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

BeatPete - The Time Machine - Mix

Different times, different places, different sounds

With music from The Men Of Vision, Mos Def, Moondog, Ras G,  Sun Ra, 
Andy Bey, Nostrum Grocers, Mach Hommy, Sadhugold, King Crimson, 
Madlib, The Sylvers, Gabor Szabo, Alchemist, Linda Perhacs, Thomas East,
Daedelus, Madvillain, Moor Mother, Nicholas Craven, Boldy James, Brief 
Encounter, Roc Marci, Kenny Segal, Billy Woods, Marlena Shaw, Navy Blue, 
Pink Siifu...

YouTube (Short Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBAJ0CNF4bk&t=167s

BeatPete - The Time Machine - Mix

Chill mix 12 . Recorded in Helsingborg, Sweden 2025-04-13.
The same day my friend Markus got a daughter = )
Video: https://youtu.be/rTwhbko4XWU

Chill 12

Music selected by Twit One & Lazy Jones, recorded on April 5th, 2025   

Hi-fives, drinks and music at dublab in Cologne celebrating the latest LP by Twit One & Lazy Jones infamous “Flatpocket” project. "III" out now via A.U.D.D.A.

https://soundcloud.com/twit-one
https://soundcloud.com/lazy-jones

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Flatpocket Release Hangout  (April 2025)

The 18-piece Afro-Cuban jazz big band New Regency Orchestra set out their stall last year with an electrifying debut self-titled album. Inspired by the musical fusion that bubbled up in NYC in the 1950s, they breathe fresh life into this golden era with a host of London’s best contemporary Latin and jazz musicians.

Recording an album with such an abundance of players meant there was a wealth of multitrack stems accumulated from the recording sessions. NRO’s artistic director, Lex Blondin and Mr Bongo thought what better way to utilise this archive of music, than to offer up the parts so that anyone could try their hand at a remix. The winner would have their remix released on Mr Bongo. An incredible range of remixes were submitted from all over the world with all manner of different genres in the mix. It was a tough decision but one stood out from the rest…

More than a simple remix, The Process (aka Jonny Cuba & Ollie Teeba) alongside Washington emcee J Scienide, have totally flipped NRO’s track ‘Pregon’. In true hip-hop fashion, they’ve picked a small section, put their stamp on it, and made it their own. Chopping and sampling the horns in expert style, they’ve layered them over a brand-new beat that channels the golden age boom bap sound. It’s the perfect foundation for J Scienide to step up to the mic, with a flow that takes the track to stratospheric heights.

As Lex Blondin mentions, “Listening to all the remixes coming back was so much fun. A big thanks to all who have participated, there were some really great remixes, but we have a clear winner here. The Process with J Scienide, who remixed our intro track called Pregon, takes it away! Originally written by Chico O'Farrill as the opener of 2nd Afro Cuban Suite, this track was begging for a backbeat and the way they've flipped it gives it just the bop it needed. This remix is pure boom bap goodness...I love how they've chopped up the horn line and peppered it around the chorus. Class work!”

London-based production duo, The Process, are no strangers to the world of music. Both Jonny and Ollie have been pioneers of underground UK music for years, coming up in the mid-1990s as DJs and artists on Ninja Tune. Ollie, being a member of the iconic Ninja Tune band The Herbaliser, and working with emcees such as MF Doom, Roots Manuva, and Rodney P. Jonny, as a partner in Dynamic Syncopation working with the likes of Phi Life Cypher, Chill Rob G, and Mass Influence and going on to form the group Soundsci. On this remix, they are joined by emcee J Scienide whose pedigree has seen him collaborate with hip hop heavyweights on the mic and production, including DJ D Styles (Beat Junkies), Daringer (Griselda Records/Action Bronson), Conway the Machine, Blu, Rome Streetz, and Kev Brown.


Pregon (The Process with J Scienide - Out in the World Remix)

Sunday Sessions Nº450

Yoni Mayraz presents 'Rooftops' - the 1st single from his upcoming LP, set to be released this summer on PPK Records.

