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MIMS Future Classics
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Future Classic: Full Crate & David Simmons “Without My Heart”

Ohh how did I miss this one? This soulful gem was shared for free in the spirit of the holidays a couple weeks ago through the good peeps at OkayPlayer and Moovmnt.com and features the great combo of Full Crate behind the board...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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Dream Continuum “Reworkz EP”

via PlanetMu : “This three tracker from the aptly named ‘Dream Continuum’ is a collaboration between Travis Stewart a.k.a. Machinedrum and Jim Coles a.k.a. Om Unit, who was behind the Phillip D Kick ‘footwork ju...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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Poirier “Soca Road EP” (Mixpak)

Pretty much any release coming out of the Mixpak camp is newsworthy enough to get a shout from us, they’ve put out tons of dope material from people like Sticky, Dubble Dutch, Vybz Kartel. But it’s especially big wh...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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Video Digs
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“Paris Is Burning” (1990) by Jennie Livingston

Paris Is Burning is a 1990 documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston. Filmed in the mid-to-late 1980s, it chronicles the ball culture of New York City and the various ethnicities, including African American, Latino gay and...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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MIMS Future Classics
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Future Classic: Gravious “Spatial Dimensions EP”

I first came across Gravious when he released the Junction City EP about a year ago. Mixing all the niceties of techno with the accessibility of dubstep is no small feat but this man seems to have managed to pull it off. In doi...
by Simon Hilder
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MIMS Forgotten Treasures
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Forgotten Treasure: James Mason “I Want Your Love” (1977)

I’ve been meaning to write about this one for a little while now. Even after 30+ years, “I Want Your Love” from James Mason remains a mythical track amongst funk & soul heads (and the 100$+ price tag on hi...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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Guest Mixes
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Rilly Guilty “Golden Sounds Volume #4″

Let’s face it, we all know a handful of good DJs out there, but how many of them are consistent? How many of them keep you interested every single time? How many of them habitually play you what you want to hear? No matter ho...
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Gadgets & Stuff
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NAMM 2012 Conference : The Highlights

via CreateDigitalMusic.com Can I have this fun, wacky, sound-shaping Arturia monosynth and the new Moog Minitaur, please? Actually, at their prices, you really could – and still spend less than the cost of a lot of standalo...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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James Pants – Beats Archive II (Free Download)

Back in Sept. 2011 the good people at Stones Throw brought you the first installment, James Pants Beat Archive Pt. 1, aka“JP Failed Rap Beats 2004-2008.” In the words of the producer himself, this series is, “...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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MIMS Future Classics
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Future Classic: The Narcicyst “The Last Arabs” ft. Omar Offendum

This weekend was the closing of the Arab Winter exposition at the Fresh Paint Gallery. If you hadn’t heard about it, this exposition was a multimedia response of 6 Arab Diaspora Artists [El Seed, Sundus Abdul Hadi, Tamara Abd...
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Future Classic: Cyne “Wasteland Vol. 1″

When I worked at CHYZ, a radio station in Quebec City, I was doing research and discovering new stuff all the time. It’s at that time when I opened up to so much amazing indie rap. Interesting folks like the Fake Four Inc...
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MIMS Forgotten Treasures
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Forgotten Treasure: Le Mystere Jazz De Tombouctou

This is the second reissue from the Mali Kunkan label on Kindred Spirits. One of the rarest (that we know about) Malian records ‘Le Mystère Jazz de Tombouctou’ gets its first ever re-issue, with re-mastered audio and resto...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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