Music Is My Sanctuary Guide to the 2015 Montreal Jazz Fest
The 36th edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival is upon us and we here at MIMS have taken it upon ourselves to recommend some of our favorite acts & live shows for you to make the most out of these 10 days of musical madness. We are also taking …
5 Mutek Shows to Watch in 2015 (as picked by Mutek Artists)
We were considering putting together our suggestions for the 16th edition of the Montreal Mutek Festival (May 27th to 31st). As usual picking through the stacked line-up of interesting music, talks and visual projects is quite a challenge. A few names that come to mind are Andy Stott, Anthony Naples, …
Forgotten Treasure: J.T “I Love Music” (1983)
As a DJ, sometimes sharing some of your secret gems and special dance-floor weapons isn’t always easy. But when you run a website, radio show or record store you pretty much have no choice but to share those discoveries and that’ll focus your energy on digging for some more gems! This …
Mix of the Day: CDR Audio Show “Plastic People Special”
It was a tough way to start off 2015 when we heard on January 2nd that the legendary lovely tiny London club known as Plastic People had closed its doors. Hands down my favorite little club in the world, Plastic People was instrumental in tons of different scenes from Broken Beat, …
2014 Gift Guide for Music Lovers
Every year we do a little list of all of the music related gifts we’d like to receive or give ourselves if we had just won the lottery. So here is the MIMS gift guide to music lovers (and nerds) Record Crates by Stones Throw Can’t go wrong with some …
Mix of the Day: Onra x Walter Mecca “Datablasta Show on Rinse France”
Really nice mix full of unexpected treats from two of our favorite guys. French producer/DJ’s Onra and Walter Mecca. Walter Mecca is a veteran of the French beats (and beyond) scene and man behind the Weird Data label and the producer for the amazing Bonnie Banane, both “Muscles” and “Champs …
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 …
Stones Throw Records – 18 Years x 18 Picks from (some of) the Finest Music Heads
To mark the release of the upcoming Stones Throw movie titled “Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton” we wanted to put together a feature to talk about one of the most beloved record labels from music heads worldwide. We then noticed that ST are actually celebrating their 18th birthday this year. …
10 Radio Shows You Need In Your Life
Radio has always been one of my first loves. Certain key radio shows have provided a huge influence in my approach as a DJ, music lover and is still the foundation of the whole Music Is My Sanctuary website after 7 years. We mainly started the MIMS website as a …
Thank You – 7 Years of Music Is My Sanctuary
It’s hard to write this without falling into the usual clichés that come with celebrating an anniversary, our 7th but also the launch of our first full website redesign in 3 years. But I’ll try. The MIMS website has exceeded every expectation I had on the day I sat down …
Guest Mix #25: HENRY WU (London, 22a Music)
We’re happy to present this exclusive guest mix coming from Henry Wu, part of the new wave of London’s electronic producers. I discovered him only a few weeks ago through his release on a mysterious label called 22a Music which pressed only 100 copies of both of their first releases. …
Lexis Interview on Balanso Show, B92 Radio in Serbia
Following a gig in Belgrade, Serbia to promote the upcoming Southern Soul Festival (happening June 26-28 in Montenegro) I was invited to do a guest session on the great Balanso show with Spacewalker on B92, Serbia’s most popular radio station. I am definitely more used to asking the questions than …