Reissue Of The Week: Shawty Pimp “Still Comin’ Real” (Gyptology Records)
An impossible-to-find 1995 Memphis rap tape gets pressed to vinyl for the first time by Gyptology. Southern Rap is a style that’s been replicated, changed, edited, and added for effect throughout the years of rap music’s popularity, but this album comes straight from the source of the most genuine and …
Album of the Week: Children of Zeus “Travel Light”
The Manchester duo of Konny Kon and Tyler Daley known as Children of Zeus have finally dropped their hotly tipped debut album titled “Travel Light”. They built up quite a buzz on the soulful streets following three sell-out singles on First Word and a compilation EP comprised of tracks made by …
Exclusive Premiere: Reginald Chapman “We Shall Overcome” (Fresh Selects)
Multi-faceted instrumentalist, composer, and arranger Reginald Chapman joins the ranks of Fresh Selects on July 26th with the release of “Prototype”. This debut full-length album prominently features the Virginia native on bass trombone and calls upon a star-studded cast of supporting musicians that includes DJ Harrison (Stones Throw; Jack White), …
Exclusive Premiere: Alistair Blu “Hey Lady”
Hailing from the West Coast of Canada and now residing in Montreal, Canada, producer and vocalist Alistair Blu shares his latest offering of Funk, Soul and R&B flavours. ‘Hey Lady’ is the first half of a two-track release which includes a more downtempo cut ‘Sob Song’ on the flip side. Amidst his …
B-BOY BOUILLABAISSE – Show #04 (Hosted by DJ Platurn with King Most)
Sorry for the lag, life has been quite hectic as of late so it took me a while to work out a new episode! The newest one features King Most who is first and foremost a DJ from San Fransisco. He’s shared the decks with favourites like Jazzy Jeff, Questlove, …
MIMS Radio Live Sessions – S02E08
As always we’ve got another jam-packed session of MIMS Radio presented by the Phi Centre for you! ASMA & Walla P are your hosts this week, bringing you some crucial selections of music and things you should know. This episode’s Geek Down is all about Toronto Hip Hop, particularly focusing …
Exclusive Premiere: Lewis Parker “Time To Excel (Remix)” (KingUnderground Records)
Lewis Parker’s forthcoming EP “When It Rains It Pours” is a warm up to his full length album which is coming soon on KingUnderground, and marks his 20th release with the label. His sound is hard to compare to another, and stands in the realm of the original sound of …
MY FAVORITE THINGS #09 – Hosted by Psycut
Hi everybody! The brand new My Favorite Things is here with as usual some of my best crate and web digging. This episode starts with a very rare and deep Danish Jazz track, by “Vagn Leicks Trio” which is a good introduction to the full mixed version of Kalima’s “Sunshine”, …
Crucial Material – May 11, 2018
After a brief hiatus because of the launch of MIMS Radio, we are back with another week of Crucial Material! Once again it’s been real hard to choose from all the amazing releases coming out, especially because they’ve been really piling up as of late. We’re just glad to know …
Nick & Astro’s Guide To The Galaxy
Comprised of Vancouver producers and multi-instrumentalists Nick Wisdom and AstroLogical, Canadian duo Potatohead People boast a number of noteworthy accolades thanks to a their signature sound drawing influences from ’90s Boom-Bap, Future Soul, classic Jazz, Deep House and Boogie / Funk. Beginning with a series of EPs, including their landmark …
MIMS Radio Live Sessions – S02E06
Episode 6 of MIMS Radio presented by the Phi Centre is jam packed! For this week’s in-studio performance, German psychedelic “Krautbeat” trio Sea Moya jam it out; Kid Koala shares some hilarious music selections that he can’t live without; Montreal producer High Klassified talks about going platinum in an interview; …
BALANCE – Show #537 (Hosted by Spacewalker)
2018 has been great thus far and it shows on the latest edition of Balance! Spacewalker in the mix featuring new music from J. Cole, Nu Guinea, The Internet, Space Ghost, Jessica Lauren, Kiefer & more! TRACKLIST Kali Uchis – Body Language | Virgin Yazmin Lacey – Something My Heart …