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

GE-OLOGY "Live" at MUSICLAND - JUNE 23, 2023, (Secret Location Brooklyn, NY)

Whether you view GE-OLOGY as a world-class producer, visual artist or DJ depends on how long you’ve known him. His prolific contributions to music, & art more broadly, span over 40 years & are well-documented. An artist in every sense, Ge-ology has excelled across numerous disciplines like illustration, fine arts painting & sculpture, graphic design & music production - all well before the term “multidisciplinary artist” was popularized.
Among his bountiful accolades are his earliest beats as part of the 4 member high school hip hop crew “Born Busy” with Tupac Shakur in the 80s, and later, his collaborative alteration of the hip hop visual & fashion landscape with the jointly talented Matt Doo through their “mentally ILLustrated” artistic partnership Dooable Arts in the 90s, & his production of cultural milestones like songs on both the debut “Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star” & Mos Def’s solo “Black On Both Sides” LPs.
 
Ge-ology’s profound artistry sets him apart from his peers and is abundantly clear in his DJing and musical experimentation. He flawlessly expresses contrast, depth, texture & color to blend music & art into a single creative lens. “It’s really the same language. You can describe music in artistic ways & colors in a very musical way.”
Never stagnant or complacent, between touring internationally & his residency at Public Records, Ge-ology is wrapping up two highly-anticipated creative projects for Fall 2023. One record is his full production, the other is a rework of a rare, never reissued record of which he’s obtained the master reel & blessing of the original artist.
 
When asked about his taste & approach to selection, Ge-ology keeps it simple. “Every time I play, I want to bring something special to the table.” He likes to play “shit that’s different,” whether it’s overlooked cheap heat, music people don’t know or high value rare records that very few people have.He digs for music that’s under the radar, extremely funky, soulful & moving.
Always intriguing & exciting, Ge-ology engages dancers on his musical voyages by seamlessly & organically bringing them up & down to different emotional places. But expect some surprises & curveballs - “I don’t like to be bored or to be predictable, so you can always expect something interesting!”

To truly appreciate Ge-ology’s wizardry, you need to be there for the whole story.

“I got some shit!”

Come prepared to dance!

GE-OLOGY "Live" at MUSICLAND - JUNE 23, 2023

A lot of people have been asking me about this mix lately. It was a limited run of 300 that I gave to site donaters in 2002. 10+ years later, I'm kind of feeling this. I remember a time I didn't want to hear it again. There is a ton of off-the-wall shit on here of the prog and library variety. I offer it in its entirity for the world to consume. 

Raj Mahal - Royale with Beats (2002)

To round off the year, Resoul will be live on the decks once again. For all you music lovers, there are about 50 favourite songs that meant a lot to me and some that are new to my playlist. Maybe sometimes a bit of a wild mix of styles but that's part of me. Music by Smokey Robinson, Jhelisa, the Beatles, DJ Cam, Soulphiction, Tears for Fears, Young Disciples, Grover Washington, Isaac Hayes, Henry Mancini, Kevin Yost, Crazy Penis, I:Cube, Alex Kassian, Rockers Hifi, Labi Siffre and yes, Frank Sinatra. Merry Christmas to you all and have a happy 2025. Leave a like, comment or repost if you like it. 



Hello! Hellooo! Heeello! It's Christmas! Resoul live in the Mix!

Searchin' for the soul with a strictly vocals mix.

Tracklist
Sweet Reaction - Take It Easy
Erasmus Hall - She Shined a Light
Doctor Rhythm feat. Spirits Rejoice - I'm So Strong Now 
The Ellis Hall Group - Those Passing Words
Corky McClerkin - Searchin' for the Soul
The 9th Creation - Let it Shine
Stylus - We All Need One Another
Roland Haynes Jr. & Phenix - Mind Games
Woods Empire - Universal Love (Edit)
Kevin Moore - Speak Your Mind
Al Jarreau - Rainbow in Your Eyes (Live at the Childe Harold 1976)
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway - Where is the Love (Live New York 1971)
Sergio Mendes - The Real Thing
Steve Elliott - Wake Up

Image: The 9th Creation

Take it Easy

Hard to believe I started this series 12 years ago. Time moves so fast, doesn’t it?

At first, it was a project meant to celebrate the indescribable feeling of making it through another lonnnng Montreal winter. Then, it became a form of catharsis for me to grieve the memory of my mom, who passed away a few years ago now. I’ve thought a few times that this project might have run its course, but as I got a lot of very kind feedback from listeners, I think it has come to mean something for them too. Hopefully, it does to you too.

So here we are with another selection of songs to heal, uplift, cry, love and laugh.

Dedicated to all our loved ones. Dedicated to my mom.
Peace with every step.

