Future Classic: Henry Wu “Good Morning Peckham” (Rhythm Section)
The small but mighty independent label from Peckham (south-east London) known as Rhythm Section has been on an absolute tear lately. They’ve become one of the go-to labels for the loose, trippy and organic slow-house music sound we love. After a solid first year with 2 releases, Bradley Zero‘s brain …
Forgotten Treasure: Blaze ”25 Years Later” (1990)
The album “25 Years Later” by Blaze is one of the best kept secrets on legendary Motown label. This soulful house release could be easily put next to the greatest 60’s & 70’s record from that legendary label without feeling like its out of place. In the words of my …
DEGO – in 10 Records
Introducing the MIMS x Dimensions Festival ’10 Records’ series, where we ask artists from this year’s line-up to pick 10 of their formative records! Running with some of the finest music selectors and diggers, we bring you an exclusive series of playlists in the run up to this year’s Dimensions and Outlook …
Future Classic: Funkadelic “Aint That Funkin Kinda Hard on You” (Louie Vega Remixes)
Legendary New York producer and half of the Masters At Work duo, Louie Vega has been on an absolute tear these past few months. Including this release, we gave his last 3 remix projects the title of “future classic”. The previous two being his remixes of Convertion’s “Let’s Do It” …
Paris Is Burning – 1990 Documentary (Jennie Livingston)
“Paris Is Burning is a 1990 documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston. Filmed in the mid-to-late 1980s, it chronicles the ball culture of New York City and the various ethnicities, including African American, Latino gay and transgender community involved in it. Many consider Paris Is Burning to be an invaluable …
Future Classic: Niagara “Impar” EP (Principe Records)
I was doing my weekly routine of sifting through piles of House & Techno releases which after a while gets very draining. Every release starts sounding the same and it’s not long before the same laws of percentages apply for me: 60% of the music is uninspired and sounds like …
Future Classic: Rüf Dug “Island”
After years of running his mysterious and sought after series known as the RÜF KUTZ bootleg 12′ vinyl records, the Manchester-based RÜF DUG is releasing his debut LP on Denmark’s Music For Dreams. Although “Island” is a melting pot of genres and influences you would definitely be tempted to file …
Forgotten Treasure: Rhythm & Sound “What A Mistry” (1997)
When the record store I was working at in 1999 got a few copies of this 12″ I bought one on the spot and that same night it started playing on loop. 7 times to be exact. Major game changer for me. I would almost go so far as saying …
Future Classic: 3 Winans Brothers Feat. The Clark Sisters “Dance” (Louie Vega Remix)
This one has been floating around for months before it was finally released this spring both digitally and on vinyl. It was already considered a classic quite instantly by many. Rightly so. It’s a Gospel House match made in heaven. Two legendary family of singers, The Winans & The Clark …
Hilarious 90’s Boiler Room
There has been lots of really great videos, memes, vines making fun of electronic music and EDM culture but this one just might take the cake! Just when I shared my favorite Joke about DJ/Producers called “2manybuttons” by two Norwegian guys (check it out here), this one comes out and well, …
Mix of the Day: DEGO – Dimensions 2015 Mix #5
Huge mix for the 2015 Dimensions Festival exclusive mix series coming from none other than DEGO, an absolute giant of the UK scene since the early 90’s. Dego has been making forward thinking music for over 20 years: from his timeless records as 4Hero (along with Marc Mac) to his …
5 Mutek Shows to Watch in 2015 (as picked by Mutek Artists)
We were considering putting together our suggestions for the 16th edition of the Montreal Mutek Festival (May 27th to 31st). As usual picking through the stacked line-up of interesting music, talks and visual projects is quite a challenge. A few names that come to mind are Andy Stott, Anthony Naples, …