Future Classic: The Very Yugo Cut Outs
After The Very Polish and The Very Soviet Cut-Outs, Zambon continues his endless trip around Eastern Europe with another excursion. Now it’s time to follow him and dive deep into dance music of former Yugoslavia. The very first volume of the brand new The Very Yugo Cut-Outs exposes a little …
90’s House Forgotten Treasures
Almost everyone agrees that House music saw some of its finest hours in the 90’s. Like Hip-Hop, it grew up in the 80’s but came of age in the 90’s when the sound started dispersing in tons of different directions and influences: Hip-House, French Touch, Disco House, Garage and so on. …
The New School of Broken Beat
We’ve been waiting for a long time to say it but let’s finally say it out loud: Broken Beat is back. The sound born in West London in the mid-90’s was one of the most inspiring and fresh approach to the fusion between Soul, Electronic and azzazz music until it …
Tribute to 95 NORTH – Selected & Mixed by AMATEUR AT PLAY
95 North (or any one of the roughly 10 aliases or so they’ve used during careers that span over two decades) consists of Doug Smith and Richard Payton, two DJs from the USA. In the photo above, Richard’s on the right and Doug is on the left. By their own admission, they’re …
Future Classic: DJ Sotofett “TDD-DDRR-IPP MIX”
The rise of Norway’s DJ Sotofett – a man whose eclectic tastes and eccentric nature can be heard in every oddball release – has been one of the more pleasing dance music developments of recent years. Here he brings his refreshingly unusual approach to Austria’s Laton label with six more …
Guest Mix: JOHN F.M. (Detroit, FXHE Records)
It has taken only two EP’s in a span a few months but the house & techno world has now taken notice of the newest talent out to come out of Detroit. More precisely, John F.M. is the newest talent backed by none other than Omar S. The two fantastic …
Classic Mixes: Moodymann – Live @ Rex Club, Paris (1995)
If you know a little about us here at MIMS, then you know that Detroit’s Moodymann is one of our all-time favorites. Much before even starting the site, we were buying and bumping his records. After posting a 1997 mix recorded on Radio Nova a little while back I uncovered another juicy …
1986 Magazine Article – The House Sound of Chicago
While digging around for pictures of the late 70’s, early 80’s electronic music scenes I stumbled upon this gem on the old TestPressing.org blog. A four page article dating back from September 1986 in the fashion, design and culture magazine i-D. It explores the emerging House music right from its …
Underground Resistance in 1992 Video “Public Tranceport”
Time for a proper throwback to one of the finest examples of Techno’s true underground days. This captivating video was shot over 20 years ago while Detroit’s Underground Resistance was in Vienna, Austria. Public Tranceport documents a street media event in 1992 featuring the original UR founders Jeff Mills and Mike Banks …
Classic Mixes: Bugz In The Attic “BBC1 Essential Mix” (2004)
An oldie but a goodie. A radio 1 BBC essential mix truly deserving of that name. Over 10 years old but still as forward thinking as the day it was released. The Bugz In The Attic crew were basically the Broken Beat equivalent of the WU running 9 members deep! …
Future Classic: Contours “Technician” (Rhythm Section)
via Rhythm Section: After the success of the Henry Wu & Chaos in the CBD releases, Rhythm Section International present their 9th offering, from Mancunian newcomer ‘Contours’. ‘Technician’ is a percussion led rhythmic exploration, spanning 6 tracks which take in down-tempo grooves to up-beat workouts, all held together by a …
Future Classic: Physical Therapy “Kirk the Flirt & Peter Pressure”
via 1080p: “Berlin-based Physical Therapy returns luxuriously to New Jersey for his debut on 1080p as two cool customers, Kirk the Flirt & Peter Pressure. The story goes that he first met the duo after seeing them DJ at Club One West in Englewood, New Jersey and after many pestering …