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SPRINGTIME SPIRITUAL Mixes - Mixes by Lexis

For the eight year, I’ve been putting together this mix which is a personal selection / exploration of healing and transformative music: songs that have a deep sense of spirituality without being religious in nature. A feeling that can be found in music of all genres, eras and cultures.

On a usual year anywhere on the planet, a beautiful spring morning feels like a precious gift. However these past 12 months have been anything but usual. I would like to dedicate this mix to all that have lost loved ones, faced difficulties and personal challenges.

Dedicated to my mom. 
Dedicated to Marc Bartissol aka Dull. Dedicated to Phil Larochelle.
Dedicated to all of us who have survived the storms.

TRACKLIST: https://www.musicismysanctuary.com/springtime-spiritual-mix-vol-8-2021-hand-picked-by-lexis

Tracklist

SPRINGTIME SPIRITUAL Mix Vol. 8 (2021) - Hand-picked by Lexis

Bad-ass funky mostly dnb set... gets ur mind and ur body movin.  For the radicals of the world....

Coldcut - 70 minutes of madness

For the ninth year, I’ve been putting together this mix which is a personal selection / exploration of healing and transformative music: songs that have a deep sense of spirituality without being religious in nature. A feeling that can be found in music of all genres, eras and cultures.

On a usual year anywhere on the planet, a beautiful spring morning feels like a precious gift. However these past years have been anything but usual. I would like to dedicate this mix to all that have lost loved ones, faced difficulties and personal challenges.

Dedicated to my mom.
Dedicated to all of us who have survived the storms.

** Tracklist: Coming very soon. In the meantime feel free to ask for any track ID you want!

SPRINGTIME SPIRITUAL Mix Vol. 9 (2022) — Hand-picked by Lexis

Taken from my latest release SHORT SUITE (out now on Mixed Ape Music)

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" Dedicated to & inspired by the people in my life. Each track is named after someone who I feel has made a huge impact on my life & the way I see the world. I got sounds that reminded me of them (favorite songs,movie scenes,etc.) and made tracks from those samples after I would spend time with them..talk to them..or even just think of them. I tried to put whatever emotion I had from those moments into song form. During the time I was making this project I had a lot of things going on with my life..working on these songs helped me get my mind off everything. It was great because I didn't have to leave my own room to go to another place,all I had to do was close my eyes and listen. It was a fun idea that turned into a whole project that helped me more than I thought it was. I'm happy to share it with you. Much love to anyone who supports my music & all I wish for is to inspire some minds..." 

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Sierra

TrackFor the last 10 years I’ve been releasing this project exploring music that evokes spirituality and a connection to nature. Spiritual music that isn’t necessarily religious in nature and also has a wide musical lens, beyond spiritual jazz for example.

Spring in my hometown of Montreal always arrives at least 4 weeks later than almost anywhere in the world. And because of our long grueling winters, when springtime arrives in the city you can feel the effect on everyone’s collective mood. There’s a certain indescribable electricity in the air.

This project is dedicated to my mom.
Dedicated to all of us who have survived the storms.

TRACKLIST --->https://www.musicismysanctuary.com/springtime-spiritual-mix-vol-10-2023-hand-picked-by-lexis

