Music Documentaries

Breakbeat Lou’s amazing Record Collection on “Boiler Room Collections”

Breakbeats are the foundation of HipHop and also the medium where record collecting and beatmaking first melded together. Impeach the President, Funky Drummer, the Amen Break; the list is endless and chances are they were all first heard (and sampled) all on the mythical UltimateBeats&Breaks compilation series. Take a stroll …

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Dj Mixes

Classic Mixes: Daft Punk “BBC Essential Mix” (1997)

18 years ago, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo recorded this session for BBC’s now legendary “Essential Mix” series. This session has aged very well considering how trendy the mid to late 90’s sound are right now. The two young Dafts blend House à la French Touch, US Garage and …

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Music Documentaries

Video: Diggs Duke “The Pinnacle of Class and Taste / Grand Illusions”

“The Pinnacle of Class and Taste” Performed by Diggs Duke, from his latest EP, The Upper Hand & Other Grand Illusions. Available now on Brownswood Recordings. Recorded Sunday, February 8th, 2015 at Mousai House in Washington DC by Nocturnal Charm Media. Also available on vinyl at brownswoodrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/diggs-duke-the-upper-hand-other-grand-illusions On ITunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/upper-hand-other-grand-illusions/id885502515 …

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Dj Mixes

Mix of the Day: Adnana Sun & Anna Piranty “Bringin Flavaz”

via Adnana Sun & Anna Piranty Bringin Flavaz is the first joint mix by Adnana Sun & Anna Piranty. Reaching across Europe from Romania to England, the two hip hop heads combine to reminisce on 90s boom bap as well as more recent classics. Bringing Flavaz, with cover art by …

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BOOGIE WAH WAH WAH’s – MIMS Playlist

Over the years, I’ve amassed a huge collection of cheesy love songs and put together a small playlist of some of my favorites Boogie WahWahWah tracks. Some are insanely beautiful and evoke the sadness that love can bring, while others are incredibly hilarious. Lyrics like, “Do I have to track …

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MIMS Lists

DOC’TRIN presents: “Lonely Lovers IV” (The Restraining Order Edition)

Shortly after we completed the Lonely Lovers trilogy last year, Lexis and I thought it would be a good idea to vitalize future V-Day mixtapes with additional challenges.  Don’t ask why, but one of the first sub-themes to surface from this great discussion (read: silly textathon) was a “Restraining Order …

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Dj Mixes

Mix of the Day: Jazz Amnesty Sound System “Jazz From Planet Earth”

via Jazz Amnesty Sound System: “For the past 4 years the Jazz Amnesty Sound System have been putting up jazz mixes for anyone with ears. Along the way we have explored as many different facets, styles and eras of this music as we could to help showcase the malleable nature …

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Interviews

SLOW TO SPEAK – in 10 Records

The owners of the Dope Jams record store located in Catskills, NY are the perfect example of DJ’s who live up to their reputation. Francis Englehardt and Paul Nickerson, known as the DJing duo Slow To Speak bring that same infectious energy whether they are DJing in a club, illegal …

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Music Documentaries

Mini-Documentary: 24 Hours of Vinyl – San Francisco Edition

Created by Music Is My Sanctuary Video produced by This Is Herd in Collaboration with Mixcloud, 101 Apparel & Synergize Live The mini-documentary chronicles the 11th edition of the 24 HOURS OF VINYL event which took part in San Francisco in the autumn of 2015. 24 Hours of Vinyl is a day long non-profit …

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