The Dan Digs Show 028: New Seven Davis Jr, Harleighblu, Towkio, Clear Soul Forces, Alessia – Special Guest: Oddisee
Show number 28!
As always, the latest in my favorite new leftfield beats and electronic soul, plus interviews with my favorite artists, DJs, and musicians, for your listening pleasure every Sunday night on Dash 1 at DashRadio.com.
This week we welcomed D.C.-via-Maryland’s Oddisee to the studio to take us through the #SixSongScenario, where artists, DJs, and music aficionados tell the story behind their favorite tracks and explain what these songs mean to them.
We had a blast playing his amazing selection of six records, plus we talked about writing raps while walking around your city, the importance of a message in your music, and where to get the best shrimp.
You can stream this week’s show via Mixcloud below (follow my shows at mixcloud.com/dandigs) and subscribe to the Dan Digs podcast on iTunes here.
Here’s how we fought the good fight.
0:01 Harleighblu ft Dr Zygote – “Mmm”
0:04 Ego Ella May – “How Far”
0:07 Towkio – “I Know You”
0:10 Ego Ella May – “Tea & Sympathy” (MNDSGN 91 Remix)
0:13 Zero 7 – “400 Blows” (John Wizards Remix)
0:17 Eryn Allen Kane – “Have Mercy” (Dan Digs’ Qwerty Mercy Remix)
0:21 Gallant – “Talking In Your Sleep”
0:24 Submerse – “Gloom”
0:27 RREE – “Goneshhhhhh”
0:29 Lianne La Havas – “Unstoppable” (Jungle’s Edit)
0:31 Jarreau Vandal – “B.Y.O.B.”
0:32 Seven Davis Jr – “Sunday Morning”
0:36 Julio Bashmore ft Sam Dew – “Holding On”
0:41 La Priest – “Party Zute/Learning To Love”
0:44 Alessia – “Here” (Samples Portishead’s “Glory Box”)
0:46 Clear Soul Forces – “Kaboom”
0:50 Oddisee – “Worse Before Better”
THE #SIXSONGSCENARIO WITH ODDISEE LIVE IN STUDIO
1. SONG THAT MADE YOU WANT TO START MAKING MUSIC
A Tribe Called Quest – “Electric Relaxation”
2. SONG WITH THE BEST BEAT
Bilal ft Common & Mos Def – “Reminisce” (Produced by J Dilla)
3. SONG THAT REMINDS YOU OF YOUR HOMETOWN
The Blackbyrds – “Rock Creek Park”
4. SONG BY AN UNDERRATED MUSICAL GENIUS
Van Hunt – “What Were You Hoping For?”
5. SONG THAT HAS THE BEST SAMPLE
Ohio Players – “Ecstasy” (used in Jay-Z ft Notorious B.I.G.’s “Brooklyn’s Finest”)
6. SONG OF YOUR OWN THAT IS YOUR FAVORITE
Oddisee – “Want Something Done”
1:45 Wiley – “Chasing the Art”
1:48 Wiley – “From the Outside” (Special Request Remix)
1:51 Curtis Heron – “Grow”
1:52 Saint Motel – “My Type” (Saint Wknd Remix)
1:55 Quiet Dawn – “Dusk”
1:56 Maribou State ft Pedestrian – “The Clown”
1:57 Roosevelt – “Night Moves”
1:59 Disclosure – “Bang That”
Oddisee‘s brand new album, The Good Fight, is out Tuesday, May 5, on Mello Music Group. Get it here.
Catch you this Sunday 7pm live on Dash 1 as we dig into more of the best new beats, bass, hip-hop, house, and electronic soul!
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