Future Classic: Afrolicious “Pleasure Power / Pleasure Time”
The seminal Afro-funk outfit, San Francisco’s very own, Afrolicious, are back again with a couple of brand new ep’s, “Pleasure Power” and ‘Pleasure Time.’ If you’ve ever been to their weekly party that goes down at The Elbo Room every Thursday in the Mission District, you know that it’s one …
Future Classic: Cosmin TRG “Noise Code” (Miles Against the Grain Remix)
For me anything related to techno is more of a winter thing, I rarely catch myself popping in some Shed, Andy Stott, Dettman or others on a beautiful summer day. But with the return of the dark depressing days of winter in Montreal when the sun sets at 16h30 I …
Future Classic: Dead Obies “Montreal $ud”
Only about a year ago Dead Obies was at its infancy; a collective of MC’s (SnailKid, O.GBear, JoRCA,YS McCan & 20some) spitting stream of consciousness rhymes over producer VNCE’s beats. They decided to throw together a mixtape collage of their efforts released as Collation Vol.1 which was met with critical …
Forgotten Treasure: Oby Onyioha “Enjoy Your Life” (1981)
One fine morning last spring, bright and early, my friend played this Disco song at full volume across the empty shop we were working in. It was a song I had never heard before but instantly loved and needed to have in my collection. Without even trying, an incredible new …
Future Classic: Perfume Advert “Tulpa” (1080p Records)
This one is for all the lovers of that moody, abstract, deeper than deep sound. Slow techno that is layers upon layers of crackly vibes. If you’re a fan of Rhythm & Sound, Kassem Mosse, Andy Stott, Actress then you will love “Tulpa” by Perfume Advert out now on Vancouver’s …
Future Classic: Fitz Ambro$e “Wuu”
I was sitting at the house talking to the homies Onra & Lemy Leopard the other day and we were sharing musical discoveries and treasures and one name that came up a few times is Fitz Ambro$e. I had seen the name float around a couple times but had never …
Future Classic: Lynden David Hall “Memories & Souvenirs”
This truly amazing track was given a second life with the re-release of UK soul singer, the late Lynden David Hall’s “In Between Jobs” LP, originally out in 2005 on Random Records. Hall was one of the most promising British soul artists before he lost his battle to Hodgkins’ disease …
Future Classic: AKUA x Black Milk “Puddles”
OkayPlayer and OkayAfrica launched an awesome project a few months back called the Player Xchange, which is a videos series where they link an African artist with an American artist to write and record an original song. I was already pretty excited about this series cause I think the idea …
Future Classic: Ohmega Watts “Pieces of a Dream”
The ever so talented Ohmega Watts, as of today, has dropped his newest album, “Pieces of a Dream” on the highly lauded indie label, Mellow Orange Music. After a thorough listening of the album, one can conclude that Mr. Watts maintains what we’ve all come to know of as his …