Classic Mixes: Daft Punk “BBC Essential Mix” (1997)
18 years ago, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo recorded this session for BBC’s now legendary “Essential Mix” series. This session has aged very well considering how trendy the mid to late 90’s sound are right now. The two young Dafts blend House à la French Touch, US Garage and …
Mix of the Day: Adnana Sun & Anna Piranty “Bringin Flavaz”
via Adnana Sun & Anna Piranty Bringin Flavaz is the first joint mix by Adnana Sun & Anna Piranty. Reaching across Europe from Romania to England, the two hip hop heads combine to reminisce on 90s boom bap as well as more recent classics. Bringing Flavaz, with cover art by …
Mix of the Day: Jazz Amnesty Sound System “Jazz From Planet Earth”
via Jazz Amnesty Sound System: “For the past 4 years the Jazz Amnesty Sound System have been putting up jazz mixes for anyone with ears. Along the way we have explored as many different facets, styles and eras of this music as we could to help showcase the malleable nature …
Mix of the Day: Kutmah “Spacek Tribute” (for Solid Steel Radio Show)
via Solid Steel / Ninja Tune: “Solid Steel (30th January) With the brand new Beat Spacek album Modern Streets dropping this week, what better time to highlight the depth and quality of Steve Spacek’s back catalogue and history of innovating in electronic music. The original Spacek trio music dates from …
Mix of the Day: Discos Alma “Pana-Soul”
Latin rythms have influenced music throughout america but less is discussed about Soul music’s influence on latin music. Panama is a region overflowing with some of the finest latin soul ever put to wax but to put together a full mix of these songs is quite a digging feat indeed. …
Mix of the Day: Dr. Miette & Waxist “Soul Brothers”
Words via Dr. Miette & Waxist: “After many many hours of spinning records together at late nite gigs, Waxist Selecta and Dr Miette joined their efforts to elaborate this soul mixtape. Soul music has always been a musical link between the two DJs : they share a love for well-orchestred …
Mix of the Day: CDR Audio Show “Plastic People Special”
It was a tough way to start off 2015 when we heard on January 2nd that the legendary lovely tiny London club known as Plastic People had closed its doors. Hands down my favorite little club in the world, Plastic People was instrumental in tons of different scenes from Broken Beat, …
Skratch Bastid & Cosmo Baker “Songs We Listened To A Lot In 2014”
After an extended hiatus, coming back to MIMS is like a warm pair of house shoes: It just feels right. I always look forward to Skratch Bastid and Cosmo Baker‘s year-end mixes. As the title implies, the pair combine new releases with whatever else they were playing that year and …
Mix of the Day: JBX “Soul Santa” (Daptone Jukebox Podcast)
Christmas music can be naughty or nice. Dreadful shopping mall jingles, shmaltzy smooth jazz renditions and that one McCartney Xmas song they play over and over. It is enough to drive you mad! When celebrating with your family, if you want to cancel all of that out and have some …