Forgotten Treasure: Aaliyah “If Your Girl Only Knew” (The New Remix) (1996)
We here at MIMS would love to send out a warm thought to Aaliyah who would have celebrated her 34th birthday today. She left much too soon (at age 22) and we can only imagine all amazing music she could have put out… There have been a ton of remixes, …
Future Classic: DJ Day “Mama Shelter”
The good homie, DJ Day, has a new album dropping soon, and to say I’m ecstatic is an understatement. On top of being a world class producer that garners praise from the likes of Gilles Peterson, Jeremy Sole and Lefto, Day, hands down, is one of the best DJ’s on …
Rodriguez “Searching for Sugar Man” Original Soundtrack (180g) 2LP
OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK TO THE RODRIGUEZ DOCUMENTARY SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN. via TurntableLab: “The story of Rodriguez is a rare and unusual one. The Detroit singer-songwriter released some obscure, but powerful psychedelic rock & soul back in the 70’s and somehow, though a strange twist of fate, became a huge star …
Onra & Lexis “Throw’Em Up” – All the Videos!
Onra and I recently released a 90’s r&b mix called “Throw’em up” and we’re really happy that the response is good. Tons of people are rediscovering tracks they loved, some they forgot about or didn’t know. There are also a ton of slightly younger people that didn’t live these glory …
Luv N’ Haight Edits Vol.5: Darondo (Tall Black Guy & Dandy Teru Edits)
via Ubiquity: “The fifth volume in our Luv N’Haight Edit Series is a certified “BANGER” with re-works of Luv N’Haight’s legendary Darondo by beat wunderkinds Tall Black Guy and Dandy Teru.” Limited, hand-stamped jacket, colored-vinyl release iTunes: bit.ly/VldDGb Pre-order the 12″ here: bit.ly/VEUJZZ
Forgotten Treasure: Neptunes & Vanessa Marquez “Good Girl” (2003)
I could probably do a few forgotten treasures selections of my favorite overlooked productions from the Neptunes but I’ll stick to this one for now, although I need to do one on Mase’s “Lookin At Me”, their first hit single that started the great years that followed. “Good Girl” with …
Forgotten Treasure: Sylvia “Sweet Stuff” (1976)
Solid solid soul jam from Sylvia called “Sweet Stuff“, of course rap heads will know this as the source sample for Dilla‘s “Crushin‘ (released on the Ruff Draft LP). And it comes complete with the live on Soul Train video! A++ on the purple jump suit too. Sylvia Robinson (R.I.P) …
Mr. Guan “Christmas Mix 2012”
Our good homie Mr. Guan from Vienna just put out a really cool vinyl only mix for all of us music heads looking for good music on this christmas day, but not necessarily christmas music per say. Guan is one of the founding members of The Loud Minority, the dopest …
Classic Mixes: J Rocc “Sex Machine Today” (2001)
It’s no secret to all you frequent MIMS readers that we have tons of love for J-Rocc, the world famous Beat Junkie. One of THE dudes we love as much behind the decks and the production board. We posted an article a few days ago about a new J-Rocc track …
The Jackson 5 “Love Trip” – The Rare Pearls
So many times when compilations are released of a band’s vault material, the listener is left unfulfilled. The Jackson 5 dispelled that theory with a batch of twelve songs in 2009 on I Want You Back: The Unreleased Masters with a set of songs that any artist on Motown would …
Future Classic: J Rocc “Don’t Look Back”
We all know J-Rocc as the founding member of the Beat Junkies, and for his perennial DJ mixes. His “Sex Machine Today” mix is one of the best mixes ever(ask any of your favourite DJ’s and they would back that up in a heartbeat). I mean, come on, when Peanut …
Forgotten Treasure: Shinehead “Try My Love” (1992)
If you’re a frequent visitor on MIMS and you know us a little bit then you probably know that we never take ourselves too seriously. We’re never too scared to make some borderline cheesy picks when it comes to forgotten treasures or future classics. It ain’t about how rare the …