The Dan Digs Show 036: New Oceaan, Azekel, Diggs Duke, Panda Bear, Janet Jackson – Special Guest: Jon E.K.
Show number 36!
As always, the latest and greatest in leftfield beats and electronic soul, plus interviews with my favorite artists for your listening pleasure every Sunday night on Dash 1 at DashRadio.com.
This week we welcomed LA artist Jon E.K. to the studio to take us through the #SixSongScenario, where musicians, DJs, and music aficionados tell the story behind their favorite tracks and explain what these songs mean to them.
We talked about what it means to make “villain-pop,” Michael Jackson’s music videos, how you can listen to the Funky Drummer loop all day long, how listening to Ice Cube’s “Today Was a Good Day” instantly transports you to cruising around LA in an El Camino, how genuinely fantastic Hiatus Kaiyote side-projects are, and how important it is to communicate emotion through lyrics.
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Here’s how we got that gold.
0:01 Dan Digs – “Echo Park Lake” [Free download of this track here]
0:04 Frances – “Grow” (Oceaan Remix)
0:08 Jon E.K. – “Mala” (Sneak Peek Exclusive Preview!)
0:10 Diggs Duke – “Self-Expression”
0:13 Dalton – “Soul Brother”
0:16 Gwenno – “Y Dydd Olaf”
0:18 Mocky – “Living in the Snow”
0:20 Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def ft Electric Wire Hustle – “Marigolds”
0:24 Cayucas – “Moony Eyed Walrus”
0:26 Panda Bear – “Crosswords” (Pete Rock Remix)
0:29 I’lls – “Keep”
0:31 Beats O Freen – “SAM” (Jasper Staal Rework)
0:35 Seven Davis Jr – “No Worries”
0:40 Jesse Boykins III – “Go For Long”
0:42 Jesse Boykins III – “When You Get There”
0:46 A Z E K E L – “Sold My Love”
0:48 P. Morris – “Daydream”
THE #SIXSONGSCENARIO WITH JON E.K. LIVE IN STUDIO
1. SONG THAT MADE YOU WANT TO START MAKING MUSIC
0:54 Michael Jackson – “Black or White”
2. SONG WITH THE BEST BEAT
Shortlist:
1:01 James Brown – “Funky Drummer”
1:02 Ice Cube – “Today Was a Good Day”
1:04 Cameo – “She’s Strange”
1:05 Radiohead – “Airbag”
Final choice:
1:07 Hiatus Kaiyote – “Ocelot”
3. SONG THAT REMINDS YOU OF YOUR HOMETOWN
1:11 2Pac – “To Live and Die in L.A.”
4. SONG BY AN UNDERRATED MUSICAL GENIUS
1:17 Unknown Mortal Orchestra – “Multi-Love”
5. SONG WITH THE GREATEST VOICE
Shortlist:
1:23 Whitney Houston – “I Have Nothing”
1:25 Aretha Franklin – “I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You”
1:26 Nina Simone – “I Put a Spell On You”
Final choice:
1:28 Patsy Cline – “I Fall to Pieces”
6. SONG OF YOUR OWN THAT IS BRAND NEW, UNRELEASED & EXCLUSIVE!
1:39 Jon E.K. – “Gold” [Listen to this track here]
1:46 Janet Jackson “No Sleeep”
1:50 Juju Rogers – “Long Way” ft Mic Donet (prod. Kurdish Jackson)
1:51 Dam-Funk – “We Continue”
1:53 Daye Jack – “Easy”
1:54 Luv N’ Haight – “Twilight” ft Kon and Ohmega Watts
1:55 Hiatus Kaiyote – “Breathing Underwater” (DJ Spinna Galactic Soul Remix)
1:57 Romare – “Rainbow” (Club)
1:59 Akase – “Rust” (Midland Dub)
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 and welcome special guest Mocky to the studio for an interview and live performance!
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