SPRINGTIME SPIRITUAL Mix Vol. 10 (2023) — Hand-picked by Lexis

Dropping his first mix in over six months we enter the space-like sounds of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/moonbootsmusic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Moon Boots. </a> His house and infectious deep nu-disco productions have earned him big status and worldwide support and now we are pleased to have him grace the i-D mix series. With unreleased tracks including his next single, Whatever You Need, forthcoming on French Express. This is Moon Boots' Music To... Stargaze. Press play and gaze away!&#13;
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"Here’s something to take with you as you navigate these starry Spring nights. This mix features some new favorites of mine, some old classics, and a few tracks that won’t be out till early this Summer. It’s also the first mix I’ve done in over half a year — enjoy!"&#13;
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0. Nightmovers - Da Bi Da (Garage Infusion) / Tim &amp; Eric - The Universe&#13;
1. HNNY - Always &#13;
2. Jamiroquai - Too Young to Die (Felkon Remix)&#13;
3. Kornel Kovacz - Szikra&#13;
4. Lancelot - Truth&#13;
5. Larse - Tonite&#13;
6. Happy Mondays - Stinkin Thinkin (Junior Style Mix) &#13;
7. Nile Rodgers - What You Wanna Do (Moon Boots Remix) (snippet)&#13;
8. Rolan Tings - Who U Love&#13;
9. Moon Boots - Whatever You Need (snippet)&#13;
10. I-U (manmakemusic) &#13;
11. Lars Vegas &amp; Cleavage - Grace&#13;
12. ??????? - ?????????&#13;
13. Inland Knights - Slummin It &#13;
14. Kyle Hall - Down! &#13;
15. Mary J Blige - Beautiful (DJ Spen &amp; Karizma Remix) &#13;
16. Loop 7 - The Theme (The Legend)&#13;
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Moon Boots: Music To.. Stargaze To

Surviving the winter in Montreal is no joke. The toughest part isn’t the cold, the snow or the lack of sunlight. It’s the fact that it’s just so painfully long. Don’t get me wrong, one of the beautiful sides of living in a Northern country is that you get 4 very different seasons: +35 in the summer, -35 in the winter. But why is Winter 5-6 months long?

Every year, starting around mid-March people in Montreal all start going a bit crazy as they anxiously wait for the first signs of Spring.

I wanted to put together a mix with my favourite spring time songs to celebrate that beautiful feeling of opening the windows for the first time in 5 months.

Tracklist:
I Monster – Daydream in Blue
Kenlo Craqnuques – Fumeuse
Knxldge – Draggin
Carlos Nino & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson - Nag Champa
James Tatum – Lotta Chant
Cortex – I Heard A Sight
Jean Grae – You And Me and Everyone We Know
Cunninglynguists – Seasons (Feat. Masta Ace)
Blame One – Drifting
J Dilla & Blu – Sun in My Face
Trinidad Senolia – You Showed Me
Jublet – Not Yet
Roberto Menescal – Inverno
Gilberto Gil – Viramundo
Catia de Franca – Quem Vai Quem Vem
Kitty Winter Gipsy Nova – New Morning
Les Parisiennes – On Recoit, On Envoie
Kelis – Little Suzie
Weldon Irvine – I Love You
Rasa – When Will The Day Come
Flowers – For Real
Bill Withers – The Same Love That Made Me Laugh
Jazzanova – Let Me Show Ya
George Costanza – Spring Rebirth Rejuvenation
Dudley Perkins / Soul II Soul – Flowers / Back to Life
Towa Tei – Technova
VLooper & Modlee – Snowloops
Aim – Pier 57
Nujabes – Flowers
Jill Scott – Still Lovely (Nirobi Edit)
Outboxx – Brighten My Day
Nebraska – The Other Side
Bennetrhodes – Tenderness
Flako – Mating Dance
Maribou State – Moon Circles
Dntel – To Go Beyond
Gabrielle – Sunshine (Wookie Remix)
Vikter Duplaix – I See The Sun
Brian McMillan – Signs
Bobby Cole – A Perfect Day
Jon Lucien – A Sunny Day
Ryo Fukui – Early Summer
Troyka – Early Morning
Omar – In The Morning
The Dramatics – In The Rain
Nina Simone – It Might As Well Be Spring
Macha Gharibian – La Douceur

SPRINGTIME SPIRITUAL Mix Vol. 1 (2014) - Hand-picked by Lexis

Chant

This song's written & composed by Roselien Tobbackx
Arranged by Roselien Tobbackx & Adriaan Van de Velde
Mixed by Adriaan Van de Velde
Mastered by Uwe Teichert

A Pure Lover

For the last 10 years I’ve been releasing this project exploring music that evokes spirituality and a connection to nature. Spiritual music that isn’t necessarily religious in nature and also has a wide musical lens, beyond spiritual jazz or gospel for example.

Spring in my hometown of Montreal always arrives at least 4 weeks later than almost anywhere in the world. And because of our long grueling winters, when springtime arrives in the city you can feel the effect on everyone’s collective mood. There’s a certain indescribable electricity in the air.

