Forgotten Treasures

Forgotten Treasure: Saul Williams “Elohim (1972)”

In 1998, Ninja Tune, an independent UK record label, released the Elohim (1972) EP, debut release of poet, actor & MC, Saul Williams. Whilst heard from time to time in the years since, Twice the First Time, its standout track, has always seemed massively slept on. On Twice the First Time, …

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Guest Mixes

MIMS Guest Mix: ECE & DEBORA (London, Love Vinyl / SOTU)

Ece and Debora are curious heads from Istanbul. They have recorded this vinyl only set on a funky evening with laughs and dances all around. Expect a jam of psychedelic eastern sounds, jazz and soul with a cosmic vibe. TRACKLIST Yaz Gunesi – Yeni Bir Dunya Mtume – Umoja Unknown …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: Reginald Omas Mamode IV “Reginald Omas Mamode IV”

London talent Reginald Omas Mamode IV delivers a wonderful self-titled full length that pays as much tribute to his heritage as it does to a futuristic vision of soul music. Blending hand claps, organic drum patterns, and funky-as-you-like synth lines with Mamode IV’s by now instantly recognizable voice; the album …

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Jazz Amnesty

JAZZ AMNESTY SOUND SYSTEM #04 – Bumpers

Lace up your dancing shoes! This mix of dancefloor jazz bumpers from the Jazz Amnesty Sound System is what you can use to help better prepare yourself for an upcoming get down and groovin’ set from the aforementioned sound system. Use these tracks to help perfect your dance moves or …

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Tribute Mixes

Tribute to KASHIF – Mixed & Selected by Walla P

2016 just saw another Legend pass away. Kashif Saleem, previously known as Michael Jones, was one of the most prolific producers in the 1980’s, producing for acts such as Melba Moore, Evelyn Champagne King, Withney Houston, Howard Johnson and George Benson, just to name a few. On a personal note, …

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Guest Mixes

MIMS Guest Mix: DUSTY (Jazz & Milk Records, Munich)

While on tour I had the pleasure of meeting the founder of Jazz & Milk when I played for his 11th anniversary party in lovely Munich. A great night with absolutely killer sound all the way through. The now famous E&S 400 mixer was added to an already more than …

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Tribute Mixes

Tribute to DJ DUKE – Selected & Mixed by The Rawsoul

There was a time in the New York underground House music history where DJ Duke was omnipresent. He founded his label, Power Music, in 1992 which later become a huge structure consisting of about ten sub labels around 1995. His massive body of work is really representative of the evolution …

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Tribute Mixes

Tribute(s) to JOHN COLTRANE – Selected by Miguel Colectivo

Text by Jesus Rodriguez There are no liner notes, essays or books that could ever really put just how vast the influence of John Coltrane is. Maybe a multiple-tome encyclopedia. Maybe. These liner notes will be no such attempt towards that. However, with this brand new mix conceptualized by Colectivo …

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Forgotten Treasures

Forgotten Treasure: Tee Mac Night Illusion (1980)

Soul Jazz Records’ are releasing Tee Mac’s ‘Night Illusion’, a lost classic Nigerian Afro soul meets disco boogie funk album originally released in Nigeria in 1980 as a private-press release of 1000 copies on the enigmatic artists’ own label. Impossibly hard to find, the record remains practically unknown outside of …

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Interviews

An Interview With The World Renowned Brazilian Vinyl Dealer Joel Oliveira Stones

Interview by: DJ ASMA Joel Oliveira Stones is a world renowned Brazilian Vinyl dealer and multi-disciplined artist based in NYC. While visiting Montreal, he took the time to share his thoughts with us on vinyl dealing, vinyl brokering, musical performance and owning his own shop, Tropicalia In Furs. ASMA: Tell us …

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Tribute Mixes

Tribute to MARVIN GAYE – Selected by KOBAL

Since I was a teenager my love for soul music has been growing exponentially. Getting back to where this passion started for me, around 1985 I was listening as usual to my favorite radio station (Couleur3, the Swiss station) and “Is That Enough” from Marvin Gaye came on the air …

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Jazz Amnesty

JAZZ AMNESTY SOUND SYSTEM #03 – Ellington Disguises

Duke Ellington is jazz royalty. He has released too many records to count, had innumerable jazz greats pass through his orchestra, and he performed constantly from the 1920s to the early 1970s, an unstoppable touring machine that played the world over. During this fifty year burst of creativity Duke also …

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