Zed Bias “Boss” LP (Swamp81)
via Swamp81: “Dubstep and garage pioneer Zed Bias is set to release a brand new album, titled Boss, on November 25th fourth in total following releases under aliases including Maddslinky and Phuturistix, and his first for the label. Boss also marks Swamp81’s second ever album release following Kryptic Minds’ One of …
Guest Mix #14: CAIN (UK, Fine Grains Records)
Exclusive mix from CAIN, a really amazing up and coming producer from the UK who released “Mora” on the equally dope Fine Grains Records. He is a mysterious producer of epic, ethereal and poly-rhythmic sounds, from the Highlands of Scotland. His cinematic productions remind us of a mix between Boards …
LEXIS presents “My Favorite Hyperdub Records”
As we begin our celebrations for the 6th year anniversary of Music Is My Sanctuary I thought I would put together a little feature on Hyperdub, a label that has been one of the most cutting edge in all shades of electronic music for almost 10 years now. It’s especially …
Mix of the Day: Kahn “March 2013 for Mixmag”
From Mixmag: He’s one of the most versatile producers underground bass music has to offer. Kahn’s released seismic dub on Deep Medi, dusty El-B style two-step on Idle Hands, astral future bass on Punch Drunk, raw carnival house on Hotline and flighty dubstep on Box Clever. He refuses to settle …
Future Classic: Swindle & Terri Walker “Running Cold”
Just getting back from my little Europe tour, a really amazing time DJing in Austria, France, Germany and Montenegro. Finally readjusting to the Montreal routine but before I do I wanted to remind myself of a few songs that really stood out from each set. I played this track from …
Guest Mix #12: RIVER LANCE (Montreal)
Can’t say how proud we are of the young homie Lance. We love when new DJ’s come on the scene for the right reasons and start off with a respect for the craft of DJing. River Lance made the decision to start off by playing with turntables and mostly vinyl …
Forgotten Treasure: Pattie Blingh “Brother: The Point” 2562 Remix (2008)
What with Mr Huismans (aka A Made Up Sound / 2562) taking us on a tour of his favourite record stores (link to article), now seems like a good time to drop this Forgotten Treasure. Dubstep happened to me when I started uni in 2005. It involved spending hours in …
Future Classic: Big Dada presents “Grime 2.0”
Don’t look for braces in a gift horse’s mouth, they say! Along comes, in a nicely thumping gallop, the latest grime compilation from Ninja Tune‘s off shot Big Dada compiled by none other than writer / A&R extraordinaire Joe Muggs. Adding “2.0” to the title should set it aside from …
Mix of the day: DJ Blue “Origami”
Words & Sounds from DJ Blue: “Origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. I was inspired by this antique art when I conceived this mixtape. I had thought to bend many different musical genres, future-oriented: some different musical scenarios that flow together to form an Origami. Like the flow …
Mix of the day: Royal T “Eski Mix” (Rinse FM)
Mix, artwork and words written by Royal-T: “Eski, or Eskibeat – as it is also known, was a genre of music founded and lead in the early 2000’s by MC and producer Wiley. Crediting the majority of his songs around this time under the name ‘Wiley Kat’, he established the …
Wot U Call ESKI?
Have you ever suddenly had a hand gripping at your throat while DJing out in a club? A death threat in your ear? All that for playing out a specific record? The record in question was Igloo by Wiley, the instrumental version of Wiley’s 2004 hit “Wot do u call …
UKG Takeover @ Montreal Igloofest
It’s really pretty incredible that after almost 20 years, the influence of the UK Garage genre is still very present. From its early incarnations around 1994, British Garage has had a huge impact over urban music in the UK from people like Dizzee Rascal, MJ Cole, The Streets, Ms Dynamite. …