Jonti – “Nightshift in Blue” (Official Video)
This is South Africa-via-Australia future psychedelic soul composer Jonti. Somewhere two Muppets must be feeling the cold.
Category Archive: Songs I’m Diggin’
DJ Adlib – “1,2 Yo!” (Official Video)
One to grow on from Cologne, Germany’s DJ Adlib. Those drums, those fingerclicks and handclaps.
Monophonics – “There’s a Riot Goin’ On” (Official Video)
A Sly cover from San Francisco six-piece Monophonics from their new album In Your Brain. That wah-wah fuzz-funk bassline.
Sene – “Footprints” (Official Video)
Stop-motion sketchin’. Sene’s album Brooklyknight is out now on Plug Research.
Stik Figa – “Flaudgin” (Official Video)
Topeka, Kansas slang for fronting or posturing. Solid, humble, honest, and refreshingly down-to-earth rap business. “I’m chilling in the cut/Can’t spill what’s in my cup/Cuz it’s cranberry-vodka, dawg, for real, it costs… Continue reading
Kindness – “House” (Official Video)
I’ve mentioned Adam Bainbridge and the song “House” by his band Kindness before. Here’s the official video for the song, which is prefaced by a short treatise on the matter of pop music.… Continue reading
Tom Middleton – “Bass Music Roots & Inspiration 86-92” (DJ Mix)
History lesson. From Tom Middleton’s Soundcloud page: This mix marks the release of TOM MIDDLETON’s debut sample loop pack for LOOPMASTERS ARTIST SERIES AS101 : DEEP BASS HOUSE which is available now… Continue reading
Nicolas Jaar’s BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix – May 19, 2012 (DJ Mix)
This mix was (and may well be still) the most exciting thing to happen in music last weekend. Look out for the Twin Peaks spoken word intro, Jay-Z acapella, two tracks from… Continue reading
Julio Bashmore – “Au Seve”
Tune of the pre-summer. No question. Julio Bashmore – “Au Seve” #Simple #Effective #Massive #ThatBassline #SmashedIt
Cloud Boat – “Lions on the Beach”
More of that Mount Kimbie-ish, “pastoral dubstep” sound. Rather nice.
Dub Phizix ft FOX – “Never Been” (Official Video)
Not a million miles away from “Marka,” but still plenty heavy in its own right. Amen break that cuts in at 2:20 is a nice touch. Interesting move filming the sequel to… Continue reading
Sabre, Stray & Halogenix ft Frank Carter III – “Oblique” (Official Video)
Precise, lean, future bound d’n’b. Night music.
Kids Reenact Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” Video
James Winters is a film-maker and dad from Portland, Oregon. He combines both roles in this reenactment of the Beasties’ “Sabotage” vid below. “Bake ’em away, toys.“
Derek Dumont – “Left the Floor”
Many have covered, reworked, sampled, and cut-and-pasted the Minnie Riperton classic of classics: “Les Fleur.” Los Angeles-via-Pittsburgh producer Derek Dumont steps up to add his name to that canon by turning in an… Continue reading
Marvin Gaye – “Ain’t that Peculiar” (Oddisee Remix) (Official Video)
Production is tight. Oddisee delivers the goods once again. Grab Oddisee’s debut album People Hear What They See released on June 12 and download his remix EP Odd Renditions for free on… Continue reading
Lovebirds – “Keep Coming”
House music all day long. (Love the cheeky Adeeva “In and Out of My Life” vocal sample that sneaks in around the 4 minute mark.) Download “Keep Coming” from the Keep Coming… Continue reading
Mister Lies & Different Sleep – “Vermont (Baptism)” (from the Mass EP) (Free MP3 Download)
Chicago-based producer Mister Lies aka Nick Zanca, 19, who, when not studying dramatic writing and philosophy at Columbia College, crafts floaty, pastoral, nocturnal electronic beats. Mister Lies & Different Sleep – “Vermont… Continue reading
Anthony Valadez ft Mar – “Under Water” (Official Video) (Plug Research)
“So what kind of music do you like?” is the question that is impossible to answer without multiple diagrams, pens and paper, a whiteboard, a reliable internet connection, an open and fully-stocked record… Continue reading
Robert Glasper & Derrick Hodge – “Teen Spirit” (Exclusively Recorded Live for Gilles Peterson on BBC Radio 1)
Beautiful. Read my review of Robert Glasper’s recent stellar Seattle show here.
