Diggin’ This: COMBAT! – “Heavy Accent”
Mightily diggin’ this brand new one from recent Friends of Friends signing and LA native Mark Nieto aka COMBAT! “Heavy Accent” is a wonderful mess of dusty drums, Thundercat-ish… Continue reading
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Diggin’ This: Tor – “Days Gone”
Way into this moody beat shuffle from Vancouver producer Tor. Track of the day. Tor – “Days Gone” Tor’s new album, Blue Book,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Wallace – “Is It You?” (Produced by Kraak & Smaak)
One of my favorite Antipodean soul singers returns with “Is It You?”, a weighted, late-night jazz jam with a beat rooted in hip-hop and a rarefied vocal. Produced by… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Monophobe ft Young Corvus – “Two Times” (Free Download)
Big love for this interplanetary heater courtesy of Vienna producer Monophobe. Track of the day. Monophobe ft Young Corvus – “Two Times” Download… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Applebottom – “The Ride”
That sunset piano jazz house perfection from London’s Joe Arthur aka Applebottom. Track of the day. Applebottom – “The Ride” Applebottom’s The Ride EP will… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Tom Misch – “Watch Me Dance”
Groove with you. Love everything about this new one from one of the #DanDigsShow’s very favorite producers, Tom Misch. Diggin’ those sincere strings, that sunset yacht guitar, and… 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: Audion – “Destroyer”
Matthew Dear’s Audion alias makes a welcome return. Mightily digging this hypnotic, serrated whirl of centrifugal techno with a riff reminiscent of Underworld’s “Cowgirl.” Track of the day. Audion… Continue reading
Dan Digs Live: DJ Set at Ace Hotel Palm Springs this Sunday May 22
Summer is here early! Come through and vibe with me poolside at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs this Saturday, January 2. I’ll be spinning the best in poolside beats,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Mai Kino – “The Waves”
“If you know where you are, it could feel like home…” On “The Waves,” London-via-Portugal singer Mai Kino emotes a vocal as raw, honest, and gently fraught as the textured instrumentation… Continue reading
Dan Digs Live: DJ Set with Frank Foreal at Ace Hotel Downtown LA on Friday May 20
Come through and vibe on the rooftop this Friday, May 20! Frank Foreal and I will be spinning the best in leftfield beats, future R&B, and soulful house upstairs at Ace Hotel in downtown… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Paper Tiger – “Weight in Space” ft Shafiq Husayn
Leeds, UK cosmic funk-hop team Paper Tiger return to beam their latest weightless track, “Weight in Space,” featuring Sa-Ra’s Shafiq Husayn, into your headphones. Track of the day.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Flowers De Moon – “Symbiotic” (Free Download)
On “Symbiotic,” Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Flowers De Moon blend 3am vocals with moonscape synths while weaving live percussion with drum machine mechanics. Track of the day. Flowers De Moon –… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Nick Leng – “Drivers”
Float along to 22-year-old LA-via-South Africa-via-Nor-Cal singer-songwriter-producer multihyphenate-in-profession-and-location Nick Leng‘s very excellent latest song, “Drivers.” “Drivers” is a wistful affair, its gentle breezy kick drum bounce underpinning sun-bleached guitar, sandy percussion… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Jordan Rakei – “Talk to Me”
You couldn’t start the week in any better way. Jordan Rakei’s latest song, “Talk to Me,” is an amiable drum-led shuffle complete with string swoops, bass swells, muted guitar,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Obey City – “With Grace We Go” (Seiho Remix)
This skittering, undulating, aquatic beat. Seiho’s rework of “With Grace We Go” features on the new Obey City remix EP, Merlot Sounds: Alternative Versions, out May 11 via LuckyMe.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Crepes – “Hidden Star”
Melbourne! You’ve delivered the goods again! Mightily diggin’ this drifting, cosmic, psychedelic-dream-pop nugget courtesy of Aussie five-piece Crepes. Track of the day. Crepes – “Hidden Star” … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Lil Silva ft Cosima – “Caught Up”
