This week’s ElecSoul episode is shaped by belief, disruption and the deep layers of history I felt standing inside Córdoba’s cathedral mosque.
Summer 2024 I took a photo of that interior arches stretching in every direction, light drifting through a space that once held one of the most extraordinary mosques on earth, now containing a cathedral built right into its centre.
To understand that tension, you have to understand the disruption:
The original Great Mosque of Córdoba was created in the 8th century, during a period when the city was alive with learning, art, science, poetry and spiritual expression. When Christian forces took Córdoba in 1236, they consecrated the mosque as a cathedral. But the real rupture came in the 16th century, when a cathedral nave was built inside the mosque not out of architectural need, but symbolism. A statement of power, dominance and control.
Even King Charles V later regretted authorising it, saying they had destroyed “something unique in the world.”
That conflict beauty held inside disruption shaped how I approached this mix.
The first 20 minutes sit lower-tempo, a blend of live jazz, blues-inflected soul and reflective groove. Space to breathe. Space to absorb.
From there, I shift into electronica, rhythm, movement and finally return to my foundation: soulful house, the heartbeat that always carries me home.
The journey:
Brandee Younger — Breakfast with Adrianna
Carlos Niño & Friends — Calimayan (feat. Nate Morgan & Yaakov Levy)
Curtis Mayfield — Eddie You Should Know Better
Eric Burdon & War — Spill the Wine
Eugene McDaniels — Headless Hero
Om Unit — Back At Plastic (Mr. Beatnick Remix)
Hector Plimmer — Into The Dark
Werkha — Humour This
M-Scape — I Do (Original Mix)
Rick Lenoir — With You (The Dubstrumental)
Soul II Soul — A Dreams A Dream (Ron Trent Refix)
Terry Hunter, Lauren Eylise — M.I.A. (Terry Hunter Main Mix)
Bobby & Steve, Byron Stingily, DJ Pope — They Can’t Understand It (DJ Pope Organ Dub Remix)
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This week’s ElecSoul episode is shaped by belief, disruption and the deep layers of history I felt standing inside Córdoba’s cathedral mosque.
Summer 2024 I took a photo of that interior arches stretching in every direction, light drifting through a space that once held one of the most extraordinary mosques on earth, now containing a cathedral built right into its centre.
To understand that tension, you have to understand the disruption:
The original Great Mosque of Córdoba was created in the 8th century, during a period when the city was alive with learning, art, science, poetry and spiritual expression. When Christian forces took Córdoba in 1236, they consecrated the mosque as a cathedral. But the real rupture came in the 16th century, when a cathedral nave was built inside the mosque not out of architectural need, but symbolism. A statement of power, dominance and control.
Even King Charles V later regretted authorising it, saying they had destroyed “something unique in the world.”
That conflict beauty held inside disruption shaped how I approached this mix.
The first 20 minutes sit lower-tempo, a blend of live jazz, blues-inflected soul and reflective groove. Space to breathe. Space to absorb.
From there, I shift into electronica, rhythm, movement and finally return to my foundation: soulful house, the heartbeat that always carries me home.
The journey:
Brandee Younger — Breakfast with Adrianna
Carlos Niño & Friends — Calimayan (feat. Nate Morgan & Yaakov Levy)
Curtis Mayfield — Eddie You Should Know Better
Eric Burdon & War — Spill the Wine
Eugene McDaniels — Headless Hero
Om Unit — Back At Plastic (Mr. Beatnick Remix)
Hector Plimmer — Into The Dark
Werkha — Humour This
M-Scape — I Do (Original Mix)
Rick Lenoir — With You (The Dubstrumental)
Soul II Soul — A Dreams A Dream (Ron Trent Refix)
Terry Hunter, Lauren Eylise — M.I.A. (Terry Hunter Main Mix)
Bobby & Steve, Byron Stingily, DJ Pope — They Can’t Understand It (DJ Pope Organ Dub Remix)
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ElecSoul #251 – Prism
I lost myself in this mix, totally immersed and hearing the music in a different way. Most of these tracks have been with me for more than a decade, carrying deep memories and meaning, while a couple of newer releases keep the texture fresh and flowing. Prism bends light and sound into new shapes from soulful electronics and spiritual jazz to grooves that move both heart and body.
Featured tracks:
Owusu And Hannibal – Delirium
Up Hygh Eska – Be Known (Owusu Remix)
Build An Arc – You’ve Gotta Have Freedom
Taylor McFerrin – Place In My Heart (feat. Ryat)
Melchior Sultana – Ghost (Original Mix)
Eddy Meets Yannah – Can’t Hide Love
C.A.R. Leon Albert – Debo-See (Johannes Albert Remix)
Helder Russo – Revisited
Demuir – New Spirit (Extended Mix)
Djena – In Motion (Original Mix)
Danny Snowden – Ri Thum (Original Mix)
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This week’s ElecSoul episode is shaped by belief, disruption and the deep layers of history I felt standing inside Córdoba’s cathedral mosque.
Summer 2024 I took a photo of that interior arches stretching in every direction, light drifting through a space that once held one of the most extraordinary mosques on earth, now containing a cathedral built right into its centre.
To understand that tension, you have to understand the disruption:
The original Great Mosque of Córdoba was created in the 8th century, during a period when the city was alive with learning, art, science, poetry and spiritual expression. When Christian forces took Córdoba in 1236, they consecrated the mosque as a cathedral. But the real rupture came in the 16th century, when a cathedral nave was built inside the mosque not out of architectural need, but symbolism. A statement of power, dominance and control.
Even King Charles V later regretted authorising it, saying they had destroyed “something unique in the world.”
That conflict beauty held inside disruption shaped how I approached this mix.
The first 20 minutes sit lower-tempo, a blend of live jazz, blues-inflected soul and reflective groove. Space to breathe. Space to absorb.
From there, I shift into electronica, rhythm, movement and finally return to my foundation: soulful house, the heartbeat that always carries me home.
The journey:
Brandee Younger — Breakfast with Adrianna
Carlos Niño & Friends — Calimayan (feat. Nate Morgan & Yaakov Levy)
Curtis Mayfield — Eddie You Should Know Better
Eric Burdon & War — Spill the Wine
Eugene McDaniels — Headless Hero
Om Unit — Back At Plastic (Mr. Beatnick Remix)
Hector Plimmer — Into The Dark
Werkha — Humour This
M-Scape — I Do (Original Mix)
Rick Lenoir — With You (The Dubstrumental)
Soul II Soul — A Dreams A Dream (Ron Trent Refix)
Terry Hunter, Lauren Eylise — M.I.A. (Terry Hunter Main Mix)
Bobby & Steve, Byron Stingily, DJ Pope — They Can’t Understand It (DJ Pope Organ Dub Remix)
