January 25th, 2009

as well as joining the forum and the facebook group you can now follow us on twitter… see the buttons on the sidebar ->

January 23rd, 2009

some podcasts…

• meditation
• living a chilled life

and mixes from chill fm…

• alucidnation
• fluidnation
• simplecity

amongst others… find them all at chill where you can also “listen live”

January 21st, 2009

we have opened a forum on the site (see the tabs) it will include a staff area for information etc. as well as a way to feedback on your experiences and ideas for sank•tuary.

January 19th, 2009

January 17th, 2009

another night @ sank•tuary… more connections and stories… we’re looking forward to it… pop in and see us… it will be warm, chilled and tasty!   Some quotes from recent weeks..

this place feels so safe

as soon as you walk in you feel at home

the people here are so nice, it’s amazing to find people who just want to help

come and find out for yourselves!

January 16th, 2009

weds 28th Jan (radio 4, 11am) you can listen on-line as well as dab and old skool radio… looks like the programme is going to be featured in both the guardian listings and the radio times (I’ve had picture requests from both)

January 9th, 2009

recorded in 2006 and recently reaching the amazon bestseller chart after 3 weeks as no 1 chill out album the sublime “helium” from the collective urban myth club is not exactly new but it deserves a listen…and it contains a track which seems destined to become our theme tune… “sanctuary”…

and I will cross a thousand seas
if you could be near to me
the angel voices draw me in
and everything its meant to be
the stars in whispers beckon me
the gravity you will always win
i am in too deep…i am falling

and you make me breathe
in this sanctuary
it is calling me

January 4th, 2009

click the speaker to listen again to mark on bbc radio shropshire this morning (starting just after 8am)

January 3rd, 2009

after appearing in the shropshire star this week, sank•tuary will be featured on bbc radio shropshire this sunday morning from 8am!  listen on 96fm, dab or on the internet (here) click the “listen live” button.  mark will be interviewed about the project and safespace in general live from the bbc radio shropshire studio.

January 3rd, 2009

1• first up some multi-layered trippy/hippy/dance from “alpinisms” from school for seven bells. with some echoes of goldfrapp but with more texture!

2• one of my personal favourites george evelyn aka nightmares on wax has a new album out called “thought so…” it’s stripped back, soulful and funky – check out “da feeling” – as an added bonus itunes has an ep built around “da feeling”

3• for something decidedly left field and/or if you have a thing for world music how about the incredibly haunting sjahin during’s “afro anatolian tales” (www.sjahinduring.com/) turn off the lights, put on your phones and listen to “otro mundo” now thats an experience to get the hairs on the back of your neck dancing!

4• finally, still classed as “world” but more dance this time… another quality collection of tunes, beats and collaborations from nitin sawnhey… “london undersound”… the track “days of fire” with natty delves into city life post the 7/7 terrorist attacks, in fact the reality of city life flows through the whole album. featuring tina grace, imogen heap, sir paul mccartney etc. and a separate commentary for each track from sawnhey with anthony gormley .

if you haven’t got sawhney’s previous albums on your pod, get them! for my money “philtre” is one of the most beautiful albums around mixing soaring indian vocals with killer beats, bass lines etc.