Forgotten Treasure: The Jones Girls “You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else” (1979)
Jon Dasilva & Maceo Plex’s Love Somebody Else is a supreme House remix of the 1979 R&B hit by The Jones Girls – You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else. I heard it on a Maceo Plex mix many months ago and all I had to listen to since was …
Future Classic: LTJ Xperience “Mr. Man”
LTJ aka Luca Trevisi of Bologna, Italia does it again! We just posted a forgotten treasure pick of his last week but I couldn’t help writing another post on his newest masterpiece, which I only heard this morning. Packed with a funky guitar riff and soulful male vocals (Marvin Gaye I think), …
Future Classic: Vlooper “Honey Rosted”
We’re really proud of our good friend VLooper who is finally starting to get the recognition and worldwide love he deserves, it’s been a long time coming for the Quebec / Montreal beat maker. He will be releasing his LP called “Snowloops” on November 9th with the Soulection label out …
Future Classic: Jean Grae “Kill Screen”
Just in time for Halloween, one of our favorite female MC’s come through with a really interesting (and creepy) video but more importantly, a really dope track. One of our favorite from Jean Grae, a great but massively underrated NY emcee. I fell in love with the track when I …
Future Classic: Mark de Clive-Lowe “Get Started” (Full Crate Remix)
The multi-talented Mark de Clive-Lowe (MdCL) is dropping a new six-track EP on Tru Thoughts on October 29, the Get Started Remix. Until then, enjoy Dutch producer Full Crate‘s deep house version of “Get Started” featuring the vocals of soul great Omar. Full Crate is without a doubt one of …
Forgotten Treasure: Yvonne Gage “Doin’ It In A Haunted House” (1984)
This is a rare and humorous take on Michael Jackson’s Thriller, and is a Halloween boogie gem. Yvonne Gage’s Doin’ It In A Haunted House was released in 1984 on CBS Records/CIM, and is the absolute definition of a disco one hit wonder that has long been forgotten. I bought …
Future Classic: Cadik “Just”
Clearly the internet is a good thing for music lovers because it makes it so easy to find good music from around the world. Of course, there are labels like Project: Mooncircle that are great for digging out new gems with their compilations making us discover nice beats from all …
Future Classic: Souls of Mischief “93 Til Infinity” (Hannes Fischer Remix)
Souls of Mischief 93 ‘til Infinity is a timeless 90’s west coast hip hop album, and it never gets old. If you don’t already know who they are, I strongly recommend downloading that record. From Oakland, California, Souls of Mischief are members of Del the Funky Homosapein’s collective Hieroglyphics. 93 …
Forgotten Treasure: Shuggie Otis “Trying To Get Close To You”
Oh my! What a surprise to hear about an unreleased Shuggie Otis track, especially that it’s a recent production. I knew he was still touring but I had no idea he was still making music, which is pretty great news! I actually heard about this from the master Gilles Peterson …