Future Classic: Outboxx “Outboxx” (Idle Hands)
I don’t consider myself a specialist of House music or assume anything about what I don’t recognize because most of it is new to me anyway. House is only a genre that I have recently begun to have a proper relationship with...
Future Classic: DJ Mitsu The Beats “Beat Installments Vol 2″
Smooth like pouring custard, phat like The Biggest Loser cast, and crafted like a Renissance master. C’mon man, it’s Mitsu! Was it ever gonna be anything else? I’m not name checking any tunes here, as I’...
Forgotten Treasure: Kiki Gyan “24 Hours In A Disco” (1978-82)
Kiki Gyan (real name Kofi Kwarko Gyan) was a Ghanaian superstar who was celebrated as “Africa’s answer to Stevie Wonder”. Starting with piano at age five, he took music very seriously, to the point where it ha...
“The Godfather of Disco” Documentary on Mel Cheren & West-End Records
This documentary is more than just about the life of Mel Cheren, it’s a a great time capsule for what was a great era in New York City club culture; the burgeoning disco sound, unified dance floors consisting of every rac...
Forgotten Treasure: Flowers “For Real” (1976)
“Stay for the summer!”, they said. “It’s a completely different city when it’s hot!”, they said. I’m only just starting to understand what they were talking about. I arrived in Montreal last October and so far mos...
Mix of the day: DJ Vadim “Deep In The Roots”
via the good homie DJ VADIM: “Spicing up ya summer vibes! Enjoy For a free download EP of a new remixes of The Terrorist by me, JFB and Mr Critical please check – Download Link“ About DJ Vadim DJ Vadim (aka Va...
Forgotten Treasure: The Cannibals “She Knows” (1981)
“Is there anything more anti-climactic than New Years?” my friend asked. Finding myself in King’s Cross Station at 5.30 am with nothing but a 6-inch Chicken Teriyaki sub under my arm, my response was a resounding, “No...
Future Classic: Lianne La Havas “Elusive” (Flako Remix)
Oh my! What could be better than a Lianne La Havas remix by Flako, one of the most talented and original producers out there. Flako really keeps evolving and improving with every release and is transcending the “beatmaker...
Quasimoto “Yessir Whatever”
via STONES THROW | Quasimoto – Yessir Whatever Produced by Madlib. 12 tracks recorded over a roughly 12-year period. LP & CD come with a peel-off cover sticker revealing Quasimoto’s guts; LP with bonus 7-inch ...
Forgotten Treasure: Oliver Nelson “The Blues and the Abstract Truth” (1961)
Oliver Nelson is a legendary jazz arranger with a strong playing pedigree (he played tenox sax with Quincy Jones in the early 60s) that really came into his own on his timeless and most revered record ”The Blues and the A...
Mix of the day: Psycut “Jazz Dance Only Vol.1″
DJ PSYCUT was born in the suburb of Paris. As a music and vinyl addict, he created his own universe among following styles: Soul, Jazz, Funk, Independent Hip Hop, Nu Soul, Afro Beat, Samba Soul, Latin Groove, Deep House, Broken...
“My Favorite Record Stores” by LEFTO (Belgium)
In honor of all the great record stores in the world still doing their (essential!) thing. We asked some of our favorite artists out there to give us a little run down of their personal favorites. Here are some of LEFTO‘s pe...
Future Classic: Omar “The Man” (Freestyle Records)
The official 2013 Spring anthem is here and it comes from Omar, one of the most influencial and original artists in the UK. How can you go wrong when you combine those flutes, bass clarinet with that voice! For the past 20+ yea...
Mix of the day: Mark Force “Broken Beat Mix – 2013″
This weekend our good friend Moonstarr sent us a heads up on a mix he thought we would definitely be interested in. Well, our tall brother does know us well. He knows that we really enjoy and miss that classic London Broken Bea...
SHAMPOING & TONER (Music Is My Sanctuary #002)
MUSONI ET SPARKZ PRÉSENTENT : SHAMPOING & TONER (the remixes) About the SHAMPOING & TONER project In 2011, High-Klassified and MusoNi, members of the ALAIZ collective, teamed up to present their collaborative effort ti...
