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
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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
Diggin’ This: Jungle – “House in LA” (XL Recordings)
A marked change from Jungle‘s earlier work, “House in LA” sees the London outfit step back the tempo and offer up a sun-bleached and and soulful R&B vista complete with sweeping synths,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Sam Evian – “Health Machine” (Saddle Creek)
There’s no two ways about it, I am greatly enjoying the turquoise buzzsaw psychedelia of Sam Evian‘s latest, “Health Machine.” It’s all about those menthol vocals, those unknown, mortal,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: WVR BVBY – “And Another Thing” (Plug Seven Records)
Ah, Melbourne, is there anything you can’t do? Kllo, Lanks, Woodes, 30/70 Collective, Crepes, Slum Sociable, I’lls, Chet Faker, and of course, Hiatus Kaiyote, are just some of the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Anushka – “Do You Have Soul” (Yossarian Records)
Anushka got soul. Max Wheeler and Victoria Port are Anushka, the Brighton, UK duo who make future-facing, digital soul with a sound that leans towards discerning dancefloors while still… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Tenderlonious ft Yussef Dayes – “Yussef’s Groove” (22a Records)
It’s jazzy. Tenderlonious, otherwise known as Ed Cawthorne, is a flautist, saxophonist, producer, and DJ, in addition to being the label boss of the forward-thinking 22a Records. He’s released… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Octavian – “Hands” (Drilla Records) (Official Video)
On “Hands,” France-via-London’s Octavian blends the restless experimentation of Kanye West, the emotional Auto-Tuned hymnary of Bon Iver, and the fearless production of James Blake, resulting in instantly becoming one of my… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: MJ Cole x Kojey Radical – “Soak It Up” (892 Recordings)
Feeling this incredible soulful garage half-stepper from Kojey Radical and MJ Cole, especially that granite-cold delivery from Kojey, those ascending vocal swirls, those menthol synth chords, and that wintry jazz piano line straight… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Hopetoun Brown – “Let’s Not Be Friends”
Named after Hopetoun St in the Auckland neighborhood of Ponsonby where they grew up (the very same neighborhood where I hosted my very first leftfield beats and electronic soul radio show on… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Andre Wiken – “Get Avion” (Astro Nautico)
“Get Avion” by San Francisco musician and globetrotting hatmaker Andre Wiken is a watercolored and dreamlike house stomp that sits nicely alongside the uptempo beat collages of the Avalanches and Tycho. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Lionlimb – “Clover” (Bayonet Records)
Stewart Bronaugh and Joshua Jaeger, otherwise known as Lionlimb, are a duo from Nashville. “Clover,” the opening song from their new album, Tape Recorder, is a wistful indie-folk meditation flush… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Sonnymoon – “Ideas” (Sonnymoon Music)
“Let ideas run… run… ruuuuun…..” Dane Orr, J Hoard, and Anna Wise are the Brooklyn-based trio Sonnymoon, whose latest song “Ideas”… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Kuzich ft Mei Saraswati – “Innervisions” (Ta-ku’s 823 Records) (Official Video)
Perth musician, drummer for Ta-ku, and Aristophanes collaborator Sam Kuzich has released the first single from his latest EP, Dawn Chorus, via Ta-ku’s newly minted 823 Records. Featuring the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Skinny Pelembe – “I’ll Be On Your Mind” (Brownswood Recordings) (Free Download)
Doncaster-via-Johannesburg songsmith Skinny Pelembe has signed to Gilles Peterson‘s Brownswood Recordings, the perfect home for his new single. “I’ll Be on Your Mind” is a despondent doo-wop-hop complete with ominous Massive Attack-ish atmospherics,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: JD. Reid ft Henry Wu & Venna – “Just Know”
Long live the jazz. UK producer JD. Reid has teamed up with fellow London musicians Henry Wu and Venna to produce “Just Know,” an agile and taut, future-proofed jazz-grime cut.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Henry Green – “Another Light” (Akira Records)
Bonobo meets Rhye. Bristol, UK-based producer Henry Green starts 2018 strong with “Another Light,” an emotive and gentle, garage-folk [Is that a thing? Let’s make it a thing!] Jon… Continue reading
Dan Digs’ Top 30 Remixes of 2017
