Ericlau MIMS Lists

ERIC LAU presents “What I’m Feeling Right Now”

We’ve been loving Eric Lau‘s music for quite a while now. Ever since we heard his first LP on Ubiquity (“New Territories” in 2008) we’ve always been on the lookout for his work. We played two of his tracks in our last MIMS shows (“Oh Dara” on #61 and “Everytime” on #62) which tons of [...]

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Mix of the Day: Mr. Beatnick “FACT Mix 383″

via FACTmag: “Mr. Beatnick always seemed, to us, destined to go down as one of those great underrated DJs – the sort of guy that half of London knows, and an even larger percentage of the city has danced to, but never quite got his due outside of the capital. Thankfully, that seems to be [...]

psycut410 MIMS Lists

DJ PSYCUT presents “My Jazz Attitudes Classics”

As you know, at MIMS we like to keep things very eclectic: one foot in the new, one in the old. So we love meeting and connecting with like minded crews and DJ’s from across the world with that same love for good music; in all its shades. Psycut from France is definitely one of [...]

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Forgotten Treasure: Chris Simmonds Project “Work It” – Mike Huckaby Remix (1993)

A UK producer, a Detroit remixer and a Canadian label. How did that happened? Before founding his label Cross Sections Records in 1994, Chris Simmonds was producing and operating Baby Blue Records. This label was specializing in Hardcore / Ragga / Rave / early Jungle. A trip in Detroit in 1993 changed Mr. Simmonds perspective. [...]

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Forgotten Treasure: Sun Ra “The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra” (1965)

Heliocentrism is the astronomical model where all planets revolve around the sun and was a moment in history where the world shifted from a vision of Earth as the center of the universe. The same can be said for multi-instrumentalist, jazz guru and astrophilosopher Sun-Ra’s album, that marks the departure from loose melodious tones to [...]


 
 
 

 
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TAKE “Incredibright” video

Super nice video for TAKE's new single from his "Only Mountain" record on Alpha Pup Records.
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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FullRange “New Generation of Jazz 2010″ special mix for MIMS

Really dope and exclusive mix by Montreal's FullRange giving us his taste of personal favorites in all the new jazz acts.
by Fullrange

 
 
 

Big Boi “Sir Lucious Left Foot : The Son of Chico Dusty”

The buzz surrounding Big Boi’s first official solo record began in 2007 with the release of bangers like “Royal Flush” and “For yo Sorrows”. Over the past three years tracks and videos have been su...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 

 
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Dj Jazzy Jeff + Mick Boogie “Summertime” mixtape

Brand new mixtape to please everyone at the family piknic / cookout / bbq
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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Belleruche “Clockwatching” video

Really great video from Belleruche, “Clockwatching” is the first single from their upcoming record called “270 Stories” out in October on the always great Tru Thoughts label
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
 

Show Review : The Roots @ MTL Jazz Fest

Hip-Hop’s last standing group deliver another scorcher of a show to the Montreal Jazz Fest audience. The Roots Live are a sure thing, like Michael Jordan with the last shot in the 4th quarter… It was the fourth time...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 

 
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Show Review and Interview: Jose James @ MTL Jazz Fest

The Montreal audience got their first taste of the much hyped Jose James. He was in town to tour his current project and first release on a US label (on Impulse! no less) along with a really exciting young talent, Jef Neve, a p...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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Show Review: Gil Scott-Heron @ MTL Jazz Fest

Very touching concert at Montreal’s Jazz Fest from one of true living legends of American music: the criminally underrated “godfather of rap” mr. Gil Scott-Heron The show started a full two hours late but the ...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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Montreal Jazz Fest 2010 Picks!

Here are my picks for the 2010 edition of the Montreal Jazz Fest...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 

 
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Lexis & Dj Bus Hangout on a School Night!

My good homie dj BUS called me up at 11pm on a Tuesday night and wanted to come through. Well knowing that I had to wake up at 8am I did the only reasonable thing I could think of which was to go buy some beers and invite him t...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
 

Futbol Hillariousness…

I have a love / hate relationship with Futbol… Love the fancy footwork and creativity, can’t stand the wussyness! This priceless video has both!
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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Music Is My Sanctuary – Show #36

The Music Is My Sanctuary show is officially three years old! I want to thank you all so much for supporting it, sharing it, commenting and so on over these past years. It’s been a real pleasure to try to make you discove...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 

 
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Sample Alert : Kheops vs Francois de Roubaix

Any real hip-hop head likes a good sample hunt. I rarely post about the whole sampler – sampled thing because frankly most of them have been done, so I focus on ones i’ve never seen before. This is a French Hip-Hop ...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
 

Onra “The One” video

Onra – The One feat. T3 from Slum Village from Onra on Vimeo.
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
 

A Copa Do Mundo (De Música) 2010

MusicIsMySanctuary presents the 2010 Copa do Mundo de MUSICA! We take the 32 teams and base our choices based on their musical output and heritage! Intense discussions encouraged!
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)