Diggin’ This: My Top 30 Remixes of 2015
30 of my favorite remixes, refixes, edits, VIPs, reworks, reconstructions, and re-freaks from the year that was 2015. (Not to mention my own Dan Digs remixes, too… listen to… Continue reading
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Diggin’ This: My Top 20 Albums of 2015
2015, you did us proud. Here are my Top 20 Albums of 2015. (Click on the images below to listen/buy/download) 20. Zayyaf – North… Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 061: Top 100 Tracks of 2015! (Part 1: 100-51)
Show number 61! It’s finally here: the #DanDigsShow’s Top 100 Tracks of 2015! This is Part 1: Tracks 100 through 51. Part 2 follows next Sunday December… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Su Na ft Alo Lee – “Blood” (Free Download)
Having previously released songs via innovative music titans Majestic Casual and Flow Fi, Minneapolis producer Su Na teams up with London singer Alo Lee on “Blood,” three minutes of trickling beats and cascading synths, all etched… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Jones – “Hoops” (Salute Remix)
Hoops hoops hoops hoops hoops hoops hoops hoops hoops hoops hoops. Love this new one from London songstress Jones as remixed by Brighton, UK producer Salute. Track of the day.… 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: Sun People – “Flowers” (Moresounds Remix)
Future bass-juke-ragga jungle-traversing magic from Austria’s Sun People aka Simon / Off as remixed by Paris, France producer Moresounds. Track of the day. Sun People – “Flowers” (Moresounds Remix) … Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 060: New Archy Marshall, Hudson Mohawke, Jodie Abacus, Jazzanova, Paul Woolford – Special Guest: DJ Spinna
Show number 60! 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.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Katy B & Four Tet & Floating Points – “Calm Down”
London’s Katy B has linked up with two of 2015’s hottest electronic music producers to create this bouncing yet understated house gem. Track of the day. Katy B & Four… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Nicolas Godin (from Air) – “Bach Off” (Live at Orly Ouest Airport in Paris, France) (Video)
Filmed live at Orly Ouest, Terminal 3, last month. If only every airport did this. Track of the day. Nicolas Godin – “Bach Off” (Live at Orly Ouest… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Evan Geesman – “Take a Chance”
Santa Ana, California producer Evan Geesman fuses laidback and sun-bleached acoustic singer-songwritery with the sensibilities of the Los Angeles beat scene. Track of the day. Evan Geesman –… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Stephen – “Crossfire”
23-year-old Los Angeles artist Stephen combines bleak piano keys, menacing bass throbs, razor-sharp muted guitar stabs, and, yes, what sounds like actual crossfire (0:21) on “Crossfire.” Despite the melancholy… Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 059: New Adrian Younge, Rocket Number Nine, Esta, Tall Black Guy, Diggs Duke – Special Guest: Gilles Peterson
Show number 59! 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.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Adrian Younge ft Loren Oden – “Sittin’ By The Radio” (Official Video)
The production expertise of Adrian Younge is unparalleled. From the moment those carefully crafted drums kick in with a rimshot as vintage as a Kodachrome photograph of a 1967 Pontiac Firebird, from… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Kamasi Washington – “Re Run Home” (Kon Rework)
Sure, it’s 8 minutes long, but when you consider that the glorious original is 14 minutes, that seems short! Too much love for this Kamasi flip from one of the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Bonzai – “Nikka” (Produced by Mura Masa)
That moment when you discover a new artist at the end of the year (like what happened to me exactly four years ago with BadBadNotGood) and one of their songs just ever… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: L’Orange & Kool Keith – “The Green Ray” (Official Video)
Everybody’s favorite blue florist and master of raps ad absurdum Kool Keith has teamed up with North Carolina producer L’Orange to beam “The Green Ray,” a dreamy, radioactive collage of jazz, hip-hop, and 1950s television,… Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 058: New BadBadNotGood, Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman, Jonny Greenwood, PREP, 4hero – Special Guest: Luka (Live Set)
Show number 58! 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.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Free Wize Men – “Is Ya With Me?”