This project is dedicated to my mom.
Dedicated to all of us who have survived the storms.

Spring

SPRINGTIME SPIRITUAL Mix Vol. 11 (2024) — Hand-picked by Lexis

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

Track listing below - Lexis is one of the most versatile DJ’s out there and an absolute music research junkie; always digging for future classics & forgotten treasures. He founded Music Is My Sanctuary in 2007 which has now grow into one of the best independent websites for lovers of next level music from all over the world - and a long-time favourite of the Dimensions festival crew.

In the past few years Lexis has shared worldwide stages with lots of artists from very different scenes: Theo Parrish, Floating Points, Onra, Dam-Funk, Julio Bashmore and more. We're excited to have him oin us at Dimensions this year.

Track listing :

Peven Everett - How Bad I Want You (Acapella)
Liquideep - You, We, I (Karizma’s 4 Your Remix)
Around 7 - ???
Pal Joey - Party Time
MAW - Body
In Es Project - Im Feeling Good
Adesse Versions - In the Dark
Moonstarr - Detriot
DJ Deeon - 2 Be Free
Thee Cat In Da Hat - ???
Terrence Parker - Something Here
Funkadelic - Ain’t That Funkin Kinda Hard on You (Louie Vega Remix)
Donna Summer - Dirty Old Vinyl Affair (Lost N Music Edit)
Norm Talley - Change
Niagara - Arruda
Henry Wu - Dubplate Special
Peech Boys - Come On, Come On
DJ Sotofett & Jaakko Eino Kalevi - Main Bar Mix
Golden Teacher Meets Dennis Bovell - Like a Hawk (D.B. Version)
Brother Resistance - Star Warz Rapso
John Kleemer - Free Soul (Art Bleek Edit)
Omar S - Ah Nother One

DIM049 - L​exis

Lexis heads up Montreal-based music website @musicismysanctuary, highlighting forgotten treasures and future classics from around the world. 

Grab the tracklist: http://bit.ly/gpww-mix-lexis

Lexis (Music Is My Sanctuary) mix on Gilles Peterson Worldwide (GPWW985)

Here is the 3rd edition of my mix dedicated to the feeling of a beautiful spring day after another long winter. Montreal winters are some of the coldest in the world but also the longest (5 months) which can be very tough on the collective mood of the city.

For the It Happens Every Spring mix I always try to pull together a collection of beautiful songs across eras and genres that have all have a certain cinematic, awe-inspiring quality to them. That feeling of opening the windows for the first time in 5 months.

This mix is dedicated to my mom. Your spirit is here with me on this beautiful spring day.

Tracklist here ----> http://www.musicismysanctuary.com/it-happens-every-spring-vol-3

SPRINGTIME SPIRITUAL Mix Vol. 3 (2016) - Hand-picked by Lexis

"It’s 2016 and in Montreal, we still don’t have a rap, R&B or electronic music radio station. This makes the role of all involved in the underground scene absolutely vital." – Lexis, @musicismysanctuary

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Residents' Hour: Lexis (Music Is My Sanctuary)

DJ NEEWT presents: "No Categories"

Boom Music, as inspired by Quasimoto’s track of the same name, started out as a monthly party hosted by Miguel and Oliver from Colectivo Futuro in London. Without having to list out a bunch of genres we like to cover, we think of the term as an all encompassing label. Our two hour show features all kinds of music for and from the soul, from Alice Coltrane to Basic Channel, recorded at Colectivo Futuro’s HQ in London, and often with a special guest joining us for the ride.

