Forgotten Treasure: Doug Randle “Songs For the New Industrial State” (1970)
For anyone out there who’s feeling the the cold-weather blues, the global-issues blues, the “how-did-I-already-break-my-New-Years-resolution?” blues or any other form of despondency, here is something that will hopefully produce (at the very least) a quick, distracting and delightful daydream. Warm In The Sunshine is a radiantly optimistic psych-pop tune by …
Forgotten Treasure: Piero Umiliani “Cantata per Maryam” (1973)
An absolute essential taken from the soundtrack of 1973 cult erotic movie “La Ragazza Fuoristrada” This is one incredible cool & level headed ’70s soundtrack by Italian film score producer, Piero Umiliani. Underrated movie but the soundtrack is a sureshot key that features a set of killer groovy, jazzy, exotic …
LEXIS “Moovmnt Guest Mix #13”
Lexis collected his favorite tracks of 2014 and brought everything together in our Moovmnt Guest Mix 13 (Christmas Edition). If you like what you hear, please hit the REPOST button or leave a nice comment. Christmas is about giving of course. So please grab a free download. Artwork by Duktus …
Mix of the Day: JBX “Soul Santa” (Daptone Jukebox Podcast)
Christmas music can be naughty or nice. Dreadful shopping mall jingles, shmaltzy smooth jazz renditions and that one McCartney Xmas song they play over and over. It is enough to drive you mad! When celebrating with your family, if you want to cancel all of that out and have some …
Future Classic: Jean Grae “#5” EP
Seriously, how amazing has 2014 been for R&B and Soulful music? This year has featured countless releases which will be remembered as classics in a few years. Taylor McFerrin, D’Angelo (!), Fatima, Diggs Duke, Hiatus Kaiyote to name a few. As if we needed anything more to add to this …
D’Angelo “Black Messiah” – Album Release Updates
via RBMA: “When it comes to long-awaited, it doesn’t get much more long-awaited than new music from Michael D’Angelo Archer. Think Chinese Democracy-level long-awaited. Detox-level long-awaited, even. So, without further ado: Black Messiah is coming, and we have an exclusive track from the album for you – the full, official …
Video: FATIMA “Biggest Joke Of All”
via Eglo: “Fatima delivers her latest visual to accompany the Floating Points produced ‘Biggest Joke Of All’. Directed by Sebastian Hallqvist (La Neta) the video spends a day in the life of Fatima the Pizza Delivery girl. Shot on the streets of Brookyln, we see the trials and tribualtions that …
Guest Mix #40: CHRISTIAN MARTIR (Sociedad Records, NYC)
via Christian Martir: “The mix was inspired by the soul and vibrations of New York City. The music of this mix refelcts the internal conversations we have during the commute we take from our homes to our busy lives. As we pass the various neighnoorhoods and go from underground to …
Forgotten Treasure: The Visitors “Rebirth” (1974)
If I could only keep 100 records, this would be in my “desert island” stack.. Lovely record from brothers Earl & Carl Grubbs who formed “The Visitors” in the early 1970s. One that brings together a strong Coltrane-ish approach filled with so much soul and spirit. Earl plays soprano tenor …
Mix of the Day: Brand New Wayo presents Al Dobson Jr. Guest Mix
via Brand New Wayo: Brand New Wayo, a crew of five DJs hailing from London who have quietly been bringing lauded selections via their fortnightly mix series are to launch a new guest mix feature, starting with Al Dobson Jr (Rhythm Section). Building a loyal following for their broad range …
LOVE’S GONE BAD – MIMS Playlist
In our attempt to keep our new section of great handpicked playlists from the MIMS team going, you know we had to eventually get to songs about Heartbreak… About half of the songs are about love, and about half of those are about heartbreak. While we’re on the subject of …
Guest Mix #38: JEEN BASSA (22a Music, London)
A little over a year go, we got our hands on the mysterious slab of vinyl known as 22a #001 and instantly fell in love with the lo-fi, woozy and organic sounds of London’s 22a Music crew. Although the members of the 22a collective (Henry Wu, Tenderlonious, Mo Kolours, Al …