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

https://www.nts.live/shows/abby-imperial/episodes/abby-imperial-4th-june-2024

Guest Mix for Abby Imperial NTS Radio

The second installment in the Exotic Origins series takes us into the edges of space and time giving us 8 new original celestial excursions. Italians Do It Better Maestro Johnny Jewel opens with a stunning saxophone laced hymn to the moon cycles followed by David Lynch's musical partner Dean Hurley giving us a front seat view on a highway cruise straight into the Milky Way. Other highlights include Ramzi's intercepted radio beacon "Existenz", Legowelt's perilous planetwalk "Nebbia Vera Pelleccia" and a wave goodbye to the solar system in Lord Of The Isles "Meet Me At The Portal" . Released in two lucky dip colourways, Cosmosis also contains a secret DL digital only title track from Lord Of The Isles only available from QR code on record label. A stunning new compilation that serves as a soundtrack to space and ticket to the edges of imagination.
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released October 3, 2024

Compiled, art / design by Kane Banner.
All tracks mastered by Salz Music, Cologne Germany except for "Many Moons" written & produced by Johnny Jewel courtesy of Italians Do It Better, mastered by Mike Bozzi at Bernie Grundman Mastering.
Pressed at Vinyl Presents, Hitchin UK - Milky Way Galaxy.
Find QR code on record label for secret non album title track.
Warning: Unauthorised copying, reproduction, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting prohibited. All rights reserved. Secrets Of Sound, Lisboa, Portugal.

8. Lord Of The Isles - Meet Me At The Portal

Premiere: Eddie C x Keita Sano - Europa

THE 8BELOW SHOW W/ CHESLIN PICK - 23 JUNE 2025

Brian Sears @ The Lot Radio 07-27-2025

NTS Apron Show - 6th Aug 2025

Darker Than Wax FM, hosted by Marco Weibel every Saturday afternoon. Ever so present yet deeply rooted, we move through two hours of diverse rhythms and globally free frequencies with regular notable guests. This week we have Infinite Jess on the guest mix in the second hour. 

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Darker Than Wax FM with Marco Weibel and Infinite Jess @ The Lot Radio 08-23-2025

Eglo Records' main man Alexander Nut joins us for some slick late night futurism. Broken beat, soul, and whatever else happens to take his fancy.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/alexander-nut/episodes/alexander-nut-30th-august-2025

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

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

Music Is My Sanctuary