Guest Mix: KAZI (Oxnard, California)
It’s quite an honor to get a mix session from none other than KAZI, great MC from California who has an impressive track record in the last 15 years. In addition to his two solo records, “The Plague” (2004) and “Blackmarket Seminar” an essential reissue of his collaborations with Madlib. …
Tribute to CAMEO – Selected by Psycut
I was born in the suburbs of Paris in 1982 and I am not ashamed to say that the very first time I heard about Cameo was in the lyrics of IAM’s “Je Danse Le Mia” (1994) I later bought my first Cameo album title “Cardiac Arrest” released in 1977 …
Forgotten Treasure: Toto “Mama” (1979)
This forgotten treasure selection goes out to Mike Porcaro, the longtime bass player for Grammy-winning rock band Toto who died over the weekend. Ok, i’ll be honest I’m not a Toto expert. I had always considered it to be the kind of soft-rock / adult-contemporary music that you would hear …
Future Classic: Jay Electronica “Road to Perdition”
The on-going joke these last couple of years has been to wonder which would happen first, a new D’Angelo record or Jay Electronica’s debut LP. Well, now that we closed out 2014 with the answer to that riddle, could 2015 actually be the year that “newcomer” Jay Electronica finally releases …
Mix of the Day: Adnana Sun & Anna Piranty “Bringin Flavaz”
via Adnana Sun & Anna Piranty Bringin Flavaz is the first joint mix by Adnana Sun & Anna Piranty. Reaching across Europe from Romania to England, the two hip hop heads combine to reminisce on 90s boom bap as well as more recent classics. Bringing Flavaz, with cover art by …
SLOW TO SPEAK – in 10 Records
The owners of the Dope Jams record store located in Catskills, NY are the perfect example of DJ’s who live up to their reputation. Francis Englehardt and Paul Nickerson, known as the DJing duo Slow To Speak bring that same infectious energy whether they are DJing in a club, illegal …
2014 Gift Guide for Music Lovers
Every year we do a little list of all of the music related gifts we’d like to receive or give ourselves if we had just won the lottery. So here is the MIMS gift guide to music lovers (and nerds) Record Crates by Stones Throw Can’t go wrong with some …
Forgotten Treasure: Phil Ranelin “Vibes From The Tribe” (1976)
You might have heard of Phil Ranelin on Madlib’s righteous all in tribute to a series of his jazz heroes from the 60’s and mainly 70’s “The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble” (Shades of Phil, for Phil Ranelin) Phil Ranelin was a prolific session trombonist and was indebted …
THE NEW FACE OF UK GARAGE – Our Top 10 New School Producers
Written by Lexis & Dr.Love Although we’re not based in the UK, our faithful readers know that we’re really passionate about UK Garage (and all of its sub-sub genres). We have been involved in the UKG movement since the late 90’s in Montreal. A few years ago we wrote about …
Future Classic: Pomo “The Other Day EP”
I’ve been following Montreal based producer Pomo for a minute who has been gaining steam with every release. Smooth remixes and vibey “beats” tracks are par for the course for anyone in the HuhWhatWhere roster, but to my ears Pomo has always stood out. Like a great chef he finds …
MNDSGN – In 10 Records
We have been fans of MNDSGN (pronounced Mind Design) aka Ringgo Ancheta for quite some time now. Since the late 2000’s the Philly born, LA-based has been making a name for himself in the “beat scene”. But contrary to most of the movement which tends to follow formulas, he makes …
DJ DAY – in 10 Records
Despite his incredible production and DJ-ing skills, California’s DJ DAY is in our opinion still under rated. He’s the type that fits the expression “your favorite DJ’s favorite DJ”. In 2014 artists and labels often resort to gimicks and shouting louder than the next guy. Not DAY. The man is just too busy …