Exclusive Preview: Freekwency “Your Touch” (Hot Shot Sounds)
Known for poppin grooves to b-boys and b-girls the world over, FREEKWENCY is no stranger to a good groove. one of the founders of the Hot Shot imprint, finally makes his return for the special 10th release of the Hot Shots label! With the new york garage vibes of the …
Desktop Record Display by Kai Takeshima
via Kai Takeshima: “Why should it exist?” There is always this sense of guilt when creating an object. It is an act of extreme narcissism to take what is in perfect harmony in nature – beautiful and perfect in itself – and to convince oneself that what it is to …
DJ Mixes Worth Your Time – May 2016
We know how you feel. You love music, but you’re simply overwhelmed by the amount of content out there! There are about 50 releases and 500 radio shows / DJ mixes released every day. Well, that’s where we step in with a selection you can trust! Here are some DJ …
The Office Playlist – Week of May 6th
Our Friday Favourites playlist is back. After a brief hiatus, we’re excited to announce that we have moved into new offices at ArtGang in Montreal in which we share a space with 2 of our best working partners: The TONTON web agency which redesigned the MIMS site a few years …
Ed Motta presents Vol. 2 of City Pop (mid-70’s Japanese Pop)
via Ed Mota (for Wax Poetics): City Pop is a sub-genre of J-Pop (Japanese Pop), but it’s more specific with a soulful element and influences from West Coast pop and soft rock, starting in the mid-’70s with the first groups formed by Tatsuro Yamashita and Haruomi Hosono. City Pop is …
The Office Playlist – Week of April 29th
Our Friday Favourites playlist is back. After a brief hiatus, we’re excited to announce that we have moved into new offices at ArtGang in Montreal in which we share a space with 2 of our best working partners: The TONTON web agency which redesigned the MIMS site a few years …
Exclusive Preview: Alister Johnson “Broken Body”
‘Broken Body‘ is the follow-up to 2015’s ‘Do It Again’ single. This two-stepping banger is dripping with 90s retro-futurist sensualism, a heady and visceral latin jazz-tinged house track with a back beat guaranteed to get the dancefloor jumping. Alister’s trademark synth flourishes mingle with the vocals of returning collaborator Rahan …
Exclusive Preview: Jolly Mare “Hungry Angry” (Phil Gerus Remix)
It’s a Worldwide Ting! Great upcoming producer from Russia remixes multi-instrumentalist wizard from Italy released on a red hot American label. And here is the exclusive first look! Moscow’s Phil Gerus is a natural musical talent who oozes sound from every pore. Fusing together cassette pop, house, soul, r&b and …
Exclusive Preview: YellowStraps x Le Motel “Pollen” (Nikitch Remix)
via Tangram Records: “Mellow” was the name of the first self-released collab-LP between YellowStraps and Le Motel, two brothers and one of their best childhood friends. We immediately felt the urge to ask some of our best musical friends to make a remix of the record. To our biggest surprise …