Diggin’ This: Cy Gorman – “Hiwave” (Heard and Felt)
It’s all about that sax and those synth swerves. New track “Hiwave” from Melbourne, Australia’s Cy Gorman is a lazy river of experimental jazz and spacious R&B slumbers. … Continue reading
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Diggin’ This: Thunder Jackson ft Chet Faker – “Take Me Back” (VERO Music)
Piedmont, Oklahoma meets Melbourne, Australia. What a collaboration. “Take Me Back,” the latest song by Thunder Jackson aka Piedmont, Oklahoma musician Kyle Bradley and Melbourne, Australia’s Chet… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Jye – “Don’t Wanna See You Down”
An upbeat indie-pop breeze. Containing shades of Toro Y Moi’s insouciant grooves, “Don’t Wanna See You Down” by Melbourne, Australia’s Jye is casual and caring. Jye –… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Warpaint – “Champion” (HAAi Remix)
A deep, hypnotic rework. Australian DJ and producer HAAi turns one of the best tracks from Warpaint‘s latest album, Radiate Like This, into a moody and relentless 2am thumper.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Wallace – “Arcade Queen” (Produced by Turbo Chook of Close Counters)
An ode to ruling the video game arcade back in the day. I’ve been a fan of Wellington, New Zealand’s Wallace Gollan ever since I first heard “Beauty,” her… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Danielle Ponder – “So Long” (Future Classic)
Powerful soul from Rochester, NY’s Danielle Ponder. Love the interplay of that winding bass, those organ keys, and that heavy kick drum around Danielle’s fantastically fiery vocal performance. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Immy Owusu – “Mantra” (Hopestreet)
Highlife meets psychedelic soul. “Mantra,” the latest single from Torquay, Australia’s Immy Owusu, is a carefree coastal breeze. Immy Owusu – “Mantra” … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Ajak Kwai – “I’ll Be Your Eyes”
A seven-minute journey. Originally from the town of Bor on the Upper Nile in what is now South Sudan and now residing in Melbourne, Australia, Ajak Kwai performs in… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: The Lazy Eyes – “Fuzz Jam” (Official Video)
“Fuzz Jam” is, well, indeed a fuzz jam. Underpinned by a hypnotic bass hook, “Fuzz Jam” by Australian psyche-rock four-piece The Lazy Eyes, also known as Harvey Geraghty (vocals,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Elf Tranzporter ft Rayjah45 – “Soul Step” (Produced by Clever Austin aka Perrin Moss from Hiatus Kaiyote) (Inner Tribe Records)
Step to this. Melbourne MC Elf Tranzporter, a co-founder of MetaBass’n’Breath, one of Australia’s very best underground hip-hop collectives from back in the day, has linked with Sydney-based reggae… Continue reading
Song Premiere: Mid Ground ft LADYKING – “Love Will Always Catch You”
Caught up in this one. Extremely excited to present the premiere of “Love Will Always Catch You” from the English-Australian duo Mid Ground, otherwise known as Ally McMahon and… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Snowy – “Whatever You Want”
Hushed, meandering experimental folk from Melbourne, Australia. Love how the guitars slowly morph from nylon acoustic pickings into slow electrified flashes. Snowy – “Whatever You Want” … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Glass Beams – “Rattlesnake” (Research Records)
Psychedelic Indian-influenced disco from Melbourne, Australia. Says Glass Beams – “My father was born in India and moved here when he was 17, and after recalling this memory I… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: First Beige – “BBL”
Fully here for the “cyber house jungle jazz doof.” This free-spirited nu-jazz house groove from Brisbane, Australia six-piece First Beige is marvelous. First Beige – “BBL” … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Cool Sounds – “Crimson Mask”
If you woke up this morning in the mood for some Velvet Underground-ish alt-country from Melbourne, Australia that sounds like it could be a weirdo Beck b-side that namechecks “millennial normcore” (it… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Izy – “No Further Than You” (Hopestreet Recordings)
Honestly, at this point I reckon about a good 26% of this entire website just focuses on music from Melbourne, Australia. And I’m not mad about it. Not mad at… Continue reading
Podcast: Backstage (At Home) with Dan Digs – Episode 5: Natalie Slade
Backstage with Dan Digs is back! We’re remixing it up for 2021 with new and very special “at home” editions! For episode 5 I had a chat “backstage”… Continue reading
Dan Digs Top 100 Tracks of 2020
