Favorite Releases of the Week – July 17th
Another week filled with brilliant music. (If you manage to dig through the mountain of shitty releases) If money was no object, these are all the releases we would be adding to our shopping cart. We suggest you dig through the list, find your favorites and spend a little bit …
Oscar Peterson on Signature Piano Styles in 1979 TV Appearance
Internationally renowned, Montreal-born jazz pianist Oscar Peterson entertained the world with his mastery and prowess over the piano for over 40 years. “The Maharaja of the keyboard” as he was called by Duke Ellington, shows that not only is he a genius of the piano but also true Musical Polyglot, …
Exclusive Preview: Kid Sublime “Peddlin Trax Vol 1- The Ringtone EP”
via Juno: Peddlin Trax is the new house orientated series on hot shot sounds. Music to keep you riding all day and into the night. Volume 1 welcomes Amsterdam house and hip hop legend Kid Sublime with his ‘Ringtone EP’. Pure adrenaline from start to finish, music to put you …
Paris Is Burning – 1990 Documentary (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 transgender community involved in it. Many consider Paris Is Burning to be an invaluable …
Favorite Releases of the Week – July 10th
Here is our very first weekly recap of some of the noteworthy releases we checked out in the last few days. A bit of everything, a representation of what we’re about… Some worldwide vibes, house stuff, hip-hop and so on. Check these out and if you like something, we suggest …
Exclusive Premiere: INKSWEL – Watch Out ft. Charli James & Ugly Drums
We’re honoured to premiere a track from the exceptional Australian producer known as INKSWEL who has been a mainstay on our website and radio show these past few years. Actually he’s probably in our top 5 most played artists in the 8 year history of our monthly radio show. The world …
Sean Rowlands – Flavors of the Month #8
Sean Rowland‘s latest installment of Flavors of the Month – a balanced mix of obscure and classic boogie with current modern funk and soul releases from Buscrates, Sven Atterton and more.. The mix comes right on time as Sean will be in Montreal this Saturday July 11th at Voyage Funktastique …
AKAI’s brand new MPD232 controller
via AKAI: Choose Your Weapon: Building on the success of the original, the feature-packed MPD2 Series gives you amazing creative musical ammo with Thick Fat backlit MPC pads, improved controls and new bundled software OK, it was a tall order. We admit it. People loved the original MPDs so much …
Marcos Valle Radio Session + Interview on NTS
Absolutely brilliant radio session with Far Out Records on London’s NTS Radio with a very special guest in the studio. Legendary Brazilian singer and songwriter Marcos Valle shares some stories behind some of his key records and the history and social context of Brazil in the 60’s and 70’s. A …