TRACKLIST
Pharoah Sanders - Greeting To Saud (Brother McCoy Tyner)
(Impulse!)
Phil Ranelin - Freddie’s Groove (Wide Hive Records)
Hide Credits A –Day Is Over 458 R.T. (DJ Sotofett Edit)
(Jazzpuu)
Krakatau - Apogean Tide (Growing Bin Records)
Reginald Omas Mamode IV - We Gotta Make It Happen (Five Easy
Pieces)
Will Sessions - One Love (Fat Beats)
Chris Bowden - Beautiful Nasty (4 Hero Remix) (Ninja
Tune)
Saul WIlliams - Twice the First Time (Ninja Tune)
Deltron 3030 - Virus (75 Ark)
AmmonContact - Omniverses 2 (In Tribute To The Late Mary Hansen And The Ever Wondrous Stereolab) (Ninja Tune)
Pan Y Regaliz - Today It's Raining (Está Lloviendo) (Wah Wah Records)
José Mauro - Apocalipse (Far Out Europeans)
Gal Costa - Pontos De Luz (Philips)
Cesar Mariano & Cia - Fábrica (Sony Music)
Oddisee - Live From the Drawing Board (Mello Music
Group)
Kaidi Tatham - The Extrovert City (2000 Black)
Jazzanova - Dance The Dance (Jazzanova Compost Records
(JCR))
Henry Wu & Tito Wun - Don Müller (Tartelet)
Maisha - Africa (jazz re:freshed) - 
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Shabaka And The Ancestors - The Observer (Brownswood
Recordings)
Louis Moholo-Moholo - You Ain't Gonna Know Me 'Cos You Think You
Know Me (Ogun)

BOOM MUSIC - Show #24 (Hosted by Colectivo Futuro)

In Hour 2 we hand over to God Colony who are joined by Farhood for a special mix that also takes in music from Section Boyz, LV, Clams Casino, Balam Acab, Andy Stott and some of their own productions. They told us;
"This is the story of Farhood as told by Farhood and soundtracked by God Colony. Farhood is an MC from Tehran who came to the UK and became a friend to a lot of us. In a time where the state and a lot of bad writers appear determined to close the UK off from the rest of the world, we felt it important to present a version of events that is simple in its meaning – it's about Farhood's search for a better life and the things that have happened along the way. There are lots of sounds from around the world in here, narrated by Farhood using an extract from Between The Borders magazine and including an exclusive Farhood x God Colony collaboration."

The Solid Steel website http://solidsteel.net/ for track lists and archive shows.
You can follow Solid Steel on
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Go to Hour 1 here https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/solid-steel-radio-show-21102016-hour-1-tom-misch

Hour 2 God Colony  https://twitter.com/god_colony

1. Henry Purcell - Hear My Prayer, O' Lord
2. Section Boyz - Bimma
3. Sky H1 - All I Ever
4. God Colony - Desperate (feat. Stash Marina)
5. LV - Work
6. Amnesia Scanner - AS Crust
7. Clams Casino - I'm God
8. Olive - You're Not Alone (acapella)
9. Balam Acab - Oh, Why
10 808 INK - Suede Jaw
11. illyr - Prelude
12. Goldfrapp - Lovely head
13. Andy Stott - Time Away
14. Baauer - Temple (feat M.I.A. and G Dragon)
15. DJ C - CC101
16. TRAIANA X SAOCO (TAYHANA BOOTLEG)
17. Fox - Big Man Ting
18. Mreyza  - feranja (ft oben10) (dj luvas & sbucardo's gqom remix)
19. God Colony - Steady (feat. Flohio)
20. God Colony - Where I Was (feat. Stash Marina)
21. Farhood - Manoto - (prod. God Colony)

Solid Steel Radio Show

Solid Steel Radio Show 21/10/2016 Hour 2 - God Colony

Solid Steel (21st October) Tom Misch is our guest in Hour 1, the multi talented musician and beatmaker from London drops a mix with some unreleased gems ahead of his US and European tour, which is already sold out in many places. Following the success of Beat Tape 1 & 2, he released his first solo EP 'Revereie' earlier this year and an album is due out in 2017. You can get more info at http://www.tommisch.com and he had this to say about his mix;
"The mix is mostly a representation of a phase in my life when I was heavily into old school hiphop instrumentals and jazz. I still am today but I've moved onto to other stuff; at the moment I'm crazy about disco and more uptempo vibes. This mix is not about my mixing skills or transitions into tracks but more of a mood setter and insight into music I've been into. It's got some unreleased beats and bootlegs from years ago. "