Caught up in these rippling bass reverberations, those snare snaps, and that vocal line courtesy of Cosima. Track of the day. Lil Silva ft Cosima – “Caught Up” … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Weval – “The Battle”
Amsterdam electronic music duo Harm Coolen and Merijn Schotte are Weval. Their latest track, “The Battle,” is a heated house canter overlaid with cloudy synths and hypnotic vocal echoes. Track of… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Submotion Orchestra – “In Gold” (Bastien Keb Remix)
Lazy handclaps, heatwave horns, sunburned bass pops; Bastien Keb‘s remix of “In Gold” was made for summer. Track of the day. Submotion Orchestra – “In Gold” (Bastien Keb Remix) … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Paul Simon – “Wristband”
Further proof, as if any was needed, that Paul Simon is one of the world’s greatest living songwriters. Love this rhythmic beat groove courtesy of producer Clap! Clap! and, as… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Snakehips ft Malika – “Falling”
That Saturday feel-good soul. Diggin’ them simmering horns, that classic drum break, and that big room vocal courtesy of Malika. Track of the day. Snakehips ft Malika… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: James Blake – “Timeless”
The lyric “…with graceful shadow” may just be the most apt way to describe the glorious entirety of James Blake’s music. Timeless in every sense of the word. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Von Sell – “I Insist”
Love these electronic whines and whirrs, digital geese gargles, clipped blips, delayed piano chords, and that very impressive vocal from Brooklyn-via-Berlin’s Von Sell on his latest track, “I Insist.” … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Gold Panda – “In My Car” (Official Video)
Gold Panda hangs out with his grandma, visits a museum, and has a Maccy D’s in this new video for “In My Car.” Mightily diggin’ those lush, warm, choral… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Frank Liin – “Before I Go To Sleep”
Antipodean soul at its finest. After a few nanoseconds of detective work I’m pretty sure Frank Liin is an alter-ego of the mighty Jordan Rakei (whose song “The Light” was… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Moses Sumney – “Everlasting Sigh”
I’ve been a fan of Moses Sumney’s leftfield-soul-handclaps-as-percussion-casual-yet-monumental-songwriting since first hearing him perform live at Abbot Kinney Festival in Venice back in 2013. (Peep my Vine of the matter… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Trace – “Honey”
Give me something I can keep. Brooding, moody, and perfectly paced, this latest single from LA singer Trace showcases a melancholy yet dulcet vocal that pours slow, like honey itself.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: A. K. Paul – “Landcruisin'”
Led Zep guitar riffs, space odyssey horns, handclaps drier than the desert, pots-and-pans percussion, motorcycle noises… this new one from A.K. Paul is adventurous in every which way. Track… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Mark Pritchard ft Thom Yorke – “Beautiful People”
Diggin’ this tape-delay beat. Big fan of all things in the Pritchard catalogue: Jedi Knights, Global Communication, Harmonic 313, Africa Hitech, and this latest direction complete with Thom Yorke‘s vocal… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Kaytranada ft Karriem Riggins & River Tiber – “Bus Ride”
This beat is so gloriously laggy. Huge love for this mellow casual orchestral jazz maneuver from Montreal’s Kaytranada with Karriem Riggins and River Tiber. Track of the day. Kaytranada ft… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Ink Project ft FiFi Rong – “You Don’t Care”
Jez Lloyd, Corey Wallace, and Melanie Dymond are the electronic soul collective Ink Project. Featuring the vocals of FiFi Rong, “You Don’t Care” is a delightfully delicate yet bass-heavy paced groove. Track… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Carlos Niño & Friends ft Madlib & Strings by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – “It’s All Happening!”
