Forgotten Treasure: Freddie Roach “All That’s Good” (Blue Note, 1965)
Christmas Day, 2016 By the time you read this the holiday season will have passed. Today is the day that people around the globe celebrate Isā’s birth and Philadelphia, like much of the region, is experiencing terribly warm weather. This unseasonal climate has really got a lot of people thrown …
Future Classic: Deep 88 “The Black Album”
It’s pretty fair to say that Deep 88 is a very prolific producer. After numerous 12″ and 3 full length albums, he’s back with “The Black Album“. The feel here is pure. The music being created with vintage gears sounds authentic instead of being a copycat of tracks and feels …
Future Classic: Kaytranada “99,9%”
It no secret Kaytranada has made his impact on the music scene felt in recent years. Perhaps, the biggest of all the new era of producers to rise in the new age of Soundcloud, Basecamp and other DIY platforms. With the highly antipacted release of his debut album on XL Recordings, featuring …
Voyage Funktastique – Show #120 (Hosted by Walla P)
We’re back with a special 2 Hour Show, with a all-Prince guest mix, courtesy of Brett Eclectic. Also, lots of new material from Psychic Mirrors, L33, The Kount, Phil Gerus and Amin Payne. 120 Minutes of Funk. Rest In Peace Purple One. TRACKLIST Temu – Intro Terrace Martin – With …
Future Classic: Carlos Niño & Friends “Flutes, Echoes, It’s All Happening!”
via Leaving Records: Flutes, Echoes, It’s All Happening! is the fourth in an ongoing series of highly collaborative records by Carlos Niño & Friends, and features Madlib, Kamasi Washington, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Iasos, Luis Pérez Ixoneztli, Dexter Story, and more! Los Angeles’ Carlos Niño is the exalted producer, composer, percussionist, DJ, …
Future Classic: Daymé Arocena “One Takes” (Brownswood Recordings)
via Brownswood: The One Takes EP finds Daymé Arocena bouncing around ideas with label boss Gilles Peterson to put her unique spin on five different covers. Re-imagining cuts ranging from Italian obscurities to US house heroes, the sessions (as you might guess from the title) were about taking down whichever …
Future Classic: Fredy V “Ain’t Going Nowhere”
Montreal’s own multi-talented Fredy V has just dropped his digital single “Ain’t Going Nowhere” via Voyage Funktastique and this funked out ode to perseverance is just the beginning of what’s on the horizon for the vocalist/bass player and his upcoming LP It Takes a Village. First of all, up and …
LEFTO & J.ROCC “High Output” Mix CD, T-Shirt & Vinyl
via 101 Apparel: Package includes T-shirt, Mix CD & limited edition 7-Inch (limited of 300, hand screen printed). “High Output is an inside joke we have from a trip to Manila with our good friends from Do-Over Jamie and Chris. The project itself is a collaboration between two friends from …
Future Classic: Inkswel “Unity 4 Utopia”
Following his trilogy of albums titled ‘Super Foods‘ on legendary independent British label BBE Music, Australian producer Inkswel returns with the “Unity 4 Utopia” undoubtedly the most ambitious project of his career. The album showcases Inkswel’s impressive musical range jumping from modern funk, cosmic soul, hip-hop back to deep house. I had a talk with …
Contest: Tickets for Mark Farina, Fred Everything & Lexis in Montreal
I Love Neon presents: Mark Farina https://soundcloud.com/djmarkfarina + Fred Everything https://soundcloud.com/fredeverything + Lexis musicismysanctuary.com ::: Hosted by ::: Max Hebert & Dave Allison (B-day Celebration) Contest: Win a Pair of Tickets for Mark Farina, Fred Everything & Lexis (Ends at midnight January 8th, 2016) To Participate ______________________ TICKETS/BILLETS: $20+sv http://bit.ly/1Q0Jw6V In stores: …
Who to Watch in 2016 – Picked by the MIMS Family
We can finally put to rest all of our Best of 2015 lists along with the beautiful music and great discoveries that were made last year. Looking forward, we joined all of our collective heads and asked the MIMS collaborators to contribute one act that was their choice for breakthrough …
Forgotten Treasure: Bruce Haack “I Like Christmas” (1981)
I’m a huge fan of almost all music themes. I could playlist music for hours and hours, trying to find the perfect selections to fit the context. Christmas is the one exception. I can’t stand it. Christmas music usually falls in two very distinct categories: extremely sappy and kitch or melodramatic songs …