Future Classic: BUG “Mechanical Soul EP”
24 year-old Londoner, BUG, is a keyboard player, songwriter and producer. He creates an experimental, instrumentally grounded style of music with a compositional approach. The BUG sound encompasses the finer elements of hip-hop and neo-soul, yet the real beauty is in the delivery – “Think the smooth richness of the …
Future Classic: Maya Jane Coles “Hummingbird EP” (Vinyl w/ remixes)
Whether it be with her multi-faceted forays into the realms of house music , or the dub-wise concoctions she wields under the guise of Nocturnal Sunshine, Maya Jane Coles has made an astounding mark on the UK dance scene. The release of her late 2010 EP on Real Tone Records,“What …
Future Classic: Zed Bias “Biasonic Hotsauce” (Tru Thoughts)
Let’s face it, in 2011 there is never anything good in your mailbox. Bills, Delivery Flyers and magazines subscriptions for the person that lived here 12 years ago. Last week however I got a care package from my good friends at Tru Thoughts with some new goodies. Including the much …
Future Classic: Abjo – Sankofa
What I like about beats, is the fact that the beatmaker can transport you in his spaceship into outtaspace and make me feel like Princess Lea for a moment. You can hop on this spaceship and go to a walk to go to work or in the metro. Abjo knows …
Future Classic: Nicolas Jaar “What My Last Girl Put Me Through”
There’s been a lot of hype these past few years surrounding Nicolas Jaar and I’ve been slowly getting into some of his work. Can’t say i’m the biggest fan yet but he’s sure showing a lot of promise. The kid is only 21 and already putting out some pretty deep …
Forgotten Treasure: Mike & The Censations – There Is Nothing I Can Do About It (1966)
Wowza. This discovery just makes my day… I just shared my “future classic” pick of the day, a really great Nicolas Jaar remix of this track. I instantly wanted to dig out the original which wasn’t easy to find because the remix EP had no official credits and didn’t have …
Future Classic: Blu “No York” (Album Stream)
Only one week after the video for the first single called “My Sunshine”, Blu apparently decided to post the entire upcoming “No York” album on Youtube. The record was supposed to come out on Warner so I don’t know what the deal is with that… Check YouTube Playlist here
Forgotten Treasure: El-B “Serious” Zed Bias Remix (2000)
If you are a regular MIMS reader you know all about my undying love for UK Garage and 2step. And if you know about that you probably know that El-B and Zed Bias are my favorite producers on the rougher side of those riddims. I also love tons of others …