Forgotten Treasure: The Return “New Day” (1999)
Definition of a Forgotten Treasure right here: a completely overlooked late 90’s gem on 4th Floor Records and produced by Jose “Choco” Reynoso under the “The Return” moniker. When covering Forgotten Treasure records, we have a soft spot for artists or projects that only saw one release, but an amazing …
Future Classic: Sam Irl “Free Two Grow EP” (Jazz & Milk Records)
Exquisite new three track EP from veteran Austrian producer SAM IRL who returns to German label Jazz & Milk for his second release called the “Free Two Grow” EP. I first heard Sam Irl’s work on Pulver records in the mid-2000’s at a time when the Broken Beat and Nu-Jazz …
Classic Mixes: Daft Punk “BBC Essential Mix” (1997)
18 years ago, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo recorded this session for BBC’s now legendary “Essential Mix” series. This session has aged very well considering how trendy the mid to late 90’s sound are right now. The two young Dafts blend House à la French Touch, US Garage and …
Future Classic: Convertion “Let’s Do It” Feat. Leroy Burgess (Louie Vega Remix)
March 2nd cannot come soon enough. A few months ago I had the pleasure of interviewing Louie Vega (half of Masters At Work) for an amazing project I’m working on and will soon announce. While we were busy packing up, he told me about a secret little project of his …
Forgotten Treasure: Edward Louis “Holy Spirit” (2000)
When it comes to scanning “spiritual house” music, I am almost equally excited as I am deterred. Part of me is eager to hear extremely energetic hooks, super-talented vocalists, funky baselines and infectiously uplifting themes, while my other side braces itself for the musical equivalent of potpourri: tacky lyrics, “soulful” …
Levon Vincent’s new LP, available as Free Download for 24 Hours
via Novel Sound: “Thanks to the people who gave me my start-my entire nyc family too numerous to mention individually but you know who you are and you know how I feel about you, especially Fred qu Joey Ed Anthony. ben Klock marcel dettman ND Tama Snax and every single …
10 BROKEN BEAT Forgotten Treasures – Picked by Moonstarr, Lexis & Scott C
Almost 20 years later there is still something magical about Broken Beat scene and those few years when it was the most interesting dance floor music around. Not only have most of the classic tracks aged extremely well but the scene has been enjoying a bit of a revival these days …
Guest Mix #44: ROGER THORNHILL (Kaplan Records, France)
Based in Grenoble, France ROGER THORNHILL is DJ / Selector and runs a really nice limited edit label Kaplan Records. He mixes only with vinyl records focusing mostly on house music, disco, rare grooves. More info: Roger Thornhill Soundcloud Download Link: Coming Soon Candido – Thousand Finger Man (Unreleased Version) …
Future Classic: The Old Writer “Spirits In The Basements EP” (Home Of House Records)
The Old Writer is discretely coming back with his second release on his own, Home of House imprint. Discrete in the sense that no hype was associated with it. Just a strong EP of timeless House music that will appeal to the ones who dig deep through all the generic …
EP Preview: Tenderlonious “Thoughts of You”
Here is the first preview of 22a music’s new release. We’re giving you a heads up because A) their releases so far have all been fantastic and B) they are usually very limited and hard to find if you miss the release date by a few days. So consider yourselves …
Guest Mix #41: BRASSFOOT (Apron Records, London) 生
Brassfoot, also known as Sugar Shoulder, is an up and coming Producer, DJ and Designer. Having first released a split EP called “Space Invaders” on Apron (Funkineven, Lord Tusk, Greg Beato, Seven Davis Jr. and Jay Daniel), Brassfoot is now set to release his first solo EP, again on Funkineven’s …
EP Preview: CAIN “Savan EP” (Fine Grains Records)
via FineGrains: “Highland producer CAIN returns to Fine Grains for the Savan EP, the second in a trilogy of releases leading up to his debut album. While the Mora EP was inspired by the haunting landscapes of Slavic nightmares, ‘Savan’ is about hazy and powerful dreams, with a focus on …