Lapalux_Without_You Video Digs

Video Dig: Lapalux “Without You”

I’m pretty psyched about this video dig because I actually discovered it through one of our readers. I love when that happens cause people have a tendency of thinking that just cause we write about music that we’re music experts who literally live with our heads in crates when in all honesty the only reason [...]

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 [...]

Beatnick2005131 Guest Mixes

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 [...]

chris MIMS Forgotten Treasures

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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An Introduction to WAAJEED (Bling47, Detroit)

Waajeed is a jack of all trades as a graphic artist, labelhead and producer. The latter is his most prolific persona and his dazzling array of futuristic boombap soundscapes will be on display on april 19th as part of the Artbe...
by DJ Asma

 
 
Shuggie Otis "INSPIRATION INFORMATION / WINGS OF LOVE"

Future Classic: Shuggie Otis “Wings Of Love”

Wow! Now this is some great news right here. The mighty Shuggie Otis is back and we couldn’t be happier to hear that some of his new music is finally surfacing. In fact, it has been 40 years since any new music has been r...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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Scientific Discovery: Listening to new music is good for you

Via ScienceMag: “When jazz legend John Coltrane first heard Charlie Parker play the saxophone, the music hit him “right between the eyes,” he once said. According to neuroscientists, Coltrane was exactly right...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 

 
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Future Classic: Dandy Teru “Adventures” (Ubiquity Records)

Remember that whole wave of records classified as “Downtempo” or even “Chill Out”? In the last 90′s / early 2000 every label out there was jumping on the train with those shitty compilations themed...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
Eddie C (Berlin)

24HOV Mixes: EDDIE C (Berlin)

Here is another great mix taken from our last edition of the 24 Hours of Vinyl (March 2nd 2013 in Montreal). This one comes from none other than Disco Don, EDDIE C! Not only did Eddie C deliver a killer 2 hour set but he stayed...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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Future Classic: Jai Paul “Jai Paul”

A couple weeks ago we were very surprised and excited to hear about a brand new mixtape from the enigmatic Jai Paul called “Everlasting“. Well, it turns out that the unofficial mixtape featured some demo versions of...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 

 
Don Blackman

Don Blackman – RIP (1953 – 2013)

Don Blackman is an enigmatic figure in the musical realm. He has rubbed elbows with the best and produced a masterpiece solo record, yet he has never gotten the recognition he fully deserved. Indeed his resume reads like a Rock...
by DJ Asma

 
 
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Mix of the day: DJ Mixsoup “Jazz & Not So Jazz”

Music fan for ages via Best & les Inrocks mags a.o. plus les Nocturnes (with George Lang), Rock à Gogo & “100 Minutes par delà” (Radio 21 back then – respectively with Jacques Depierpont and Tyanne),...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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Ninja Tune Launches “Ninja Jamm” Open Mobile Remixing

What if you could do more than just consume music as a passive listener? It’s a question that has fascinated musicians ever since the dawn of digital technology. Now, a very big label is releasing an app that provides an answ...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 

 
Ta-Ku / Taku (Producer, Australia)

TA-KU presents “My Favorite DILLA Tracks”

Australia’s TA-KU, one of our favorite beats producers out there, is a pretty huge fan of the late J Dilla‘s work but where most of us spot at posting Jay Dee videos on Facebook and twitter… the Australian pro...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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Future Classic: Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics “The Agenda”

I wanted to wait for our new MIMS Radio Show to come out to unleash this one but it’s such a beautiful song that I had to share it now. It’ll make your day that much better. Atlanta based Ruby Velle & The Soulph...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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Mix of the day: DJ Blue “Origami”

Words & Sounds from DJ Blue: “Origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. I was inspired by this antique art when I conceived this mixtape. I had thought to bend many different musical genres, future-orien...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 

 
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Future Classic: Berry Weight “Music For Imaginary Movies”

Berry Weight is a duo of musicians from Canada and Switzerland: Nico (Apewok) and Maël (Stab). Actually, I thought BW was the name of a solo beatmaker but in my defense, most of this kind of instrumental hip-hop (à la Kid Ko...
by MaxRobin

 
 
Royal T - Eski Mix (Rinse FM)

Mix of the day: Royal T “Eski Mix” (Rinse FM)

Mix, artwork and words written by Royal-T: “Eski, or Eskibeat – as it is also known, was a genre of music founded and lead in the early 2000′s by MC and producer Wiley. Crediting the majority of his songs arou...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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Future Classic: Boogat “Eres Hecha Para Mí”

I never bought into “post-racial” as an idea. What we are still goes a long way to explain who we are, regardless of what the politically-correct try to hammer down our collective ear. Boogat is a prime example of h...
by Markings