The Dan Digs Show 005: New UNKLE, Disclosure, Pusha T, Daedelus, Melanie De Biasio – Special Guest: KCRW DJ Travis Holcombe

Show number 5!

As always, the latest and greatest in leftfield beats and electronic soul, plus interviews with my favorite music aficionados, for your listening pleasure every Sunday night on Dash One at DashRadio.com.

This week we welcomed KCRW DJ Travis Holcombe to the studio to take us through the #SixSongScenario, where artists and DJs tell the story behind their favorite tracks and explain what these songs mean to them.

You can stream the show via Mixcloud below (follow my shows at mixcloud.com/dandigs) and subscribe to the Dan Digs podcast on iTunes here.

Here’s how the music sounded better with you.

0:01 Melanie De Biasio – “I’m Gonna Leave You” (Nina Simone Cover)
0:07 Jack Garratt – “The Love You’re Given”
0:11 Catching Flies – “Quiet Nights”
0:15 Cam’Ron – “Oh Boy” (Ivy Lab’s 20/20 Bootleg)
0:18 Pusha T – “Lunch Money”
0:21 Jackson Breit & Carneyval – “Use Me” (Bill Withers Cover)
0:26 Mr Beatnick – “Ice Cream Strut”
0:31 ZHU – “Paradise Awaits” (FKJ Remix)
0:36 A Billion Young ft Will Miller & Carter Lang – “Day And Night”
0:38 Cakedog – “Cakeup”

THE #SIXSONGSCENARIO WITH KCRW DJ TRAVIS HOLCOMBE LIVE IN STUDIO

1. SONG THAT MADE YOU WANT TO BE A DJ

Dr. Octagon – “Blue Flowers”

2. SONG WITH THE BEST BEAT

Beastie Boys – “33% God”

3. SONG THAT REMINDS YOU OF A FAVORITE RADIO SHOW, PAST OR PRESENT

Latyrx – “Latyrx”

4. SONG THAT WAS WRITTEN BY AN UNKNOWN MUSICAL GENIUS

Moondog – “Lament 1, Bird’s Lament”

5. SONG THAT HAS THE BEST USE OF A SAMPLE

Stardust – “Music Sounds Better With You”

6. SONG THAT IS THE PERFECT LAST TRACK TO PLAY AT A PARTY

Mark E – “Call Me” (Dixon Edit)

1:39 Shad & DJ T.LO – “Hang On”
1:44 Emay – “Who Am I?” (Produced by Star Slinger)
1:47 Savoir – “Eternal”
1:50 Daedelus – “Onward” (Mono/Poly Remix)
1:53 Disclosure ft Mary J. Blige – “Follow”
1:57 Lucatwana – “I Forget”
1:59 Elliott Power – “On The Windrush” (UNKLE Reconstruction)

Catch you this Sunday on Dash One as we dig into more of the best new beats, bass, hip-hop, house, and electronic soul!