TRACKLIST

The Roots - A Peace of Light
Wu-Lu - Young Swimmer
Asha Puthli and Sven Wunder - Spring Has Sprung
Marina Herlop - Collige Virgo Gladium
Joy Guidry - Day by Day
Loukeman - Gorgeous Stuff
Equiknoxx - Was Not Initially Called Make iT Stop
Donal Leace - Today Won't Come Again
Gil Scott-Heron - I Think I'll Call It Morning
Stevie Wonder - Bird of Beauty
Nina Simone - Cosi Ti Amo
Milton Nascimento - Catavento
Gabriel de Rosa - Cafuné
Claudete Soares - Conselho A Quem Quiser Voltar
France Gall - Pense à moi
Miss K-Jah & Gappy Ranks - Ain't That Loving You
Judy & Lynda - Heavenly Day
Dennis Bovell & Janet Kay - Games of Dubs
Goya Gumbani - Chase The Sunrise
Dreamcastmoe - Flowers
Larry June - Life is beautiful
Ra - Highway
Johnny Mathis - Spring is here
Monica Zetterlung - Spring is here
Doug Carn - Little B's Poem
Jimetta Rose - Let The Sunshine In
Ezra Collective - God Gave Me Feet For Dancing
Womack & Womack - Life's Just A Ballgame
Leon Ware - For the rainbow
Close Counters - Freedom we're needing
Dublon - Evolution
Gil sm & Reek0 - Saturday Morning
Roy Ayers - For the sun
Dee-Lite - Mind Melt
Raf Reza - Mirror of Love
Kampinos - Good Looking Pepe
Linda Williams - Elevate Our Minds
Chris Montez - The More I See You
Gabor Szabo - A Day In The Life
Broadcast - Follow The Light
Rafa Aslan - NYC ID U+I
Work Money Death - We Are The People
Ezra Collective - Everybody

SPRINGTIME SPIRITUAL 2025 🌅 Selected and Mixed by Lexis

Copenhagen Jazz Cats  // Mixed and compiled by Jabar

To celebrate the launch of the Pasteelo x Thomas Pålsson collaboration, @jabarligla has dug deep into the crates to put together a mixtape that pays homage to the Copenhagen jazz scene in the 60s - especially a tribute to three Copenhagen jazz cats: Allan Botschinsky, Bjarne Rostvold and NHØP.

"Allan Botschinsky, Bjarne Rostvold and NHØP - all three essential cornerstones of the Danish jazz heritage (among other legends of course). They played together as a trio, but also in many other different constellations and had their own solo careers - extremely gifted jazz cats. So gifted that the whole world opened its eyes to what was happening on the Copenhagen jazz scene. It became a melting pot in the 60s, to which many of the great jazz legends from the US and beyond contributed... the rest is history.

The premise of this mix is ​​that at least one of the three jazz cats is credited on every track - which means that many other jazz musicians are also represented in the mix.. People like Jørn Elniff, Bent Axen, Sahib Shihab, Alex Riel, Ole Kock Hansen, Jørn Grauengaard, Hugo Rasmussen to name just a few.

Allan Botschinsky, Bjarne Rostvold and NHØP's careers transformed over the years from the earlier post bebop years to hard bop up through the early 60s, on to a more soul/funk and mainstream jazz sound in the late 60s and 70s, even children's music in between and further into the 80s fusion..

In this mix I have chosen to focus exclusively on the early years, when they primarily played hard bop, but there will also be a few detours and an ending in a psychedelic bathtub.. enjoy!" - Jabar.

Pasteelo Mixtape 38 - Jabar // Copenhagen Jazz Cats

🇬🇧 ENG VERSION
This mix is a celebration of Black music’s richness, rhythm and emotion — from jazz to bruk, funk, deep house and soul-infused electronics.
A spiritual, global and deeply personal selection, including several unreleased tracks by Jay himself.

🎧 Listen & feel.
Vinyl-only.
Curated with care.

🔗 Artist links:
IG: www.instagram.com/_jaysound
Bandcamp: jaysound.bandcamp.com/

🎵 TRACKLIST:

Ananda Project feat. Gaelle - Cascades of Colour (Kuniyuki's Sugar Love Mix)

El Payo - Dawnlands

WheelUp - Infinity Feat Abacus

Alma Negra - Endless Summer

Henrik Schwarz - Forbidden (Club Mix)

Colm K - Beginnings (K15 Remix)

Unique - What I Got Is What You Need

The Rah Band - Messages From The Stars (Long Wave Mix)

Beat Spacek - Alone In Da Sun

Jay Sound - Autumn

Con Funk Shun - Indian Summer Love (Instrumental)

Joe Armon-Jones - Lifetones

Moodymann - Downtown

Reggie Dokes - After Dark We Play

Merle - Mimi Likes 2 Dance

Jay Sound - Unreleased

2000Black - Green Woods

Larry Heard - Just One Minute

Julion DeAngelo - Part One

Jay Sound - Rhythmic Liberation

Ideeyah - Align



CUCINA WAX SERIES 002 — JAY SOUND

Mike Wallace presents : One To Get Blunted To

Beautiful & sleazy. Haunting & provocative. A journey through the tireless efforts of studio musicians & composers of the early 1970s. All tracks compiled from 45s & long players courtesy of Mike 'Marsellus' Wallace.

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Instagram - @henrygoforth
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/marselluswallace

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Heaven Is Too Late

Force Majeure is a mix series bringing inspired and inspiring musical selection from quarantine.

Chicago's own Darryn Jones opens up the series with his mix aptly named 'Pay Attention To The Drummer.'

@dj-darryn
@jawfamily

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