Future Classic: Mr. De’ “Backstage”
I just couldn’t wait any longer to share this with you. I first heard of Ade Mango Henderson Mainor (better known as Mr. De’) when a friend told me he got one of his tracks polished up by this super-talented veteran producer from Detroit. Not long after, I was made …
Future Classic: Full Crate & David Simmons “Without My Heart”
Ohh how did I miss this one? This soulful gem was shared for free in the spirit of the holidays a couple weeks ago through the good peeps at OkayPlayer and Moovmnt.com and features the great combo of Full Crate behind the boards and David Simmons on the vocals. Really …
Future Classic: Gravious “Spatial Dimensions EP”
I first came across Gravious when he released the Junction City EP about a year ago. Mixing all the niceties of techno with the accessibility of dubstep is no small feat but this man seems to have managed to pull it off. In doing so he combines a bouncy experimental …
Future Classic: The Narcicyst “The Last Arabs” ft. Omar Offendum
This weekend was the closing of the Arab Winter exposition at the Fresh Paint Gallery. If you hadn’t heard about it, this exposition was a multimedia response of 6 Arab Diaspora Artists [El Seed, Sundus Abdul Hadi, Tamara Abdul Hadi, Sawsan Al Saraf, Karim Jabbari and The Narcicyst] to the …
Future Classic: Cyne “Wasteland Vol. 1”
When I worked at CHYZ, a radio station in Quebec City, I was doing research and discovering new stuff all the time. It’s at that time when I opened up to so much amazing indie rap. Interesting folks like the Fake Four Inc. label but also a group from Florida …
Future Classic: Greenwood Sharps “Things Familiar EP”
These days in Montreal, it’s cold outside there’s very little sunlight and my bank account is empty, i’m always a bit sad but still try to think positivly. I just want to be in a huge forest in the springtime but I guess for now I have to endure it …
Future Classic: Lianne La Havas “Forget” (Video)
What a great way to finish off a week of great music with what just might be the highlight. The new video for Lianna La Havas’ EP by the same name, “Forget” Last week we shared with you the Shlohmo remix of the same song (link here) which is also …
Future Classic: Sonnymoon “2012 EP”
Its weird because when I discovered this group it was when they release a cover of a “Houstanlavagas” by Drake. And people who know me personally know that I’m not the biggest fan of the guy, in fact I make fun of him all the time. But Sonnymoon did an …
Future Classic: Heart Streets “Keep it together”
10 years from now when people start studying the hip-hop movement in Montreal; Heart Streets will be known as the first rap ‘du-ette’ to create some serious waves. These two laid back unassuming mamas are filling a void in the hip-hop scene and best of all are doing it right. …