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Onra & Lexis “Throw Em’ Up” Vol. 1-2-3

In late 2012, french producer Onra and Lexis, founder of Music Is My Sanctuary, got together in Montreal and recorded a mix inspired by a period that was really influential for both: mid-90’s R&B club classics. Vol.1 was so well received that they decided to keep the concept going for …

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Lexis – Guest Mix on NTS Radio (Sept. 14th 2015)

Had the pleasure for the 2nd time this year of playing a guest spot on London’s NTS Radio which has become the worldwide standard for alternative radios specialized in next-level music of all genres. I played a very spontaneous and eclectic set, mostly comprised of records I had picked up …

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Inkswel & Lexis – Red Light Radio Guest Session

I was invited to play the BBE Records night at Canvas in Amsterdam by Australia’s Inkswel, one of my favorite producers in the world and representative of the great BBE label. A few hours before our night, we dropped by the fantastic little radio station in AMS’ red light district …

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Guest Mixes

Guest Mix: BUSCRATES (Atlanta, Omega Supreme Records)

The producer known as Buscrates (or Buscrates 16-Bit Ensemble) captured our ear a couple years ago with his early releases; already miles ahead of your average beat maker. The Pittsburgh-native (now based in Atlanta) has an undeniable sound, a mix with Boogie-Funk, Soul heavy on synths but also with the …

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Guest Mix: INKSWEL (Hot Shot Sounds / BBE Music)

It’s an immense pleasure to present a new exclusive guest from one of our favorite producers and drum machine killer, Australia’s INKSWEL! Since 2009 he has racked up dozens of heavy releases on labels like Wolf, Burek, Omega Supreme and his own Hot Shot Sounds label. Despite only having 5 …

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LEXIS Guest Mix for DIMENSIONS Festival 2015

Happy to present this guest mix session I just did for the fine folks at Dimensions Festival ahead of my first appearance in late August in sunny Croatia. Usually with my monthly Music Is My Sanctuary radio show, I try to represent the full spectrum of the music I love …

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Guest Mix: ANDY WILLIAMS (The Goods, Montreal)

Considering how much we love it, we don’t have nearly enough reggae on MIMS. To solve that problem, we knew the perfect person to call. One of the most important and most respected Montreal selectors:  Andy Williams, co-founder of The Goods and the Jazz Amnesty Sound System project. Andy is truly …

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Guest Mix: SCRIMSHIRE (Wah Wah 45s, UK)

We’ve been bugging SCRIMSHIRE, London’s excellent DJ, Producer and Musician for a guest mix for a few months, but as they say good things come to those who wait. It’s here and as expected it’s fantastic! A great 80 minute session filled with soul, jazz, funk to beats ranging from …

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Tribute Mixes

Tribute to PAL JOEY – Mixed & Selected by The RawSoul

New in our series of Tribute Mixes (previous editions focused on Mood II Swing & Pepe Bradock), this edition focuses on one of the most important figures of the New York sound of 90’s House. We at MIMS absolutely love Pal Joey. Always have, always will. So we asked, The …

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