BELIEF

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)