Romanthony "The Wanderer" MIMS Forgotten Treasures

Forgotten Treasures: Romanthony “The Wanderer” (1993)

Romanthony has always been one of my favorite old school house artists, very original and instantly recognizable on any track. He is known for mid-90′s classics like “Let me show you love” and “Bring U Up” but my personal favorite by far has always been “The Wanderer”. I have a white label copy of the [...]

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Music Is My Sanctuary – Show #62

Finally, after 5 long months of winter, the sun is back! So I decided to make this edition of the Music Is My Sanctuary show full of sunshine vibes. 30 nuggets ranging from soul, beats, latin, house, and hip-hop. Hope you discover some great tracks & artists. For those of you in Europe be on [...]

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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 they’d like to share with you. The fifth volume however is a “MIMS [...]

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Mix of the day: Eric The Tutor: “Untitled D’Angelo Mix” (How Does It Feel?)

For those of you who don’t live in Montreal, I need to preface this by explaining that Montreal only really has two seasons: Winter, where artists hibernate and create the most insane material you have ever seen and Summer, where we all bask in that artistic glory and invite people from around the world to [...]

Sard-Boogie MIMS Interviews

MIMS Talks with: SARD BOOGIE (Australia)

B-Dub – I first came across you via Myspace about ’08/09 (remember that?!) and the 1st track I heard was Muthafunkagetsbeatdown, and that one still does it for me. That’s a solid Hip-Hop style banger, which is what your roots are. How’d it all start, Sard? SARD BOOGIE - Yes I do, and you had that [...]


 
 
 

 
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“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...
by DJ EVO

 
 
Forgotten Treasure: Flowers “For Real”

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...
by Yohann Koshy

 
 
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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...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 

 
The Cannibals "She Knows"

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...
by Yohann Koshy

 
 
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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...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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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 ...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 

 
Oliver Nelson “The Blues and the Abstract Truth”

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...
by DJ Asma

 
 
Dj Psycut Jazz Attitudes

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...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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“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...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 

 
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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...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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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...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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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...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 

 
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“My Favorite Record Stores” by LEXIS (MIMS)

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 LEXIS‘s pe...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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MIMS’ “2013 Favorite Record Shops Roundup”

We love record stores so much that we decided to compile our very first edition of the Favorite Store round up in honor of the international “Record Store Day” happening on April 20, 2013. So we asked some our favor...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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“My Favorite Record Stores” by J-BOOGIE (California)

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 J-BOOGIE‘s...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)