Boom Music

BOOM MUSIC – Show #42 (Hosted by Colectivo Futuro w/ Ben Brown of Waaju)

Ben Brown of Waaju guests to talk about the influences on their forthcoming, self-titled LP on Olindo Records, and their upcoming Ali Farka Touré tribute concert at North London’s Jazz Cafe on March 10th. Plus there’s more new music from the likes of Ill Considered, The Expansions, Hector Plimmer, the …

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MIMS Radio

MIMS Radio Live Sessions – S02E01

And we’re back in full force for another great season of MIMS Radio live sessions presented by Centre Phi in Montreal’s beautiful Old Port! This episode features lots of good stuff from Montreal’s local scene. We’ve got an in-studio performance from R&B duo Heartstreets, an interview with Jeff Waye of …

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Balance Radio Show

BALANCE – Show #535 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

Winter hibernation’s over and I’m glad to be back! Stayed away from the mic on this first show of the year and simply let the music do the talking, so below you’ll find a longer description than usual…bear with me! If January’s any indication, 2018 should be the year of …

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Guest Mixes

MIMS Guest Mix: Ash Walker (Deepheads, London)

This mix was inspired by Reggae and Jazz that you can shake a leg to in the dance. I was blown away by seeing Anderson .Paak perform last year in Finsbury Park, and love Kaytranada’s sound. There’s also some other big inspirations of mine in there including Azymuth, Parliament, and …

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Weekly Favorites

Crucial Material – February 2, 2018

Welcome back to another week of fantastic new music! This week’s selections touch on some heavy remixes, 12″ must-haves, minimalist nerve-coolers, and Irish rarities. Enough squawkin’ – let’s go! Hector Plimmer “Sunshine Remixed Sampler” (Albert’s Favourites) Following Hector’s acclaimed Sunshine LP on Albert’s Favourites, the label has put together a …

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MIMS ShowsLexis' MIMS Show

MUSIC IS MY SANCTUARY Show #88 – Mixed by Lexis

First show of 2018 and it’s been a busy start to the year for me and an inspiring start to the 11th year of Music Is My Sanctuary. Just coming back from great gigs in China and New York. Very inspiring to be out there, big thank you to everyone …

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Boom Music

BOOM MUSIC – Show #41 (Hosted by Colectivo Futuro w/ Mr Pedro [NTS])

For our 41st Boom Music show and the first of 2018, we had the pleasure of being joined by Mr Pedro, one of our favourite DJs and a permanent presence on London’s NTS Radio since its inception via The Extended Play Sessions. He’ll also be joining us at JAMuary 5 …

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Crucial Material – January 19, 2018

This week brought some killer releases and compilations all across the board. From Broken Beat to Ambient, Funk to Experimental, Afro-Latin House to Electro, these are the releases that stood out for us. There’s a little something for everyone, so let’s get into it! XL Middleton “G-Funk Vibes Vol. 2” …

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Boom Music

BOOM MUSIC – Show #40 (Hosted by Colectivo Futuro)

There has been so much good new music this past year, so trying to fit everything in one show was impossible! Jazz, particularly from the UK and Chicago, was outstanding this past year, so that’s well represented here, with the likes of Makaya McCraven, Emanative and Binker & Moses providing …

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My Favorite Things

MY FAVORITE THINGS #07 – Hosted by Psycut

Here it is, the first “My Favorite Things” show of this year! Deep as usual with a long introduction of spiritual tracks like the Danish “Placebo Sound” Iron Office, the brand new unreleased LP from Hermeto Pascoal, the surprising Reggae bomb by Dadawah, and the spoken word UFO from Alfred …

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Balance Radio Show

BALANCE – Best of 2017 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

Here it is, the annual breakdown of some of my favorite music released this year! And just like last time round, instead of doing a traditional countdown of the top albums, EPs and singles, I’ve compiled them into a 90 minute Best of 2017 mix… Featuring music from Hypnotic Brass …

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Playlists

MIMS Best Releases of 2017

Hand-picked by the MIMS Team of DJ’s and writers. Here are some of our favourite 2017 new music releases (minus a few vinyl-only essentials) It was an amazing year for Jazz, Soul, Hip-Hop, Electronic music… you name it. There were tons of gems, you just had to find them! * …

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