Forgotten Treasure: Samoo “On & On” (2004)
I am a sucker for vibes-based samples in hip-hop production. Nothing is more gutter to me than a staunchly dark beat with some spooky vibes echoing throughout like candles flickering in the night. Immediately, Diamond D, Buckwild and the Beatminerz come to mind. While they sampled the likes of Cal …
Future Classic: Lushlife “Magnolia”
One thing we do appreciate here at MIMS, is style. Whatever the music genre, heck, we love them all. So it’s not what you do that matters to us, but really how you flip it. And when it comes to style, indie rapper Lushlife has got it locked down, whether …
MIMS Guest Mix: TA-KU (Australia)
Brand new mix in our “Forgotten Treasures” series where we ask some of our favorite producers, DJ’s, people to give us a look into their personal record collection and influences. An eclectic trip full of little beautiful oddities and timeless classics. So, for the second edition we have none other …
Tall Black Guy “Shake it Baby” (“This That New Jackson 5 Bounce Edit”)
“What up my sounclouders? I hope all is well. It’s that time again for another Tall Black Guy Edit. I haven’t posted any new music in a while. I was listening to old beats and found this beat I made in the summer of 2009. I hope you guys enjoy …
Future Classic: Vlooper “Honey Rosted”
We’re really proud of our good friend VLooper who is finally starting to get the recognition and worldwide love he deserves, it’s been a long time coming for the Quebec / Montreal beat maker. He will be releasing his LP called “Snowloops” on November 9th with the Soulection label out …
Future Classic: Mark de Clive-Lowe “Get Started” (Full Crate Remix)
The multi-talented Mark de Clive-Lowe (MdCL) is dropping a new six-track EP on Tru Thoughts on October 29, the Get Started Remix. Until then, enjoy Dutch producer Full Crate‘s deep house version of “Get Started” featuring the vocals of soul great Omar. Full Crate is without a doubt one of …
Mikigold & Fatoosan “Female Hip Hop Mix”
via Find Magazine: “This guest mix by dj’s Mikigold and Fatoosan from Belgian hip hop collective ‘Supafly’ is a special one for the ladies. Well, scratch that, it’s actually for everyone who appreciates skilled female emcees. An hour-long mix with a focus on hip hop’s ‘femme fatales’.” Mikigold & Fatoosan: “This mix is our BIG …
Future Classic: Cadik “Just”
Clearly the internet is a good thing for music lovers because it makes it so easy to find good music from around the world. Of course, there are labels like Project: Mooncircle that are great for digging out new gems with their compilations making us discover nice beats from all …
Bugseed “Critical Moment EP” (HW&W Records)
From HW&W “Super excited to finally bring you our latest release, Critical Moment EP by none other than Bugseed himself. Hailing from Tokyo, Japan we reached out to homie on some fan shit a while back and here we are today with Critical Moment. This EP is just to give …
Classic Mixes: Kruder & Dorfmeister “Amsterdam Dub Sessions” (2000)
Talk about a nice little discovery right here. A live (turntable!) mix from Austrian downtempo royalty Kruder & Dorfmeister. I haven’t heard a ton of their more recent stuff but I used to bang so much of their jams under their various aliases: K&D, Tosca, Peace Orchestra, Voom:Voom. A really …
Future Classic: High-Klassified “Flexury”
Brand new EP from High-Klassified of the Alaiz collective, one of Montreal brightest new talents. It’s great to see all these young dudes follow in the footsteps of other Montreal producers like Lunice and Kenlo and start making a name for themselves around the world. But more importantly, the crucial …
B.Lewis Interview
We are pretty excited to be helping bring a very good show in Montreal including B.Lewis, a talented up and coming producer from San Jose who we love here. (Event details here). He took a few minutes while on tour so we can all learn a little more about the …