Mix of the Day: Rhythm Section Upfront – by Bradley Zero
Words & Sounds by @BradleyZero: I’ve got an intrinsic drive to always be surrounded by good music. I was making mixtapes on my Fisher-Price tape player before I could tie my shoelaces, and at the dawn of the digital revolution, my Dad was one of the first people to get …
Galcher Lustwerk – in 10 Records
We had a quick chat with New York’s Galcher Lustwerk, one of the freshest talents in electronic music right now. The man has been on a steady rise in the past few years with his releases as part of White Material as well as his solo productions. Since he has …
DEGO’s first single from forthcoming “The More Things Stay the Same” LP
Three years after his debut solo album A Wha’ Him Deh Pon, dego reveals future funk-boogie track ‘Feminist Meetings’, taken from his highly anticipated second solo LP The More Things Stay the Same, due for release on 26th May 2015 on his 2000BLACK label. via 2000Black: “Undefined by any singular …
Future Classic: Moonstarr “Mount Real EP” (New Kanada Records)
We’ve been playing these three tracks for a couple weeks now in clubs and radio shows and loved this new EP so much that we asked our good friend Moonstarr to share the backstory on his fantastic new EP out now on New Kanada Records. Moonstarr: “Took me a couple …
Forgotten Treasure: The Return “New Day” (1999)
Definition of a Forgotten Treasure right here: a completely overlooked late 90’s gem on 4th Floor Records and produced by Jose “Choco” Reynoso under the “The Return” moniker. When covering Forgotten Treasure records, we have a soft spot for artists or projects that only saw one release, but an amazing …
Future Classic: Sam Irl “Free Two Grow EP” (Jazz & Milk Records)
Exquisite new three track EP from veteran Austrian producer SAM IRL who returns to German label Jazz & Milk for his second release called the “Free Two Grow” EP. I first heard Sam Irl’s work on Pulver records in the mid-2000’s at a time when the Broken Beat and Nu-Jazz …
Classic Mixes: Daft Punk “BBC Essential Mix” (1997)
18 years ago, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo recorded this session for BBC’s now legendary “Essential Mix” series. This session has aged very well considering how trendy the mid to late 90’s sound are right now. The two young Dafts blend House à la French Touch, US Garage and …
Future Classic: Convertion “Let’s Do It” Feat. Leroy Burgess (Louie Vega Remix)
March 2nd cannot come soon enough. A few months ago I had the pleasure of interviewing Louie Vega (half of Masters At Work) for an amazing project I’m working on and will soon announce. While we were busy packing up, he told me about a secret little project of his …
Forgotten Treasure: Edward Louis “Holy Spirit” (2000)
When it comes to scanning “spiritual house” music, I am almost equally excited as I am deterred. Part of me is eager to hear extremely energetic hooks, super-talented vocalists, funky baselines and infectiously uplifting themes, while my other side braces itself for the musical equivalent of potpourri: tacky lyrics, “soulful” …
Levon Vincent’s new LP, available as Free Download for 24 Hours
via Novel Sound: “Thanks to the people who gave me my start-my entire nyc family too numerous to mention individually but you know who you are and you know how I feel about you, especially Fred qu Joey Ed Anthony. ben Klock marcel dettman ND Tama Snax and every single …
10 BROKEN BEAT Forgotten Treasures – Picked by Moonstarr, Lexis & Scott C
Almost 20 years later there is still something magical about Broken Beat scene and those few years when it was the most interesting dance floor music around. Not only have most of the classic tracks aged extremely well but the scene has been enjoying a bit of a revival these days …
Guest Mix #44: ROGER THORNHILL (Kaplan Records, France)
Based in Grenoble, France ROGER THORNHILL is DJ / Selector and runs a really nice limited edit label Kaplan Records. He mixes only with vinyl records focusing mostly on house music, disco, rare grooves. More info: Roger Thornhill Soundcloud Download Link: Coming Soon Candido – Thousand Finger Man (Unreleased Version) …