MIMS Guest Mix: Rough Draft (Bristol, UK)
Bristol’s Rough Draft is now in to its 3rd year and the team (Ed, Alex & Sam) seem to have really found themselves their niche. After starting of in the bars of Stokes Croft they wanted to do something that wasn’t just the usual RA top 100 DJ’s that get …
Tribute to DJ QUIK – Selected & Mixed by Dr. MaD
“I feel like if I’m not going to change the game or do something innovative, then I’m not motivated.” -DJ Quik From his hard-groovy production signature, to his funky multiple rhyme patterns, his ability to play many instruments, his skills to rock a party behind the decks, his knob twisting …
Kyle Hall “Eutrophia Sevan” (Wild Oats)
via Wild Oats: Wild Oats proudly presents a new 7 inch from Kyle Hall entitled ‘Eutrophia Sevan’. This project is an ode to the earth and its plant based life forms that give us sustenance, nurturing, and knowledge through both its cultivation, observation, and consumption. It is my understanding that …
BALANCE Best of 2017: The First Half (Hosted by Spacewalker)
Special edition of Balance on show #530, and it’s time for the mid-year review of some of my favourite tracks/albums from the first six months of 2017! Music from Hanna, Lord Echo, Moonchild, Hampshire & Foat, Wayne Snow, Thundercat & more! Hope you like it and feel free to add …
MIMS Guest Mix: Jitwam (The Jazz Diaries, India)
India’s Jitwam comes in hot with a bent and woozy mix of Hip Hop & Soul influences as well as some traditional and folk songs to give a wonderful taste of his musical palate. “Something to listen to with open ears, hearts and minds. A moment of joy, peace and surrender. …
AYBEE Articulates The Alphabet of Rhythm
Fifteen years deep into a riotous and defiant career, AYBEE – the multi-platform artist from Oakland, California and founder & chief alchemist at the Deepblak imprint doubles and triples down on the credo of ‘jumping off the ledge’ when creating his own dynamism of techno and house music. “The Motion …
Digging Beyond The Crates With Mad Mats
The word curation has been overused these past few years, it now belongs with all the other buzzwords we hear and raise our eyebrows at. Yet, music curator is probably what best defines Stockholm’s Mad Mats. Before a track makes it onto one of his DJ sets or one of …
The Essentials of Omar: An Interview & Tribute Mix
My first introduction to Omar was around the mid 90s, which were also my early teens, at a time when I was still scratching the surface of what would eventually become my musical taste. As the years went by, I realized that with each new album, his name would pop …
MIMS Guest Mix: Ambassadeurs “The Silk Road Mix” (Lost Tribe, Brighton)
“The inspiration for this mix came about after being introduced to loads of amazing Turkish psychedelic music by my girlfriend who comes from Istanbul and brings me records whenever she goes back to visit her hometown… This led me to delve deeper into the music from the surrounding countries to …
Talking Parallels With Nosaj Thing
If you ask anyone who is a fan of LA’s Beat Scene about Nosaj Thing, they will tell you that without a doubt, he is one of the founding members of the movement. Nosaj Thing (real name Jason Chung) started his career off by attending one of LA’s first Low End …
Exclusive Premiere: Aroop Roy “Tembandumba (Club Mix)” (Sol Power Sound)
Sol Power Sound adds a fifth release to its catalogue with ‘Rising Tides,’ a blazing EP from London producer Aroop Roy. Aroop has delivered a string of hit records on Gamm, Basic Fingers, House of Disco, and Kampana, and is a welcome addition to the growing Sol Power Sound family. …
MIMS Guest Mix: Tawiah (London, Lima Limo)
“This mix includes tracks that represent childhood memories, friendships and musical collaborations. I have had the pleasure of knowing or working with all the people in this mix and wanted to share the good vibrations” Tawiah is a singer/songwriter and DJ. Her sound is unprocessed and uncompromising, her voice a …