24HOV Mixes: DJ ASMA (Montreal)
Here is one of our favorite mixes from our 5th edition of 24 Hours of Vinyl. Our frequent (and amazing) collaborator ASMA was on his first appearance at the 24HOV and he stepped up in a major way! He played a morning set and the selections were just sooo perfect …
Forgotten Treasure: Carly Simon “Why” (1981)
What I love about our Forgotten Treasures section is that we pretty much make up the rules. Mainly, it doesn’t have to be about uber rare shit. We’re not trying to impress you all the time with our crazy knowledge of Italo Disco or long lost Russian Jazz. Sometimes a …
RCO meets Fink – The concert as an App.
Ever wish you could attend a concert taking place in an other country ? Well, it happened to me this summer, but fortunately “there was an app for that”. For the past few months, I’ve been enjoying an absolutely unique concert app on my iPad. This groundbreaking app featured the …
Future Classic: Andrew Ashong & Theo Parrish “Flowers”
For some reason I use the term “next-level” soul quite often even if I understand that’s it’s pretty much open to interpretation. When I use it I think of people like Shafiq Husayn and the Sa-Ra guys, Plantlife, Taylor Mcferrin, Spacek and so on. To me it’s the kind of …
YES McCAN presents “My Favorite Brazilian Albums”
To know Brazilian music is quite an achievement, and I wouldn’t dare consider myself an authority in this field. I’d rather say that I love music, and add in the same breath that Brazil has produced a quantity of some ridiculously good recorded music over the course of the last century. Following …
J Rocc “Crate Diggers” presented by FUSE
via FUSE: “In this episode original Beat Junkie J. Rocc digs through his record collection and talks about why you shouldn’t spend big bucks for “rarities.” Crate Diggers profiles people with extraordinary vinyl record collections, with owners displaying and telling the stories behind their collections.” Subscribe to Fuse for all …
MOOVMNT “Glimmering Fractions : Mix 08 Peridot”
I’m seriously starting to run out of words to express how much we’re loving the mix series by the MOOVMNT boys from Amsterdam, so i’m going to let them use their own words: “Breathtaking sparkles, glimmering fractions. What melodical madness causes such satisfaction?” Another summer edition coming your way on …
Future Classic: Marques Toliver “Magic Look”
Marques Toliver! I knew I had to keep my eye out for you. A couple of months back I fell upon the Toliver’s mix tape Studying for my PH.d and was obsessed with finding out more about this wonderful artist. The mix tape itself wasn’t in the regular format of …
Buddy “Idle Time” (Produced by Pharrell)
Buddy is one of Pharrell’s new young artist that he has signed to his new project “I Am Other”. After dropping that single with Kendrick Lamar earlier this year, the 17 year old Compton rapper delivers the latest sample of his upcoming “Idle Time” mixtape with the new track “Inspired” …
Forgotten Treasure: KLYMAXX “Don’t Hide Your Love” (1982)
You could say Klymaxx was ahead of its time. The all-female band was brandishing the girl power ideology a decade before the onset of riotgrrl or the appearance of leather-clad starlets like Avril Lavigne. They released albums with titles such as “Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman” and “Girls …
Future Classic: Funkineven & Fatima “Phoneline”
It’s no secret to anyone that we are huge fans of pretty much anything that comes out of the EGLO Records catalog. I played with label boss Alexander Nut last year, an amazing DJ and just great tastemaker in general and a few weeks ago I played with Eglo co-founder …
Future Classic: Jesse Boykins III “The Perfect Blues”
I first heard Jesse’s ‘heart melting’ voice on ‘The Perfect Blues‘ when it was featured on the Red Bull Music Academy‘s Various Assets Madrid 2011 album released last February. Instantly I fell in love. Jesse’s succulent vocals soothe the ears like a big spoon of honey in Chai tea and …