{"id":3380,"date":"2018-04-30T19:16:23","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T11:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/electrocaine.com\/podcast\/?p=3380"},"modified":"2020-04-30T11:26:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T03:26:04","slug":"090","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electrocaine.com\/sessions\/090\/","title":{"rendered":"session #090 &#8211; Lexis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/437222100&amp;color=%2312223e&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[vc_row thb_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3384&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3400\" src=\"http:\/\/electrocaine.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAMA-JAZ-2018-PREZ-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electrocaine.com\/sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAMA-JAZ-2018-PREZ-13.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/electrocaine.com\/sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAMA-JAZ-2018-PREZ-13-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/electrocaine.com\/sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAMA-JAZ-2018-PREZ-13-600x416.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3396\" src=\"http:\/\/electrocaine.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAMA-JAZ-2018-PREZ-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electrocaine.com\/sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAMA-JAZ-2018-PREZ-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/electrocaine.com\/sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAMA-JAZ-2018-PREZ-2-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/electrocaine.com\/sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAMA-JAZ-2018-PREZ-2-600x424.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3395\" src=\"http:\/\/electrocaine.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAMA-JAZ-2018-PREZ-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electrocaine.com\/sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAMA-JAZ-2018-PREZ-9.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/electrocaine.com\/sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAMA-JAZ-2018-PREZ-9-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/electrocaine.com\/sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MAMA-JAZ-2018-PREZ-9-600x424.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px !important;\"><strong>Nepetalakton session #01:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Moodymann &#8211; Pitch Black City Reunion<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Colours That Rise &#8211; Brain<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Kerem Akdag &#8211; Steppin Out<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Jitwam &#8211; WhereYouGonnaGo?<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Volcov &#8211; Takes Tomah<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Chaos In The CBD &#8211; Observe<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sameed &#8211; Dusty Jazz <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Turbojazz &#8211; OrangePeelSkin<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Javonntte &#8211; Jazzmatazz<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Pablo Valentino &#8211; My Son&#8217;s Smile<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Boo Williams &#8211; The Place Of Safety (Saxaphone Mix)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Zen In Space &#8211; Sahara Groove<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Henry Keen &#8211; 70&#8217;s Baby<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Byron the Aquarius &#8211; Song for a Friend (feat. Copper)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Bellaire &#8211; Jazzy Things<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Nubya Garcia &#8211; When We Are (K15 remix)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Reggie Dokes &#8211; Jazz is My Mistress<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Glib&#8217;r &amp; DJ Sotofett &#8211; Foliage (DJ Sotofett live Jazz mix)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Tenderlonious &#8211; In a Sentimental Mood<br \/>\n<\/em><strong><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/electrocaine\/s\/electrocaine.com\/app\/mp3\/ElectrocaineSession090-Lexis.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"ElectrocaineSession090-Lexis.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 1:24:05 &#8212; 193.0MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/mu\/podcast\/sess%C3%AFons\/id1510056115?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLmF1c2hhLmNvL3lBYW13aFo4OGQzeg==\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_googleplay\" title=\"Subscribe on Google Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Google Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/show\/1029552\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_deezer\" title=\"Subscribe on Deezer\" rel=\"nofollow\">Deezer<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/electrocaine.com\/sessions\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">More Lexis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mimslexis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">facebook<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/musicismysanctuary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">soundcloud<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px !important; font-weight: 400;\">Introducing our collaboration with <a href=\"http:\/\/mamajaz.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MAMA JAZ<\/a>, the Nepetalakton series, an ode to jazz and its influence on other sounds. Artists and friends around the world have been excited to bring their own touch to this series which we are launching on this year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/jazzday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Jazz Day<\/a> with a\u00a0pillar of the Montreal music scene. Active for over 15 years, versatile DJ, influential tastemaker and respected record digger, Lexis. In 2007, he founded <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicismysanctuary.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Music Is My Sanctuary<\/a>, one of most respected independent music websites in the world, in 2007. He crafted a fresh jazz influenced house selection which brilliantly kickstarts Nepetalakton.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px !important; font-weight: 400;\">In our sense, a series which is meant to stimulate jazz cats as we reach for their pineal glands through their ears. Jump on board and enjoy the ride cymbals!<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 800;\">Tell us how you recorded that mix and what was on your mind.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px !important; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">We organized two nights at the <\/span><a style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" href=\"http:\/\/montrealjazzfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montreal Jazz Festival<\/a><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"> last year called \u201c<\/span><a style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" href=\"http:\/\/montrealjazzfest.com\/en-ca\/Programmation\/Concert\/9312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jazz Is The Teacher<\/a><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">\u201d. So when you guys reached out I thought it would be interesting to do a mix inspired from it. Basically how Jazz has influenced contemporary dance floor oriented music. In this case the mix is mostly focused on jazz influencing house. Had to choose one because obviously jazz has also influenced hip-hop, techno, r&amp;b, garage, broken beat, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 800;\">How did you get into music?<\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px !important; font-weight: 400;\">Well for as long as I can remember really. From the age of 8 to 13 I went to a music concentration school where we were doing as much music as academics. I eventually changed course and focused more on sports than music but I kept buying records non-stop since I was about 14 years old.