Exclusive Premieres

Exclusive Premiere: Fradinho “A Bright Future” (Naut’s L8 Nite Mash Up – Afronaut & MdCL 4 BugzInTheAttic)

MIMS is absolutely stoked to premiere this incredible Afro-cosmic broken beat remix by Afronaut, legendary pioneer of the broken sound, and keyboard whizz & producer extraordinaire Mark de Clive-Lowe, for upcoming producer, Fradinho. Set for release on his own newly minted Eclectic Beats Music. A Portuguese native, DJ, producer and …

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Exclusive Premieres

Exclusive Premiere: Mark de Clive-Lowe “Memories Of Nanzenji” (Ropeadope Records)

On February 8th, pianist, producer and composer Mark de Clive-Lowe will release his new album Heritage via Ropeadope. For the half-Japanese half-New Zealander who calls Los Angeles home, Heritage is a deeply personal exploration of de Clive-Lowe’s ancestry and cultural roots. “ Heritage is the idea of transmitting from the …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: Mark de Clive-Lowe “#bluenoteremixed volume 1”

Armed with a crateful of classics from Blue Note Records’ genre-defining years, Mark de Clive-Lowe has created a live-remix mixtape weaving from jazz to hip hop classics, to underground house and broken beat. Equal parts jazz musician, composer, DJ and production wizard, MdCL’s live performances are always a treat as …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: Ge-Ology feat Mark De Clive-Lowe “Moon Circuitry”

I have been hearing rumours of this upcoming EP by Ge-Ology, the veteran producer from Brooklyn who hasn’t released a lot of music these past few years. I played with Detroit’s Jay Daniel a couple months ago and one track really stood out from his outstanding set. After running to …

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Mixtape Mondays

Devil’s Pie Presents: The Herbie Hancock Tribute by Mark de Clive-Lowe

via Devil’s Pie: We’re honored to present to you a tribute of jazz living legend Herbie Hancock by Mark de Clive-Lowe, one of today’s contemporary musical masters. More than a regular DJ mix, this live recording features Mark looping, remixing, and adding his own musicianship to Herbie’s iconic music. In …

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Here & Now

HERE & NOW: ‘Nuff Charts – February 2014 (Part 1)

We here at Music Is My Sanctuary are huge fans of any and all kinds of Lists, Charts, Best-Of’s, Playlists and so on… They are like gold to us! Asking someone with extensive knowledge on a subject to list some of his favorites is one of the greatest paths to …

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Music Documentaries

Mark de Clive-Lowe “One Take”

Part one of MdCL’s One Take series – recreating the club classic Hot Music by Soho from scratch, remixing it and deconstructing it over two and a half minutes… no prepared loops, all performed live in One Take. MdCL uses: Yamaha Grand Piano, Native Instruments Maschine, Korg KP3, Novation Impulse …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: Mark de Clive-Lowe & the Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra “Take The Space Trane”

I’m really excited to share this one with the MIMS fam (and it’s about time since I’m on my 9th listen already). Mark de Clive-Lowe hooks up with the Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra to incorporate powerful big band aesthetics to his consistently lush productions and as you may have guessed: the …

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Future Classic: Mark de Clive-Lowe “Get Started” (Full Crate Remix)
Future Classics

Future Classic: Mark de Clive-Lowe “Get Started” (Full Crate Remix)

The multi-talented Mark de Clive-Lowe (MdCL) is dropping a new six-track EP on Tru Thoughts on October 29, the Get Started Remix. Until then, enjoy Dutch producer Full Crate‘s deep house version of “Get Started” featuring the vocals of soul great Omar. Full Crate is without a doubt one of …

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The Best of Mark De Clive-Lowe – Mixed by DJ Spinna
Dj Mixes

The Best of Mark De Clive-Lowe – Mixed by DJ Spinna

Today, it’s with great pleasure to share this extraordinary mix by the one and only DJ Spinna. The Best of Mark de Clive-Lowe mixed by the legendary DJ Spinna includes 34 tracks of MdCL productions, remixes and collaborations with Kenny Dope (Masters At Work), DJ Spinna, Phil Asher (Restless Soul), …

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