Future Classic: Makaya McCraven “In the Moment” (International Anthem)
Guest post courtesy of CUERATORS (Chicago / Seattle) Over the course of one year, drummer Makaya McCraven played 28 improvisational shows at one venue with incredibly talented collaborators. He called this night, “Spontaneous Composition”. In The Moment, Makaya’s debut LP, is the result of that year. The concept was to …
Video: Joey Bada$$ “Like Me” ft. BJ the Chicago Kid
Directed by Nathan R. Smith (@nathan_rsmith) and Joey Bada$$ Visuals by GDBYM: http://www.gdbym.com Produced by J Dilla, Co production by the Roots (@TheRoots) Joey Bada$$’ debut album, “B4.DA.$$”, Out Now & Available Everywhere! iTunes: http://po.st/b4damoney Amazon: http://amzn.to/17bOJo9 Google Play: http://bit.ly/1Behk8P Stream “B4.DA.$$” on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/1yldNTM “Like Me” Live on …
Video: Shabazz Palaces “Forerunner Foray”
Finally a video for Shabazz Palaces’ “Forerunner Foray” which was definitely one of our favourite songs of 2014. (Check out our mix here) Really great animation video from Chad VanGaalen, featuring beautiful drawings and perfect accompaniment to the spacey track. It’s even got a Sun Ra appearance at the end! …
Run The Jewels release video for “Lie, Cheat, Steal”
Brand new video to go along with one of our favourite cuts “Lie, Cheat, Steal” from one of our favourite albums (Run the Jewels 2) of 2014 hands down. Directed by Ruffmercy.
Future Classic: Omar “Dancing” (K15 Remix)
There are tons of reasons why this is an easy choice for our Future Classics section. Here are a few. 1) When an up and coming producer tackles a classic it usually leaves us a bit unimpressed. But not in this case. London’s K15 takes Omar’s carnival anthem “Dancing” (originally produced …
J Dilla “Donuts” – (Awesome) Unofficial Video
Absolutely amazing work from Houston Loves J Dilla. All 44:24 of the quintessential beats records get a great video tribute.
Mix of the Day: CDR Audio Show “Plastic People Special”
It was a tough way to start off 2015 when we heard on January 2nd that the legendary lovely tiny London club known as Plastic People had closed its doors. Hands down my favorite little club in the world, Plastic People was instrumental in tons of different scenes from Broken Beat, …
Skratch Bastid & Cosmo Baker “Songs We Listened To A Lot In 2014”
After an extended hiatus, coming back to MIMS is like a warm pair of house shoes: It just feels right. I always look forward to Skratch Bastid and Cosmo Baker‘s year-end mixes. As the title implies, the pair combine new releases with whatever else they were playing that year and …
Flako “Kuku” – Preview/Stream
via Fader: “Having last appeared on Five Easy Pieces in 2012 with the Eclosure EP, Kuku is the long- awaited new release from London-based producer Dario Rojo Guerra also known as Flako. Following two collaborations with Fatima on her Eglo Records debut album Yellow Memories, Kuku is both Guerra’s first …
Future Classic: Ol’ Burger Beats “High Rhodes”
Lately, I came to the realization that most of my favorite new hip hop/beats albums come from unexpected places around the world. The “beats” scene is clearly no longer limited to the US West Coast or Detroit & NYC. Another great example of this is the first official project by …
Exclusive Preview: Jesse Mac Cormack “Too Far Into” (CRi Remix)
I discovered CRi with the excellent song called “Oda” from the EP with the same title released earlier this year. These 5 songs full of beautiful and melodious ambient music left us wanting more. The Montreal-based/Quebec native electronic music producer has a bright future in front of him. He has recently started …
Rap Playing Cards – by Mynority Classics
via TurntableLab: “A great Christmas gift for the Hip Hop head that has everything. Japanese illustrator Sayori Wada teamed up with Mynority Classics to create these incredible playing cards featuring your favorite Hip Hop icons re-imagined in illustrated form.” SAYORI WADA A painter, born and raised in Japan, currently based …