Pharoah Sanders – Love In Us All

At its core, music is about sharing, the communal experience, the ritual of dance. Love. My oldest and dearest friend is Richard Hector-Jones. We have known each other since we were three and we have shared more magical moments than I could possibly list. We have explored the psychedelic edges of sanity together, laughed at the absurdity of life, grown furious at the ridiculous injustice of the world, and consoled each other when tribulation was upon us. Musically our tastes are similar but not identical meaning that we constantly swap leads to music that the other may not be familiar with. Richard has turned me onto an abundance of amazing tunes over the years and we often gather together to analyse them. This number always reminds me of him. I remember sitting up to the early hours with this heavenly sound drifting in the room, it's relentlessly joyful. As we had recently returned from a rave do, Richard pointed out that this could be a progenitor to bands like Ten City. You can hear one of the many roots of house on this album, especially the sublime 'Love Us Everywhere'. Drops me straight back into the flow of all things and reminds me of what is important. Music. Friendship. Love.