Lunice “Stacker Upper” Release
2010 was a really good year for Montreal talent. For Lunice 2011 is should be even better! He is now signed to LuckyMe Records (Rustie, Hudson Mohawke, Machinedrum and more) and is releasing his first solo project called “STACKER UPPER”. He did a really cool release party which was broadcasted …
Lexis “My Playlist for Snowy nights in Montreal”
It’s that time of the year again. The first snowstorm of the year in Montreal. You can choose to be pissed that going to work or school takes 3 hours instead of 1 (hahah @ suburbs people!) or you can choose to enjoy the beauty of the first snow of …
Future Classic: Shigeto “Unrelentless Drag” (Mike Slott Remix)
I was just finishing my latest podcast and I just didn’t manage to squeeze in all the tracks I wanted to so I thought i’d share a few. This is dope dope stuff from mr. Mike Slott. I love his solo productions, remixes and the stuff he has put out …
Future Classic: Buddy Sativa ft. Onra “Peripecia”
Had the pleasure of hanging out with Balthazar Dao aka Buddy Sativa a few weeks ago when he rolled through Montreal with Onra. He was playing keys for Onra’ month long US tour. On top of being a really nice guy the dude can play those keysss! He gave me …
“The Jamiroquai Beat Tape” by Nicky Lars
There has been an overflow of “Beat Tape” themes floating around in my inbox these days. I’m always pretty sceptical of projects like this; i’ve received Pat Benetar, Lionel Ritchie beat tapes and I dunno just wasn’t curious enough to check them out. This one came in through my friend …
Future Classic: Letherette “EP 002″
Wow. This is a must buy / download for all the beat heads out there. I should be keeping this to myself as a secret weapon for my Dj sets but being the nice guy that I am, I had to share this with you all. Ok, well first off …
Future Classic: FS Green “Eggs And Pancakes”
Some of Amsterdam’s most promising producers Full Crate & FS Green will drop their beats on the Melting Pot Music’s Hi-Hat vinyl series with volume 5 – “Eggs And Pancakes” on October 22. I gotta say that these guys continue to blow me away with their progressive hip-hop beats like …
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson ft. Flying Lotus “Drips/Take Notice”
Three weeks from now, I’ve posted a live performance from Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Bilal recorded live in LA at Grand Performances, California Plaza July 23, 2010. Here another beautiful orchestral performance which features Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and the one and only Flying Lotus. You can download the track at the following …
MFP (MindFull Peace)
My homeboy Masaki aka MFP is packing up and leaving Montreal to go back to Japan and we are sad to see him go! He is one of the nicest dudes you could ever meet and can now add Montreal to the long list of cities he’s lived in. Like …
Future Classic: Games “Heartlands”
Was just doing some last minute digging for a gig this week and I uncovered this little 2 minute gem of a track. Games is the work of one Daniel Lopatin aka Oneohtrix Point Never, and his buddy Joel Ford of Tiger City. I had never heard of Oneohtrix but apparently …
Alaclair Ensemble x Incubator
This is QUEBEC hip-hop at its finest right here. French meets English. Boom Bap meets 8-bit bassyness! The Incubator remixes Alaclair Ensemble, one of the best hip-hop projects to come out of Quebec in a long time!