Diggin’ This: Nao – “Fly Away” (Little Tokyo Recordings)
Had this album on repeat since it came out last week. It’s difficult to pick a favorite track from the East London soul-jazz-R&B artist‘s latest project, produced by The… Continue reading
Tag Archive: Instrumental
0 Comments
Diggin’ This: Telemakus ft Karriem Riggins & Chino Corvalán – “2054” (Good Problem Studios) (Video)
The Los Angeles composer, pianist, and producer takes flight on an airy instrumental jazz cut. Featuring the esteemed drummer and producer Karriem Riggins and the Paraguayan musician Chino Corvalán,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: FATHERS (Kenny Beats, Kiefer, CARRTOONS & Nate Smith) – “Pearl” (Blue Note Records)
Meet the supergroup comprised of keyboardist Kiefer, bassist CARRTOONS, drummer Nate Smith, and producer Kenneth Blume aka Kenny Beats. “Pearl,” much like every single other brilliant track on this… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Efterklang ft Zach Condon of Beirut – “Getting Reminders” (City Slang) (Video)
Gentle, pastoral sounds from Denmark. Led by Casper Clausen‘s acoustic guitar and vocals, this brand new song from the Copenhagen trio features a warm and bright trumpet motif from… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Caméra – “Dimanche”
Blissful and abounding with beauty. Together, guitarist and Little Misty bandleader Francois Jalbert, violinist and Flore Laurentienne member Mélanie Bélair, and composer Aurélien Tomasi are the Montreal trio Caméra.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Glass Beams – “Mahal” (Ninja Tune)
Another favorite release of mine named “Mahal.” (Here’s the other one.) “Mahal,” by the Melbourne, Australia trio Glass Beams, fronted by Rajan Silva, is a winding, potent instrumental… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Moses Yoofee Trio – “Ocean” (LEITER)
Listen to this relentless search for a groove that actually becomes the groove itself. The Moses Yoofee Trio is comprised of pianist-producer Moses Yoofee, drummer Noah Fürbringer, and bassist… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Special Feelings – “Down Goose” (Rhythm Section)
A sound inspired by the likes of Yussef Dayes, Madlib, Moodymann, Emma-Jean Thackray, Kaidi Thatham, and Neue Grafik. “Down Goose” by Melbourne-via-Perth’s Special Feelings (Naomi Robinson and Poli-Pearl) is… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Cantrips – “The Big Break” (Dune Castle Records)
Heavy psychedelic funk from Melbourne. Taking cues from the visionary David Axelrod and his group, The Electric Prunes, Patrick Ryan aka Cantrips‘ latest cut is a weighty cinematic library… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Concrete Concrete – “Hues”
Musique concrete. Formed by guitarists Andi Wang and Pei Pang, Concrete Concrete is an instrumental post-rock outfit from Brooklyn, NY. On their latest track “Hues,” airy dream-pop vocals collide… Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 087: New Sampha, Black Milk, Disclosure, The Avalanches, Clark – Special Guests: DJ Day & Harleighblu
Show number 87! 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
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
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: “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: “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 A post shared by… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Great Dane ft King Henry – “June 2nd”
25-year-old beat producer, independent hip-hop head, and Low End Theorizer Dane Morris is Great Dane. His new self-titled album, released on Alpha Pup a couple of days ago, is a… Continue reading
Harrison – “Akira” (Official Video)
Let Toronto’s Harrison take you back in time with this monochromatic, retro-fantastic music video for his track “Akira.” Harrison – “Akira” (Official Video) Hear more… Continue reading
Grenier Meets Archie Pelago – “Phosphorent”
Brooklyn trio Archie Pelago create lush, bass-bouncing, live instrumental electronic music with drum machines, cellos, trumpets, and saxophones. Their track “Avocado Roller” was number 25 in my Top 100… Continue reading
Ethiopian Records – “Terrarraw”
Addis Ababa electronic musician Endeguena Mulu creates dusty experimental bass instrumentals under the name Ethiopian Records. Love the incorporation of Ethiopian vocal samples from Tewodros Haile and Sewunet Ayele that waft… 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
Dan Digs Beats ‘n’ Soul Spring 2014 DJ Mix for Urbanic Paper Boutique on Abbot Kinney Blvd in Venice, California
An artisanal assortment of brand new and classic beats, treats, strings and things for Spring 2014 mixed exclusively for the always beautiful and always inspiring Urbanic Paper Boutique on Abbot Kinney in… Continue reading
Music by Dan Digs: “Benign Turbine”
Happy 2014! This is a beat jam I rustled up a few hours ago, inspired by this mesmerizing audio I found on YouTube. Dan Digs – “Benign Turbine”… Continue reading
Listen/Download the Latest Episode of the Dan Digs Podcast: 120 Minutes of Beats, Bass, Hip-hop, & Electronic Soul. Sun, Oct 13, 2013.