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 800;\">You are obviously a music lover and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicismysanctuary.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MIMS<\/a> knows no boundaries in terms of genres. When it comes to DJing are there any types of music you prefer working with more than others? Or let&#8217;s simply say where are your strengths?<\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px !important; font-weight: 400;\">Yeah I am somewhat of a chameleon, which doesn\u2019t mean that I don\u2019t have my own style. I just like to approach each gig and each mix like a seperate project and try to find what I have in common with it. In terms of areas of focus in goes from old to new and from electronic to organic. Jazz, Soul, House, Disco, Techno, UK Garage, Broken Beat and of course I am a hip-hop kid at heart.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 800;\">How&#8217;s the scene in Montreal?<\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px !important; font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a great scene considering it\u2019s not the biggest city (2-3M). It\u2019s definitely focused on festivals and \u201cbig events\u201d and sometimes tends to forget jazz outside of the 2 weeks of the jazz fest for example. But all in all, it\u2019s a great place to be an artist because the cost of living is fairly cheap. There is a little bit of scene in everything which is nice.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 800;\">We&#8217;re celebrating jazz month. What has been the influence of jazz on your work?<\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px !important; font-weight: 400;\">I can say my relationship with jazz gets closer every day, every year. Like many hip-hop lovers, I grew up listening to the samples and working my way back from there. But now as I get older, jazz is probably the music I listen to the most of in my house. Jazz can be a little bit intimidating to get into at first because it\u2019s so vast and also because we tend to over intellectualise it and speak about it in academic terms. The more you listen to it, the more you discover the type of stuff you love and at the end of the day it\u2019s all about how it makes you feel.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 800;\">A tricky one. For every record has a story, if you were asked to pick only one jazz record what would it be and why?<\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px !important; font-weight: 400;\">Tricky indeed! Well I won\u2019t go necessarily with THE jazz record for me but the most recent one I fell in love with: Adelhard Roidinger \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Iw9ItABTYg4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Computer &amp; Jazz Project I<\/a>\u201d (1984, Thein). I was looking for it for a couple years and finally found it. It\u2019s an Austrian Fusion, Experimental record that incorporates Electronic elements a little bit like Herbie Hancock\u2019s great \u201cDedication\u201d album but in this case the lead is Roidinger\u2019s Bass instead of Herbie\u2019s piano.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 800;\">Beyond being just a website how would you describe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicismysanctuary.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MIMS<\/a>? What do you want listeners to take away and how did the website come together?<\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px !important; font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3422\" src=\"http:\/\/electrocaine.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MIMS_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electrocaine.com\/sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MIMS_3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/electrocaine.com\/sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MIMS_3-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/electrocaine.com\/sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/MIMS_3-600x169.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\nWhether it\u2019s our website, radio shows or events, ultimately what is our first mission is to curate and present music that deserves to be heard. If through our various projects you discover a track or an artist that makes your day, then our job is done!<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 800;\">We&#8217;ve been dying to ask this one. Was the website named after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RfiEkI3Z0ig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gary Bartz&#8217; 1977 record<\/a>?<\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px !important; font-weight: 400;\">I absolutely love <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RfiEkI3Z0ig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">that record<\/a> of course but when I launched the website in 2007 I think the phrase just popped into my head, I had seen it used elsewhere like an old Danny Krivit mix CD.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 800;\">You&#8217;re also involved with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.24hoursofvinyl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">24Hr Vinyl<\/a>, Tell us a bit about this event\/project.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px !important; font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a passion project that we launched in 2011. We\u2019ve organized 18 editions in cities like London, San Francisco, New York, Paris, etc. It\u2019s a celebration of the love music through vinyl culture but also as we move around to those different cities, we only book local dj\u2019s from the host city so the event also ends up being an exploration of the \u201csound\u201d and music history of that city.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 800;\">You&#8217;ve done a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/alexis_charpentier_how_record_collectors_find_lost_music_and_preserve_our_cultural_heritage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TED talk<\/a> on the crucial role of record diggers in the preservation of musical and cultural heritage. How do you see the future of this community and music curation in general?<\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px !important; font-weight: 400;\">Another tough question! The digging community kept vinyl alive from about the early 90\u2019s to around 2008 when the \u201crevival\u201d started happening. It\u2019s easy for us vinyl nerds to bitch about <a href=\"https:\/\/recordstoreday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Record Store Day<\/a>, reissues and so on but at the end of the day we should be happy that the vinyl scene is healthier than it\u2019s been in years. If shops and artists are making a little more money selling records then why wouldn\u2019t we be happy about that. As far as the music industry and the state of music curation is concerned that is another story.<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 854px;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\">\n<p>\u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/alexis_charpentier_how_record_collectors_find_lost_music_and_preserve_our_cultural_heritage\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 800;\">Do you have any upcoming projects\/collabs?<\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px !important; font-weight: 400;\">On tour in Europe from April 26-May 14. Working on a new talk titled \u201cMusic Discovery is Broken\u201d, also working on a book at the moment. Big projects on the horizon for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicismysanctuary.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Music Is My Sanctuary<\/a>. Exciting stuff!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row thb_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3384&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Nepetalakton session #01: Moodymann &#8211; Pitch Black City Reunion Colours That Rise &#8211; Brain Kerem Akdag &#8211; Steppin Out Jitwam &#8211; WhereYouGonnaGo? 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