Future Classic: Raphael Saadiq “Good Man”
“As any connaisseur of modern Soul and R&B, ask anyone and they’ll tell you Raphael Saadiq is amongst those most renowned and respected. A figurehead with credentials stretching as far back as we at PinBoard remember in our bibs; weather handed down Toni Tony Tone cassettes, bumping Ummah (Saadiq, Tip …
Future Classic: LONE “Echolocations EP”
An absolutely stunning 6 track EP from Manchester’s LONE, one of the most interesting new producers around. It is only fitting that “Echolocations” would be released on the famed R&S Records, a Belgian label behind timeless classics from Joey Beltram, Aphex Twin, etc… LONE really makes that kind of house …
Future Classic: Sir Michael Rocks “The Rocks Report Mixtape”
It’s been a minute since The Cool Kids have dropped an album, and apparently they’re both doing solo projects. Here is the first dolo offering from Mikey Rocks, aka Sir Michael Rocks. His rhymes have become quite a bit more polished and this whole tape is flossy as hell, i …
Future Classic: Dela “Translation Lost” LP
Dela returns for his third release in as many years. After “Changes of Atmosphere” in 2009 on Fatbeats, the “Robert Glasper Beat Tape” in 2010 he now release his second official record called “Translation Lost”. On top of being a ridiculously dope producer whose jazzy chops and sharp snares conjure …
Future Classic: Burial “Street Halo”
Yeah, the hardcore heads already know that this has been out for a few days but I like to digest releases for a few days before giving my humble opinion on them. So after almost three years after the last Burial LP – an album that was pretty much hailed …
Future Classic: Black Rose “The Anthem”
Had to share this one with you all because I just played it on consecutive gigs and I had a couple people asking me for a track ID… and since i’m a nice dude. Well… Here you are: Black Rose “The Anthem” I first heard the track back in November …
Future Classic: Dela “WhatUWanna” ft. Blu
It’s tricky coming up with a sophomore album. One could say it’s about taking the essence of your past work and bringing it to another level, without doing the same thing twice. With that in mind, Paris/Montreal based producer Dela teams up with Drink Water Music to deliver Translation Lost, …
Future Classic: Instra:mental “Thomp”
Oooh, calling all true Techno & Garage heads. A preview release for the upcoming INSTRA:MENTAL record on NonPlus Records. Other than the fact that Instra:mental aka Boddika are one of my favorite producers in the genre, this is yet another hot project for the very underrated NonPlus Records. They always …
Future Classic: DNTEL “Enya Mixes”
If you’ve been following my site for a little bit, you know that i’m very iffy on the whole beat tape stuff and especially with mash ups or remix projects. I think about 5-10% of them sound like they took more than a day to be made. I’m really liking …