Forgotten Treasure: Willie Colón “Guaracha” (1974)
In the world of Latin music, Fania Records reigns supreme. The brainchild of Johnny Pacheco, who is credited with coining the term Salsa to describe his rendition of the Afro-Cuban sound, La Fania holds some of the most priceless moments in music history under its belt. Among many accomplishments, his …
Future Classic: XL Middleton + Eddy Funkster “Self Titled LP”
MoFunk Records co-founders XL Middleton & Eddy Funkster are back with a fresh new release, a 7 tracks self-titled project. The duo teamed up with label mates Moniquea & Diamond Ortiz, plus guests appearances from Zackey Force Funk, Brian Ellis, Meghan Doherty, Lady Deuce and G-Funk legend Domino. XL Middleton …
Future Classic: Bruce Trail “Ravine Dream EP”
via Magicwire Records: Beginning in the south, the Bruce Trail hugs the ancient shoreline of Lake Iroquoia as it follows the edge of the Niagara Escarpment. The Path, over its lengthy journey, winds its way through a landscape of natural beauty as it moves up to central Ontario. Ravine Dream …
Future Classic: Dim Grimm “Perlissop EP”
Dim Grimm (fka Dimlite) is back to the universe with his newest EP. Dimitri Grimm is the hardest man to pin down in any sense of the term. His sounds and styles are so evenly disparate as they are tightly-woven, so equally beautiful as they are destructive. Hailing from Switzerland, …
Future Classic: ILLingsworth “RINO”
ILLingsworth’s output definitely falls into the ‘prolific’ category. Born and raised in Detroit, ILLingsworth has been carving a name for himself in the on-and-offline beat scene for the past few years now. He has been able to maintain a consistent fuzzy and warped style of hip hop instrumental music which combines the …
Forgotten Treasure: Dwight Sykes & Jahari “Fire & Desire”
Guest contribution from: Andrew Morgan (Peoples Potential Unlimited) “When Dwight Sykes gets down and dirty repairing one of the trucks for his father’s refuse business, he thinks as much about cranking out songs as he does fixing a crankshaft. He has a dream and he figures he can write his own …
Forgotten Treasure: Black Disco “Night Express” (1976)
via Matsuli Music: Press ‘play’ and the soulful notes of Basil ‘Mannenberg’ Coetzee’s saxophone tell you two things. First, Night Express is great music. But, second, the sound doesn’t fit neatly into any of the mid-70s South African musical genre boxes. This was an era when Abdullah Ibrahim’s music spoke …
Forgotten Treasure: Aura “Aura” (1979)
Mike Lundy, Lemuria, Aura. This trifecta of inimitable Hawaiian acts descended upon Honolulu’s state-of-the art Broad Recording Studio in late 1979 to create what have now become the most coveted Hawaiian funk/soul/jazz albums of the era. But whereas Lemuria functioned as a short-lived studio band and Mike Lundy saw little …
Future Classic: Hieroglyphic Being “The Disco’s Of Imhotep”
via Technicolour Records: Jamal Moss aka Hieroglyphic Being will release his definitive solo album via Ninja Tune’s Technicolour imprint. He has built a sterling reputation both as a producer and live performer of deep, mesmeric experimental electronics and free jazz rooted in his native Chicago and his relationship with the …