The Solid Steel website http://solidsteel.net/ for track lists and archive shows.
You can follow Solid Steel on
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twitter.com/SolidSteelRadio
Email solidsteel@ninjatune.net

Go to Hour 2 here https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/solid-steel-radio-show-21102016-hour-2-god-colony

Hour 1 Tom Misch https://twitter.com/TomMisch

Miguel Atwood Ferguson - Stakes is high
Robert Glasper Trio - Rise and Shine
Tom Misch - Unreleased
Tom Misch - Dusty Memories
Tom Misch - Where Were You
Emily King - Georgia 
DIBIA$E - Count Sheep
Tom Misch - Unreleased 
Take 6 - Windmills Of Your Mind
Tom Misch - Windmills Of Your Mind
Slum Village - Get Dis Money (Tom Misch x Jordan Rakei Remix)
Steely Dan Lyrics - Babylon Sisters
Slum Village - Tell Me (feat. D’Angelo)
Tom Misch - Edwin
Tom Misch - On My Mind
Kaytranada - Uno
Sylvain Luc - Out Of The Night Came You

Solid Steel Radio Show 21/10/2016 Hour 1 - Tom Misch

I have been releasing this mix dedicated to Spring for the past 4 years and it's quickly become one of my favorite projects.

Of course, the magic of springtime is a fairly universal feeling but I think in cities submerged in winter 5 months a year like my hometown of Montreal, it means just a little more. We've earned it just a bit more.

So here is the 4th edition of my Spring mix: Dedicated to that feeling of opening the windows for the first time, pulling the bike ride out of the garage, having a drink outdoors, wearing just one layer of clothing.

Dedicated to my mom who I miss every first day of spring.

TRACKLIST:
Coming soon

SPRINGTIME SPIRITUAL Mix Vol. 4 (2017) - Hand-picked by Lexis

Lexis of @musicismysanctuary steps up with a showcase of fresh broken beat flavours for Hyp 300. 

Download + Tracklist: http://hyponik.com/mixes/hyp-300-lexis-music-is-my-sanctuary/

Download + Tracklist

Hyp 300: Lexis (Music Is My Sanctuary)

I am constantly working on mixes, guest appearances or radio sessions. My musical mind is always occupied on the two or three projects that are on my plate. However, my annual spring mix has become my favorite, it remains on my mind all year round. 

Initially the inspiration came from the fact that Winters in Montreal, Canada are so tough, lasting 6 months of the year instead of 4. Once again this year it explains why the mix is out late April instead of late March, we just broke the freezing point a couple days ago! 

The idea behind the mix is to present songs that have a certain spiritual, beautiful, powerful, and inspiring quality to them. Of course as I always do I try to pick across many genres and eras. From spiritual jazz to modern classical, to hip-hop back to house music.

This mix is dedicated to my mom. This was one of her favorite projects of mine.

Wishing you all a lovely spring!

TRACKLIST COMING IN A FEW DAYS

SPRINGTIME SPIRITUAL Mix Vol. 5 (2018) - Hand-picked by Lexis

For the 7th year now I have been marking the arrival of Spring with this spiritual mix which has become the project that is closest to my heart. In case you're wondering, in Montreal springtime arrives in April - seems like our 6 month winters steal a month of autumn and one from spring.

All year long, I save song ideas in a little notepad just for my Spring mix, it's the only DJ mix that is truly on my mind all year long. It is an exploration of spirituality in all its musical forms, jazz to house to reggae and more.

For me, it's also a form of catharsis and annual goal post marking another year of growth, challenges. I hope this year's edition can provide some inspiration, solace and happiness. I wish you all well during these challenging times.

Dedicated to my mom. Dedicated to my friend Marc aka dull. Dedicated to all of us who have survived life's storms.

Tracklist: http://www.musicismysanctuary.com/springtime-spiritual-mix-vol-7-2020-hand-picked-by-lexis
(Cover art: Mendes & Mendes - Mitamiyo)

SPRINGTIME SPIRITUAL Mix Vol. 7 (2020) - Hand-picked by Lexis

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