Sa-Ra Creative Partners “Episode III: Exodus to Earth”
Enter Episode III: Exodus to Earth, the final act in the Sa-Ra Creative Partners podcast trilogy. Exhibiting the various styles employed by the trio of Om’Mas Keith, Shafiq Husayn and Taz Arnold, the music found in this third installment ranges from soothing soul to funkdadelic jams then back again. Expanding their sonic empire, …
Nifkin “Caught Me Red-Bearded EP”
When I clicked on the the first track of the Me Caught Red-Bearded EP called Twos n Five, I was destabilized a little. This EP is cooked with love with a fine balance of synths and drums. The kicks are very progressive and a melody of what we call in …
Future Classic: Halves “Stavrogin”
I love Halloween in Montreal but what comes after really sucks. We adjust time for that daylight savings thing and all of a sudden it’s dark at 4:30. Recently, I’ve attacked by those weird producers with that garage, post-dubstep sound. Starvrogin, is a producer from London who got signed by …
MF DOOM : Red Bull Music Academy Lecture (Madrid 2011)
Doom just played his first show in Madrid, Spain where he stopped into the Red Bull Music Academy for a video interview with Chairman Mao. Video courtesy of RBMA. Lecture: DOOM (Madrid 2011) from Red Bull Music Academy on Vimeo.
Future Classic: Teebs “Collections 01”
An absolutely outstanding new record from Teebs just in time for the beginning of what we like to call the winter blues in Montreal. The hours of sunlight in the day are getting ridiculously short, it’s dark at 4:30pm. Real depressing. On days like this, we stay inside drink warm …
J Dilla “Gone too soon” – Presented by Benji B (BBC, 1xtra)
As part of the Gone Too Soon series, Benji B presents this 1Xtra story celebrating the incredible music J Dilla created during his lifetime which includes tracks for Janet Jackson, Busta Rhymes, Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, The Pharcyde and De La Soul to name but a few. Through interviews …
Future Classic: B.Lewis & Xperiment “See-Saw Kids”
I’ve always loved B.Lewis and his synth driven beats. So I was happy to listen to this new beat tape called the “See-Saw Kids” with Xperiment. I don’t really know who does what on this between the two producers, but it’s in the same vein as previous B.Lewis production. The …
Floating Points “Sais” (Video)
Floating Points – Sais from Will Hurt on Vimeo. Taken from the forthcoming Shadows EP. Visuals created live in realtime by Will Hurt as part of their ongoing live A/V collaboration.
Shlohmo Interview
A very nice interview with talented young producer Shlohmo from the West Coast. It was shot this week when he was in Montreal for his show with Star Slinger and Shigeto. This is the first part, in the second video you can watch the interview with Star Slinger. Interview w/ …
Future Classic: Himuro Yoshiteru “Thread incoming”
My good friend Sevdee put me on to this one right here. Like me he’s deeply rooted in traditional hip-hop but as the co-founder of ARTBEAT MONNTREAL, he knows how to spot really interesting more experimental stuff. We were talking about our next event (Artbeat #4 on November 17th – …
Future Classic: Onra “No Matter What” – Free Download (Chinoiseries #2)
The release date of the second instalment of Chinoiseries is almost upon us but Onra and the good people at All City are kind enough to lace us with a second free download from the upcoming record. “No Matter What” is actually one of my favorite jams on the record! …
J Rocc – “Stay Fresh” 12″ EP
J. Rocc just dropped this EP to follow up his album Some Cold Rock Stuf. The record features extended/alternative versions of a couple of the best tracks on the album, and a couple new ones. Cover art by Gustavo Eandi. Check the video for “Stay Fresh”, filmed by Mayer Hawthorne …