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
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Diggin’ This: Brisa – “CLOUDNINE” (Bastard Jazz)
ばり好いとう ! Having just got back from a truly inspiring four-day trip to Japan, listening to the digital funk sway and shining sonics of Fukuoka’s Brisa is the best… Continue reading
Listen back to Loops + Dots Episode 15 – New Music from Tall Black Guy, The Avalanches, KEYAH/BLU, Please Wait (Ta-ku & Matt McWaters), Moses Boyd – Dan In the DJ Mix
Show number 15! Hope your December is going well. We’re back with another special all-music mix for LOOPS + DOTS episode 15! Brand new leftfield… Continue reading
Listen back to Loops + Dots Episode 14 – New Music from Michael Kiwanuka, SAULT, Psychemagik, Zero 7, Oscar Jerome, Greentea Peng, Caribou, Herbert – Dan In the DJ Mix
Show number 14! Welcome along to the show! Hope all is well with you. We’re back with another special all-music mix for LOOPS + DOTS… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Teebs ft Sudan Archives – “Black Dove”
What. A. Collaboration. Fresh from breaking a five-year hiatus from music, Mtendere Mandowa aka Teebs recently returned with the Panda Bear-assisted “Studie.” More singles and an album announcement… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Greentea Peng – “Mr. Sun (Miss Da Sun)” (Official Video)
Here comes the sun. I can’t lie, I need this Mr. Sun track on high and heavy rotation. Gratitude to London’s Greentea Peng for crafting this trippy,… Continue reading
Listen back to Loops + Dots Episode 13 – New Music from Sir Was, Hemlock Ernst & Kenny Segal, Teebs & Panda Bear, Romare, Biig Piig, Sunni Colon, Waajeed – Dan In the DJ Mix
Show number 13! Glad you’re here! Hope all is well with you. We’re back with a special all-music mix for LOOPS + DOTS episode 13!… 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
Diggin’ This: North Downs – “Dad’s Old Tapes” (Dama Dama Records)
The only person North Downs follows on SoundCloud is Bill Brewster, so you already know his music taste game is Master Sommelier-level black belt. Respect. Very into this… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Ben Esser ft emawk & Beau Diako – “Stripes” (Lekker Collective)
Collectively tasty music. Currently very into this latest song from Berlin-based musician and Noah Slee‘s producer Ben Esser, made in collaboration with NY’s emawk and UK guitarist Beau Diako.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Benny Gebert – “Night Life” (Arts & Crafts Records)
This cricket chirp-fueled piano hypnosis on repeat. Recorded in a farmhouse in the woods of upstate New York in the midst of a heatwave with all of the windows… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Yu Su – “Watermelon Woman” (Technicolour Records)
New sonics for September. Starting with a slinky beat and kaleidoscopic synth cascades, “Watermelon Woman” by Vancouver-via-Kaifeng, China artist and classically trained musician Yu Su steadily progresses into an airy… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Róisín Murphy – “Incapable” (Mickey Murphy’s Daughter/Loaded Records/BMG)
Summertime is disco time. Having enjoyed the musical output of Irish singer and musician Róisín Murphy ever since her Moloko days (I even dropped “Fun For Me” while spinning… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Next.Ape – “The New Three Monkeys” (Shapes No Frame Records)
Coming up next. Antoine Pierre, Jerome Klein, Veronika Harcsa, and Lorenzo Di Maio are two Belgians, one Hungarian, and one Luxembourger making experimental sounds as Next.Ape. Their song “The… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Tiga & The Martinez Brothers – “Blessed” (Virgil Abloh Future-Jazz Remix) (Turbo Recordings)
Can’t stop playing this. Fashion designer, founder of the Milan-based Off-White label, DJ, and artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear collection no less, Virgil Abloh knows a good thing… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Medasin ft Kathleen – “Always Afternoon” (Alt:Vision Records)
Dah, dah, dah, dahdahdahdahdah, dah, dah… Elevate to this gorgeous wave of electronica-flecked R&B from Dallas producer Medasin. Piano keys dance around a lazy beat while singer Kathleen ably… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Kazu – “Salty” (Adult Baby Records) (Official Video)
