“The Unseen” Documentary on Detroit Hip-Hop Producers
I’m stood in the middle of some sweatbox club on the Brighton seafront. On stage, three of Detroit’s finest are putting the finishing bars to Game Over by Dabrye. At the end of the track, DJ Dez cuts the music and Phat Kat steps past Elzhi to the front of …
Onra “Soundcheck” (via The Operatives, Australia)
The Operatives are proud to present a new video series, which takes an intimate look at some of the world’s finest electronic producers as they tour Australia. Combining in-depth interviews and footage of the gigs, the exclusive clips offer a backstage pass into a musician’s world, full of sound, worldwide tours …
Kaytranada Remix of Azelia Banks “ATM JAM”
via PrizeFighterPR: “Montreal’s fastest rising producer Kaytranada dropped another gem yesterday, this time a remix of Azealia Banks‘s Pharrell assisted single “ATM Jam”. Premiered by The Fader, this newest remix comes on the heels of other recent remix work and a loose single “At All” premiered last week by Pitchfork, …
Future Classic: Kaytranada “Remix EP” (Limited 300 Vinyl)
This is a truly ephemeral post because in many ways the songs on Kaytranada are already classics. I’ve written about the ubiquitous Janet Jackson “If” remix and the sweet erykah badu joint. In my head i dreamed of a 45 with the Janet banger and love of my life on …
Mix of the day: Markings x Artbeat Montreal “ALAIZ.CAST#06”
To celebrate the special partnership between ABMTL and the Alaiz collective, Shmings pairs friends in blocks alongside the industry zeitgeist and confirms that Montreal holds its own: Undaunted, incomparable and all the way ahead of the curve. Tracklist: 1) KenLo Croqnote “Dehors” 2) Sikh Knowledge “Electric Summer” (Unreleased Mix) 3) …
Future Classic: Chloe Martini “About Me”
Chloe Martini is my favorite music discovery of the month if not the year. She’s a 20 year old producer from Warsaw (Poland) and already collaborated with label Soulection. I must say she’s the true definition of that “Future Soul” sound, hard to define but you know it when you …
Mix of the Day: Kaytranada “Live on Benji B, BBC Radio1 Mix”
Hailing from Montreal, Canada, this young beat maker and DJ is no stranger to production. Starting to produce in his early teens, and now at only 20 years of age, Kaytranada has the work ethic of a seasoned producer. His influences come from all sorts of genres. Genres between Disco, …
Ras G & The Afrikan Space Program “Back On The Planet”
via Brainfeeder: “Sun Ra once spoke a future where the mere thought of a place would take somebody there. In the past future of today, Ras G explores space and time through his ancient/futuristic music. Dusty, ethereal and bugged out, the Crate Creator’s beats bring the past to the future. …
MIMS Talks with: DONKY PITCH
Donky Pitch is a UK-based label and club night set up by Pete Taylor and Dave Grinell, a couple of beardy chaps from Brighton on the South Coast. While they might have started out closer to Low End Theory and the beat scene, the Donky Pitch boys have come across …
Future Classic: Elaquent “The Journey”
I’ve been meaning to talk about Elaquent‘s new record on HW&W Records called “Believing” for a while now but summer vacation time sort of got in the way. But since I happened to catch our man EQ performing in Montreal a couple days ago we wanted to talk about our favourite …
Guest Mix #13: JON KENNEDY (UK)
We got a really great treat in the mailbox this week when great producer / DJ and label head Jon Kennedy sent us an exclusive guest mix. The mix highlights some of the future releases on his JON KENNEDY FEDERATION Label and remixes from “Corporeal”, his brand new LP, that are as …
Future Classic: Kenlo Craqnuques “Chaude chaleur”
Usually when it comes to picking tracks / records for our Future Classics & Forgotten Treasures section we like to give the piece some context and explain why it touches us so much… But F*** it. Today is sunday, it’s sunny outside and this is just a no brainer! New …