Mix of the Day: Montreal Terre de Soleil
This is a truly Montreal-centric tropical mix of music recorded in Montreal by musicians originating from Haïti, Guadeloupe and Martinique. Mostly from private pressing or small labels, these tunes are treasures that were found in the miscellaneous “world” section of many montreal stores and its what makes digging in this …
Mix Of The Day: DJ Manifest “Trapaholiks Vol. 1”
Presented by the cheeky bastards at 10kilos.us, Gusti Mane dips his hand in the cookie jar with Trapaholiks Vol.1, an hour of turnt-and-burnt for when you’re getting ready to go wild for the night. Featuring local heroes like Shash’U, J.u.D. (who also designed the cover) Tommy Kruise and High Klassified, …
Artbeat Montreal & Istolethesoul Present: B.A.S.S.
Expansion is a motherfucker: We all want it and the associated growing pains are inevitable. The fruits of that labour get reaped only by the undeterred, the diligent… The SKRONG. Over the last year or so, I’ve been hard at work with the ABMTL team, flexing our collective muscle in …
Future Classic: Dead Obies “Montreal $ud”
Only about a year ago Dead Obies was at its infancy; a collective of MC’s (SnailKid, O.GBear, JoRCA,YS McCan & 20some) spitting stream of consciousness rhymes over producer VNCE’s beats. They decided to throw together a mixtape collage of their efforts released as Collation Vol.1 which was met with critical …
Future Classic: Emilie & Ogden “EP”
My hometown, Montreal, is just an endless pit of talent. Every time I think I have a decent grasp of the music scene here something crazy hits my radar. Last month I was asked to host Head and Hand’s and J2K’s 4th edition of Do My Ladies Run This. I …
Lexis & Poirier – Le Diagramme Venn Musical en 6 Tracks
Lexis & Poirier expliquent en 3 séléctions chacun leur Diagramme Venn musical.
Mix of the day: Markings x Artbeat Montreal “ALAIZ.CAST#06”
To celebrate the special partnership between ABMTL and the Alaiz collective, Shmings pairs friends in blocks alongside the industry zeitgeist and confirms that Montreal holds its own: Undaunted, incomparable and all the way ahead of the curve. Tracklist: 1) KenLo Croqnote “Dehors” 2) Sikh Knowledge “Electric Summer” (Unreleased Mix) 3) …
Future Classic: Kaytranada “Kaytra Todo”
You love to hear the story, again and again. The promising up-and-comer, young enough to be in touch with the spirit of the times, wise enough to carry on tradition, as he rises through the ranks and aces every test for us to see. For those like myself, that’s exactly …
MIMS Guide to Igloofest 2013 – Week 2
Igloofest did not lose any time shifting into gears to begin the new year, starting off strong in its first weekend of festivities with a diversity of sounds from both the past and the future. From the tech-house of veterans Josh Wink and DJ Sneak to the Piu Piu of …
Photos: Igloofest 2013 – Week 1
The first weekend of Igloofest is just over and we have already witnessed all the required conditions for the proper enjoyment of the festival. From above-freezing temperature to -30 degrees, from snowy nights to beautiful starry skies, all the right elements were there for the optimal experience. Here’s a recap …
MIMS Guide to Igloofest 2013 – Week 1
With merely a few days into 2013, Montreal is about to showcase its busy event calendar right from the beginning of the new year with what may be the most Canadian outdoor event there is: Igloofest. After a couple of record-breaking weekends during the previous editions, the winter festival added …
Future Classic: Booty Based Mob Compilation “Vol. 1”
I will never forget the fateful night my friends Bongiovanni, Sparkz and Compton Chic (Booty Based Mob) started their first weekly residency “Booty Bakery”, an MTL soiree devoted to rump-shaking tunes (or as they would call it “music for dem asses”). It was a really warm evening and the crew …