A salient point well made. With an intro that reminds me of the outlandish guitar whine that underscores all of Noisey’s British Masters videos (see here to hear what… 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: August Landelius – “All You Can Eat” (NAIV Recordings)
That Scandinavian electronic soul. After a three year hiatus, Swedish producer August Landelius emerges from his home studio with the 3am future R&B cut “All You Can Eat,” an… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Clever Austin ft Jon Bap – “Blue Tongue” (Wondercore Island/Touching Bass)
Otherworldly organic soul. Clever Austin is the alter-ego of Melbourne musician and Hiatus Kaiyote drummer Perrin Moss. On “Blue Tongue,” he’s teamed up with the Texas producer Jon Bap… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Haelos – “Kyoto” (Infectious Records) (Official Video)
Kyoto protocol. I’m beyond hyped for Haelos‘ forthcoming new album, the most recently released track from which is “Kyoto,” a dark yet uptempo slice of raw electronic soul complete… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: The Cinematic Orchestra ft Roots Manuva – “A Caged Bird/Imitations of Life” (Ninja Tune)
Finally. One of my very favorite musical outfits, the Cinematic Orchestra make a welcome return in 2019 with “A Caged Bird/Imitations of Life,” taken from their first album in 12… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Kastle & Mind of A Dragon – “Either Way” (Mind Of A Kastle)
Nothing but bass-driven heat on this new UKG roller from LA producer Kastle and London producer Mind of A Dragon. “Either Way” showcases MJ Cole-ish acoustic guitar pickings that… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Kaidi Tatham ft Dego – “It’s a World Before You” (First Word Records)
Summer 2018 is officially in session! Fresh from collaborating with Eric Lau for their excellent remix of Moonchild’s “Run Away,” Belfast maestro Kaidi Tatham returns with “It’s a World… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Astronauts, Etc – “The Border” (Co-Produced by Toro Y Moi) (Company Records) (Official Video)
Underpinned by a late 60s rubbery bassline noodle that could easily be from an Adrian Younge production, “The Border” by Oakland musician and Toro Y Moi‘s touring keyboardist Anthony Ferraro, otherwise known… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Hot Flash Heat Wave – “Glo Ride” (Free Download)
Davis, California’s Adam, Ted, Nathaniel, and Nick, otherwise known as Hot Flash Heat Wave, come correct just in time for summer with “Glo Ride,” a lazy, casual indie stroll in triple-digit heat that centers… Continue reading
Music by Dan Digs – Jungle – “House in LA” (Dan Digs’ 1Bed 1Bath in Los Feliz Remix)
Had to get down with the bruk funk and remix one of my favorite tracks of 2018. Hear the original version of Jungle‘s “House in LA” here. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Henrik Schwarz & Metropole Orkest ft Ben Westbeech – “Counter Culture” (7KMusic)
Let’s get along. Feeling the spritely and sauntering “Counter Culture” from Bodensee, Germany’s Henrik Schwarz, here teaming up with Metropole Orkest and Ben Westbeech for a piano-led journey into… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Sunny Levine – “D.A.Z.E.” (Alpha Pup Records)
Delta. Alpha. Zulu. Echo. Exceptionally enjoying this woozy, wandering, indie soul swirl from Venice Beach’s Sunny Levine (and grandson of Quincy Jones, no less) that imagines Shabazz Palaces jamming with… Continue reading
Music by Dan Digs: Goldie – “State of Mind” (Dan Digs Remix)
One of my favorite tunes from one of my favorite albums gets the house edit treatment. It’s all about that upright bass noodle intertwined with that 104bpm stomp. … Continue reading
Music by Dan Digs: James Blake – “Retrograde” (Dan Digs’ Futuregrade Remix)
My number 1 track of 2013 (see the full list here) gets transported to a future of bass, chopped Amen breaks, and footwork rhythms. As heard in the mix… 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: Seramic – “People Say”
