri Neroti | Honest Jon's
Hampshire &amp; Foat - End Song | Athens of the North

BALANCE - Best of 2017 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

Spacewalker's back with a fresh batch of goodies on the latest edition of Balance!
Featuring new music from Scrimshire, Free Nationals, Greg Foat, Ari Lennox and plenty more in the mix on show #547!

For the full TL, click here > http://www.musicismysanctuary.com/balance-show-547-hosted-by-spacewalker?fbclid=IwAR0qEP_1DTylIsWg_zIRJijvSu_UT0yBD0pbBP-m9SMYFYmQy8vfpr-zv8A

BALANCE - Show #547 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

Time for the 2019 recap!

Spacewalker picks some of his favorite LPs, singles and EPs of the year into the annual Best of the Year mix!

Thanks everyone for tuning into Balance over the past year, wishing everyone a healthy and musical 2020 – back at the end of January with the first regular show of the year!

TRACKLIST available here > http://www.musicismysanctuary.com/balance-best-of-2019-hosted-by-spacewalker

BALANCE - Best of 2019 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

Future Classics & Forgotten Treasures — Selections for the Adventurous Music Listener (Founded in 2007 by Lexis)

BALANCE - Show #526 (Hosted by Spacewalker

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