Exclusive Premiere: Music Yared “Sindayo” (Mikey Young’s Krar Remix)
We are excited to share an enticing ambient remix by Australian musician and producer, Mikey Young, of Music Yared, master musicians of Ethiopiean and Eritrean traditional folk music. Taken from a forthcoming remix EP on Music in Exile, featuring three reworkings of “Sindayo” by Melbourne, Australia based Music Yared by …
Exclusive Premiere: Kutiman “Coral Blossom”
“Coral Blossom” is a beautiful 14-minute long dream through dramatic piano chords and electronic arpeggios that ripple like water. Taken from ‘Surface Currents’, the beautiful forthcoming ambient album by the sonic explorer, producer, filmmaker and multi-instrumentalist known as Kutiman. We are pleased to premiere both song and a hypnotic video, …
Exclusive Premiere: Luis Pérez Ixoneztli “1er MOVIMIENTO”
MIMS is excited to share the first of four movements that can be found on the incredible album, ‘Santuario de Mariposas (Retusa)’, by pioneering Mexican composer, ethnomusicologist and multi-instrumentalist Luis Pérez Ixoneztli. After 40 years of research, Luis recorded this academic, yet deep and spiritual suite in Mexico in 1989 …
Exclusive Premiere: Angel Rada “Floating cities”
Following their essential compilation of Venezuelan synth pioneer Angel Rada’s early works, ‘Tropical Cosmic Sounds from Space‘, El Palmas Music is reissuing one of his greatest works, ‘Armagedon & The Third Wave Revolution’, this Friday. To celebrate, we are proud to premiere “Floating cities”. Rada studied electroacoustic music in Germany, …
Video Premiere: Joshua Van Tassel “Shadows Smile For You”
MIMS is delighted to premiere a profoundly moving video for Joshua Van Tassel’s “Shadows Smile For You”. Taken from his beautiful album, ‘Dance Music Volume II: More Songs For Slow Motion’, released on September 11 by Backward Music. The album is deeply meditative listen, led by Joshua’s Ondea, a contemporary …
MIMS Guest Mix: GABRIEL OLAFS (Reykjavík, Iceland / OLI Records)
Since listening to Gabríel Ólafs‘ “Piano Works” released earlier this summer, we have become big fans of the Icelandic pianist and composer’s uniquely touching music. We also recently premiered a track from his upcoming “Absent Minded Reworks” remix project. We wanted to know about the influences that have guided his …
MIMS Guest Mix: SHHE (Scotland / Portgual, OLI Records)
SHHE is the alter-ego of Scottish-Portuguese artist and producer Su Shaw. Her latest self-titled debut album tracks a period of intense personal change. The resulting record is a sparse, haunting and atmospheric journey of introspection and exploration of identity that demonstrates SHHE’s ability to capture movement, change and the light …
Exclusive Premiere: Felbm “Colorists” (Forthcoming on Soundway Records)
MIMS is excited to premiere “Colorists”, one of our favourite songs from the fourth installment of the Felbm project, on Soundway Records. A beautiful bossa nova blended with ambient music and soothing guitars. The whole tape is one to dream away too but “Colorists” makes us want to dance too, …
NEW BREED #001 — Hosted by OURI
We are thrilled to welcome our dear friend OURI for her brand new seasonal show on Music Is My Sanctuary. She is one of the most inspiring and versatile artists around and a great ambassador for the multi-faceted Montreal sound. With releases on Ghostly International, Hotflush, Make It Rain and …
Exclusive Premiere: Zen In Space “Earth Tones” (Pharmaceutical Audio)
Nomadic producer Zen in Space releases LP Earth Tones, following two consecutively sold-out 12” releases on Moonshoe [MSH003] and Post Pluto [PPC001]. The warm & lush textures of Earth Tones were produced over 2 years with inspiration taken across Australia’s vast & captivating landscape. Here, we hear an array of …
MIMS Guest Mix: Boogieman & Quan (Montreal, LADR Radio)
LADR founder Boogieman and Quanalog Modular guru Quan team up for a special edition of LADR Radio for Music is My Sanctuary. The fit between the two is very natural, with both artists blending organic textures, generally recorded on location, with pure direct modular synthesis. The pair put an emphasis …
Weekly Podcast: LARAAJI (New York) – Discussion hosted by LEXIS
Laraaji is one of the most accomplished musicians in new age, ambient or experimental music. Although an even better description for his music is that it is spiritual, cosmic and celestial. Like meditation, listening to Laraaji’s music is a different experience every time depending on how deep you dive in. …