Rooftops

BeatPete - Untitled V2 - Mix

Tracks from Pure Release, Bump and the Soul Stompers, Willie Hutch, Madlib, 
Elvans Road LTD, Flip Nunez, Roc Marci, Piero Piccioni & Shawn Robinson, 
Johnny & Delores, Mach Hommy, Ahmad Jamal, billy woods, Freddie Hubbard, 
Real Bad Man & Boldy James, Jennifer Lara, Ras G, Willie Lindo, ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_70MtY0rTlY

BeatPete - Untitled V2 - Mix

Pour la 1ère fois, nous avions le plaisir de recevoir le duo Yussef Kamaal !  
Leur album "Black Focus" - sorti en ce début novembre sur le label de Gilles Peterson, Brownswood Recordings - étant un véritable coup de coeur, on se régale également de cette sélection des compères de South London.
Bonne écoute !

Video replay › http://www.lemellotron.com/show/yussef-kamaal-dj-set

Diffusé et enregistré le 16 novembre 2016.
Broadcasted and recorded on november 16, 2016.

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Yussef Kamaal • DJ set • LeMellotron.com

Download: https://horatioluna.bandcamp.com/album/cultural-warriors

We're proud to present the first listen from the third instalment for La Sape;(SAPE003) is from one of 30/70’s founding fathers. Melbourne bassist, composer and producer Horatio Luna. The left-leaning jazz musician known for boldly experimental compositions moves towards a soulful house sound on Cultural Warriors with a nod to Moodymann.

This record features the innovations of jazz-soul-bap producer/instrumentalists Nap King Cole (Silent Jay x Jace XL), Perrin Moss(Hiatus Kaiyote) and Ziggy Zeitgeist(Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange) who have each, in there own right, re-created and re-invented the ideology of what it means to be a jazz musician in the modern age.

Cultural Warriors came about by accident. A chance recording of a jam session curated in conjunction with Melbourne selector Eddie Mac. Each track has Horatio Luna’s signature organic, lo-fi, loose sound characteristic to a warm personality; chopped and stretched into four grimy, soulful house jams.

From Horatio Luna: “The audio from the desk was raw, dirty and peeking but the ideas were so strong I had to use it... I’m thankful that the genius engineer was MIA most of the night, sleeping in the booth, it made for a beautiful dirty aesthetic. On the gig we took things to the future, playing for hours and just jamming out on what we were feeling... It was like a dream! Completely improvised house music. Serene Favero and Milan Ring came through, as they were out on the town, everything bumped up a level from there!”

Horatio Luna - Bass Guitar/Programming
Ziggy Zeitgeist - Drums
Nap King Cole - Keyboards
Perrin Moss - Percussion
Syrene Favero - Vocals

Produced at the Mandarin Dreams Studio
Releases May 11th 2018

Horatio Luna would like to thank Nap King Cole and Perrin Moss for their continued guidance, compassion, inspiration and creative integrity. As well as, Ziggy Zeitgeist and Thhomas for believing in the music, believing in me and having my back.

Horatio Luna - Work It Out (Cultural Warriors 12" - SAPE003)

Taeko Ohnuki - Sargasso Sea
Daniel T & Eiko Hara - Windy Lady
Naomi Akimoto - Come Rain Or Come Shine
Emerson Kitamura - Rock Your Baby
Kyoko Furuya - 晴海埠頭
Mariah - Sokokara
Interior - Flamengo
井上陽水 - Pi Po Pa (Tokyo Matt Editsu)
Osamu Shoji - A Transit Passenger (Tokyo Matt Editsu)
Frank Chickens - Solid Life
Hidemi Ishikawa - Love Comes Quickly
Dip In The Pool - Spring From The Surface
Haruomi Hosono - Air-Condition
Asparas - Misato
Roy Comanchero - Moon Hike
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Aopen-ki No Naka No Boku No Namida
Hiroshi Yoshimura - 小川にそって