Explosions in the Sky – “Postcard from 1952” (Official Music Video)
There are plenty of bands who try to emulate the instrumental post-rock, do-without-the-singer thing, but Explosions in the Sky do it better than all of them. Can’t wait to see the follow-up… Continue reading
Toomy Disco – “Outstanding”
This slow slice of funk disco house is outstanding. Simply watching a vinyl record slowly and unvaryingly spin round and round and round on a turntable is surprisingly calming. (Unless of course… Continue reading
LTJ Bukem – “Cosmic Interlude”
L.T.J. Bukem. Presents. Earth. Volume. Two. Essential late-90s jazzy downtempo and logically progressive drum ‘n’ bass listening. That striving bassline.
Analog Drum ‘n’ Bass (Video)
This is warmth. So many wires for that analog sound that purrs like a cat with a sunset in its belly. Says K X, “This is my imagining of what circa ’98-era minimal… Continue reading
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – “Fire” (Mr Scruff Remix) (Snippet)
A snippet of new Scruff is better than no snippet at all. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – “Fire” (Mr Scruff Remix) (Snippet) Bass, brass, and cowbell spin you right round.
German Hip-hop from Dramadigs ft Flo Mega – “Wurst Kase Szenario” (Official Video)
Soulful Deutschiphop from Bremen, Germany crew Dramadigs whose pen-twirling and paper Space Invader-making skills are not to be tested. Seriously considering starting an advice column called “Dramadigs.”
J Dilla – “Human Nature Beat”
One of my favorite Dilla beats. So very simple, and so very good, despite the fact that this audio sounds like a ninth-generation radio rip or a recording on an extremely worn-out cassette.… Continue reading
Nottingham, England’s Jake Bugg Goes Bob Dylan Doppelganger on “Trouble Town” (Official Video) (Free MP3 Download)
And he’s only 18 years old. Download this song for free by liking Jake Bugg’s Facebook page here.
Tall Black Guy Productions – “Water No Enemy”
Tall Black Guy Productions flips Fela’s “Water No Get Enemy” into something way laidback. Get more TBGP beats here.
Berlin-Based Brit Adam Bainbridge Fronts this Band Kindness and Their Song “House” Sounds Like an Old Skool Rave Track that Everyone Was Just Too Tired to Make so They Went for an Indie Feel with a Chunky Drum Groove Instead Which Turned Out Pretty Great
Click below to listen to “House” by Kindness. Kindness’ debut album World, You Need A Change Of Mind is out now in the U.K. and released May 8 in the U.S.… Continue reading
Chet Faker – “No Diggity” (Blackstreet Cover) (MP3)
One of the best covers I’ve heard in a very long time. This late-night, haze-hop, crooner rework was my main inspiration in putting together the “Cover Me Radd” covers mix on… Continue reading
The Gooch Palms – “Cucaracha” (Official Video)
Sydney, Australia’s the Gooch Palms are currently supporting fellow Aussies (and members of Tame Impala) Pond on tour. Watch the duo’s DIY lo-fi ode to cockroaches below. We need more music videos… Continue reading
Opossom – “Blue Meanies” (Free MP3 Download)
Grainy psychedelic soul from New Zealand’s Kody Nielson of the Mint Chicks and Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Head over here for more Opossom. Sadly this link, while it will provide you with… Continue reading
Squarepusher – “Dark Steering” (From the “Ufabulum” LP) (Official Video)
Squarepusher’s latest “Dark Steering” is the musical offspring of dot matrix printers, ringtones from ’94, 8-bit motorcycle gear changes, and winning moves in video games. Despite the fuzz and blur of the retro-synths… Continue reading
Benga – “I Will Never Change” (Music Video Created by Us)
New clip for Benga‘s gently emotional dubstep choon “I Will Never Change” was created by the wonderful people at Us and uses 960 individually cut records to create a real-life, real-time waveform of… Continue reading
Communion (Michael Kiwanuka, Ben Lovett, Ben Howard, the Staves, Johannes of Bear’s Den) – “Over the Hill” (John Martyn Cover) (Performed at SXSW 2012 in Austin, Texas)
I’ve been evangelizing to anyone who will listen about the brilliance of Michael Kiwanuka for some time now. This video will convince you of that brilliance. It’s quite, quite heartwarming and beautiful. … Continue reading
Burial & Four Tet – “Moth” (Official Video)
This is your brain on spicy food. (Honestly, how is it possible that Misters Burial and Four Tet sound like they’re just messing about with FruityLoops and GarageBand here and yet still… Continue reading
Mr. J. Medeiros ft J Kyle Gregory – “Shower Curtains” (MP3) (From the “Saudade” LP)
Perfect listening for 2:44am on Thursday, April 12, 2012. Which, coincidentally, is the time at this very exact moment. Right now, there is only the tall, dark green trees, the night, the… Continue reading
El Tipo Este – “Si Esta Es Mi Mamá” (Official Video)
This Cuban grandma got bars. Puts the “g” in “g’ma.”
