Tribute to KENLO CRAQNUQUES – Selected by LEXIS
I love our tribute mix series which, like the website, covers a wide range of genres from house masters to jazz legends back to more experimental beats. This is one that has been on my mind for some time. Kenlo Craqnuques is one of our homegrown heroes (grew up in Quebec …
Forgotten Treasure: Chubb Rock “The Chubbster” – Clark Kent Remix (1991)
Since it’s my first take here, I decided to talk about a little something that both combines House music & Hip Hop elements from the early 90’s, a musical era that’s the closest to my heart. There was a time in the late 80’s and early 90’s, especially in New-York …
Future Classic: Kaytranada “99,9%”
It no secret Kaytranada has made his impact on the music scene felt in recent years. Perhaps, the biggest of all the new era of producers to rise in the new age of Soundcloud, Basecamp and other DIY platforms. With the highly antipacted release of his debut album on XL Recordings, featuring …
DJ Mixes Worth Your Time – May 2016
We know how you feel. You love music, but you’re simply overwhelmed by the amount of content out there! There are about 50 releases and 500 radio shows / DJ mixes released every day. Well, that’s where we step in with a selection you can trust! Here are some DJ …
Exclusive Preview: YellowStraps x Le Motel “Pollen” (Nikitch Remix)
via Tangram Records: “Mellow” was the name of the first self-released collab-LP between YellowStraps and Le Motel, two brothers and one of their best childhood friends. We immediately felt the urge to ask some of our best musical friends to make a remix of the record. To our biggest surprise …
Forgotten Treasure: Cortijo & His Time Machine “Y Su Maquina Del Tiempo” (1973)
Music is the greatest time and space traveler so when the snow and cold of New York has me needing to be somewhere warmer, I always turn to Cortijo. Rafael Cortijo’ career spanned over 50 years and countless genres. The beauty of Cortijo was his ability to balance the traditional …
Future Classic: Jamma-Dee “Vol 2” (Arcane NY)
In the past 30 years of underground dance music many labels and artists have gone for the tried and tested strategy of “mysterious marketing”: ultra-limited vinyl runs, cryptic information on the release and the artist, hand-made artwork. Part of the fun lies in trying to figure out who is hiding behind the …
KARIZMA – in 10 Records
In celebration of Baltimore house legend Karizma‘s first full length album under his Kaytronik moniker we wanted to have a little chat and talk about some the influences guiding the sound of one of our favorite House producers ever. We strongly recommend you get that new record titled “Thee Album“, …
Tribute to FRANKIE KNUCKLES – Selected by The Rawsoul
When I woke up and found out that Frankie Knuckles was gone I was quite surprised but mostly very sad. I went straight to the basement and started digging all of his records, productions and remixes. As I started to listen to his music; sadness promptly faded away as his …
Forgotten Treasure: Ebo Taylor “Twer Nyame” (1978)
via Mr. Bongo: Originally released in 1978 on Philips-West African-Records. Classic highlife sounds; uptempo grooves, vocals, tons of percussion, guitar, horns and organ lines. Featuring the stand-out ‘Atwer Abroba’. Ebo Taylor is one of Ghanaʼs finest producer/arrangers. Taylor was heavily influential in the unique sound that emerged from the country in …
24HOV Mixes – London Edition: NAMEBRANDSOUND
(Photo by Bruno Destombes) NameBrandSound is the brainchild of Broken Beat & UK Soul music pioneers IG Culture (aka TS Repman) and Alex Phountzi. NameBrandSound’s ‘brukworx’ style takes influence from dancehall, jungle, footwork, 2step soul and broken beats emerging with a forward thinking sound far greater than the sum of it’s …
Exclusive Premiere: NameBrandSound & Sonar’s Ghost “One Word Twice / Walker”
(Artwork by Eriizu) NameBrandSound is the brainchild of Broken Beat & UK Soul music pioneers IG Culture (aka TS Repman) and Alex Phountzi. Their newest EP seems join forces with another absolute legend; Sonar’s Ghost aka Dominic Stanton better known as Domu to all of us Broken Beat lovers. He recently …