Jorun Bombay’s “Rock The Discotek”
Going back to my East Coast roots with this one. Jorun Bombay, in my mind, has been one of Canada’s best kept secrets. Well, he used to be anyways. When the likes of Jazzy Jeff is pushing your music on his mixtapes, you know you have arrived. When you look …
“Terry Callier Special” by Marc Mac
“Soul/Jazz Folk singer and guitarist Terry Callier, passed away last week (October 27, 2012) aged 67 after suffering from throat cancer. Terry released a string of enduring and influential albums between the early 60’s and the late 80’s and enjoyed a creative rebirth during the late 90’s in the UK …
Mikigold & Fatoosan “Female Hip Hop Mix”
via Find Magazine: “This guest mix by dj’s Mikigold and Fatoosan from Belgian hip hop collective ‘Supafly’ is a special one for the ladies. Well, scratch that, it’s actually for everyone who appreciates skilled female emcees. An hour-long mix with a focus on hip hop’s ‘femme fatales’.” Mikigold & Fatoosan: “This mix is our BIG …
Classic Mixes: Kruder & Dorfmeister “Amsterdam Dub Sessions” (2000)
Talk about a nice little discovery right here. A live (turntable!) mix from Austrian downtempo royalty Kruder & Dorfmeister. I haven’t heard a ton of their more recent stuff but I used to bang so much of their jams under their various aliases: K&D, Tosca, Peace Orchestra, Voom:Voom. A really …
Jazz Amnesty Sound System #25
“The post–World War II years on Chicago’s South Side brought a revolution in jazz. In 1961, a group of younger experimental musicians, aware of the decline of Chicago’s jazz clubs and the history of racial exploitation in the music business and responding to a heightened interest in African-inspired cultural nationalism, …
Classic Mixes: MOVE D “Fact Mix 317”
We’re pretty picky when it comes to the kind of house music we love. There is a very fine line between the 95% of stuff we don’t like: too “big club” sounding, too tribal, too minimal, linear, generic and so on. But then we you hear something you like, house …
Jacques Greene’s BBC Radio 6 Mix
Jacques Greene dropped this 2-hour gem crafted for the dancefloor on this week’s BBC Radio 6 Music. A combination of seminal tracks that forged and defined what would become one of Montreal’s most mysterious producers and new vibes that shape the late nights everywhere these futuristic sounds resonate. Apologies to …
Dj Bliss “The 63 Minutes Of Madness” Mixtape
Brand new mixtape from BLISS, one of Montreal’s best and one of our favorite DJ’s out there. What I love from Bliss is that even though he is known for his versatility, he also has his own very distinct sound. I could probably spot one of his mixes without knowing …
Classic Mixes: DJ Shadow “Brownswood Basement Session” (2002)
One more classic Brownswood Basement session rescued from Gilles Peterson’s BBC Radio 1 days. You can now find GP on Radio 6 on saturdays at 3pm (UK) For our Montreal people, DJ Shadow will be in town on October 5th at SAT. Details here. Tracklist: 01. Christy Essien – ‘Rumours’ …