Forgotten Treasure: Roy Ayers “Love Will Bring Us Together” (1979)
Just thought i’d share one of my personal Roy Ayers favorite. It has always worked for me on pretty much any dance floor I’ve tried it on. Roy Ayers has performed and produced so many amazing jams in his career that a track like this is very often over looked. …
Future Classic: Maddslinky “Make a change” LP
Most definitely one of the essential records of 2010 for me. Zed Bias makes a furious comeback under his Maddslinky moniker, not that he’d been away but it had been a while since he’d released under his aka more geared towards broken beat and future soul. For those who are …
Forgotten Treasure: Masterstepz “Melody” (1998)
Oh man, this one right here takes me back. The track is from 1998 but I probably discovered it in 2000. I remember there was this magazine (for you young kids, magazines are like the internet made out of paper) with a mix CD included and on that mix is …
Mowgli “Analyse This” Video
For those who don’t know of Mowgli yet, he’s definitely one of the freshest voices in UK Hip-Hop right now and he’s arrived! Finally… It’s great to hear these tracks get played, reviewed and videos because I was in the first few to hear them 3-4 years ago! I discovered …
Future Classic: Jammer “10 Man Roll”
Pretty good track and even better video from Jammer, recently signed to Big Dada records (affiliated with Ninja Tune). Taking you on a little 4 minute trip of the past, present and future of UK grime. Featuring Boy Better Know members Skepta, JME and Frisco… dope.
Forgotten Treasure: Serge Gainsbourg “Vielle Canaille” (1979)
I just watched the bio-pic movie on Gainsbourg and I had to share one of my favorite S.G jams with you all. Everyone knows Gainsbourg‘s classics “Je t’aime moi non plus”, “Requiem pour un con”, “La Javanaise” and so on… but not enough people know about his reggae record from …
Future Classic: Slakah the Beatchild “Something Forever”
What do you get when you mix the flavour of Raphael Saadiq with the musical genius of J-Dilla, then throw it in a pot and season it with a little Stevie Wonder & Quincy Jones? A glimpse into the soulful fresh style & sounds of Slakah the Beatchild. Slakah who …
Forgotten Treasure: “Brother” Jack McDuff “Oblighetto”
This one’s for the diggers and beat heads! Timeless 1970 jam from jazz organist “Brother” Jack McDuff. You know the track is a diggers’ classic when there are different samples along the track used for different tracks. Yes, you heard correctly this is the original for ATCQ’s “Scenario”, another Black …
Incubator “Re:Us” video
Super fresh new video from Scott C aka the Incubator. “Re:Us” is a track i’ve played before on my podcasts, in case it sounds familiar! Scott is the kind of perfectionist that sits on gems like this for weeks… Big Big Montreal tune!