Future Classic: Jeremy Underground “My Love Is Underground 2”
Jeremy Underground is back with another bunch of elusive and obscure underground jams for the great French label, Favorite Records. Being myself a hardcore House music records collector, I was pretty stunned with his selection. Few cuts here are totally unfamiliar to me, something rare after all those years of …
Guest Mix: DJ AAKMAEL (UnXpozd Records, Virginia)
Aakmael is definitely not your ordinary Deep House DJ/Producer. The Richmond, VA based artist has been releasing records since the early 2000’s and has got started behind the decks at the tender age of 16. Deep & Soulful House is in the mans blood. In the early 2000’s when all …
Future Classic: Letherette “Refresh” EP
via Ninja Tune: February 5th 2016 will see UK-based production duo Letherette release their first new music since 2013’s self-titled debut album on Ninja Tune – a record that cemented their place at the forefront of the UK’s perpetually shifting electronic underground. Returning from an extended studio interlude, the Refresh …
Exclusive Premiere: BOHA “Drift EP” (Fur Trade Recordings)
via Fur Trade Recordings: “Almost three years since the texture driven and downtempo tendencies of his debut ep ‘Boil’, Thom Speakman (Boha) offers his sophomore release ‘Drift‘ on Montréal/Berlin based gem Fur Trade Recordings. A marked deviation in aesthetic from ‘Boil’, ‘Drift’ nonetheless retains Speakman’s fascination with experimentation amongst an …
Forgotten Treasure: Moodymann “Long Hot Sex Nights” (KDJ, 1995)
When this record came out in the spring of 1995, it sounded like nothing else around. Back then most of us had no clue who Moodymann a.k.a. Kenny Dixon Jr. was. At that point his label was only beginning to get well distributed in stores, the first two releases being absolutely …
Forgotten Treasure: Teulé “Drink On Me” (1990)
I love exchanging hand picked suggestions with my fellow music nerd friends. Actually, it’s an extension of what we try to do with these forgotten treasures picks. Human suggestions over computer algorithms. I was given this release from two different friends in a span of a week. Quite a coincidence …
Guest Mix: 1432R (Washington, DC)
1432R : “This mix features some unreleased cuts from our friends and family, as well as some old favorites and new releases that we’ve been digging. For the most part its light on its feet, heavy on house and disco, but with flashes of psychedelia. Recorded with love in Washington …
Future Classic: Renato P “Untitled EP” (Must Have Records)
via Juno: While the Must Have label have been off the radar for a little while, we knew that this was simply because Jay Simon – the label head – was looking for another stunner to release, and he’s done us proud with this new 12″ from the fledgling – …
Future Classic: Byron The Aquarius “High Life EP” (Sound Signature)
via Juno: Sound Signature‘s latest missive comes from Byron The Aquarius, a former Onra collaborator best known for his dusty trips into MPC beat-making territory. Here, the Atlanta-based producer successfully turns his hand to dusty, soul-flecked deep house, peppering the bumpin’ groove of “Aquarian Voyage” with a toasty bassline and …
12 To 30 “Altered Possibility EP” (Sistrum Recordings)
via Echo Is One: 12 TO 30 gives us an EP of significant quality under a label which needs no more introduction: Sistrum Recordings. Composed of three artists (Tazz, Giovanni Randizi and Bacanito), 12 TO 30 orchestrates a voyage to a complex acoustic environment, using constant rhythms with refined textures …
Future Classic: Simbad “Remix Works” Vol. 1 & 2
Our good friend Simbad just put out a slew of his outstanding remix works from his extensive back catalogue spanning over 10 years. The incredible DJ, Producer (and self-proclaimed wizard) is one of the most versatile yet underrated guys in the game. Quietly going about his craft and letting the …
1995 mix by the Godfather of House, Frankie Knuckles on Radio Nova
Flashback to October 6th 1995 on the airwaves of Paris’ legendary Radio Nova. As part of the Novamix series, which saw every A-list DJ pass through Nova’s studio, they welcomed none other than the godfather himself. Frankie Knuckles (1955-2014) was one of the most important figures in the rich history of …