Forgotten Treasure: The Har-You Percussion Group (1969, ESP Disk)
Uptown baby, Uptown. Once you pass the Upper West and East Sides of Manhattan you are quickly transferred to a whole new world. From Harlem up through Washington Heights and all the way into Inwood, the diversity of cultures and realities that you experience are what gives New York City …
Forgotten Treasure: Robert Callender ”Le Musée de L’Impressionnisme” (1972)
This one has to be heard to believed. Bobby Callender, the self-proclaimed enigma, released a R&B hit single in 1963 that got him a record deal at MGM for a full album. He took a shot at a concept album in 1968, which was a trendy thing to do at …
Future Classic: Cult Mountain “Cult Mountain EP”
Very often when I’m just getting ready to record the monthly MIMS Radio show, after a couple days of absolutely frantic music research, I look at all the pieces i’ve collected for the show and lay them all out on the table like 200 puzzle pieces. One of the last …
Future Classic: Tom Noble “Tanked” (Featured on Tempo Dreams Vol.3)
Lots of good material in this week’s show, a few oldies, and some new stuff from Bastard Jazz‘s Tempo Dreams Vol.3 compilation, curated by Soul Clap. This third instalment of this series is simply filled with “unreleased modern funk, electro soul, and leftfield house music on this compilation, sure to …
Future Classic: Reginald Omas Mamode IV “Sunshine/Moneymaker”
Honest to goodness, this new release by South London’s Reginald Omas Mamode IV on Five Easy Pieces (the label who also just released the new Flako LP) is blissfully hypnotic right from the start. I’m still stunned by “Sunshine” and “Moneymaker”. Reminiscent of RAMP’s seminal “Come Into Knowledge” album, it channels that pure …
Forgotten Treasure: David Porter “The Masquerade is Over” (1974)
To say that David Porter‘s Victim of the Joke LP was an ambitious album is an understatement. Billed as a soul opera, the album is full of overproduced arrangements and spoken word scripted excerpts between and during songs. Most of the record is confusing and overdone, but the final track …
Future Classic: Moonstarr “Mount Real EP” (New Kanada Records)
We’ve been playing these three tracks for a couple weeks now in clubs and radio shows and loved this new EP so much that we asked our good friend Moonstarr to share the backstory on his fantastic new EP out now on New Kanada Records. Moonstarr: “Took me a couple …
Future Classic: M.M (Mat/Matix) “Loon Squad”
Back at it from a long hiatus, I’ve noticed that I haven’t wrote an article since the show was blessed by a new intro, custom made by my homie Temu. It’s an ode to Lakeside’s fabulous “Fantastic Voyage” with Temu’s special spices sprinkled all over. Now, for this week’s featured …
Forgotten Treasure: Numonics “You Lied” (1982)
I’ve always had a soft spot for Soul songs with a very senstive subject matter yet an undeniable funky melody and instrumentation. Despite the song being about heartbreak, being deceived and cheated on you’ll find yourself two stepping to this beautiful midtempo soulful tune. Not much is known about Oakland’s …