Future Classic: Lianne La Havas “Elusive” (Flako Remix)
Oh my! What could be better than a Lianne La Havas remix by Flako, one of the most talented and original producers out there. Flako really keeps evolving and improving with every release and is transcending the “beatmaker” label and blossoming into someone who can be considered as a composer …
Future Classic: Omar “The Man” (Freestyle Records)
The official 2013 Spring anthem is here and it comes from Omar, one of the most influencial and original artists in the UK. How can you go wrong when you combine those flutes, bass clarinet with that voice! For the past 20+ years, Omar has contributed countless soulful anthems and …
Future Classic: Shuggie Otis “Wings Of Love”
Wow! Now this is some great news right here. The mighty Shuggie Otis is back and we couldn’t be happier to hear that some of his new music is finally surfacing. In fact, it has been 40 years since any new music has been released by the enigmatic and elusive …
Future Classic: Dandy Teru “Adventures” (Ubiquity Records)
Remember that whole wave of records classified as “Downtempo” or even “Chill Out”? In the last 90’s / early 2000 every label out there was jumping on the train with those shitty compilations themed with famous hotels, lounges and so on… Frankly 95% of the records from that period aged …
24HOV Mixes: EDDIE C (Berlin)
Here is another great mix taken from our last edition of the 24 Hours of Vinyl (March 2nd 2013 in Montreal). This one comes from none other than Disco Don, EDDIE C! Not only did Eddie C deliver a killer 2 hour set but he stayed with us until the …
Future Classic: Jai Paul “Jai Paul”
A couple weeks ago we were very surprised and excited to hear about a brand new mixtape from the enigmatic Jai Paul called “Everlasting“. Well, it turns out that the unofficial mixtape featured some demo versions of unreleased tracks. Following a request by Jai Paul’s label (XL) we took the …
Don Blackman – RIP (1953 – 2013)
Don Blackman is an enigmatic figure in the musical realm. He has rubbed elbows with the best and produced a masterpiece solo record, yet he has never gotten the recognition he fully deserved. Indeed his resume reads like a Rock-n-Roll Hall of Famer and on the day following his untimely …
Future Classic: Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics “The Agenda”
I wanted to wait for our new MIMS Radio Show to come out to unleash this one but it’s such a beautiful song that I had to share it now. It’ll make your day that much better. Atlanta based Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics released their LP titled “It’s About …
Forgotten Treasure: Steve Arrington “Beddie-Biey” (1983)
Oh the things you can find in dollar bins! My favourite kind of digging is getting down in the crates no one touches and spend a whole bunch of money on overlooked gems you can buy just based on a hunch or simply because of the cover art. Well, this …
Future Classic: Istolethesoul “Around Sounds”
Koray Ozel, Toronto-based DJ and lover of all music, is pleased to announce the launch of his new label, Istolethesoul Records, and the release of its inaugural compilation simply titled, Around Sounds. A self-described “music enthusiast who loves to share new discoveries with like-minded people”, Koray aspires to curate beautiful …
Future Classic: Unknown Mortal Orchestra “So Good At Being In Trouble”
I was in deep deep music research mode for a music documentary project. Digging in styles I wouldn’t necessarily naturally do research in. Stuff like Tropical, Indie, Pop… and strangely enough the same ratio of awful VS “meh” VS awesome applies when you go out of your confort zone. After …
Forgotten Treasure: Kleeer “Tonight” (1984)
Kleeer is easily one of my favorite Boogie bands of all time, and I say this without hesitation; they’re up there with S.O.S. Band andImagination in my books, absolute classic 80’s Boogie. To me, Kleeer is a name that is all too familiar, however I get the impression that this …