It’s all happening at once. Love this new cosmic composition from Los Angeles-based producer, composer, ensemble orchestrator, Dublab host, and mentor Carlos Niño, here teaming up with sonic scientists Madlib and Miguel… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: TRUCE – “Head Hung”
Mysterious UK musical duo TRUCE are back with their second single, “Head Hung,” a boisterously bassy and succulently synthy affair. Track of the day. TRUCE – “Head Hung”… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Nadia Nair – “Dear Brother”
Half-Swedish, half Malaysian-Indian singer Nadia Nair returns with a genre-defying new single, “Dear Brother.” Love that tabla that comes in at 2:02. Track of the day. Nadia Nair –… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Sam Irl – “Raw Land”
A jazzy house groover from Vienna-based producer Sam Irl to properly start your weekend. Track of the day. Sam Irl – “Raw Land” Sam… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: 30/70 Collective – “The Strut”
Melbourne (what is it with the inordinate amount of musical greatness that emanates from this city?!) nine-piece 30/70 Collective come correct with the feel-good, soulful bounce of “The Strut.” Track of… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Jodie Abacus – “Space Buffalo” (Produced by Royce Wood Junior) (Free Download)
Mightily diggin’ this cosmic, Stevie-ish, leftfield funk odyssey from Jodie Abacus and produced by #DanDigsShow favorite and Jamie Woon’s former flatmate, Royce Wood Jr. Track of the day. Jodie Abacus… 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
Music by Dan Digs: “Bushwick Rooftops”
Wrote this on the plane back to LA after spending last week in Brooklyn. Dan Digs – “Bushwick Rooftops” Listen to more of… Continue reading
Dan Digs Live: DJ Set with Frank Foreal at Ace Hotel Downtown LA on Thursday March 3
Come through and vibe on the rooftop on Thursday, March 3! Frank Foreal and I will be spinning the best in leftfield beats, future R&B, and soulful house upstairs at Ace Hotel in downtown… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Eric Lau – “Glad”
Perfect Sunday afternoon groover right here courtesy of London-via-Hong Kong beatmaker Eric Lau. Track of the day. Eric Lau – “Glad” Hear more from… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Philippe Edison & The Black Luster Quintet – “Chris Dave’s Theme”
Sometimes music sounds tightest when it’s loosest. Shout out to Chris Dave. Track of the day. Philippe Edison & The Black Luster Quintet – “Chris Dave’s Theme” … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Flamingosis – “Frugal Livin'” ft Ian Ewing (Free Album Download)
Strut to this! New Jersey producer Flamingosis aka Aaron Velasquez returns with a fantastic new album, Great Hair. According to Velasquez, the cover picture to said fantastic new… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Miles Bonny – “I Bring You Love” (Official Video)
After meeting at a show in Melbourne (which has clearly proven to be rich and fertile soil for amazing new music), singer, producer, and DJ Miles Bonny teamed up with Osunlade to create the ethereal and… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Niv Ast – “Before I Let You Go”
Tel Aviv musician Niv Ast has penned the introspective and mournful “Before I Let You Go,” built around walls of synth wails and cymbal twinkles. Track of the day. Niv Ast – “Before… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Open Mike Eagle & Paul White – “Check to Check” (Free Download)
Check one-two. Equally dizzying in their dexterity of their respected crafts, LA rapper Open Mike Eagle and London producer Paul White collide on “Check to Check,” a winsome bleep-laden beat and an anti-ode to technology’s… Continue reading
Music by Dan Digs: “Feeling a Bit Dodgy”
It may be still winter but this “dodge-disco” edit plants you firmly in the middle of summer. Dan Digs – “Feeling a Bit Dodgy” Listen… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Jonny Drop – “You Got to Be” (Free Album Download)
One quarter of the Expansions and live drummer for the likes of Andrew Ashong, Connie Constance, and the Gene Dudley Group, Jonny Drop is an skilled beatmaker in his own right. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Johan – “Danger_us”
Boston musician Johan‘s debut song “Danger_us” is a mystical and nocturnal concoction complete with a vocal inflection that could appropriately be mistaken for a lone lupine howl. Track of the day.… Continue reading