Mix of the day: J Rocc “Best of Quantic Mix”
Quantic is living the dream, an avid record collector, Will Holland has taken it a step further by creating music through different styles (Soul, Dub, Cumbia) and with various projects (Combo Barbaro, Quantic Soul Orchestra) reuniting legendary musicians in the process (Spanky Wilson, Alfredito Linares). He has already released an …
Forgotten Treasure: Funky Rainbow “What I Want Is What I Get” (1979)
Who ever said that the US has the monopoly on great Disco Funk? This UFO all the way from Trinidad & Tobago circa 1979 is there to disprove that notion. I found this awesome record from Funky Rainbow in the 45’s collector bin of Mike Vault, the famous British record …
MIMS “Forgotten Treasures Compilation #5”
Here is fifth compilation of ”forgotten treasures” which is – if you’re new here – one of the pillars of this website. The idea is usally to ask our DJ and Producer and all around Music Junky friends to pick one track they’d like to share with you. The fifth …
Future Classic: BinkBeats “Beats Unraveled”
For the most part, YouTube has sort of ruined the whole idea of cover versions for me. I mean, you check out a video you like and in the side bar you can see about 18 different versions of random people butchering a song in their basement. Of course, whatever …
Future Classic: Skinny Bros & Jonathan Emile
Do you guys remember songwriting duos? I’m sure Timberland and Timberlake rings a bell and of course Paul McCartney and John Lennon are probably the best known duo but what about Isaac Haynes and David Porter or if I dig even deeper into my childhood memories, the Sherman Brothers who …
Future Classic: Ian Kamau “One Day Soon”
I’ve been steering clear of lyrics recently and letting my ears revel in the beauty of instrumentals and beats. It’s been a wonderful experience so far but I must admit, it was a deliberate and bitter decision I made for myself so I wouldn’t end up hating music, or more …
Forgotten Treasures: Conjure “Music for the Texts of Ishmael Reed” (1985)
On my last trip to New York, I paid a visit to the Brazilian vinyl mecca Tropicalia in Furs (peace to its East 5th Street digs). In browsing their jazz section, this rust-coloured jacket with a somewhat melancholy portrait struck my attention. As I read the list of personnel, it …
Forgotten Treasures: Bobby Bland (1930 – 2013)
Another soul giant passed away recently, but Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland was more than a tear-jerking blues man. In his obituary he was described as “among the great storytellers of blues and soul music… [who] created tempestuous arias of love, betrayal and resignation, set against roiling, dramatic orchestrations, and left the …
Future Classic: Jessy Lanza “Kathy Lee” (Hyperdub Records)
As I’ve stated before, I am always enthralled when a Canadian artist breaks into the UK underground scene that rules my every being. And it has happened yet again! This time with the mysterious Jessy Lanza, an Ontario based songstress via the ever-powerful label Hyperdub, run by the mighty Steve …
Forgotten Treasure: Nina Simone “House Of The Rising Sun” (1968)
No lengthy introduction needed; the recording speaks for itself: Nina Simone performing “House Of The Rising Sun” live at The Bitter End in NYC in 1968. This is one of those songs whose mythos is as dense as the register of artists performing it. From Andy Griffith to Dylan, the …
RIP Darondo (1946 – 2013)
Darondo was a Bay area soul and funk singer with an incredibly distinctive raspy voice that blended perfectly with the raw instrumental arrangements he vocalized on. He has recently passed and thankfully his body of work has been reissued. If one of his songs has left an imprint, it is …
ELAQUENT “Forgotten Treasures Mix #10”
It’s already the 10th edition of our Forgotten Treasures mixes series and we couldn’t be happier with the results so far. Each mix has been magical! Well, this one fits in very nicely with the others as a mix that is very personal and full of nuggets you probably never heard, or …