Diggin’ This: Shadeemus – “Solaris”
More science fiction psychedelic soul from the Leicester, UK trio Shadeemus. Love this latest one from Scott Xylo, Demigosh, and Adam. “Solaris” is a string-laden, dimension-traveling invitation… Continue reading
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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: Osage – “Guanguan Riddim” (Bastard Jazz) (Free Download)
Flute wisps, persistent electronic piano chords, interwoven percussion textures, and a heavy, grooving kick drum make up Osage’s attention-grabbing new track, “Guanguan Riddim.” Osage (pronounced Oh-Sage), better known as Philly DJ/producer… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: D-Rocksteady – “Wandering” (Free Download)
A fitting soundtrack to the wall-to-wall rain we’ve been having recently here in Los Angeles. On “Wandering,” Washington, D.C. producer D-Rocksteady weaves textured percussive elements and fluid low-end bass… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: The Code – “Brooklyn Baby” (Free Download)
Mysterious British production outfit The Code have covered Lana Del Rey’s “Brooklyn Baby” by turning it inside out and upside down and outside in. It’s all about that heat-singed bass and… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Techtonic – “The Feeling” (Free Download)
If it’s feelings we’re talking about, this new one from the Seattle duo of brothers Evan and Tyler Gilsdorf aka Techtonic is four minutes of wide-eyed optimism and bass-driven euphoria, complete with rippling low-end… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Clark – “Mirage Trooper” (Free Download)
Transitioning between uptempo jungle riddims and militant low-end hip-hop drums, UK producer and Warp Records signee Clark‘s new single, “Mirage Trooper,” is a speaker-rattling cloud of bass. Track of… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Khai – “Alive” (Free Download)
Beauty is myriad in simplicity. “Alive” by Jefferson City, Missouri singer-songwriter-producer Khai is an electronic soul cut that is restrained, delicate, and altogether uplifting. Track of the day. Khai… 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: 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: 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
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
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: 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
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
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
Diggin’ This: WOKE (Flying Lotus, Shabazz Palaces, and Thundercat) ft George Clinton – “The Lavishments of Light Looking” (Free Download)
Is this real life? Three of my all-time favorite otherworldly music entities—Flying Lotus, Shabazz Palaces, and Thundercat—have come together via Adult Swim to form the musical Voltron that is WOKE.… Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 047: New Mount Kimbie & James Blake, Rapper Big Pooh & Nottz, Soulwax, Tycho, Roman Flugel – Dan in the DJ Mix
Show number 47! 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: Rapper Big Pooh & Nottz ft Novej – “Memory” (Free Download)
Any track that samples Minnie Riperton is going to get an immediate click from me. Check out this new collaboration between Rapper Big Pooh and Nottz, featuring Novej, that… Continue reading
Music by Dan Digs: “Love You I Do” (Hiatus Kaiyote Re-Edit)
Boom-bap drums, Japanese jazz fusion keys, and vocal inspiration from one of my favorite bands in the galaxy: Hiatus Kaiyote. As premiered on the #DanDigsShow on Dash Radio last night. Listen back to the… Continue reading
Music by Dan Digs: “Glass Arise”
An early morning kind of thing. Dan Digs – “Glass Arise” As premiered on the #DanDigsShow on Dash Radio last night. Listen back to the show here. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Swim Good x Merival – “Since U Asked” (Free Download)
The Canada is strong in this one. Ryan Hemsworth‘s Secret Songs series just keeps getting better and better. Here he’s highlighted Canadian beatsmith Jon Lawless aka Swim Good‘s collaboration… Continue reading
Music by Dan Digs: “Echo Park Lake”
A Sunday evening beat jam inspired by one of my favorite neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Dan Digs: “Echo Park Lake” Listen to this track… Continue reading
Music by Dan Digs: “Silverchair’s Carnival”
Was a blast interviewing Daniel Johns (ex-Silverchair) on the #DanDigsShow on Dash Radio last Sunday. Listen back to the episode here. We talked about his fantastic new alt-r&b-leaning… Continue reading
Music by Dan Digs: “Ornette”
The shape of jazz that was to come. Listen to my tribute to jazz legend Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman, who sadly passed away on Thursday at the age of 85. … Continue reading
Music by Dan Digs: “Better Call Soul” & Dan Digs Live DJ Set Upstairs at Ace Hotel in Downtown LA
Better call soul! After seeing the legend that is Danny Krivit DJ live in LA last Sunday and play a remix of “California Soul” by Marlena Shaw as his… Continue reading
Music by Dan Digs: “Bleepa”
Cooked this new beat up last week and premiered on the Dan Digs Show last Sunday! Check out the Instagram promo video below. View this post on Instagram 🍭🌴 turn ⬆️ the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Yes Creator – “Classwork” (Free Download)
Well into this cosmic r&b laser battle soul from the other end of the galaxy. Bristol, UK’s Yes Creator is Benjamin One and Derrick Hines. Yes Creator – “Classwork”… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Ego Ella May – “How Far” (Free EP Download)
