Forgotten Treasures

Basil Kirchin “Basil Kirchin Is My Friend: A Trunk Records Sampler” (Trunk Records)

via Johnny Trunk: This new compilation of old Kirchin material comes as a result of the free CD I produced for Hull 2017 City Of Culture. There was a Basil Kirchin “weekender” this February, three days of talks, music and events based on the life, music, and world of Basil …

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Guest Mixes

MIMS Guest Mix: Cengiz (Best Of All Worlds, London)

In true Best Of All Worlds fashion keeping it as eclectic as possible, the inspiration for this mix came purely from all the mind-blowing music I’ve been receiving lately. The mix includes music from some of my favourite artists, a few unreleased bits, as well as one of my forthcoming …

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Guest Mixes

MIMS Guest Mix: Rough Draft (Bristol, UK)

Bristol’s Rough Draft is now in to its 3rd year and the team (Ed, Alex & Sam) seem to have really found themselves their niche. After starting of in the bars of Stokes Croft they wanted to do something that wasn’t just the usual RA top 100 DJ’s that get …

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Dj Mixes

Coastin’ 5 by Spacewalker

Another summer, another mix in the Coastin’ series! Never thought it’d become a tradition, but here we are in year 5! This summer season has been particularly boiling hot, almost to the point that it was starting to become my least favourite season! I’ll go ahead and use that as …

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Boom Music

BOOM MUSIC – Show #35 (Hosted by Colectivo Futuro)

This month we have a very special guest mix from buk’z, who from behind the counter at Honest Jon’s has pointed us towards so many amazing records that have ended up on our shows. Either side of his fantastic selection, Miguel kicks off, drawing the dots from his recent Venezuelan …

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MIMS ShowsLexis' MIMS Show

MUSIC IS MY SANCTUARY Show #85 – Mixed by Lexis

Hope you’re making the most of your last summer days. I’m off for a month in Europe for a few gigs starting out with Dimensions Festival in Croatia (always a wonderful way to close the summer out) plus stops in Ireland, Belgium, London and Belgrade. As for this new show, …

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Future Classics

Various Artists (Presented by Ennio Styles) “Stylin’ 800” (Heard and Felt)

via H&F: Just in time for his 800th episode of Stylin’ on Melbourne’s 3RRR-FM comes Ennio Styles’ imaginatively titled new compilation, Stylin’ 800. This is the fourth chapter in the free download series that launched the Heard and Felt label in 2011 with “Stylin’ 500”. Since then the series has …

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Forgotten Treasures

Mad Mats presents “Digging Beyond The Crates” (BBE)

via BBE: DJ, record label impresario and former Swedish champion b-boy, Mad Mats knows a thing or two about finding good music. As well as iconic underground imprints Raw Fusion and GAMM, Mad Mats is a partner in the highly regarded Local Talk label, making it highly probable that most …

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Balance Radio Show

BALANCE Best of 2017: The First Half (Hosted by Spacewalker)

Special edition of Balance on show #530, and it’s time for the mid-year review of some of my favourite tracks/albums from the first six months of 2017! Music from Hanna, Lord Echo, Moonchild, Hampshire & Foat, Wayne Snow, Thundercat & more! Hope you like it and feel free to add …

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Boom Music

BOOM MUSIC – Show #34 (Hosted by Colectivo Futuro)

The 34th episode of Boom Music your regular hosts Miguel and Oliver go through some of their recent finds and new releases as well as some personal Venezuelan favourites from the collection. Gems from the likes of Wildflower, Smith & The Honey Badgers, Emanative remixed by Black Classical, and Zara …

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Interviews

Digging Beyond The Crates With Mad Mats

The word curation has been overused these past few years, it now belongs with all the other buzzwords we hear and raise our eyebrows at. Yet, music curator is probably what best defines Stockholm’s Mad Mats. Before a track makes it onto one of his DJ sets or one of …

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Byron The Aquarius’ Top 5 Keyboardists of All Time

Alabama’s Byron The Aquarius has been funking up the scene since 2007 with his infectious personality and bounce, and of course his killer chops on the keys. With his latest release coming this Friday on Dimensions Recordings’ “An Introduction Pt. 2”, we thought we’d ask him who his Top 5 Keyboardists …

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