Future Classic: Jimetta Rose “The Light Bearer”
It’s rare for a city to have such an iconic sound but the Los Angeles vibe of artist Jimetta Rose is unmistakable. Her second studio album, ‘The Light Bearer LP’ is produced by prolific and legendary producer Georgia Anne Muldrow. The duo create an incredibly smooth and funky sound, with beautiful …
Future Classic: Reginald Omas Mamode IV “Reginald Omas Mamode IV”
via Five Easy Pieces: The cult Peckham soul artist caps the release of three highly praised EPs with an album featuring his most confident songwriting to date. The album paints a collage of dusty drum hits, Sly Stone-esque bass lines and Mamode’s own one-take vocals. Themes go from the personal, …
Future Classic: XL Middleton + Eddy Funkster “Self Titled LP”
MoFunk Records co-founders XL Middleton & Eddy Funkster are back with a fresh new release, a 7 tracks self-titled project. The duo teamed up with label mates Moniquea & Diamond Ortiz, plus guests appearances from Zackey Force Funk, Brian Ellis, Meghan Doherty, Lady Deuce and G-Funk legend Domino. XL Middleton …
Future Classic: Bruce Trail “Ravine Dream EP”
via Magicwire Records: Beginning in the south, the Bruce Trail hugs the ancient shoreline of Lake Iroquoia as it follows the edge of the Niagara Escarpment. The Path, over its lengthy journey, winds its way through a landscape of natural beauty as it moves up to central Ontario. Ravine Dream …
Future Classic: Dim Grimm “Perlissop EP”
Dim Grimm (fka Dimlite) is back to the universe with his newest EP. Dimitri Grimm is the hardest man to pin down in any sense of the term. His sounds and styles are so evenly disparate as they are tightly-woven, so equally beautiful as they are destructive. Hailing from Switzerland, …
Future Classic: ILLingsworth “RINO”
ILLingsworth’s output definitely falls into the ‘prolific’ category. Born and raised in Detroit, ILLingsworth has been carving a name for himself in the on-and-offline beat scene for the past few years now. He has been able to maintain a consistent fuzzy and warped style of hip hop instrumental music which combines the …
Future Classic: Hieroglyphic Being “The Disco’s Of Imhotep”
via Technicolour Records: Jamal Moss aka Hieroglyphic Being will release his definitive solo album via Ninja Tune’s Technicolour imprint. He has built a sterling reputation both as a producer and live performer of deep, mesmeric experimental electronics and free jazz rooted in his native Chicago and his relationship with the …
Future Classic: Antilles Series “DIGITAL ZANDOLI”
via Antilles Series: After the success of “Kouté Jazz“, Heavenly Sweetness comes back with a dancefloor but not jazz compilation, enough to move your feet at through the whole summer! 13 disco, boogie and Zouk tracks recorded in the 80’s in the West Indies. DIGITAL ZANDOLI by ANTILLES SERIES The …
Future Classic: Claude “All Night Vol. 1”
via Musique Large: “All Night” is a collection of half-edits / half-reworks by Claude aka Fulgeance (the Musique Large boss) recently signed on Ed Banger Records. You’ll find in this first volume a proper disco mood, some progressive funk and weirdo house-beats made to sweat, body-moving and sensual seduction. All …