Cleo Sol, Gabriels, Moses Boyd, Arlo Parks, Thundercat, Photay, Jorja Smith, SAULT, plus many more all created the most magnificent sounds this year. Here are my favorite one hundred… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Dojo Cuts ft Natalie Slade – “If My Love Was Enough”
Pain does not exist in this dojo. Sydney’s Dojo Cuts aka Nathan Aust has teamed up with Melbourne future soul singer Natalie Slade to create “If My Love Was… Continue reading
Dan Digs’ Top 100 Tracks of 2019
2. 0. 1. 9. Here are my favorite one hundred tracks from this year. (Click on the artist or track title to read… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Breathe. – “Haze” (Silk Records) (Official Video)
Breathe with me. I am currently very much here for “Haze,” “a song about meeting someone who changes everything for you” and the latest track from Sydney’s Sean Walker (formerly… Continue reading
Listen Back to Loops + Dots Episode 11 – New Music from Joe Armon-Jones & Georgia Anne Muldrow, Godtet, Jamila Woods, Ivy Lab, Kiefer – Special Guest: Sampa the Great – Ras G Tribute
Show number 11! The eleventh installment of my Loops + Dots radio show on Dublab aired brand new newness from Joe Armon-Jones & Georgia Anne Muldrow, Godtet, Jamila Woods,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Market – “Circles” (Healthy Tapes Records)
That tape-warped guitar strum quiver. Currently very into the output of Market, a musical project of Melbourne, Australia’s Lee Hannah. Having been one half of housey duo… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Squaring Circles – “Inresolve” (Best & Fairest Records)
Resolve the mystery. Brendan Anderson and Julien Huynh are Squaring Circles, an experimental electronic music duo based in Melbourne, Australia. Their monochromatic yet kaleidoscopic track “Inresolve” had me hooked… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Mildlife – “How Long Does It Take?” (Heavenly Recordings)
Flutes, echoes, it’s all happening! Melbourne, Australia four-piece Midlife are here to make you boogie. For their latest release, James Donald, Adam Halliwell, Kevin McDowell, and Tomas… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Bananagun – “Do Yeah” (Anti Fade Records) (Official Video)
Do you, always. Way, way, waay into this debut single from Melbourne’s Bananagun. “Do Yeah” has the band, which counts among its line-up members of Frowning Clouds and Parnsip,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: YesYou ft OFEI – “Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime” (The Korgis Cover)
Autumnal audio. Originally recorded in 1980 by the Korgis, the pop-ballad hit “Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime” got the cover treatment a few years back by London soul musician… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Genesis Owusu – “Sideways” (Produced by Simon Mavin & Perrin Moss of Hiatus Kaiyote)
That scraped-flute-meets-old-violin intro. On the instantly interesting “Sideways,” the 19-year-old Ghanian-Australian singer-songwriter Genesis Owusu takes inspiration from the music of William Onyeabor and enlists the production expertise of Simon Mavin and Perrin… Continue reading
Listen Back to Dan Digs on Worldwide FM: New Music from Dwight Trible, Photay, Rhye, Inc. No World, Henry Wu (Video)
Back on Worldwide FM yesterday to host and spin a selection of my favorite tracks live from the mighty Red Gate Recorders studio in Highland Park. Musical gems in the mix from… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Kllo – “Bolide” (Lone Remix) (Ghostly International)
Cosmic synth pads, mechanical percussion, and, yes, some life-affirming jazz flute from Chloe Kaul and Simon Lam aka Melbourne, Australia’s Kllo. Track of the day. Kllo – “Bolide” (Lone Remix)… Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 103: New Bonzai, Brookzill!, Letherette, Jazzy Jeff, Robin Hannibal – Special Guests: MAST & Ry X
Show number 103! 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… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: LANKS – “Bitter Leaf” (Official Video)
Melancholy you can move to. “Bitter Leaf” by Melbourne, Australia’s LANKS is a moody, piano-led nocturnal soul cut that features handclap builds, wistful croons, and future fax machine glitch flourishes.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Ta-ku & Wafia – “Meet in the Middle”
New Ta-ku! The Perth, Australia producer returns with his American Girl cover collaborator Wafia. “Meet in the Middle” is a hazy and soulful R&B jam complete with lush piano… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Koi Child – “1-5-9” (Produced by Kevin Parker from Tame Impala) (Official Video)
