Exclusive Preview: The Nephrok! All Stars “Ride It” (Soul Clap Records)
The good folks at Soul Clap Records are releasing the 3rd edition of their compilation inspired by the “Dancing on the Charles” party hosted in Boston on the Charles river. We got to pick a track from the upcoming record and instantly locked on to the groovy soul-funk of “Ride …
The Pharcyde ‘Labcabincalifornia’ 20th Anniversary – Mixed by Chris Read
via WhoSampled: This Saturday (14th November 2015) marked the 20th Anniversary of the release of The Pharcyde‘s seminal sophomore album ‘Labcabincalifornia‘. Produced in part by the late great Jay Dee together with various members of the group and guest producers including Diamond D, it’s a timeless long player that sounds …
Classic Mixes: Moodymann – Live @ Rex Club, Paris (1995)
If you know a little about us here at MIMS, then you know that Detroit’s Moodymann is one of our all-time favorites. Much before even starting the site, we were buying and bumping his records. After posting a 1997 mix recorded on Radio Nova a little while back I uncovered another juicy …
Favorite Releases of the Week – November 13th
Didn’t have time to do the Weekly Favourites picks last week so I’m going to include a few of the ones I missed into this week’s selection. Another great week of releases of all kinds, from reissues to compilations to that hot new ish! Some for home listening, some for …
1986 Magazine Article – The House Sound of Chicago
While digging around for pictures of the late 70’s, early 80’s electronic music scenes I stumbled upon this gem on the old TestPressing.org blog. A four page article dating back from September 1986 in the fashion, design and culture magazine i-D. It explores the emerging House music right from its …
Exclusive Premiere: Phil Gerus “Don’t You Know I Need You” (Bastard Jazz Records)
After previous releases on Futureboogie, Man Make Music, Sonar Kollectiv, and Kerri Chandler’s MadTech label, Moscow producer Phil Gerus pops up on Brooklyn’s Bastard Jazz Recordings with a 4 track EP of nasty Modern Funk meets House Music entitled the “Nothing Twice” EP. The good folks at Bastard Jazz asked …
Mr.Scruff’s 1992 Hip-Hop Mixtape
via Mr.Scruff: “This is one side of a mix tape that was sold in Manchester’s Funky Banana record shop in 1992. I only did 20 copies, although most people heard it when it was given away on the Ninja Tune xx website as part of their 20th Birthday celebrations. This …
80 Blocks From Tiffanys – Documentary (Gary Weis, 1979)
“80 Blocks from Tiffany‘s is a 1979 documentary directed by Gary Weis. It depicted the daily life of gangs within the context of the South Bronx. It dealt primary with two African American and Puerto Rican gangs known as the “Savage Skulls” and the “Savage Nomads“. The South Bronx was …
Underground Resistance in 1992 Video “Public Tranceport”
Time for a proper throwback to one of the finest examples of Techno’s true underground days. This captivating video was shot over 20 years ago while Detroit’s Underground Resistance was in Vienna, Austria. Public Tranceport documents a street media event in 1992 featuring the original UR founders Jeff Mills and Mike Banks …