Exclusive Premiere: Um River “Night Ceremony” (Arken Records)
Fresh of the back of his recent ‘Environments Ten’ release on XVI Records, South London based producer and Brownswood Future Bubblers alumni Munro returns to his own imprint Arken Records, bringing a few friends along for the ride. Following on from his debut Arken Records 12”, (a limited- to 100 …
Bullion Celebrates The 10th Anniversary of “Pet Sounds: In The Key Of Dee”
It seems like just yesterday that a young unsigned British producer by the name of Bullion put out his debut release: the unofficial (but officially dope) “Pet Sounds: In the Key of Dee”. In internet years, 2007 seems like ages ago: Myspace, blogspot pages, RSS feeds, CD-R’s. Musically it was …
Tribute to ERICK SERMON – Selected & Mixed by DJ Psycut
Founding member of EPMD and Def Squad, Erick Sermon aka the Green Eyed Bandit is a legendary Producer & MC from Brentwood, Long Island. In my opinion he’s always been the funkiest producer on the East Coast. Through his records, I became interested in P-Funk, Zapp, Johnny Guitar Watson, to …
MIMS Guest Mix: Gaby Hernandez (Mr. Bongo, LA)
“Music is a conversation about one’s state of mind and heart! Summer is upon us and I’m feeling warm and breezy.” Gaby recently released her third album “Spirit Reflection” on Mr. Bongo. “Spirit Reflection” features a stellar line-up of LA talent; jazz star Kamasi Washington, Stuart Howard (AKA Lapalux), Kelis …
MIMS Guest Mix: SMODBT (Brussels, Belgium)
Expect an audiophile journey which celebrates the music styles originating from parts of the world less fortunate than our own. You’ll certainly pass by baile-funk in Da Rocinha, kwaito-boogie in Soweto, darky-grime in Newham, electronic-a-rabica in Manshiet Nasser or even jazzy-dangdut in Bandung. FULL DESCRIPTION COMING SOON TRACKLIST 1- Lama …
MIMS Guest Mix: Lost Midas (Tru Thoughts)
LA-based beatsmith Lost Midas shares some unexpected inspirations from his forthcoming album “Undefined” coming June 30, 2017 on Tru Thoughts. With influences ranging from a lifelong love of pop melodies and the ‘80s New Wave through J. Dilla to The Mahavishnu Orchestra, LA based producer and multi-instrumentalist Lost Midas treads an …
JAZZ AMNESTY SOUND SYSTEM – #09 “99% Ahmed Abdul-Malik”
This episode is dedicated to Ahmed Abdul-Malik. Born Johnathan Timm Jr. (January 30, 1927 – October 2, 1993), Ahmed Abdul-Malik was supposedly born in the West Indies and later rumoured to be of Sudanese decent. An Afro-Vincentian double bassist and oud player, Brooklynite, and known by many of his predecessors as …
MIMS Guest Mix: Neue Grafik
“Just a moment with my vinyl collection. 48 mins strictly for dancers. Hope you like it.” We’re excited to welcome French producer Neue Grafik to our expanding roster of Guest Mixes. As always we encourage artists we love to record something special and spontaneous for us with songs they might …
Fredfades Brings The Heat While Keeping It Cool
It’s no secret that Norway’s Mutual Intentions crew has been becoming more and more of a staple in the worldwide hip-hop scene. Paying homage to the foundations, pushing the sound forward without falling into boom bap clichés. Fredfades is a crucial member of the crew, starting out as the DJ and …
MIMS Guest Mix: Tumbao Radio (Colombia Special)
Tumbao is an Afro-Latin Soundsystem that will make the dancefloor hustle to the tropical sounds of vinyl records from African, Latin, Caribbean and Oriental shores. In this inaugural episode for Radio Tumbao, the Montreal-based collective (formed of DJ Rhythm & Hues, Dr. Bahar and frequent MIMS contributor ASMA) cooks up …
Exclusive Premiere: Au Dré “Wonder” (Gulf Point Records)
Melbourne band-scene heavies Au Dré (Audrey Powne & James Bowers) blast onto the Gulf in style! Late in 2016 they launched a self-titled, self-released CD that smashed the barriers of both time and taste with a boogie-fuelled, synth-pop jaunt through decidedly jazzy landscapes. Peppered with sultry stories and New Jack …
MIMS Guest Mix: DJ BRUCE (DJ Palace, NYC)
A warm, funky, weird, international acid trip for your ears. This mix was inspired by a couple things – the first was that I spend a lot of time in dance music centered environments. The untz untz, while I love it, can get a little overwhelming for me after hours …