BALANCE Show #511 – Hosted by Spacewalker
The last regular show of the year! Shorter than usual, an hour of strictly new(ish) goodies including new music from KING, Jamie Woon, DeRobert, NxWorries, Wu15… Back in two weeks time with the first part of the Best of 2015 special – Singles & Albums! Happy Holidays! TRACKLIST Benjamin – …
Classic Mixes: Dam-Funk “Boogie Funk Mix” (2008)
Over these past few years Damon Riddick aka Dam-Funk has become a household name amongst all the Boogie, Disco, Funk and Soul heads. And with good reason the DAME is one of the most talented, yet most humble and positive cats out there. This mix came out in 2008 as …
BALANCE Show #509 – Hosted by Spacewalker
A few days late with the show, but just in time for the weekend! Show #509 and I’ve got a lot of good new music for you to check out including a brilliant Tall Black Guy flip of Sade’s “Sweetest Taboo”, a nice Quiet Dawn remix for Sarah Williams White, …
Voyage Funktastique – Show #100 (Hosted by Walla P)
For this special 2 hour edition, I wanted to pay homage to the most memorable songs since the beginning of the show, some of the most influential Modern Funk tracks that shaped the movement. I want to thank all the artists, Dj’s, labels, architects, and of course, all the listeners …
Favorite Releases of the Week – August 28th
I’m on currently on tour in Europe for the next 3 weeks so I don’t have much time for posts these days but since I am still doing heavy amounts of record shopping here and there I thought i’d still hook you up with our selection of Friday Favorites! I’ll …
Favorite Releases of the Week – August 14th
Here is our weekly recap of some of the noteworthy releases we checked out in the last few days. A bit of everything, as usual. A representation of what Music Is My Sanctuary is all about. We focus on releases either available in vinyl, tape, CD or legal download sites …
Top Ten of OSM Season 2015-16 (Picks by The Classicaliszt)
You’ve always wanted to go and see a classical recital “one day”. Everytime you walk by the gorgeous Maison Symphonique at the Place des Arts you marvel at the architecture and wonder what the acoustics inside the amazing concert hall you’ve seen on TV actually sound like. Well wonder no …
Balnearico – The Sunny Side of Brazil’s Underground Pop
via Wax Poetics: “Balnearico is the word we came up with when trying to find a concept that would embrace the feeling one can get from listening to these sunny, bright songs produced in the late ’70s up to the mid-’80s, no matter the genre they’re attached to—funk, rock, boogie, …
Forgotten Treasure: Debbie Taylor “No Deposit, No Return” (1972)
Debbie Taylor had fantastic releases on GWP, Polydor and Arista but here is another throwback sound from the early seventies “No Deposit, No Return” which came out on Today Records. Arranged and co-written in 1972 by Patrick Adams, the man responsible for so much of the quality disco to come …
8 Montreal-based DJ’s pick their most influential Quebec Record
As we prepare to celebrate our yearly provincial holiday (called St-Jean Baptiste) with a really nice party with tons of great local DJ’s (info here) we thought it would be appropriate to ask everyone on the lineup to present one Quebecois record that was influential in their career. It’s easy …
Future Classic: Les Gens d’Airs “Sous-Estimés EP”
Hard hitting Montreal producer ElCotola is back joining forces with Quebec spitter Aspect Mendoza to release Les Gens d’Airs‘ introductory Sous-Estimes EP which is a preview to an upcoming full album. Similar to Cotola’s collabo with Obia (link) this is not throwaway mixtape tracks, instead its a solid effort that …
Lexis – 80’s Rare Grooves & Dollar Bin Boogie (for Munich Open Minded)
Here is a special mix I put together for Germany’s Munich Open Minded Crew. As the title says it’s an 80’s thing, featuring some hard to find obscure gems but also some very accessible (although overlooked) records you can find in your local dollar bins if you’re lucky! It’s an …