Video Premiere: Echo Juliet “We Move (Alone)” Feat. Growing Nai
An exciting release from talented upcoming DJ and producer and one of our favourite people on the UK scene, Echo Juliet, featuring poet Growing Nai. With an exclusive video from Antonio Roberts. Following last month’s ‘Eating The Rich (Gold Panda Remix)’ release, on May 23rd Echo Juliet is set to …
BALANCE #575 (Hosted by Spacewalker)
Kicking off summer 2023 with Spacewalker at the controls and a fresh episode of Balance! Dive into this month’s show with the debut release from Hiatus Kaiyote keyboardist Simon Mavin, a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Madlib’s “Shades of Blue”, an excellent album from Pedro Ricardo & Damián Botigué, …
BALANCE #573 – Hosted by Spacewalker
Spacewalker at the helm on the first show of the year (finally!), and it’s about that time for another journey through the sounds of Balance! This month’s audio excursion showcases the best of the underground global sounds with fresh cuts from artists like Manuel Darquart, Stonie Blue, Liv.e, Jeroboam, Dju …
Exclusive Premiere: Ugly Mac Beer “Dolce Vita”
Today’s premiere comes from Ugly Mac Beer, who shares the bossa meets boom bap instrumental “Dolce Vita” with us. French producer Ugly Mac Beer, known for his contributions to the breakbeat scene and for founding Beatsqueeze Records, is releasing a new solo album titled ‘The Valley of the Kings’. Set …
BALANCE #572 – Hosted by Spacewalker
Spacewalker returns one final time in 2022 with another jam-packed monthly dose of Balance! From Arjuna Oakes & Serebii’s sonic soul, cinematic jazz by Move 78, and a boogie banger Tall Black Guy/Broken Keys remix for Nicola Conte to the dubby street soul from RTSAK, Don Pascal’s broken beat exploration …
Exclusive Premiere: Robohands “Claws”
Today’s atmpospheric exclusive comes from a MIMS favourite of late, Robohands, as we share “Claws”, forthcoming on Bastard Jazz. Robohands, aka Andy Baxter, joins the Bastard Jazz family with a new EP titled “Giallo.” Partly inspired by Italian Giallo (meaning “yellow”) film soundtracks of the late 70s and 80s, as …
Exclusive Premiere: LTF “Tbilisi City Walk”
LTF digs deep into the crates on “Tbilisi City Walk”, layering boom bap drums with horn stabs and a deep bassline, putting a brand new head spin on vintage funk, for Amsterdam’s Rucksack Records. Following his previous album of retrofuturistic Soviet jazz-funk sample madness, ‘Monolith’, which led to a 45 …
Insólito UniVerso “Jota” (Awkward Corners Remix)
Released this week, Awkward Corners remixes Insólito UniVerso’s take on traditional Venezuelan song “Jota”, drawing the already haunting version into his otherworld of bubbling synths and rippling percussion that captivated so many on his debut album. Taken from forthcoming 7″ vinyl and digi EP, ‘Ese puerto existe’, on Olindo Records. …
BALANCE #570 (Hosted by Spacewalker)
Into the first days of summer 2022 with Spacewalker and the latest edition of Balance! On this month’s show expect new music from Ron Trent and his WARM project, Broken Keys with a new single, The Pro-Teens and their bumping version of DOOM’s Doomsday, Retromigration bringing the broken beat vibes, …
Exclusive Premiere: Dolenz feat. Steve Spacek “Kuntur”
We are very excited to premiere “Kuntur”, the sublime new collaboration with rising beat maker, Dolenz, and legendary vocalist, artist and fellow beat maker, Steve Spacek, for D-Bridge’s long-running Exit Records. “Kuntur” begins with a steady, echoed clap, before the bubbling, growling synth bass and lush rhodes-like keys follow, leading …
Exclusive Premiere: Dan Jose “This’s No Flu”
Excited to premiere this brand new beat, and share the accompanying video, lifted from Dan Jose’s forthcoming tape “Saccade” . 62 minutes of Corona Virus induced psychological turmoil and political chaos embedded on magnetic tape. Cassette and digital released on July 31st 2020. Dan Jose is a Bay Area USA …
Future Classic: Sango “Da Rocinha 3”
via Sango: Da Rocinha 3 is about keeping the funk roots true and paying homage to the ones that helped start it. I want to respect and show Rocinha in a positive light with this record while staying true to my sound. Da Rocinha 3 by Sango Mixed & Mastered …