Western Australia’s finest hip-hop-jazz outfit, Koi Child, return with a brand new video for “1-5-9.” Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker produced the song (and their forthcoming album), giving “1-5-9” a… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Wallace – “Negroni Eyes”
Bittersweet and sophisticated (much like the libation in question) string descents and piano meanderings taken from the Miles Davis instrumental “Nardis” provide the backdrop for Wellington, New Zealand-born, Sydney, Australia-based singer-songwriter Wallace‘s latest future-forward soul… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Charles Murdoch ft Ta-ku, Wafia & Hak – “Frogs” (Free Download)
This vibe. “Frogs” is an instantly winsome, expertly assembled cut of swirling, simmering late-night soul from Brisbane, Australia’s Charles Murdoch that features Wafia, Hak, and perennial DanDigs.com favorite, Ta-ku. Especially… Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 050: New Flying Lotus, Thundercat, Kaytranada, Moonchild, Strange Faith – Special Guests: Hiatus Kaiyote & Different Sleep
Show number 50! Whoa! 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… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Slum Sociable – “All Night”
Mightily feelin’ this turntable jazz-hop soul from Melbourne, Australia’s Slum Sociable. The greatness of this gently psychedelic, nocturnal trip-hop cut only confirms my suspicion that Melbourne is one of the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Wallace ft Sampa the Great – “Beauty”
If you dig the sounds of Hiatus Kaiyote, Erykah Badu, and Electric Wire Hustle, you need need need need need need need need need need need need need need need need need need… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Jack Grace – “Hills” (Official Video)
That glorious, stumbling beat. Those mahogany piano pillars. Love this new one from Sydney, Australia’s Jack Grace. Track of the day. Jack Grace – “Hills” (Official Video)… Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 034: New LA Priest, Ras G, Quantic, Jimi Charles Moody, Golden Rules – Special Guests: Daniel Johns (Ex-Silverchair) & Clark Dinnison from Noon Pacific
Show number 34! 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 1… Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 019: New Axel Foley, Aloa Input, Py, Dorian Concept, The Knocks – Special Guest: Vancouver Sleep Clinic
Show number 19! As always, the latest in my favorite new leftfield beats and electronic soul, plus interviews with my favorite artists, for your listening pleasure every Sunday night on Dash… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: I’lls – “Fifty-Phiphti” (Official Video)
Utterly entranced by this future organic-electro-jazz-dance excursion by I’lls. Those rimshot clicks and egg shaker hits. I’lls – “Fifty-Phiphti” (Official Video) Hear more from the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: MKO x Yusuke Akai – “Jellyfish” (Free Download)
“Exotic grunge soul”—a genre name which piques my interest immediately—trio MKO hail from Brisbane, Australia and recently contributed this tantalizingly textured track that features guitar work from Yusuke Akai to the newly released and very wonderful… Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 010: Top 100 Tracks of 2014! – Part 2: 50-1 – Dan in the DJ Mix
Show number 10! My Top 100 Tracks of 2014. Part 2: Number 50 through Number 1! So much fun putting this show together. 2014 really was… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Hiatus Kaiyote – “By Fire”
Hiatus Kaiyote‘s brand new songs are so good it’s not even fair. They are my favorite band of the moment. Large spherical synths, apocalyptic operatic vocals, Stevie funk keyboard… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Aywy – “Voyeur”
Watery experimental house vibes soaked in oil and vinegar from Sydney, Australia’s Aywy (pronounced like the letters “a” “y”). Aywy – “Voyeur” “Voyeur” is taken… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Tkay Maidza – “Switch Lanes” (Produced by Paces)
After releasing the M.I.A.-ish “U-huh” earlier this year, Adelaide, Australia’s Tkay Maidza pairs up with Gold Coast producer Paces for an Azealia Banks-ish blend of UK garage and R&B on new single… Continue reading
Listen/Download the Latest Episode of the Dan Digs Podcast: 120 Minutes of Brand New Beats, Bass, Hip-hop, House and Electronic Soul. Sun, Aug 31, 2014.
***GO TO THE DAN DIGS ITUNES PAGE TO LISTEN, DOWNLOAD & SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW!*** Welcome to the show. Get your shout-outs in and let me… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Jordan Rakei – “Alright”
This is more than “Alright.” So very splendid and soulful sounds from Brisbane, Australia’s Jordan Rakei. Like D’Angelo, Jose James, and Fat Freddy’s Drop’s Joe Dukie all rolled… Continue reading