Future Classic: Istolethesoul “Around Sounds”
Koray Ozel, Toronto-based DJ and lover of all music, is pleased to announce the launch of his new label, Istolethesoul Records, and the release of its inaugural compilation simply titled, Around Sounds. A self-described “music enthusiast who loves to share new discoveries with like-minded people”, Koray aspires to curate beautiful …
Future Classic: Black Milk “Sunday’s Best / Monday’s Worse”
Really great to hear Detroit’s Black Milk get back to what he does best as one of the best producers in hip-hop. Crisp drums and soulful samples. In this case, a great Gospel choir hook and a bit of piano does the trick. Unfortunately it only clocks at around 2 …
Future Classic: Unknown Mortal Orchestra “So Good At Being In Trouble”
I was in deep deep music research mode for a music documentary project. Digging in styles I wouldn’t necessarily naturally do research in. Stuff like Tropical, Indie, Pop… and strangely enough the same ratio of awful VS “meh” VS awesome applies when you go out of your confort zone. After …
Forgotten Treasure: Dipset “More than Music” (2005)
Dipset is synonymous with the last great crew takeover from NYC’s rap scene. Led by veteran KillaCam, the Dipset movement spread quickly through mixtapes and huge hits fueled by montrous beats from Just Blaze and then newcomer Araabmuzik. (peep this article for the extent of the crew’s influence – link) …
Future Classic: Romare “Love Songs EP” (Black Acre Records)
Finally, Romare’s new four track “Love Songs: Part One” EP on Black Acre is out! We are really excited for the good news but could it possibly match our high expectations? Yes, it does. Last years’ ‘Meditations on Afrocentrism’ EP was definitely one of our favorites of 2012. It was such a …
Future Classic: DJ Koze “Amygdala” (Pampa Records)
When it comes to house and techno, I like to think I’m a pretty strict guy. Most of the dance tracks that come out these days are mind-numbingly boring and predictable to me (not to mention excessively filtered and over-produced). I’ll almost always favour sounds that are “raw and gritty” …
Forgotten Treasure: Positive K “I Got A Man” (1992)
I’m always a huge fan of tracks from the 90’s golden age of hip-hop that are slightly faster and more on the disco tip. Generally more at the front end of the 1990’s there are a bunch of classics like De La Soul’s “Roller Skating Jam” or Black Sheep‘s “Strobelite …
Future Classic: Letherette “Letherette” (Ninja Tune)
Ever since we discovered them on a pair of EP’s on Ho_Tep Records (affiliated with Eglo) we’ve been madly in love with Letherette‘s work. The duo’s productions sounds like bits and pieces of a ton of different influences (Onra, Luke Vibert, Todd Edwards, Thomas Banghalter, Modeselektor) but the sum of …
Future Classic: L’Orange “Speakeasy”
Perhaps it’s the crackles and hiss, the sway and the swagger, or the lunge and the lean, that make this track stand out. Perhaps it’s the loving use of film noir dialogue that brings the imagination into a familiar but distant environment. Perhaps it’s the moody atmosphere and its abrupt …