My favorite 30 remixes of this year. 30. Kelela – “Truth or Dare x Steve Gurley’s Hotboys” (Bok Bok Edit) 29. De Lux – “875 Dollars” (Juan Maclean’s Casa… Continue reading
Dan Digs’ Top 30 Albums of 2017
A list of the 30 albums I enjoyed the most this year. 30. Dauwd – Theory of Colours (Ninja Tune) 29. The xx – I See You (Young Turks)… Continue reading
Dan Digs’ Top 100 Tracks of 2017
Right before your very ears, here are my favorite tracks, songs, beats, melodies, and vibes from the year that was 2017. 100. Jadu Heart – “Harry Brompton’s Ice Tea”… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Fieh – “Glu” (Vibbefanger Records) (Official Video)
Stuck on “Glu.” 22-year-old Norwegian musician Sofie Tollefsbøl and her 9-piece band make music as Fieh. Their latest track is irresistible from the start, with ascending horn lines, jazz… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Calypso Rose – “Leave Me Alone” ft Manu Chao (Yaeji Remix) (Mad Decent Records)
One of 2017’s most innovative artists, Korean-American singer and producer Yaeji turns in an irresistible and delicate house rework of the Manu Chao-assisted “Leave Me Alone” by New York’s Calypso Rose. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: The Zephyr Bones – “Telephone” (La Castanya Records) (Official Video)
Chileans Brian Silva and Jossip Tkalcic came all the way to Barcelona to meet Carlos Ramos and Marc López and form the Zephyr Bones, a band who specialize in crafting exquisite and lazy psychedelic… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Hot Toddy – “Love Can Set You Free” (House of Disco Records)
Love is all. One half of Crazy P, Chris Todd, better known as Hot Toddy, is no stranger to disco-fueled house burners. “Love Can Set You Free,”… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Khruangbin – “Maria También” (Night Time Stories)
Literally impossible to dislike. Texas trio Khruangbin return with the absolutely delightful “Maria También,” a rigorously funky first single from their upcoming second album, Con Todo El Mundo, which… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Miink – “Who Are You?” (Official Video)
Whooo are youuu? Equal parts JMSN and Jai Paul, I’m utterly entranced by this debut single from 23-year-old London musician Miink, with its ethereal chimes, snare snaps, bass murmurs,… Continue reading
Music by Dan Digs: SUNRAYYS – “Tea Leaf Dancers” (Flying Lotus Cover)
My time’s made up, I gotta go. One of my all-time favorite songs gets a nocturnal djembe beachgaze rework. SUNRAYYS – “Tea Leaf Dancers” (Flying Lotus… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Fatima – “Somebody Else” (Produced by JD. Reid) (Official Video)
Completely in love with this beat. London-via-Stockholm singer Fatima returns to Eglo Records with “Somebody Else,” a collaboration with London producer JD. Reid that features razor-sharp drums, fractured digital… Continue reading
Listen Back to Dan Digs on Worldwide FM Live from Eagle Rock Music Festival: New Music from Jadu Heart, the Breathing Effect, Diggs Duke, L’Orange ft Oddisee, Hello Skinny (Video)
Last Saturday saw Worldwide FM broadcasting live from the Eagle Rock Music Festival. Was truly a pleasure to join Steve Nalepa, Money Mark, Jimetta Rose, and Iman Omari on… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: The Breathing Effect – “Josephine” (Alpha Pup Records)
The stunning, psychedelic, freeform acoustic jazz effect. LA-based singer-keyboardist Eli Goss and NY-based drummer-bassist Harry Terrell are the Breathing Effect. Their song “Josephine,” which I played on my… Continue reading
Listen Back to Dan Digs on Worldwide FM: Charlotte Dos Santos Live in Conversation + New Music from Nai Palm, Ibeyi, Werkha, Sly5thAve with Jimetta Rose, Roy Ayers as remixed by Young Pulse
For my latest show on Worldwide FM, I spoke with Charlotte Dos Santos, one of my favorite artists of 2017, backstage before her debut Los Angeles show at Center for the Arts Eagle… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Ivan Conti – “Azul” (Max Graef Remix) (Far Out Recordings)
Bleep-hop for the beach. Germany’s Max Graef steps up to remix one of Brazil’s finest drummers and one third of Azymuth, Ivan “Mamão” Conti. Graef’s rework of “Azul” is… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Sudan Archives – “Water” (Stones Throw Records) (Official Video)
Handclaps, finger snaps, meandering bass drones, plucked strings, and soothing vocals make up the entirety of Sudan Archives‘ very excellent new track, “Water.” Check out the video below, directed… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Lazy Salon – “Hot Dinners”
