Forgotten Treasure: Roy Ayers “Chicago” (1983)
In the category of tracks and artists that were before their time let me present “Chicago” by the criminally underrated Roy Ayers. This is the very foundation of house music, and is it any coincidence that the title bears the name of the birthplace of house music. I’m sure that …
Future Classic: Ben Westbeech “There’s More to Life than This”
He hasn’t jumped the gun, that’s for sure. Having spent several rudderless years following the release of his debut album Welcome To The Best Years Of Your Life, the re-energised producer, singer and DJ eased himself back in to the breach earlier this year with the single Falling and follow-up …
SBTRKT “Pharaohs” Video
Second single from SBTRKT‘s pretty outstanding record. Easily a contender for one of the best electronic LP’s of the year.
Forgotten Treasure: Lee Dorsey “Give it up” (1969)
This track proves that when you ask for certain things nicely, you just might get lucky. Or you can just put on this great track which deserves a spot on everyone’s “let’s get it on” playlist. Lee Dorsey was an R&B singer from Louisiana singer during the 1960s. Much of …
Forgotten Treasure: Soul Clan “That’s How It Feels” (1968)
The Soul Clan were a short-lived but legendary supergroup comprised of some of the biggest names in ’60s soul, their proper recording career amounted to a mere two songs, but the act’s lineup was enough to make any R&B aficionado take notice: Solomon Burke, Arthur Conley, Don Covay, Ben E. …
Future Classic: Ghostpoet “Liiiines” (Lando Kal & XXXY Remixes)
Digital drop next Monday (5th September) on Brownswood Recordings featuring two of our favourite producers who have persistently expanded the boundaries of bass music in recent times. xxxy’s releases on Orca, Fabric and Ten Thousand Yen pushed all the right buttons for us – rooted in UK Funky but always …
Guest Mix #06: BETA HECTOR (UK)
Just got a really cool treat in the good ol inbox. An upfront and exclusive mix from Beta Hector (the founding member of funk band Baby Charles) who is signed to Tru Thoughts and about to release his first LP called “Sunbeam Insulin” out on October 18th in the US. …
Future Classic: Nicolas Jaar “What My Last Girl Put Me Through”
There’s been a lot of hype these past few years surrounding Nicolas Jaar and I’ve been slowly getting into some of his work. Can’t say i’m the biggest fan yet but he’s sure showing a lot of promise. The kid is only 21 and already putting out some pretty deep …
Forgotten Treasure: Mike & The Censations – There Is Nothing I Can Do About It (1966)
Wowza. This discovery just makes my day… I just shared my “future classic” pick of the day, a really great Nicolas Jaar remix of this track. I instantly wanted to dig out the original which wasn’t easy to find because the remix EP had no official credits and didn’t have …
Forgotten Treasure: Kadenza “Let’s Do It” (1982)
What an absolute killer 80’s boogie track from 1982 out of the UK. Let’s Do It by Kadenza was released by PRT Records (previously known as Pye Records) and up until Niles from Moovmnt.com (awesome site, check it out!) posted about this, I had no idea about this gem! Not …
Future Classic: Ben Westbeech “Something For the Weekend” (+ Roska Remix!)
It’s only Monday morning, but in the good spirit of making it alive to friday afternoon, Ben Westbeech, one of our favorite dudes, is offering his new single from the very anticipated upcoming LP to drop on Strictly Rhythm. and the Roska Remix! [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/20280685″] . The full Something For …
Questlove “Lost Samples BBC Radio 1 Mix”
Let’s face it, the whole doing a “samples” mix has been to death. One of the main reasons i’ve never done one of those mixes is that there are tons of people out there who are just untouchable in that sphere (J Rocc, Muro, Paul Nice, etc.) but hey, this …