DJ Hype, DJ Zinc & Pascal – ‘No Fear’
This is about as raw as jungle gets. No slick studio polishing of the drums and rounding off the edges of the bass here, instead it’s all about using beats and loops that… Continue reading
Category Archive: Songs I’m Diggin’
Wanda Jackson ft Jack White – ‘Thunder on the Mountain’ (Official Video)
If I had to list my favorite genres of music, rockabilly probably wouldn’t be the first, second, or even twenty-seventh style that springs to mind, but anytime Jack White is involved with anything… Continue reading
Wretch 32 – ‘Traktor’ (Mike Delinquent Project & Friction Remixes)
Can’t decide which one of these remixes I like better. First up, Mike Delinquent takes us back to 2000 with some strickly slick UK garridge bidnis that has me reaching for the MJ… Continue reading
Phlash & Friends ft Shea Soul – ‘Runnin’
I’ve had this hook from Phil Asher and his friends Mark de Clive Lowe and Shea Soul trottin’, runnin’, and gallopin’ through my mind all day. Pretty much bang-on-perfect singalong uplifting soulful disco… Continue reading
Portishead – ‘Strangers’ (Live from Roseland NYC)
Temporarily forgot just how great Portishead are. Especially with this relentless derk-derk-derk hook that sounds like a busy signal on Jupiter. Dude busting moves at 1:37 is how I will dance to everything… Continue reading
Michelle Shaprow – ‘If I Lost You’ (King Britt Scuba Mix)
Subtle and sublime Saturday afternoon winter sunshine vibes from LA’s Michelle Shaprow, whose ‘If I Lost You’ gets a snappy rolling kick and warm Rhodes rework from soulful house stalwart King Britt underneath… Continue reading
Talib Kweli – ‘Cold Rain’ (from his forthcoming album ‘Gutter Rainbows’)
A fine return to form for Mr T as he teams up with producer Ski Beatz to revisit the piano-led kick-snare, kick-snare hi-hat and female gospel chorus formula that made his Kanye-produced single… Continue reading
Macklemore – ‘The Town’ (Official Video)
Mustachioed Seattle rhymesmith Macklemore throws down some love for all things 206. Happy 2011 everybody.
Krystal Klear – ‘Tried For Your Love’ (Hudson Mohawke Remix)
Sure the original is glorious enough (Krystal Klear is a solid recommend for any and all Dam-Funkers out there) but it’s the sheer genius of the ‘Hawke to spelunk some ravey pianos, horns,… Continue reading
Gold Panda – ‘Snow and Taxis’ (Video)
I’m kind of glad the Panda didn’t go with the cliched ‘snow and taxis’ slow-motion-New-York-yellow-cabs-in-a-snowstorm vibe. Instead he’s all like, “How awesome is vegetation!”
Jamie Woon – ‘Night Air’ [Produced by Burial] (Official Video)
As the days get shorter and the nights grow longer, Jamie Woon (who you might remember from Debruit’s ‘I’m Goin’ Wit You’) turns in a soulful and heartfelt orchestral ode to maneuvers in… Continue reading
Jamie Lidell – ‘Little Bit of Feel Good’ (La Garage Mix)
Apparently in French ‘La Garage’ is roughly translated as ‘live version of song accompanied by cool malfunctioning-television video’. Jamie Lidell: fusing feel-good soul with a little bit of electronica one beat, bar, beard,… Continue reading
The New Holidays – ‘Maybe So, Maybe No’
After seeing Mayer Hawthorne croon this live in concert last night, thumbing through the racks of YouTube today uncovered the original version of ‘Maybe So, Maybe No’, recorded in 1969 by The New… Continue reading
Jed and Lucia – ‘Apostrophe’ (Official Video)
Beautiful autumnal listening from the Ubiquity Records camp. Usually known for their raw, deep-dug, soul-rich hip hop and hypnotic house numbers, here the label has made bold strides into whispery acoustic territory with… Continue reading
Fenech-Soler – ‘Stop and Stare’ (Official Video)
If Passion Pit were from England, listened to nothing but late 90s trance, wore sequined t-shirts, sped up their bpm’s a lil bit, and didn’t whine so much about being a ‘sleepyhead’, they… Continue reading
Lenny Fontana – ‘Spread Love’ (London Elektricity Live Version, Zero Tolerance Mix, Nu:Tone Remix)
We’ve been having some absolutely beautiful late summer/early autumn days here in Seattle recently – blue skies, sun, and a ever so slight chill in the crisp air. Got me thinking that summer… Continue reading
Aloe Blacc Performs a Cover of Michael Jackson’s ‘Billie Jean’
Aloe Blacc is perhaps best known for his plinky-plonk piano summer feeling-broke-feeling-good track ‘I Need A Dollar’. Here however he turns the tables on us and delivers a raw, stripped-down, half-time soul cover… Continue reading
Pharoah Sanders – ‘Greeting to Saud’
Cloudwalking desert jazz that sounds like someone tinkling on a piano half buried in a sand dune inside a lantern-filled Abu Dhabi souk. Love it. Here’s an interview with the tenor sax-toting legend… Continue reading
Jon Hopkins – ‘Vessel’ (Four Tet Remix)
Bliss. Perfect late night listening from Jon Hopkins, a UK electronica artist who’s no stranger to contributing his starry-skied digital magic to tracks by Coldplay, Imogen Heap, David Holmes, Tunng, Four Tet, and… Continue reading
Stevie Wonder – ‘Sesame Street’
Proof that 1972 was a great year for music and television and music television. If this two minute snippet is anything to go by. From back when the Voicebox was the apex of… Continue reading
Katy B – ‘Katy on a Mission’ (Produced by Benga)
Bran’ Nu! Courtesy of one of the greatest online bass music radio stations in the world (that just got awarded a license to broadcast on FM in the UK!) Rinse FM South London… Continue reading
K’Naan – ‘America’
Everyone’s favourite Somalian/Canadian rapper returns with ‘America’ – near 7 minutes of a lazy shuffling beat with Mos Def and Chali 2na’s baritone so deep your laptop might just vibrate off the table.… Continue reading