Forgotten Treasures

Forgotten Treasure: Dajae “Day By Day” Chez ‘N’ Trent Vocal Mix (1995)

It’s pretty fair to say that most early Prescription records releases are quite legendary. However a far less known aspect of Ron Trent and Chez Damier‘s work are the very few remixes they created together between 1992 and 1996. This is absolutely my favorite one here. Released late in 1995, we could …

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Exclusive Premieres

Exclusive Preview: Kaytronik “Thee Album” Album Preview

via R2 Records: “Thee Album” is the first full-length project from Karizma’s alter ego Kaytronik. From his earliest days as part of Baltimore’s premier crew – The Basement Boys – Kris Klayton was never one to stay in a musical box, always probing beyond the constraints of the soulful house domain. His …

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Interviews

GERD JANSON – in 10 Records

Picture from RBMA “Gerd Janson is the quintessential DJ’s DJ, unearthing the gems that get other music lovers hot and excited. The man has his plate full: running the Liquid club night in Frankfurt, also the co-owner of the great Running Back label, or his involvement with RBMA, Spex and …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: WBEEZA “Expression of Love LP”

Since its inception in 2002, Third Ear‘s output has remained ineffably reliable and multifaceted whilst carrying forth a distinct and tangible sense of soul. Now, 13 years on, Wbeeza makes a welcome return home and follows up a slew of lauded EPs on the label as well as his 2010 …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: Kyle Hall “From Joy”

Wild Oats is proud to present a new album from Kyle Hall. Wild Oats proudly presents the triple LP entitled From Joy by Kyle Hall. The title is derived from the idea of finding a way to live life in a state of presence; detaching oneself from the mental, self …

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Forgotten Treasures

Forgotten Treasure: Logic “Blues For You” (1994)

Logic‘s “Blues For You” released in 1994 on Strictly Rhythm, quite simply one of the greatest house tracks of all-time, with production by Wayne Gardiner, one of 90’s house music’s unsung heroes. He also made tracks under a few other aliases including Classic Man, Track Masters, Essence and Sound Source. Listening …

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Guest Mixes

Guest Mix: PROJECT PABLO (1080p Collection, Canada)

We’re very happy to present an exclusive mix from Montreal based, Vancouver raised producer/DJ PROJECT PABLO. With recent output remaining sparse, Pablo’s debut full length was critically acclaimed (at least for us underground heads). I Want to Believe, was released on February 24th via cassette imprint 1080p Collection. Focusing on solid, …

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Forgotten Treasures

Forgotten Treasure: House Of Gypsies “Another Worry” feat. Al Wise (1994)

This is house music at it’s finest. Very danceable yet soulful at the same time. The emotive vocal delivery of Al Wise, the lush atmosphere and that signature Todd Terry slammin’ beat made it an instant favorite of mine when it was discreetly released late in 1994. A fun fact …

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Dj Mixes

Brassfoot (UK) – Mix for Sonotown

2015 has been a big year for the London producer known as Brassfoot. He notched three outstanding releases in the last months: the “Apron EP” (on Funkineven’s Apron label), the “After Dark EP” on the excellent Unknown to the Unknown label as well a ultra-limited cassette project called NCA 001 …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: The Very Yugo Cut Outs

After The Very Polish and The Very Soviet Cut-Outs, Zambon continues his endless trip around Eastern Europe with another excursion. Now it’s time to follow him and dive deep into dance music of former Yugoslavia. The very first volume of the brand new The Very Yugo Cut-Outs exposes a little …

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MIMS Lists

90’s House Forgotten Treasures

Almost everyone agrees that House music saw some of its finest hours in the 90’s. Like Hip-Hop, it grew up in the 80’s but came of age in the 90’s when the sound started dispersing in tons of different directions and influences: Hip-House, French Touch, Disco House, Garage and so on. …

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Tribute Mixes

Tribute to 95 NORTH – Selected & Mixed by AMATEUR AT PLAY

95 North (or any one of the roughly 10 aliases or so they’ve used during careers that span over two decades) consists of Doug Smith and Richard Payton, two DJs from the USA. In the photo above, Richard’s on the right and Doug is on the left. By their own admission, they’re …

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