Gilles Peterson “Soundsystem Culture and Dancefloor Retrospective” – BBC Radio1
It’s really strange for me to listen to the last few Gilles Peterson Worldwide shows on BBC Radio1. Other than the Montreal people who have helped and influenced me along the way, Gilles has always been my biggest influence. I started listening to the show in 2001 and have been …
Future Classic: Robert Glasper Experiment “Fever” Ft. Hindi Zahra (Bonus Track)
For all the soul heads I think it’s safe to assume that Robert Glasper‘s “Black Radio” was one record that we were all waiting for impatiently ever since hearing the Badu track and hearing about the impressive roster of guests. Well, the record didn’t disappoint that for sure: one of …
24 HOV Mixes: RILLY GUILTY (Montreal)
Here is a pretty awesome mix rescued from our very first “24 Hours of Vinyl” event. The whole event was probably my personal favorite of 2011 because I had some of Montreal’s most interesting DJ’s come through will absolutely wonderful music. It was quite the religious experience actually! Well, definitely …
Guest Mix: Priceyall “This Jam Is Way Out”
Don’t get distracted by the wacky artwork, this mix from Chicago’s Priceyall is dead serious. One quick glance at the tracklist and you know that this is going to be a good one, loads of things you might know (Devin‘s classic “See What I Could Pull”) combined with tons of …
Future Classic: Slakah the Beatchild “Wanna Do”
When picking future classics or forgotten treasures, we try to do our own thing and not just do the repost thing. What’s the point if every single site out there is getting excited about the new Burial or James Blake joint? Well, in this case we did “steal” the idea …
Count Ossie and the Mystic Revelation
As a young boy Ossie grew up in a rasta community where he learned techniques of vocal chanting and hand drumming under the tutelage of Brother Job. In the early 1950s he set up a Rasta community in Rockfort on the east side of Kingston, where many of Kingston’s musicians …
Future Classic: Machinedrum “Dekalbeat” (ft. Theophilus London)
I first heard about New York producer Machinedrum on Jesse Boykins III’s disco jam “B4 The Night Is Through” and decided to go hunting for more of this talented producers’ work. I stumbled on a track called “Dekalbeat” that was created about a year ago with fellow New Yorker Theophilus …
“The Joy Of Disco” (a BBC Documentary)
Ever wonder where the idea of beatmatching and mixing songs together first came from? How about ye ol’ birth of the 12” record? Any takes on what started same sex liberation on the dance floor? Last night I watched BBC’s documentary The Joy Of Disco which provided a very basic …
BADBADNOTGOOD “CMYK/DMZ” Live in London
If you don’t know about BadBadNotGood then we’re have you been these last 3 weeks?? heheh… Who can blame you if you haven’t, 3 weeks on the internet is like 3 years in the real world. Things are moving that fast and the attention span of music listeners / media …
Forgotten Treasure: Gil Scott-Heron “Angel Dust” (1978)
Gil Scott Heron is justifiably recognised as one of the most unique black music artists of all time. His music transgresses all musical barriers in the same way that Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley and Marvin Gaye did, although never crossing over to that realm of mainstream recognition. Along with co-producer …
Robert Glasper Interview
We interviewed Robert Glasper before his amazing show in Montreal and had a nice little talk about bringing back jazz music, remix projects, hanging with Dilla and covering Nirvana. Big ups to Scott C of Barbarian Love who handled the interview duties. We know the video is a bit blurry …
MOOVMNT “Glimeering Fractions : Mix 02”
“Breathtaking sparkles, glimmering fractions. What melodical madness causes such satisfaction?” The MOOVMNT squad is back with our second monthly selection of rare melodical gems. February’s birthstone is Amethyst. For all you heavy drinkers, pay attention! This violet variety of quartz means ‘not intoxicated’ in Ancient Greek. People believed that the …