Altered Natives : XLR8R / Podcast 216
via XLR8R: UK producer Altered Natives (a.k.a. Danny Yorke) certainly isn’t a shy man. From his candid interviews to his rough-and-tumble house productions, Yorke operates without paying much attention to particular music scenes or worrying about ruffling feathers. In the next few weeks he’ll be releasing a new album, Tenement …
Future Classic: Toro Y Moi “Freaking Out” EP
You probably thought Toro Y Moi was a band we would leave for Pitchfork and the likes but hey, if it’s dope (and it is) then it’s a more than welcome addition to MIMS! Often labeled as “chill wave” (yes, it’s an actual genre apparently) I’ve been onto Toro Y …
Kenlo Craqnuques “Jeudi / Picots Cheapos”
It’s the return one of the 2 kings of the “piu piu” wave (the other being VLooper). Kenlo Craqnuques is one of our best and most original beatmakers in Quebec and Canada. He gets love from heads from Japan to LA. In fact, whenever I bring artists over for Montreal …
Future Classic: Ben Westbeech “There’s More to Life than This”
He hasn’t jumped the gun, that’s for sure. Having spent several rudderless years following the release of his debut album Welcome To The Best Years Of Your Life, the re-energised producer, singer and DJ eased himself back in to the breach earlier this year with the single Falling and follow-up …
Forgotten Treasure: Johnny Clarke “None Shall Escape The Judgement” (1975)
Born in Kingston January in 1955 Johnny Clarke grew up in the Kingston ghetto of Whitfield Town. None Shall Escape the Judgment was originally an Earl Zero (Earl Johnson) from Greenwich Town, record with Clarke as backing singer, but Lee took the tape to engineer Sid Bucknor at Treasure Isle …
Alexander Nut “FACT Mix #44”
The 44th FACT podcast comes courtesy of the man behind Rinse FM’s Mixed Nuts show, the curator of the station’s latest CD release and the boss of Eglo records, Wolverhampton’s Alexander Nut. If you’ve listened to Nut’s recent shows or checked him playing out you’ll know what to expect – …
Future Classic: WBEEZA “Bag Wag” EP (Third Ear)
A really strong four track EP from WBEEZA, a great house producer from London signed to Third Ear records, one of our favorite house labels. I played “Laying Here” this weekend at a festival gig with the Piknic Electronik fam and it was one of my favorite jams to play …
Exile “Intro to Outro” Mixtape
LRG x Dirty Science Presents: Exile “Intro To The Outro” Mixtape While we’re on the EXILE subject (we just announced the BLU & EXILE show in Montreal) what better way to get prepared for the awesomeness than revisit some of the man’s very impressive catalog. Exile’s production is criminally under …
Guest Mix #06: BETA HECTOR (UK)
Just got a really cool treat in the good ol inbox. An upfront and exclusive mix from Beta Hector (the founding member of funk band Baby Charles) who is signed to Tru Thoughts and about to release his first LP called “Sunbeam Insulin” out on October 18th in the US. …
Future Classic: BUG “Mechanical Soul EP”
24 year-old Londoner, BUG, is a keyboard player, songwriter and producer. He creates an experimental, instrumentally grounded style of music with a compositional approach. The BUG sound encompasses the finer elements of hip-hop and neo-soul, yet the real beauty is in the delivery – “Think the smooth richness of the …
Future Classic: Zed Bias “Biasonic Hotsauce” (Tru Thoughts)
Let’s face it, in 2011 there is never anything good in your mailbox. Bills, Delivery Flyers and magazines subscriptions for the person that lived here 12 years ago. Last week however I got a care package from my good friends at Tru Thoughts with some new goodies. Including the much …
Jamie XX Essential Mix – BBC Radio 1
I’m usually not the biggest fan of producers and artists making DJ sets. As someone who doesn’t produce but spends most of his waking hours researching music I’m just not that impressed with sets that feature tracks that came out in the last 2 weeks. Not very impressive. I do …