Dj Mixes

TEEBS mix on Mary Anne Hobbs’ XFM Show

Another flawless incursion into the beautiful world of the audio/visual artist known as TEEBS. Hailing from L.A, he is definitely one of the most interesting out of the absolutely insane talent coming out of Cali in the last couple of years. The mix was featured on miss Mary Anne Hobbs …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: Demeraera “Through A Glass Darkly”

I’m always looking for music that will reach me on an emotional level. Sometimes I spend hours looking for new artists who will give me that feeling. One night – on a very early morning – I found Demeraera. I fell in love and I think it had been a …

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Ogden “Le Magicien” – Video

Yet again more heat coming out of the Alaclair camp. For those of you who don’t know, Alaclair Ensemble is a collective of dudes who are all pretty fucking next-level if I may say so… They are responsible for bringing back enthusiasm and life into Quebec Hip-Hop which had been …

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Music Tech & Art

Hip-Hop: A Cultural Revolution (The Book)

I’m a big fan of coffee table books. So much so that if that Seinfeld episode when Kramer wants to put out a coffee table book about coffee tables (that folds and can be used as a coffee table), I would probably buy that. Now, a coffee table book about …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: Label Love vol.3 (Free Download)

Third in the outstanding series of compilations called LABEL LOVE. Like the two previous volumes, it is a Free Download but in 2011, is that even really a selling point? No, not really. The whole thing that is exciting about this is that it is a sampler of some of …

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Dj Mixes

DIBIA$E – Live Set in Montreal (July 2011)

We’ve got a real treat for you today. This is the live set that DIBIA$E performed last week in Montreal at the ArtBeat & Music Is My Sanctuary joint event. Everyone who was there walked away with such a positive feeling. The kind that you rarely get walking away from …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: Capitaine Soldat – Mon amie la bouteille

Written by: Max Robin Finding and sampling rare breaks isn’t the biggest trend in music productions right now. Cool findings (and funny and unusual in this case) are often overlooked. That’s why I was captivated by this recommendation from Franny of Random Recipe (catch their hybrid of hiphop, rock and …

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Future Classic: Gramatik – Beatz & Pieces Vol.1

Written by: Max Robin Dope new release on Pretty Light Music this month. It’s the first full record from Gramatik that I knew from a previous compilation by Pretty Light. Like the title say “beats and pieces”. Because of the title, I thought about Coldcut and the Ninja Tune sound …

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Future Clasic: Mister Bibal “Losange Jaures”

Mister Bibal has nothing to envy. He is one of the most recognized producers in the thriving France Beats Scene, such as Onra, Hazel and others. The producer was first known in Paris from the semi-final of Juste Debout – one the largest urban dance competitions in the world – …

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Future Classic: High-Klassified X Musoni “90’s Babies”

Dauuumn! Montreal is really stepping up big time. I’ve been discovering Musoni over these past couple of months and I have to say i’m very impressed. This offering is an 11 track beat tape of split production between fellow super talented MTL beat kid High-Klassified. The title is “90’s Babies” …

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Music Documentaries

Pusha T & Tyler the Creator “Trouble on my mind” Video

Hmmmm… what can I say that hasn’t already been said about the hype surrounding this project. If you know this site for long enough, then you’ll know that keeping up to date with all that bloggy blogg hype is not our thing. BUT. When the shit is dope, then it’s …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: Apollo Brown & Hassan Mackey “Daily Bread”

Ascending production star Apollo Brown started making waves in 2009 after winning the Detroit Red Bull Big Tune Championship. The next year he signed to Mello Music Group and released a series of critically acclaimed albums: The Reset, Brown Study (selected by iTunes as one of the Top 10 Hip-Hop …

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