Future Classic: Evy Jane “Sayso”
Vancouver-based duo Evy Jane has revitalized my beat-starved soul with a single from their self-titled debut EP, “Sayso.” Vocalist Evelyn Mason and producer Jeremiah Klein have created a sound that is truly riveting, falling somewhere between the ethereality of Esthero and the edgy eclecticism of Flying Lotus. Their music would …
Future Classic: LV & Zaki Ibrahim “Explode”
Yes, this came out a year ago but if you know a little bit about us then you know it doesn’t disqualify it as being a “future classic” pick. If you didn’t hear it a year ago, then it’s new to you isn’t it!? For some reason it passed us …
Forgotten Treasure: Everything But The Girl “Hatfield 1980”
I’ve always had a soft spot for Everything But The Girl, the great duo from the UK who were quite big in the 90’s. Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt definitely have their place amongst the best in the trip-hop / Brit pop era. “Hatfield 1980” is from their last album …
Modeselektor “Berlin” (Video)
One of our top tracks of 2011 (although it came out late in the year) finally gets a video treatment. Albeit, not the greatest video in history but still kinda cool. But mostly, if somehow, this track slipped past you, check it out!
Forgotten Treasure: Dorothy Ashby “Come Live With Me” (1968)
Sample digging is a science into itself, something that other websites like The Breaks and Who Sampled, so we try to not do too many sample oriented posts. But still, when you’re just listening to music while cleaning the house on a sunday afternoon and a 3 second melody strikes …
Gilles Peterson “Soundsystem Culture and Dancefloor Retrospective” – BBC Radio1
It’s really strange for me to listen to the last few Gilles Peterson Worldwide shows on BBC Radio1. Other than the Montreal people who have helped and influenced me along the way, Gilles has always been my biggest influence. I started listening to the show in 2001 and have been …
Future Classic: Robert Glasper Experiment “Fever” Ft. Hindi Zahra (Bonus Track)
For all the soul heads I think it’s safe to assume that Robert Glasper‘s “Black Radio” was one record that we were all waiting for impatiently ever since hearing the Badu track and hearing about the impressive roster of guests. Well, the record didn’t disappoint that for sure: one of …
24 HOV Mixes: RILLY GUILTY (Montreal)
Here is a pretty awesome mix rescued from our very first “24 Hours of Vinyl” event. The whole event was probably my personal favorite of 2011 because I had some of Montreal’s most interesting DJ’s come through will absolutely wonderful music. It was quite the religious experience actually! Well, definitely …
Guest Mix: Priceyall “This Jam Is Way Out”
Don’t get distracted by the wacky artwork, this mix from Chicago’s Priceyall is dead serious. One quick glance at the tracklist and you know that this is going to be a good one, loads of things you might know (Devin‘s classic “See What I Could Pull”) combined with tons of …
Future Classic: Slakah the Beatchild “Wanna Do”
When picking future classics or forgotten treasures, we try to do our own thing and not just do the repost thing. What’s the point if every single site out there is getting excited about the new Burial or James Blake joint? Well, in this case we did “steal” the idea …
Count Ossie and the Mystic Revelation
As a young boy Ossie grew up in a rasta community where he learned techniques of vocal chanting and hand drumming under the tutelage of Brother Job. In the early 1950s he set up a Rasta community in Rockfort on the east side of Kingston, where many of Kingston’s musicians …
Future Classic: Machinedrum “Dekalbeat” (ft. Theophilus London)
I first heard about New York producer Machinedrum on Jesse Boykins III’s disco jam “B4 The Night Is Through” and decided to go hunting for more of this talented producers’ work. I stumbled on a track called “Dekalbeat” that was created about a year ago with fellow New Yorker Theophilus …