Forgotten Treasure: The Crowns “How Can He Lead You” (1977)
A couple of weeks ago, the homie Lexis and I were spinning a brunch gig together and he said something I instantly connected with and knew I’d share with you: “As a music lover, there’s nothing more frustrating than attending an entire DJ set without feeling compelled to walk up …
Future Classic: Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band “Love Like This”
Bacao Rhythm & Steel BandLast summer I went to check out Roy Ayers do a small intimate performance on a rooftop in Brooklyn. Sounds sexier than it was considering the rain and countless amounts of cornballs who somehow happened to show up. Following the performance we were treated to Rich …
Future Classic: Daymé Arocena “One Takes” (Brownswood Recordings)
via Brownswood: The One Takes EP finds Daymé Arocena bouncing around ideas with label boss Gilles Peterson to put her unique spin on five different covers. Re-imagining cuts ranging from Italian obscurities to US house heroes, the sessions (as you might guess from the title) were about taking down whichever …
Future Classic: Frankfurt Funk “Master Blaster”
Born To Shine Records are back with their 2nd instalment, this one from my main brother Frankfurt Funk. The label didn’t had to look too far for their quest to expose the variety and immense talent that Germany has to offer. After the success of First Touch‘s “Daycruisin” EP, this …
Future Classic: Body-san “Shining the Money Ball” (1080p)
via 1080p: Smooth and vibe-focused marriage of electronic grooves and dank chords from Kansas City’s Brandon Knocke aka Body-san, following up a release on 100% Silk with 10 tracks colorized by human voices/conversations and landscapes. “Shining The Money Ball” has a polished, synthetic naturalism (lots of water and fauna vibes …
Future Classic: Fatima Al Qadiri “Brute” (Hyperdub Records)
It has been almost two years since the Fatima Al Qadiri‘s debut LP dropped on Hyperdub, and we’re as excited now for her follow-up as when we’d heard the first one. This is because Qadiri provides us with everything to satisfy our need states; through an awry and granular sound, …
Forgotten Treasure: Magdy el Hossainy “Music de Carnaval”
North African rythms and Afro-Arabic grooves clustered as a genre nicknamed Habibi Funk (link) have been gaining traction in the vinyl rare grooves scene in recent years. However, we have yet to see the massive vinyl releases and comps in line with other exotic niche genres. That’s why this 45 …
Forgotten Treasure: Anamaria E Mauricio ”Anamaria E Mauricio Vol 2″ (1972)
As far as I can figure… Anamaria and Mauricio were a couple of young vocal performers who had some gigs around Sao Paolo in the late 60s. One day in 1969 a record producer sees them in a club and signs them to record an album. That’s 1970’s No no …
Forgotten Treasure: Ackie “Call Me Rambo” (1986)
Crucial UK Dancehall treasure from the mid-80’s originally released on the Heavyweight label (also a UK based sound system), featuring production by Chester Roots and Ackie on the vocals. You will also recognize a very nice appearance from a Commodore 64 sample at the beginning of the track. Killer Helicopter …