Completely in love with this one from South London’s Ego Ella May! Props to Wu-Lu and Reiss G for this lazy, dusty, altogether tasty beat. Looking forward to playing… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Bass Sekolah – “Lighthouse” (Boogie Mann Remix) (Free Download) (DanDigs.com Exclusive Premiere)
Deep in the Malaysian jungle, producer Cee and multi instrumentalist-crooner Darren Ashley make organic, vine-riped, and above all, soulful electronic music as Bass Sekolah, which translates as Bass School. And… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: One T – “Don’t Rush” (Free Download)
Always, always, always a huge fan of a soul-funk-singalong-house-stomp with some yachty geetar notes and, crucially, that basement bass! Diggin’ this one from Los Angeles singer-songwriter-producer One T. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: MKO x Yusuke Akai – “Jellyfish” (Free Download)
“Exotic grunge soul”—a genre name which piques my interest immediately—trio MKO hail from Brisbane, Australia and recently contributed this tantalizingly textured track that features guitar work from Yusuke Akai to the newly released and very wonderful… Continue reading
Music by Dan Digs: “Go Placidly” (Samples Mos Def/Yasiin Bey’s “Desiderata”)
Heard Yasiin Bey‘s recent recital of Max Ehrmann’s 1927 poem “Desiderata” and thought I’d add some beats, bleeps, strings, and flutes. Dan Digs – “Go Placidly” (Samples Mos Def/Yasiin… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Stray – “Since You’ve Been Gone” (Official Video) (Free Album Download)
Sadly, this isn’t an electronic soul cover of Kelly Clarkson, however London drum ‘n’ bass producer Stray still knows his way around a strutting hip-hop beat oozing with mood and movement. Love the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: BadBadNotGood – “Kaleidoscope” (Kaytranada’s Flip) (Free Download)
I’ll be honest, whenever I see the words “Bad Bad Not Good” and “Kaytranada” on a track, I know my headphones are in for some quality. Listen to the 22-year-old… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Sticky Fingers – “Just For You” (Official Video) (Free Download)
Like Howard Moon fronting Black Grape after listening to Jagwar Ma on repeat and taking fashion cues from Justin Hawkins from the Darkness. Love those pools of psyche-piano that… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Potatohead People – “Blossoms” (Nick Wisdom Remix) (Free Download)
Bastard Jazz, the label best known for global jazz ambassadors Captain Planet and Lord Echo, frisbees us a freebie in the form of a dancefloor-ready remix of “Blossoms” from Montreal producer and one… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Kool A.D. ft Toro Y Moi & Amaze 88 – “The Front” (Official Video) (Free Download)
Free art! Kool A.D. teams up with friends Toro Y Moi and Amaze 88 for a laid-back, off-the-cuff, old school rap sesh over a benign descending organ line and a Stevie… Continue reading
Umse ft Megaloh – “In Aufruhr” (Produced by Deckah) (Official Video)
Love this heavy-hitting German hip-hop cut from MC Umse featuring Berlin rapper Megaloh and Deckah on the beat. No idea what any of these words mean—apart from a possible shout… Continue reading
Oyinda – “Rush of You” (Free Download)
Big things are ahead for Nigeria-via-London singer and producer Oyinda. Love those piano punctuations, those vocal echoes, and that scattered and bubbling beat. Oyinda – “Rush of You” … Continue reading
Luka – “Lowdown” (Free Download)
Hamburg, Germany’s Luka takes care of your Wednesday afternoon summer chill times with “Lowdown.” Scratchy and soothing, this relaxing jam crafted by the 23-year-old producer is a cool liquid… Continue reading
Hugh – “I Can’t Figure You Out” (Fever Trails Remix) (Free Download)
Cape Town’s Fever Trails strips down London four-piece Hugh‘s alt-R&B jam “I Can’t Figure You Out” and sets it to a wafting, woodblock, barely-there beat. Love that shivering acoustic guitar… Continue reading
FVLCRVM – “Pink!” (Free Download)
This slice of Slovak vocal-percussive-experimental-soulful-tech-house beatery! Love it! Thanks to the recent Red Bull Music Academy Bass Camp in Bratislava, some of the Czech Republic and Slovakia’s most promising… Continue reading
Paper Tiger – “Make It Through” (Werkha Remix) (Free Download)
Manchester’s Tru Thoughts-signed producer Werkha brings his signature bass bruises and clipped claps to this remix of Leeds, UK space jazz and otherworldly hip-hop outfit Paper Tiger‘s latest single, “Make it Through.”… Continue reading
D’Angelo – “Spanish Joint” (Kero One Remix) (Free Download)
LA producer and DJ Kero One flips D’Angelo’s classic original into an uptempo, early evening groove. Perfect for ushering in summer. D’Angelo – “Spanish Joint” (Kero One Remix)… Continue reading
Nadastrom – “Fallen Down” (Club Mix)
Moombahton godfathers Dave Nada and Matt Nordstrom are Nadastrom. Have a listen to the D.C.-born, L.A.-based duo’s latest single, the spooky, bass-driven, late-night house number, “Fallen Down.” Nadastrom… Continue reading
Sorceress – “Teacups” (Free Download)
Love this rollin’ ‘n’ clappin,’ Fat Freddy-Droppin’ house beat and these honeyed soul vocals on “Teacups,” the brand new track from New Zealand five-piece Sorceress. Formerly known as Funkommunity,… Continue reading
Until The Ribbon Breaks – “Pressure” (UNKLE Reconstruction)
Until the Ribbon Breaks‘ original version of “Pressure” and his most recent album, A Taste of Silver both shine thanks to a surfeit of musical talent and willingness for sonic experimentation from Cardiff, Wales’ Pete… Continue reading
Ta-ku – “Knightime” (Originally a Remix of Disclosure and London Grammar’s “Help Me Lose My Mind”) (Free Download)
I saw Ta-ku posting this rework of Disclosure and London Grammar’s “Help Me Lose My Mind” on Twitter late one night and immediately thought, “Sweet! I’ll have to download that in the… Continue reading