Future Classic: James Blake “I Never Learnt To Share” (M-Phazes Remix)
Just heard about this new M-Phazes remix from Ta-Ku, another very talented Australian producer. I’m just starting to get into M-Phazes work, I put his track with Jean Grae as the opener of my last monthly MIMS Show (which is at 7,400 listens now by the way!). M-Phazes just put …
Future Classic: Brother Ali “The Bite Marked Heart” (Free EP)
Brother Ali offers up a free 7 song EP for your listening pleasure. The Bite Marked Heart features Phonte (Little Brother, Foreign Exchange) Stokley Williams (Mint Condition), Singer/songwriter Nikki Jean and Aby Wolf. Beats provided by Jake One and Ant. Ali is currently putting the finishing touches on his 6th …
Future Classic: Objekt “Cactus / Porcupine” (Hessle Audio)
Now this is one EP we’ve been waiting for impatiently! OBJEKT is one of the freshest new producers on the block really knocked us out in 2011 with his lean and minimal brand of techno meets dubstep. In fact, we picked “Tinderbox” as one of our favorite tracks of 2011. …
Future Classic: Homeboy Sandman “Subject: Matter” (EP)
One of the labels best ever at picking up underground talent, Stones Throw Records (Madlib, Peanut Butter Wolf, J-Dilla, James Pants, Jonwayne, Dam Funk, Oh No,…) do it again and sign Homeboy Sandman (one of my favorite indie american MC’s). Listening to the homeboy’s third album, The Good Sun, it’s …
Future Classic: Del The Funkee Homosapien “West Coast Avengers”
Oakland-based hip-hop legend Del The Funkee Homosapien returns with “West Coast Avengers” a trippy-ass cover, all P-Funk sample-based, funky-fresh mixtape available for free via Datpiff.com. If you know the man already, you know how Del almost done did it all. From taking the G-Funk gangsta rap’s aesthetic and flip it …
Future Classic: B.B King “The Thrill Is Gone” (The Reflex Remix)
“The Thrill Is Gone” is a blues song written by Rick Darnell and Roy Hawkins in 1951 and popularized by B.B. King in 1970. It was also covered a bunch of times by people like the Ink Spots, Ella Fitzgerald. One of BB’s signature songs and one of my all-time …
Future Classic: Shash’u “4 Dilla”
Yeah in February for the past few years it’s been DILLA all day everyday. I think we would probably all get over it if the man didn’t have such a ridiculous catalog of production. Even as a Dilla head, when you think you know everything an unreleased nugget surfaces (like …
Future Classic: Sina “From Love To Dust”
In the aftermath of the MIMS 24 Hours of Vinyl event, it hit me; I like Sina‘s From Love To Dust for the same reason I like Burial‘s music. They are both rich in textures and the vibes on those recordings are both haunting and cinematic. There is also some …
Future Classic: Krystale & Kaytradamus “Sweet Tooth”
Krystale hit my radar near the end of last year being a part of huge wave of female vocalists from Montreal bringing crazy flavor to the game. I was instantly hooked on her raspy voice that resembles none but, cause of the hard hitting hip-hop vibe I was on that …