Shad & Skratch Bastid “The Spring Up EP”
Coming ahead of Shad‘s new Flying Colours LP, the MC teamed up with collaborator Skratch Bastid to record a five-track EP they released to highlight the coming of the summer season. Described as “the result of fortu...
Onra & Lexis – Suprise Set in Paris (Presented by LeMellotron.com)
We’re into day #4 of our Europe mini tour and things have been awesome so far. 2 dates in Vienna and a really cool dancefloor jazz party last night at the Jazz Attitudes night. So, today we’re doing a surprise set p...
MIMS “Forgotten Treasures Compilation #5″
Here is fifth compilation of ”forgotten treasures” which is – if you’re new here – one of the pillars of this website. The idea is usally to ask our DJ and Producer and all around Music Junky friends to pick one track...
Music Is My Sanctuary – Europe Dates 2013
For the second year straight I’ll be doing a few dates around Europe and I can hardly wait. Getting to play these shows is something I am very grateful for and I plan to represent what Music Is My Sanctuary stands for to ...
Elaquent “Forgotten Treasures Mix #10″
It’s already the 10th edition of our Forgotten Treasures mixes series and we couldn’t be happier with the results so far. Each mix has been magical! Well, this one fits in very nicely with the others as a mix that is very...
Mix of the day: Floating Points “Summer 13 at 45″
The good dudes at Eglo Records (Alex Nut & Floating Points) who I both got the chance to play with recently celebrated the 4th anniversary of their label. And since FP was in a happy mood he decided to treat people to a nic...
Mix of the Day: Jazz Amnesty Sound System #32 (CTI Records)
The man behind CTI Records was no stranger to the jazz world, Creed Taylor had been recording and releasing jazz for years. Starting at Bethlehem in the early fifties he moved on to ABC-Paramount and by 1960 he worked out a dea...
Photos: Mutek 2013
Mutek is always synonymous with the beginning of the summer season in Montreal, and this year was no exception. Highlights include scorching heat, thunderstorms, diverse acts and world premieres. Here’s our picture recap:...
REAL LOVE: The ’90s R’n'B Revival
Local showcases get a bum rap. Montreal is the biggest little city in the world, with a large concentration of would-be artists crammed onto our teeny island but, unfortunately, not everyone is built for the limelight. ThatR...
Future Classic: A K U A “Gravity”
Last year, right around this time actually, I was introduced to the wonderful A K U A. I was invited to one of her shows, which I didn’t actually get to go to, but all the raving reviews from her performance sparked my intere...
VLOOPER “Snowloops” (Music Is My Sanctuary #001)
Music Is My Sanctuary is very proud to bring you the new VLOOPER record which happens to be our very first “release”. We have tons of love, admiration and respect from “traditional” labels which is why w...
Paul Nice “Forgotten Treasures Mix #09″
It’s already the 9th edition of our Forgotten Treasures mixes series and we couldn’t be happier with the results so far. Each mix has been magical! Well, this one fits in very nicely with the others as a mix that is...
Mix of the day: Andy Stott mix on Mary Anne Hobbs’ XFM Show
One of my favorite producers of the last 4-5 years jumps on the XFM airwaves and guests on Mary Anne Hobbs‘ excellent show. If you don’t know Andy Stott‘s work you can start by checking his absolutely killer n...
Film: “All Ears – A Glimpse into the Los Angeles Beat Community”
The amount of experimental hip hop coming out of Los Angeles over the last ten years is matched only by the number of genre names attached to it. Cue many an infuriating conversation about Flying Lotus’s evolving sound, j...
Mix of the Day: Six Vicious “Ghostride The UFO”
There’s sometimes that strange malaise when trying to paint a portrait of someone by presenting the body of work they produce. No matter how old or recent, abundant or scarce, diverse or precise the material is, it is alw...
