Future Classic: JonWayne “Oddles of Doodles”
Jonwayne is an MC. Oddles of Doodles is beats. This is Jonwayne’s big badass beat tape for Stones Throw. Oodles is a double-CD, packaged in a 10×10-inch folded sleeve, with 48 tracks created over the past two years. I’ve been a fan of the dude for a little while now, I always thrown …
Spotlight: Kenlo Craqnuques (Quebec / Montreal)
Download the complete Craqnuques collection from KENLO. Noir, Orange, Rose, Mauve, Bleu
Future Classic: Gonjasufi “MU.ZZ.LE”
The new album by Gonjasufi on Warp could be also considered his first. He’s been around for a long time but it also seems to me like the first time he’s not collaborating or in the shadow of anyone else. I first heard his high-pitched singing on Flying Lotus’ first …
Lexis’ Montreal Special on Lefto’s Radio Show (Belgium)
The homie LEFTO, one of the world best radio hosts and most eclectic tastemaker, asked up to put together a Montreal-only mix to showcase some of the best music that’s going on in the city these days. When I got asked to do this project by Lefto I knew it …
Future Classic: Kaytradamus “Kaytra Nada”
It’s no secret to our usual MIMS followers that young Kaytradamus is one of our favorite new producers around, and it just so happens that he’s from our hometown of Montreal. But make no mistake, we would be talking about him if he was from the Fiji Islands. Let’s face …
Future Classic: D33J “1752A”
Perfect soundtrack to the last snowy days of the year, D33J‘s calm and spacey style brings an appeasing break before the hectic rhythm of the upcoming months. Reminiscent of WeDitIt labelmates Shlohmo and Jonwayne‘s less eclectic productions, D33J still retains the essence of what defines the structure of the new …
Madlib Medecine Show #13: Black Tape
Pre-order. Expected ship date is March 1st, 2012 Oh that cheeky man Madlib tricked us, no. 12 wasn’t the last one! No.13 – Black Tape is volume two of the Medicine Show remixes which started on No. 12. This is a 60-minute hip-hop mixtape with some of rap’s best, half-best, …
Future Classic: Alaclair Ensemble “America” / “Dans l’South du Bas”
Although the guys Alaclair Ensemble have been our good homies for a long time they still manage to surprise us. All these guys have been doing music for a long time but it’s like the Alaclair project created the perfect storm of creativity and crazyness. And not to mention, pretty …
Future Classic: James Blake “I Never Learnt To Share” (M-Phazes Remix)
Just heard about this new M-Phazes remix from Ta-Ku, another very talented Australian producer. I’m just starting to get into M-Phazes work, I put his track with Jean Grae as the opener of my last monthly MIMS Show (which is at 7,400 listens now by the way!). M-Phazes just put …
Guest Mixes: Artbeat Montreal Remembers J Dilla
I’m so mad I couldn’t attend last night’s Dilla tribute. Furious. Not only did I lose out on a bevy of gorgeous wimminz dancing the night away to BadBadNotGood’s shmooved-out stylings as well as MIMS-affiliates Scott C and Simahlak‘s impeccable drops, but I also missed a prime opportunity to hang …
Future Classic: Sina “From Love To Dust”
In the aftermath of the MIMS 24 Hours of Vinyl event, it hit me; I like Sina‘s From Love To Dust for the same reason I like Burial‘s music. They are both rich in textures and the vibes on those recordings are both haunting and cinematic. There is also some …
Future Classic: C2C “Down the Road EP”
For a week now, I’ve been listening non-stop to the new C2C EP and I don’t really know why. It’s not that I don’t like the concept of groups made up of scratch DJs (the other scratch group from France, Birdy Nam Nam comes to mind) but mastery of an …