Oscar and Martin – “What I Know” (MP3)
Former Psuchers Oscar and Martin wonkify your pop-infused r’n’b on a Thursday. Oscar and Martin – “What I Know” Love the analogue production on this one. Also, need that sweater and… Continue reading
Killbot Kindergarten – “Be Defeated” (MP3 from the “Killbot Kindergarten” EP) (Free Download)
Soulful electronic’n’b (that’s a thing, right?) from Australia’s Killbot Kindergarten, which is either a school for three to five-year-old sentient death machines or the first and last name of an elderly Dutch gentleman.… Continue reading
Bad Bad Not Good ft Leland Whitty – “UWM” (MP3 from the “BBNG2” LP) (Free Album Download)
Jazz (We’ve Got). Bad Bad Not Good are no strangers to the shores of Neon Milk, and they’re back with their second full-length LP BBNG2, where James Blake, Gucci Mane, and Kanye West… Continue reading
Cut Copy Bassist Ben Browning’s New Single – “I Can’t Stay” (Official Video)
Cut Copy bassist Ben Browning snips highlife guitar tinkles, splices mournful indie-pop vox washes, and pastes disco sheen on the lot to create the best aftershave commerical/French New Wave film that never was.… Continue reading
Hiatus Kaiyote – “Mobius Streak” (Taken from the “Tawk Tomahawk” LP)
Grab your ears and stick them on this Aussie future soul shimmer and r’n’beats glimmer from Melbourne. Hiatus Kaiyote is their name, which still has me thinking of a… Continue reading
Hudson Mohawke & Lunice are TNGHT – “Introducing…” (Official Promo Video from Scion AV)
TNGHT (which, in this crazy, topsy-turvy, let’s-omit-all-the-vowels 3.0 wrld, I’m guessing stands for “Tonight” and not “TongueHate”) is the new partnership between the immensely talented Glaswegian maker-of-the-warped-beats Hudson Mohawke and the immensely talented… Continue reading
Jai Paul – “Jasmine” (Demo)
Very excited for new this Jai Paul demo that surfaced yesterday. Been a fan of the Rayners Lane, north west London producer’s output ever since his future soul track “BTSTU” with its signature… Continue reading
Homeboy Sandman – “The Miracle” (Official Video)
Like pouring six bowls of Cap’n Crunch in your ears. Love it when hip-hop just gets plain weird.
Funkommunity – “Dandelion” (Official Video)
Loving this Nu Zealand nu soul with a groove that’s heavily indebted to the L.A. beat scene. Must be something in the sunshine.
B.Traits ft Elizabeth Troy – “Fever” (Official Video)
Equal parts 90s UK house, 90s UK garage, 90s UK drum ‘n’ bass, 90s UK rave, 90s UK diva vox. 100% joy. A decade of British dance music expertly distilled into 3… Continue reading
Julia Stone – “Let’s Forget All the Things that We Say” (Oliver Tank Remix)
5:04am music. Released nine hours ago from man of the lushly-stringed nocturnal moment Oliver Tank. (I’ve banged on before about Mr. O.T. being a James-Blake-soundalike-Aussie, primarily because it sounded like a cool… Continue reading