Jacques Greene mix on Mary Anne Hobbs’ XFM Show
Our Montreal homeboy Jacques Greene doing it big right now with his tour right now in Europe. He took some time to join miss Mary Anne Hobbs on her XFM Show that is really attracting pretty much the best guests right now. Check it out. A few upfront JG productions …
Future Classic: C.R.S.T “Soul Glo”
I’ve been following these guys since the day I heard the infectious track “Inside” on the Future Step EP and I am happy to say they are still churning out big tunes. Their newest 6-tracker “Soul Glo”, found on the “Deep Thrills” label shows a more serious side, as they …
Karizma “Fact Mix #286”
These mix series aren’t always my thing. Too many of them come from producers who have no business doing the dj thing. Just predictable stuff you know. Well, this isn’t one of those times. Karizma has been one of my favorite house producers for years but behind the decks the …
Forgotten Treasure: Freddie Hubbard “Sunflower” (1980)
I like hunting for obscure samples but I also like when more obvious samples are used by a bunch of different producers in different genres: the “Amen Brother” drum break, the keys from Donald Byrd‘s “Think Twice”, pretty much all the Bob James records on CTI. My own personal story …
Future Classic: Theo Parrish “Ugly Edits” (2CD Compilation)
When I used to work at Inbeat Records a few years ago, these Theo Parrish “UGLY Edits” on those mysterious white labels would come in a leave the shop in about a day. In fact most of them probably never made it to the floor because owner Christian Pronovost would …
Altered Natives : XLR8R / Podcast 216
via XLR8R: UK producer Altered Natives (a.k.a. Danny Yorke) certainly isn’t a shy man. From his candid interviews to his rough-and-tumble house productions, Yorke operates without paying much attention to particular music scenes or worrying about ruffling feathers. In the next few weeks he’ll be releasing a new album, Tenement …
Future Classic: Nautiluss x Lord Skywave “Ultraviolet” (Hemlock Recordings)
Being an avid listener, appreciator, and, just recently, record spinner of UK bass music, I am always excited when a Canadian finds their way into that burgeoning scene. Graham Bertie aka Grahmzilla (Thunderheist, Bassanovva) has done just that with his new project Nautiluss, whose first release will be on none …
SBTRKT mix on Mary Anne Hobbs’ XFM Radio
Elusive London based producer SBTRKT’s dazzling mix for my Mary Anne Hobbs’ new primetime show on Xfm Music. One look at the track listing and I know i’m going to enjoy this one. SBTRKT – Xfm mix 12/09/11 by Mary Anne Hobbs on Mixcloud
Forgotten Treasure: Roy Ayers “Chicago” (1983)
In the category of tracks and artists that were before their time let me present “Chicago” by the criminally underrated Roy Ayers. This is the very foundation of house music, and is it any coincidence that the title bears the name of the birthplace of house music. I’m sure that …
SBTRKT “Pharaohs” Video
Second single from SBTRKT‘s pretty outstanding record. Easily a contender for one of the best electronic LP’s of the year.
Forgotten Treasure: Chez Damier “Untitled” (1993)
One of wonderful things about underground electronic is that since 99% of it never crossed over or had any catchy lyrics, there is a significant amount of tracks and artists that just age amazingly well. There is a big 90’s house revival going on right now but personally i’ve always …
Berlin : Real Scenes (a Resident Advisor movie)
For the third edition of Real Scenes, RA and Bench go to one of the most special places for electronic music in the world: Berlin. When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, techno became the underground soundtrack to the reunion between East and West. In recent years, it’s become …