Customized Cases for your 45’s
I used to not collect 45’s and I still hate myself for forgoing digging through them in Lima for lack of time (so much Fania and Peruvian garage left behind). But now I have 45 fever and I am amassing big quantities. Soon shoeboxes just don’t cut it anymore and …
Unsung Documentary: Gil Scott Heron – A Poet, A Prophet and a Pioneer
The revolution will be not televised is an amazing mini-documentary about the life of a prophet, poet and great musician: the late Gil Scott-Heron. Presented by TVOne as part of the Unsung series, the great interviews in the doc, help us to keep memory of Scott-Heron alive and remind us …
Here & Now: HEJIRA pick their current favourites jams
A nice addition to our HERE & NOW series where we ask some of our favourite peoples to let us know what they are playing on their home stereos these days. The picks come from Hejira, a four-piece band based in London that you really do need to discover if …
Mix of the Day: Doc Delay “Galactic Elastic”
I’ve been a fan of Doc Delay for a long time his mixes are stellar in both packaging, content and execution. He recently released a record on PL70 (our review here) which truly represents his unique style of psych rock sampling esthetic and spaced out instrumentation. But now he is …
HERE & NOW – ‘Nuff Charts – January 2014 (Part 2)
We here at Music Is My Sanctuary are huge fans of any and all kinds of Lists, Charts, Best-Of’s, Playlists and so on… They are like gold to us! Asking someone with extensive knowledge on a subject to list some of his favorites is one of the greatest paths to …
In Conversation With: NICKY BLACKMARKET by LAW Magazine
In Conversation With: Nicky Blackmarket by LAW Magazine (Law-Mag.com) I’ve got distant memories of fluorescent posters tagged to traffic lights and railings, names like Ratpack and Nicky Blackmarket splashed across them in chunky black text. I was a bit young really, getting my first taste of drum & bass through …
Mix of the Day: Sweatson Klank & Mr. Goldman “Yachty By Nature Mix”
via our good friend Sweatson Klank aka Take : “The year is 1980. The location, Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles, California and the decade of the 70’s has left many musicians and aging hippies turned yuppie a little burnt out and in need of relaxation. Step into the marina, where life …
Mix of the Day: Andrew Ashong “The Vinyl Factory Mix #1”
via The Vinyl Factory: “The Vinyl Factory are excited to welcome multi-talented producer, musician and Sound Signature graduate Andrew Ashong to launch our vinyl-only mix series. Having burst onto the scene in 2012 with the summertime jam ‘Flowers‘ co-produced with Theo Parrish, Andrew has this week released his self-titled follow-up …
Mix of the Day: Cratery #61 (by Arcee, Kaewonder, & DJ Serious)
Here is a fantastic mix from the Toronto based collective known as Cratery. We had the pleasure of having 2 of 3 members drop an amazing set at our 24 Hours of Vinyl event in Toronto (which you can check here). But mostly, right now you should check out Cratery …