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MIMS Forgotten Treasures
Steve Arrington "Beddie-Biey" (1983)

Forgotten Treasure: Steve Arrington “Beddie-Biey” (1983)

Oh the things you can find in dollar bins! My favourite kind of digging is getting down in the crates no one touches and spend a whole bunch of money on overlooked gems you can buy just based on a hunch or simply because of the...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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MIMS Future Classics
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Future Classic: Istolethesoul “Around Sounds”

Koray Ozel, Toronto-based DJ and lover of all music, is pleased to announce the launch of his new label, Istolethesoul Records, and the release of its inaugural compilation simply titled, Around Sounds. A self-described “musi...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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MIMS Future Classics
Unknown Mortal Orchestra "So Good At Being In Trouble"

Future Classic: Unknown Mortal Orchestra “So Good At Being In Trouble”

I was in deep deep music research mode for a music documentary project. Digging in styles I wouldn’t necessarily naturally do research in. Stuff like Tropical, Indie, Pop… and strangely enough the same ratio of awfu...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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Guest Mixes
Mr. Leenknecht - Ain't No Sunshine

Mix of the Day: Mr. Leenknecht “Ain’t No Sunshine”

Really cool mix right here from our Belgian homie Mr. Leenknecht. He’s a DJ and graffiti artist from Ghent who organizes the Chunks of Funk parties, he’s part of the Brussels-based collective Futuristik Soul (Futuristik...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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MIMS Forgotten Treasures Mixes
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Sweatson Klank “Forgotten Treasures Mix #08″

It’s already the 8th edition of our Forgotten Treasures mixes series and we couldn’t be happier so far. Each mix has been magical! Well, this one fits in very nicely with the others as a mix that is very personal an...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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MIMS Future Classics
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Future Classic: Lion Babe “Treat Me Like Fire”

Every time we put out one of our MIMS Radio Shows, we always like to ask people what their favorite discoveries were. So after our #61 show (link) a few people answered that they loved Lion Babe’s “Treat Me Like Fir...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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MIMS Forgotten Treasures Compilations
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MIMS “Forgotten Treasures Compilation #4″

Here is fourth compilation of ”forgotten treasures” which is – if you’re new here – one of the pillars of this website. The idea is to ask our DJ and Producer and all around Music Junky friends to pick one track they...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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MIMS Forgotten Treasures Mixes
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Dandy Teru “Forgotten Treasures Mix #07″

Dandy Teru is one our good friends from across the pond. A great producer, art director and host of the French Toast radio show on Laidback Radio with Quiet Dawn. We discovered him with the great “Massive Suits Quartet&...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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Future Classic: Menahan Street Band “The Crossing”

Brooklyn-based collective Menahan Street Band hit the scene with their first release Make the Road by Walking on Daptone subsidiary Dunham records in 2008. It’s eponymous single made waves as it was sampled by Jay-Z (RocBoys)...
by DJ Asma
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MIMS Forgotten Treasures
The Marriotts - Tell It Like It Is

Forgotten Treasure: The Marriotts “Tell It Like It Is” (1969)

It’s hard to believe that a piece of music, especially in this day and age, can be discovered but without any knowledge as to where it originated. The Marriotts‘ Tell It LIke It Is is one of these rarities – n...
by Joanne Lam
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Guest Mixes
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Hubbz “Natural Instinct” 45′s Mix

My brother from another mother, the one and only, DJ Hubbz, just dropped a new all 45 mix for the heads. This mix is a seamless fusion of funk, cumbia, dub & latin infused beats. On top of being one of the nicest guys aroun...
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Free Download: Mo’ Kolours “Promise”

Mo Kolours has offered us Promise, a free track from his upcoming EP3: Tusk Dance released 24 Feb. Listen & download below and pre-order here. – See more at: http://onehandedmusic.com/artist/mokolours/ “Over the...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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