Future Classic: Michael Kiwanuka “Home Again” EP
I discovered Michael Kiwanuka a couple months ago through my good homie and fellow tastemaker Lefto from Belgium. BBC’s Gilles Peterson was also pushing the sound of this amazing new artist born in London (his parents are from Uganda). Since then a lot of things have been happening for Kiwanuka, …
To Watch in 2012: BadBadNotGood
I’m starting to seriously dig these guys called BadBadNotGood, a three piece band from Toronto that specialize in jazz cover versions of rap classics. That sort of thing has been done you’ll argue, yes you’re right. There have been a bunch of jazz and soul re-visions of hip-hop classics. But …
“Still Jill” the Jill Scott Remixes
The awesome people at the BamaLoveSoul website decided to put together another artist based “best-of remixes” project this time with miss Jill Scott. The Philly singer has been one of our favorite since she dropped her instant classic and genre defining (neo-soul) called “Who Is Jill Scott”. Since those days …
Forgotten Treasure: Next “Wifey” (2000)
Post-christmas Boxing week is going strong, which for me means crate digging at one of Montreal’s best record shops, DeathOfVinyl. It’s very rare that I ever come out of there feeling like at least one of my purchases supports the notion of destiny, and this was no exception as I …
Merry XMas and R.I.P to James Brown
The 25th of December will forever bring bittersweet memories to lovers of soul music worldwide. James Brown passed away on christmas day in 2006 has left a huge void in the music landscape since. I will also remember it because I had tickets to go see him perform in Montreal …
Forgotten Treasure: Cesária Évora Tribute
This weekend I woke up to a Facebook post from Nicolas Jaar that read “one of my biggest inspirations passed away this morning…” which was followed by a link to a very beautiful song by Cesária Évora titled Sodade. Naturally, I had to check it out and within a matter …
Forgotten Treasure: Sivuca “Ain’t No Sunshine” (1973)
Another forgotten treasure recovered from the 24 Hour vinyl marathon we did last week. This one is from our good homie Tronald Trump. He played the mid day set and had the studio and the chat room vibing the whole time! Tons of great Stones Throw / Doom type of …
Forgotten Treasure: Kaori “Good Life”
Another forgotten treasures pick out of the crazy 24 Hour Vinyl Marathon event this one is from the homie Scott C aka The Incubator. Scott showed up to my house at 8am for his set and I had just woken up for a 3 hour power nap, luckily Phil Sparkz …
The Best of Mark De Clive-Lowe – Mixed by DJ Spinna
Today, it’s with great pleasure to share this extraordinary mix by the one and only DJ Spinna. The Best of Mark de Clive-Lowe mixed by the legendary DJ Spinna includes 34 tracks of MdCL productions, remixes and collaborations with Kenny Dope (Masters At Work), DJ Spinna, Phil Asher (Restless Soul), …
Future Classic: Krystale “Caught Up” (Live Session)
2011 has been a big big year for homegrown talent from Montreal. So happy to discover tons of up and coming talent start to make a name for themselves this year. On the soul side of things, three ladies of MTL have released great albums or EP’s in the last …
Future Classic: Colonel Red “Can We Work It Out”
Colonel Red is a half-Jamaican, half-English singer/producer has worked alongside an eclectic mix of respected soul artists including Teddy Pendergrass, Anita Baker, Bugz In The Attic, Amp Fiddler, and many more. In addition to his collaborative work, Colonel Red has released three albums: 2005′s Blue Eye Blak and 2009′s Sweet …
Forgotten Treasure: D’Angelo “Spanish Joint” (95 North Remix)
Seeing as I read some promising news about D’Angelo‘s new record I thought I’d share one of my favorite forgotten treasures from him. I got this on vinyl probably 10 years ago and have been playing it pretty much ever since. Come to think of it I should buy a …