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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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Forgotten Treasure: Pattie Blingh “Brother: The Point” 2562 Remix (2008)

What with Mr Huismans (aka A Made Up Sound / 2562) taking us on a tour of his favourite record stores (link to article), now seems like a good time to drop this Forgotten Treasure. Dubstep happened to me when I started uni in 2005. It involved spending hours in a grubby room under Brighton [...]


 
 
 

 
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Forgotten Treasure: Dipset “More than Music” (2005)

Dipset is synonymous with the last great crew takeover from NYC’s rap scene. Led by veteran KillaCam, the Dipset movement spread quickly through mixtapes and huge hits fueled by montrous beats from Just Blaze and  then n...
by DJ Asma

 
 
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Mix of the day: Dandy Teru & Quiet Dawn “French Toast #13″

via Dandy Teru & Quiet Dawn: “Ladies and Gents, Welcome on this new French Toast delivery! Cold weather, snow, but beautiful releases were on our menu since last show. Let’s celebrate spring with a dose of beautiful...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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Future Classic: Romare “Love Songs EP” (Black Acre Records)

Finally, Romare’s new four track “Love Songs: Part One” EP on Black Acre is out! We are really excited for the good news but could it possibly match our high expectations? Yes, it does. Last years’ ‘Meditations on A...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 

 
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Mix of the Day: Soulection “Show #125 w/ Ta-ku, Kaytranada, & Bahwee”

via Soulection: What a week-end it’s been! It all started when Ta-ku and I hung out in Highland Park (LA) and chilled with Eric Coleman (Mochilla). We had a chance to visit Stones Throw! Very inspiring. Shouts to Coleman ...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
Mr. Leenknecht - Ain't No Sunshine

Mix of the Day: Mr. Leenknecht “Ain’t No Sunshine”

Really cool mix right here from our Belgian homie Mr. Leenknecht. He’s a DJ and graffiti artist from Ghent who organizes the Chunks of Funk parties, he’s part of the Brussels-based collective Futuristik Soul (Futuristik...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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10 Radio Shows you need in your life

Radio has always been one of my first loves. Certain key radio shows have provided a huge influence in my approach as a DJ, music lover and is still the foundation of the whole Music Is My Sanctuary website after 5 years. We ma...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 

 
DJ Koze "Amygdala"

Future Classic: DJ Koze “Amygdala” (Pampa Records)

When it comes to house and techno, I like to think I’m a pretty strict guy. Most of the dance tracks that come out these days are mind-numbingly boring and predictable to me (not to mention excessively filtered and over-p...
by Doc'trin

 
 
Positive K "I Got A Man" (1992)

Forgotten Treasure: Positive K “I Got A Man” (1992)

I’m always a huge fan of tracks from the 90′s golden age of hip-hop that are slightly faster and more on the disco tip. Generally more at the front end of the 1990′s there are a bunch of classics like De La So...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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Yatha Bhuta Jazz Combo (Onra & Buddy Sativa)

Yatha Bhuta Jazz Combo is the collaborative project between French producers, Onra & Buddy Sativa. Their self-titled album drops April 8th (UK) / April 9th (US) via All City Records. The album consists of 12 tracks of deep ...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 

 
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24 Hours Of Vinyl – 7th Edition Video Recap

Here is a great little video recap from our last edition of 24 Hours of Vinyl on March 2nd at the Montreal Nuit Blanche event. Mucho Thanks to our partners in the event: Red Bull Canada, Le Bleury, 10Kilos.us Video by Topograph...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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Future Classic: Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie “No Holdings” (Karlovak Records)

I often like to do this thing where I just order a bunch of records online on a whim and completely forget about them until they appear at my doorstep a couple of weeks later. This may sound like irresponsible, impulsive behavi...
by Sandy Tea

 
 
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Sweatson Klank “Forgotten Treasures Mix #08″

It’s already the 8th edition of our Forgotten Treasures mixes series and we couldn’t be happier so far. Each mix has been magical! Well, this one fits in very nicely with the others as a mix that is very personal an...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 

 
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Future Classic: Letherette “Letherette” (Ninja Tune)

Ever since we discovered them on a pair of EP’s on Ho_Tep Records (affiliated with Eglo) we’ve been madly in love with Letherette‘s work. The duo’s productions sounds like bits and pieces of a ton of dif...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)

 
 
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Future Classic: L’Orange “Speakeasy”

Perhaps it’s the crackles and hiss, the sway and the swagger, or the lunge and the lean, that make this track stand out. Perhaps it’s the loving use of film noir dialogue that brings the imagination into a familiar ...
by Joanne Lam

 
 
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Wax Poetics #54 (Feat Big Daddy Kane, Joey Badass, Darryl Hall & Jose James

Purchase Issue 54. via WaxPoetics.com: “Issue 54 split covers celebrate two scenes—blue-eyed soul and Brooklyn MCs—brought together as only Wax Poetics can. Cover one sports legendary Brooklyn MC and Juice Crew alum B...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)