Forgotten Treasure: P-Ditty “For Love” Smooth Vocal Mix (1999)
At a time when there was no such thing as too many crash cymbal hits, P-Ditty (one of DJ Pierre’s many aliases) came up with this beautiful house track. It is in 1999 that this one and only Ditty track was released on Strictly Rhythm, a very influential record label …
Disclosure “XLR8R Podcast #276”
“As 2012 rapidly comes to a close, it’s obvious that Disclosure has been one of the year’s breakout acts. The youthful UK duo has been on our radar for a while now—we profiled the brotherly outfit in our Bubblin’ Up series back in March—but its recent run of releases, which …
Mad Mats “Mix For Best Works” (Berlin)
Promotional mix by Mad Mats for the Best Works bookings agency. Loads of exclusives and upcoming Local Talk material etc included in the mix.. HUGELY Recommended. Mad Mats Mix For Best Works (Berlin) 01. HNNY – For The Very First Time, Dirtytwo’s Midas Touch Remix 02. Hugh Masakela – Don’t …
Forgotten Treasure: Musiq Soulchild “Just Friends” E-Smoove Remix (2000)
One of my favorite albums of this year (don’t worry, there won’t be a list) is undoubtedly Black Radio by Robert Glasper Experiment. I remember being stuck at the halfway mark because once I heard Ah Yeah (Feat. Musiq Soulchild And Chrisette Michele) I decided to get reacquainted with the …
Future Classic: A Lister “The Blueprint EP”
What is crazy about Deep House music is that there’s a huge number of quality tracks and new ones being released all the time. But i’m particulary enjoying the new Blueprint EP from Alex Lister also known as A Lister. This is just proper House music! All the tracks are …
Nhan Solo & Daniel Dexter “Our Thang”
We’ve all heard Leon Haywood’s infamous track, I Wanna Do Something Freaky With You, a sample that was made tremendously popular by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog in, Ain’t Nuthin But a G Thang. It is such a recognizable tune, and today, I bring to you the Deep House version …
Guest Mix #09: BOWLY (Montreal)
Brand new MIMS Guest mix and this one is from our very good homie BOWLY, a great producer and DJ from Montreal (by way of la France). Bowly is a member of the ESL Crew, along with Bus and Skinnybones arguably the most important crew in Montreal in terms of …
FRED EVERYTHING “Forgotten Treasures Mix #03″
Our third instalment of our forgotten treasure mix series is another great one and captures the idea perfectly. Our good friend Fred Everything who is a certified deep & funky house master: great producer and DJ whose played around the globe 15 times in his 10+ years in the game. Originally from Quebec …
Forgotten Treasure: Detroit Beatdown Compilation (2002)
These past couple of years there has a bit of a revival surrounding “slow” house and techno. Producers have been going back to tracks that are in the 105 to 115 bpm rather than techno and house (which usually is much faster at 125 – 130 bpm) and a brand …
Forgotten Treasure: The Jones Girls “You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else” (1979)
Jon Dasilva & Maceo Plex’s Love Somebody Else is a supreme House remix of the 1979 R&B hit by The Jones Girls – You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else. I heard it on a Maceo Plex mix many months ago and all I had to listen to since was …
Future Classic: Souls of Mischief “93 Til Infinity” (Hannes Fischer Remix)
Souls of Mischief 93 ‘til Infinity is a timeless 90’s west coast hip hop album, and it never gets old. If you don’t already know who they are, I strongly recommend downloading that record. From Oakland, California, Souls of Mischief are members of Del the Funky Homosapein’s collective Hieroglyphics. 93 …
Future Classic: Andy Stott “Luxury Problems”
Oh my gawwwd. Andy Stott rules my world. I fell in love the british producers’ work in the mid 2000’s when I bought an EP on his on Modern Love which has since become one of my favorite labels around (Claro Intelecto and Pendle Coven are also regulars). I absolutely …