I was down with this track from the first few bars, but as soon as I heard the peppy staccato of that jazz flute (love me some jazz flute), brand new cut “Is Ya… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Shelter Point – “Glass Into Gold” (4hero Remix)
Dollis Hill, North West London’s finest meets Nottingham duo Shelter Point on this brand new 4hero remix! Love those wistful vocals, those sweeping strings, and those signature 4hero d’n’b drums. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Nightports – “Nowhere in Between”
Emily Lynn, Adam Martin, and Mark Slater are Nightports, a trio from Leeds and Hull in the UK that write extremely nocturnal and tantalizingly glitchy songs. They list their influences as Burial,… Continue reading
Music by Dan Digs: Thundercat – “Them Changes” (Dan Digs’ “Thundercat Ate My Homework” Disco Remix)
I’ve always thought that Thundercat‘s basslines and vocals would perfectly suit a disco flip. I was listening to a lot of early Daft Punk this weekend and thought about… Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 057: New Van Hunt, Mr Carmack, Money Mark, Ra Ra Riot & Rostam, Eryn Allen Kane – Special Guests: Ta-ku & Benjamin Yellowitz (Live Set)
Show number 57! 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.… Continue reading
TV by Dan Digs: Watch Episode 1 of the New Series of Crate Diggers featuring KCRW’s Jason Bentley on Fuse TV’s New Channel, FM (Video)
Very excited to share with you the series premiere of the new series of Crate Diggers that I executive produced for Fuse TV‘s new channel, FM! The show, hosted by Anthony Valadez, focuses on vinyl… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Calibro 35 – “A Future We Never Lived”
That slo-mo cinematic funk! Damon Albarn, Jay Z, Child of Lov, and Dr. Dre have all found noteworthy samples from Calibro 35 to use in their productions. The Milan,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Bones & Beeker – “World Behind”
Folk-beat heat straight outta Minneapolis! Loving the very inventive, harmonious, and blissful “World Behind” from Minnesota duo Bones & Beeker, made up of Anthony Newes and Brendan Kelly (also known as producer BK-One).… Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 056: New Missy Elliott, Erykah Badu, FaltyDL, Astronomyy, Disclosure – Special Guest: Newbody (Live Set)
Show number 56! 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.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Moonchild – “All the Joy”
This is exactly the sort of music that gets made when people talk about forming a band while out star-gazing together, which is exactly what happened with Moonchild. Moonchild… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Bibio – “Petals”
I can’t help but love the psychedelic zippery-zappery of a reversed guitar tone. Mightily diggin’ this new one from West Midlands, UK musician and producer Stephen Wilkinson aka Bibio.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Luke Vibert – “Bizarster” (Official Video)
Equal parts the cut-and-pasted-overwrought-movie-dialogue aesthetic of The Avalanches circa 2000, the jovial spirit of big beat in 1997, and the beeps and bleeps of a digitally-saturated 2015, the title track of Luke Vibert‘s latest… Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 055: New Olivier St Louis, Mo Kolours, Tei Shi, DJ Mitsu the Beats, Max Graef & Glenn Astro – Special Guests: Fat Freddy’s Drop & Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sanborn aka Made of Oak (Live Set)
Show number 55! 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.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Robot Koch ft Stephen Henderson – “Dreams”
Such effortless beauty. Mightily diggin’ this new one from recent LA transplant Robot Koch, who originally hails from Berlin. Track of the day. Robot Koch ft Stephen Henderson… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Olivier St. Louis (fka Olivier Daysoul) – “Ain’t Cool” (Official Video)
Olivier Daysoul may have changed his name to Olivier St. Louis, but he still comes correct with some of the most inventive falsetto soul out there. The Berlin resident… Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 054: New Kali Uchis, Nobody, Mr Carmack, Howling, Tomas Barfod – Special Guest: Golden Rules (Paul White & Eric Biddines) (Live Set)
Show number 54! 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.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: LV – “Dar Souiri” (Official Video)
Hold tight the foreboding piano keys and what sounds like a harpsichord! Huge love for this latest song and video from South London’s Simon Williams and Will Horrocks, together known as LV. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: London Elektricity – “Drop Ship” (Official Video)
On “Drop Ship,” Tony Colman bka London Elektricity proves that drum ‘n’ bass is at its best when it’s constantly reinventing itself. Love that piano line, that organic yet… Continue reading
Dan Digs Live: Come Hang With Me as I DJ at School Night! in Hollywood
Looking forward to DJing again tonight at the incredible School Night! at Bardot in Hollywood! Always a great music-loving crowd, always a beautiful space. Come check out these amazing bands: Kona Christopher… Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 053: New Jodie Abacus, Vivians, Jonwayne, Royce Wood Jr, Until the Ribbon Breaks – Special Guests: Bob Moses & Eric Dingus (Live Set)
Show number 53! The #DanDigsShow is now officially ONE YEAR OLD on Dash Radio! As always, the latest and greatest in leftfield beats and electronic soul, plus interviews with my… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Boogarins – “Avalanche” & Manual Full Album Stream
Psyche-rock band Boogarins was born when Fernando “Dino” Almeida and Benke Ferraz began jamming together as teenagers in their parents’ gardens in the central Brazilian city of Goiânia. The title of their latest album Manual… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Couros – “Never Be”
Mightily diggin’ these wavy gravy, future-sutured vibes from Couros. And it’s only his first song! Very excited to hear more from the London producer. Track of the day. … Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 052: New Chairlift, Mura Masa, Sepalcure, Eska, Jordan Rakei – Special Guest: Phantoms (Live Set)
Show number 52! 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.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Jack Garratt – “Breathe Life” (Official Video)
Garratt once again comes up with the goods! “Breathe Life” features more of the quality poetic lyricism we’ve come to expect from Jack, waves of synth chord pulses. an amiable shaker-stomp… Continue reading
Dan Digs Live: Come Hang with Me as I DJ Upstairs at Ace Hotel in Downtown LA
Come through and vibe on the rooftop this Wednesday, October 21! I’ll be spinning the best in leftfield beats, future R&B, and soulful house along with one of my very favorite… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Cool Uncle (Bobby Caldwell & Jack Splash) ft Jessie Ware – “Break Away”
Cool uncle, bro! Bobby Caldwell, Jack Splash, and Jessie Ware: seeing all of these names on the one song had me clicking “play” faster than the speed of light. … Continue reading
Music by Dan Digs: “My Name in Lights”
After revisiting the amazing music of Linda Lewis recently, I had to give her classic track “Reach for the Truth” the “poolside boom-bap” treatment. Dan Digs “My Name… Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 051: New Slum Sociable, SG Lewis, Raury, HWLS, Pell – Special Guests: Dexter Story & Aquilo
Show number 51! 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.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Burhou – “Mary”
Shout out to soulful production duos that are named after uninhabited islands in the English Channel! Originally from Yorkshire and now living in London, Tom and Ross are Burhou,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Khruangbin – “White Gloves”
What is it with the Lone Star state and making gloriously expansive, post-rocky-shoegazey, starry, meditative music? Enter Texas three-piece Khruangbin, comprised of Laura Lee on bass, Mark Speer on guitar, and Donald… 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