Like an Angeleno finishing a juice cleanse by heading to In-N-Out, I’m beyond stoked to play you this latest mix. Hope you dig. Let me know your favorite track and where you’re listening… Continue reading
Frameworks – “Patience” (Free Download)
I was elated this morning when I found a free download of one of the best compilations of 2013 by a country mile. Not a bad start to a Wednesday. The first track,… Continue reading
Fitz Ambro$e & Ohbliv – “FAIFF” (Official Video) & “CANI” (Free Download)
Fitz Ambro$e originates from Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada and currently lives in Tokyo. Here he teams up with Richmond, Virginia’s Ohbliv to produce Zen Vapors: a 14-track musical collage of beats,… Continue reading
Baths – “Ironworks”
“Ironworks” by L.A.’s Will Wiesenfeld bka Baths melds melancholy piano, bittersweet strings, and aching falsetto vocals with a beat that sounds like it was crafted by recording a fist gently smashing a matchstick… Continue reading
Daughn Gibson – “A Young Girl’s World”
Future classic. An utterly sombre and harrowing 3am MPC ballad from Daughn Gibson: a Pennsylvanian former trucker turned bleak country-soul crooner-producer. Daughn’s debut solo album All Hell echoes the voice of Johnny… Continue reading
Xolisa – “Be Felt” (Official Video)
While. I’m Not. Always. In. The Mood For. Spoken. Word. Poetry, this is pretty good. Superb soul-jazz beats and bass with a voice and flow that recalls a younger, laid-back Ursula Rucker. … Continue reading
Samon Kawamura – “Natty Fu Shake” (Video)
Samon Kawamura is a Japanese-German hip-hop producer. Like Onra, Samon draws inspiration and samples from the vintage vinyl of Southeast Asia and blends his findings with beats. “Natty Fu Shake” is taken from… Continue reading
Tall Black Guy Presents “Tempo Dreams Vol. 1” (Official Video Trailer)
Summer beat vibes. Out now on Bastard Jazz. Featuring music by Tensei, MonkeyRobot, Ta-Ku, Evil Needle, Teru, Chief, Jeriko Jackson, Buscrates, Floydcheung, Doc Illingsworth, Schecky’s Jazzy Tofu, and Tall Black Guy.… Continue reading
14KT – “Blessed” (Official Video)
Blessed Ypsi beats from Michigan’s 14KT. We need more hugs in music videos.
EOM Samples South Korean Hip-hop/K-Pop Girl Group 2NE1 and Subsequently Rocks “I’m the Best” (Video)
Bulk cardboard box dispatching warehouses just got that much cooler. More from EOM (Elements of Music, apparently) here.
TNGHT (Hudson Mohawke x Lunice) – “TNGHT EP”
Still excited about TNGHT. Still some of 2012’s most exciting sounds.
DJ Adlib – “1,2 Yo!” (Official Video)
One to grow on from Cologne, Germany’s DJ Adlib. Those drums, those fingerclicks and handclaps.
Explosions in the Sky – “Postcard from 1952” (Official Music Video)
There are plenty of bands who try to emulate the instrumental post-rock, do-without-the-singer thing, but Explosions in the Sky do it better than all of them. Can’t wait to see the follow-up… Continue reading
J Dilla – “Human Nature Beat”
One of my favorite Dilla beats. So very simple, and so very good, despite the fact that this audio sounds like a ninth-generation radio rip or a recording on an extremely worn-out cassette.… Continue reading
Thavius Beck – “Thanks”
Morning tune. L.A.’s Thavius Beck comes correct with some lush, cinematically-orchestrated strings. “Thanks” is perfect pre-noon listening. Thavius Beck – “Thanks” Grab… Continue reading