Future Classic: Vox Sambou “Dyasporafriken”
For those of you who don’t know, I’m a child from the Haitian Diaspora and though there is a strong delegation of Haitians in my city it was still hard to keep the connection between the culture I was being taught at school and the culture my mom was teaching …
Future Classic: Bunji Garlin “Differentology”
This past winter being what it was, only one thing helped me cope with the meteorological cruelty: Soca. Following some kind of Cosmic Alignment touched by the gaze of a loving Creator, our winter’s harshest month coincides with Trinidad‘s yearly Carnival season. If you ever find yourself in need of …
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 …
Future Classic: Rihanna “Cockiness” (Jonas LR remix)
For the record I’m not a big fan of Rihanna. I don’t really dig her voice and struggle with the sheer amount of radio play she gets. This Christmas, I bought my little sister a copy of Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange to try and wean her off a diet of …
Future Classic: Donald Byrd “Dominoes” (J Boogie Edit)
Here’s a super funky edit of the live version of Donald Byrd’s “Dominoes” by one of my favourite dudes from around the way, the one and only, J-Boogie. Mr. Boogie did a nice job of beefing up this timeless classic for the dance floor, making it a staple go to …
Future Classic: Outboxx “Outboxx” (Idle Hands)
I don’t consider myself a specialist of House music or assume anything about what I don’t recognize because most of it is new to me anyway. House is only a genre that I have recently begun to have a proper relationship with, so I am slightly clueless about where to …
Future Classic: DJ Mitsu The Beats “Beat Installments Vol 2”
Smooth like pouring custard, phat like The Biggest Loser cast, and crafted like a Renissance master. C’mon man, it’s Mitsu! Was it ever gonna be anything else? I’m not name checking any tunes here, as I’m into ALL of them, for different reasons. However, I will say this. ‘New Connection’ …
Future Classic: Lianne La Havas “Elusive” (Flako Remix)
Oh my! What could be better than a Lianne La Havas remix by Flako, one of the most talented and original producers out there. Flako really keeps evolving and improving with every release and is transcending the “beatmaker” label and blossoming into someone who can be considered as a composer …
Future Classic: Omar “The Man” (Freestyle Records)
The official 2013 Spring anthem is here and it comes from Omar, one of the most influencial and original artists in the UK. How can you go wrong when you combine those flutes, bass clarinet with that voice! For the past 20+ years, Omar has contributed countless soulful anthems and …