Exclusive Premieres

Exclusive Premiere: The Offline “Le Club”

As the days grow longer and the weather slowly begins to warm up, The Offline has gifted us with a sonic journey to the summertime with his latest release on “Le Club”. Through his blend of cinematic soul and funk, the track invokes the mood of carefree travels to popular …

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Alex Figueira Drops New Single in Anticipation of Debut Solo Album

Alex Figueira returns with, “La Culebra,” a vocoder-laced funk groove that blends elements of Cymande and CAN with the spirit of his earlier work with Tropical psych funk band Fumaça Preta. “Culebra,” which translates to “snake” in Spanish, takes its inspiration from Venezuelan slang, where it refers to an unresolved …

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Exclusive Premieres

Exclusive Premiere : XL Middleton “Crown Royal Bags” (MoFunk Records)

Just as clubs and music venues worldwide have shuttered, victims of a pandemic and overall dystopian experience that most living human beings have never been through, XL Middleton unexpectedly brings us the soundtrack for the dance floor in our minds with ​Rose Bowl Motel​. It’s a four-track EP crafted with …

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MIMS ShowsVoyage Funktastique

VOYAGE FUNKTASTIQUE #199 — Hosted by Walla P

This month’s show features new music from XL Middleton, KNLO, Teslarosa, Farley, Kazzey, Bret Eclectic and much more. TRACKLIST : Buscrates – How Ya Gonna Do It (ft. Kate Moe Dee)Knlo feat, Caro Dupont – L’École à la MaisonFarley – Treat Yourself (ft. Falcxne)Koolade – The Drop (feat. Mystee)Teslarosa – …

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Exclusive Premieres

Exclusive Premiere: Raúl Monsalve y los Forajidos “Cafunga” (Forthcoming on Olindo Records)

Something is cooking. Afro-Venezuelan rhythms meet James Brown inspired funk on “Cafunga” by Raúl Monsalve y los Forajidos. Over hip-shaking bass guitar, big brass chords and the beat of the clarín drum, we hear how to make the best cafunga, a very old Afro-Venezuelan recipe made with plantain and cheese. …

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Forgotten Treasures

Forgotten Treasure: Hudson People “Trip To Your Mind” (1979)

When I travel by myself for some DJ gigs, a quality playlist on the ipod is absolutely crucial. It seems that when you are absorbing a completely new landscape it gives songs you’ve heard a new meaning. So this one is dedicated to the beautiful car ride from Croatia to …

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Forgotten Treasures

Forgotten Treasure: Perk Badger “Do Your Stuff” (1966)

Last week we wrote about some of the absolute worst examples of advertising campaigns using music or featuring the musicians as celebrity endorsers. (Link) On the flip side, sometimes it does work out brilliantly. In this case, Nike of the best advertisers of the last 40 years goes digging deep …

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Guest Mixes

Guest Mix #50: NIK WESTON (Mukatsuku Records, UK)

Special guest mix by MUKATSUKU head honcho and digger extraordinaire: NIK WESTON! Nik Weston is a DJ, music producer, record label owner of Mukatsuku Records and music buyer for Juno Records. Based out of London, UK, he was from the late 1990s to 2007 a key player in the promotion …

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Tribute Mixes

Tribute to CAMEO – Selected by Psycut

I was born in the suburbs of Paris in 1982 and I am not ashamed to say that the very first time I heard about Cameo was in the lyrics of IAM’s “Je Danse Le Mia” (1994) I later bought my first Cameo album title “Cardiac Arrest” released in 1977 …

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Guest Mixes

Guest Mix #40: CHRISTIAN MARTIR (Sociedad Records, NYC)

via Christian Martir: “The mix was inspired by the soul and vibrations of New York City. The music of this mix refelcts the internal conversations we have during the commute we take from our homes to our busy lives. As we pass the various neighnoorhoods and go from underground to …

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Rob “Make It Fast, Make It Slow”
Forgotten Treasures

Forgotten Treasure: Rob “Make It Fast, Make It Slow” (1978)

Everybody around me knows how passionate I am about finding the original songs that have been sampled by my favorites beatmakers. I think this is something that a lot of us music nerds love doing. This obsession is the reason why I listen to so much different kind of music …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: Mister Jason Has A Posse (DJ Format’s “A-Z Of Classic Breaks” Remix)

The drumbreak is the cornerstone of record digging, beatmaking and general vinyl nerdery. Well this DJ Format track is the epitome of break mixing; literraly covering the lexicon of classic drumbreaks. Each letter of the alphabet is associated with one or more drum break and an MC performs alphabetical aerobics …

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