That gospel-electro-r’n’soul. Love those soaring chorals, bass stirrings, and that beat that plods but never drags. Track of the day. Seramic – “People Say” … 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: Luca ft Tei Shi – “Best On”
Been humming this hook in my head ever since I first heard “Best On” a few weeks ago. Love the heartfelt simplicity of this brand new track from New York’s Luca… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: La Priest – “Party Zute/Learning to Love”
New music from Sam Dust, he of Late of the Pier, under his alter-ego La Priest. Delightfully dusty, wonderful, and weird, this is like listening to thumping house music… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Sau Poler – “Juun” (Official Video)
Barcelona, Spain producer Sau Poler creates dreamy, uptempo beats fused with otherworldly soul vocal blips and clips. Sau Poler – “Juun” (Official Video) “Juun”… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Fono – “Real Joy”
Absolutely massive. Fired this one through the Dash Radio studio speakers as if they were jet engines on Sunday night with this one from Brighton, UK DJ and producer Fono as my… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Hudson Mohawke ft Irfane – “Very First Breath”
I’ll be honest, it took me a while (as in a couple of minutes) to fully get into this brand new track from HudMo. I couldn’t help but notice how the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons ft Moses Sumney – “Vermillion”
This new one from Damian Lazarus and the Ancient Moons featuring the vocals of Moses Sumney is making my Monday all kinds of brilliant. The low-end on those drums… 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: Araatan – “Coffee”
Batkhuu Batzorig and Batbaatar Batzorig are two brothers from Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia. Together they craft some of the finest, most slinkiest, most strutting electronic jazz and soul under the name Araatan. Araatan –… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Beat Spacek – “Modern Streets”
With a humming, heatwave bassline reminiscent of Wayne Smith’s “Under Me Sleng Teng” and made only using iPad and iPhone apps, UK vocalist Beat Spacek (fka Steve Spacek who landed the number… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Roy Davis Jr ft Peven Everett – “Gabriel” (Dan Marshall Flip) (Free Download)
Cardiff, Wales producer Dan Marshall‘s output has been flippin’ brilliant as of late; this Hiatus Kaiyote flip, this Natural Four flip, and now this flip of the seminal UK garage classic “Gabriel” by… Continue reading
Dan Digs’ Track of the Day: Mesingnat – “Reduced to Matter” – Powered by Reverbnation
I’ve been working with the fine folks at Reverbnation and over the past month I’ve been taking submissions from artists from all over the world to be featured here at DanDigs.com. The final selection… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Julio Bashmore ft J’Danna – “Simple Love”
Simple, subtle, and effective. The airy “Simple Love” doesn’t contain a wallop-you-over-the-head bassline like Julio Bashmore‘s breakout 2012 track “Au Seve,” but it does have a similar churning… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Odesza ft Zyra – “Say My Name”
After igniting the world’s interest with the release of “Memories that You Call” a month ago, Seattle duo Odesza again come up with the goods on brand new track “Say My Name.”… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: The/Das – “Miami Waters” (Official Video)
When they’re not hanging out in derelict seaside holiday resorts in Dubrovnik, Croatia that were abandoned during the Croatian War of Independence in 1991, Berlin friends Anton Feist and Fabian Fenk make… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Kormac ft Bajka – “Wake Up”
Loving this cymbal-heavy, tambourine-happy and generally parp-tastic uptempo modern soul jam from Dublin producer Kormac featuring spoken-word poet and Bonobo and Beanfield vocalist Bajka. Kormac ft Bajka – “Wake Up” … Continue reading
BenZel & Stevie Neale – “Wasted Love”
Electronic soul-pop is at its best when it’s equal parts sugary and bittersweet. Diggin’ this new one from BenZel, otherwise known as Two Inch Punch and Benny Blanco (or… Continue reading