Dusty vintage drums, my favorite kind. On “Hot Dinners,” New Jersey’s Lazy Salon, also known as Sean Byrne, throws said dusty vintage drums, reminiscent of early DJ Shadow, against… Continue reading
Podcast & Video: Backstage with Dan Digs – Episode 1: James Lavelle
Very excited to share this new video and podcast series with you. Backstage with Dan Digs is a new music-centric interview series set in green rooms and iconic concert… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Gavin Turek – “Birdie Bees” (Madame Gold Records)
Those strutting drums, those dripping guitar chords, and those honeyed vocals that transport you from ’17 to ’71, “Birdie Bees” is my favorite Gavin Turek song to date. Track… Continue reading
Listen Back to Dan Digs on Worldwide FM: New Music from Floating Points, Kyle Hall, Washed Out x Lone, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Sam Irl & Dusty
Good times as always on Worldwide FM last week. I hosted and spun a selection of my favorite tracks live from the mighty Red Gate Recorders studio in Highland Park. Musical gems in… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Genesis Owusu – “Sideways” (Produced by Simon Mavin & Perrin Moss of Hiatus Kaiyote)
That scraped-flute-meets-old-violin intro. On the instantly interesting “Sideways,” the 19-year-old Ghanian-Australian singer-songwriter Genesis Owusu takes inspiration from the music of William Onyeabor and enlists the production expertise of Simon Mavin and Perrin… Continue reading
Listen Back to Dan Digs on Worldwide FM: COMBAT! Live in Conversation + New Music from Indian Wells, 30/70 Collective, Ryan Porter, FaltyDL, Sabrina Malheiros x Dego
After kicking off my birthday celebrations with an early morning Hollywood Sign climb, it was a pleasure to jump on Worldwide FM in the late afternoon to host and spin a selection… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Mocky – “Put It in a Song” (Heavy Sheet Productions)
When the LA-via-Berlin-via-Saskatchewan multi-instrumentalist isn’t co-writing songs for Kelela or producing Feist’s album Pleasure or working on his own sixth full-length album, expected in 2018, he’s unleashing the fourth installation of his excellent “Moxtape” series, How to Hit… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Photay – “Screens” (Astro Nautico Records)
Alien grunts, chairs squeaking across the spaceship floor, kaleidoscopic handclaps, cascading synths, piano chord blips, and more alien grunts all feature on my new favorite Photay song, “Screens.” Track… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Cid Rim ft Dorian Concept & The Clonious – “Four-Eighteen” (LuckyMe Records)
Future perfect. Three of Vienna’s best reunite for “Four-Eighteen,” a laid-back jazz excursion patrolled by sky-high firewalls of MicroKorg synth. (And if you haven’t heard it previously,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Marenn Sukie – “Cascades” (Arrivals Records)
Inspired by the jazz-soul audio designs of Bonobo and Calibre, UK beat architect Marenn Sukie, otherwise known as Chris Roth, has drawn up “Cascades,” a full-time-half-time mellow beat meditation with calmly chaotic… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Sibusile Xaba – “Internet Dance” (Mushroom Hour Half Hour Records)
While an “internet dance” is probably something you did in 1995 while you were waiting for AOL to load, here Pretorian music wonder Sibusile Xaba gently gathers a storm of finger-picked guitar… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Mike Edge – “Been So Long” (Long Weekend Records) (Official Video)
Vintage instrumentation blends with sun-stunned vocals on “Been So Long” by Los Angeles musician Mike Edge, the result of which is a grapefruit-cherry cocktail that’s part Mac DeMarco, part Ned Doheny, and all… Continue reading
Listen Back to Dan Digs on Worldwide FM: Best of WWLA Live Sessions Pt 2 + New Music from Moonchild, BadBadNotGood x Nosaj Thing, Jon Bap, The Invisible, Tokimonsta ft Yuna (Video)
Went back on the air yesterday on Worldwide FM to host and spin an hour of the best of our WWLA live session recordings, followed by an hour of my favorite tracks in… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Sal Dulu – “Antasma”
“Antasma,” a brand new track from Dublin producer Sal Dulu, is a slinky beat collage that glues together soulful vocal phrasings, sax snippets, polished guitar licks, cloudy atmospherics, and quite possibly… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: ELWD – “inbloom” (Bad Taste Records)
UK producer ELWD (pronounced “Ellwood”) turns in “inbloom,” an all low-caps, lo-fi mellow groove that is as instantly relaxing as it is poignant. My only complaint is that it’s not… Continue reading