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MIMS Forgotten Treasures

Hand picked gems by the MIMS team rescued from dusty record bins.

 
MIMS Forgotten Treasures
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Forgotten Treasure: Sun Ra “The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra” (1965)

Heliocentrism is the astronomical model where all planets revolve around the sun and was a moment in history where the world shifted from a vision of Earth as the center of the universe. The same can be said for multi-instrumen...
by DJ Asma
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Romanthony "The Wanderer"

Forgotten Treasures: Romanthony “The Wanderer” (1993)

Romanthony has always been one of my favorite old school house artists, very original and instantly recognizable on any track. He is known for mid-90′s classics like “Let me show you love” and “Bring U U...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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MIMS Forgotten Treasures Compilations
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MIMS “Forgotten Treasures Compilation #5″

Here is fifth compilation of ”forgotten treasures” which is – if you’re new here – one of the pillars of this website. The idea is usally to ask our DJ and Producer and all around Music Junky friends to pick one track...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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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 2...
by Cal
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Forgotten Treasure: Chubb Rock “The Chubbster” – Clark Kent Remix

Forgotten Treasure: Chubb Rock “The Chubbster” – Clark Kent Remix (1991)

Since it’s my first take here, I decided to talk about a little something that both combines House music & Hip Hop elements from the early 90′s, a musical era that’s the closest to my heart. There was a ti...
by The RawSoul
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Amuzement Park "Groove Your Blues Away"

Forgotten Treasure: Amuzement Park “Groove Your Blues Away” (1982)

Post Disco Boogie! I found the LP while browsing an online site, the original as kinda pricey, but I got instant happy in the pants to this tune. Uptempo groove, great bassline, glassy Funk guitar tones, and some killer horns. ...
by B-Dub
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Forgotten Treasure: Three 6 Mafia

Much like my earlier post on Dipset, Three-6-Mafia was a group I had to learn to fully grasp before i could truly embrace its music. I remember seeing Hypnotize Minds Records’ ads in The Source magazine and being dumbfounded ...
by DJ Asma
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Forgotten Treasure: J Treds “Make it Happen” (1998)

I moved to London around a year ago and while I love the place, few cities teach you so quickly the importance of music like this. It’s the kind of record that ought to be encased within break in case of temporary insanity gl...
by Cal
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Forgotten Treasure: Kiki Gyan “24 Hours In A Disco” (1978-82)

Kiki Gyan (real name Kofi Kwarko Gyan) was a Ghanaian superstar who was celebrated as “Africa’s answer to Stevie Wonder”. Starting with piano at age five, he took music very seriously, to the point where it ha...
by Doc'trin
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Forgotten Treasure: Flowers “For Real”

Forgotten Treasure: Flowers “For Real” (1976)

“Stay for the summer!”, they said. “It’s a completely different city when it’s hot!”, they said. I’m only just starting to understand what they were talking about. I arrived in Montreal last October and so far mos...
by Yohann Koshy
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The Cannibals "She Knows"

Forgotten Treasure: The Cannibals “She Knows” (1981)

“Is there anything more anti-climactic than New Years?” my friend asked. Finding myself in King’s Cross Station at 5.30 am with nothing but a 6-inch Chicken Teriyaki sub under my arm, my response was a resounding, “No...
by Yohann Koshy
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Oliver Nelson “The Blues and the Abstract Truth”

Forgotten Treasure: Oliver Nelson “The Blues and the Abstract Truth” (1961)

Oliver Nelson is a legendary jazz arranger with a strong playing pedigree (he played tenox sax with Quincy Jones in the early 60s) that really came into his own on his timeless and most revered record ”The Blues and the A...
by DJ Asma
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