Future Classic: A Lister “The Blueprint EP”
What is crazy about Deep House music is that there’s a huge number of quality tracks and new ones being released all the time. But i’m particulary enjoying the new Blueprint EP from Alex Lister also known as A Lister. This is just proper House music! All the tracks are …
Nhan Solo & Daniel Dexter “Our Thang”
We’ve all heard Leon Haywood’s infamous track, I Wanna Do Something Freaky With You, a sample that was made tremendously popular by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog in, Ain’t Nuthin But a G Thang. It is such a recognizable tune, and today, I bring to you the Deep House version …
Guest Mix #09: BOWLY (Montreal)
Brand new MIMS Guest mix and this one is from our very good homie BOWLY, a great producer and DJ from Montreal (by way of la France). Bowly is a member of the ESL Crew, along with Bus and Skinnybones arguably the most important crew in Montreal in terms of …
FRED EVERYTHING “Forgotten Treasures Mix #03″
Our third instalment of our forgotten treasure mix series is another great one and captures the idea perfectly. Our good friend Fred Everything who is a certified deep & funky house master: great producer and DJ whose played around the globe 15 times in his 10+ years in the game. Originally from Quebec …
Forgotten Treasure: Detroit Beatdown Compilation (2002)
These past couple of years there has a bit of a revival surrounding “slow” house and techno. Producers have been going back to tracks that are in the 105 to 115 bpm rather than techno and house (which usually is much faster at 125 – 130 bpm) and a brand …
Forgotten Treasure: The Jones Girls “You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else” (1979)
Jon Dasilva & Maceo Plex’s Love Somebody Else is a supreme House remix of the 1979 R&B hit by The Jones Girls – You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else. I heard it on a Maceo Plex mix many months ago and all I had to listen to since was …
Future Classic: Souls of Mischief “93 Til Infinity” (Hannes Fischer Remix)
Souls of Mischief 93 ‘til Infinity is a timeless 90’s west coast hip hop album, and it never gets old. If you don’t already know who they are, I strongly recommend downloading that record. From Oakland, California, Souls of Mischief are members of Del the Funky Homosapein’s collective Hieroglyphics. 93 …
Future Classic: Andy Stott “Luxury Problems”
Oh my gawwwd. Andy Stott rules my world. I fell in love the british producers’ work in the mid 2000’s when I bought an EP on his on Modern Love which has since become one of my favorite labels around (Claro Intelecto and Pendle Coven are also regulars). I absolutely …
Classic Mixes: MOVE D “Fact Mix 317”
We’re pretty picky when it comes to the kind of house music we love. There is a very fine line between the 95% of stuff we don’t like: too “big club” sounding, too tribal, too minimal, linear, generic and so on. But then we you hear something you like, house …
Future Classic: Andrew Ashong & Theo Parrish “Flowers”
For some reason I use the term “next-level” soul quite often even if I understand that’s it’s pretty much open to interpretation. When I use it I think of people like Shafiq Husayn and the Sa-Ra guys, Plantlife, Taylor Mcferrin, Spacek and so on. To me it’s the kind of …
Future Classic: Jayson Brothers “MCDE 1209”
Now this is our kind of house music right here. That late 90’s sound à la Mood II Swing with a new school twist. A really simple approach to house music that hits all the right spots. A really big EP from from the Motor City Drum Ensemble camp. Also …
Forgotten Treasure: Kerri Chandler “Rain” (1998)
Ok, so there is a bit of a hidden agenda behind this pick. Yes, “Rain” is a certified house anthem, the first track that made me discover Kerri Chandler 10 years ago and then made me want to back track all the way back to the early 90’s to check …