Diggin’ This: Caro – “Cold Comfort”
“Cold Comfort” from Leeds, UK band Caro is a fuzzy, psychedelic jam reminiscent of fellow Brit musical boundary-pushers Everything Everything and Alt-J. Track of the day. Caro – “Cold… Continue reading
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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
The Dan Digs Show 085: New Gilles Peterson Presents Sonzeira, The Avalanches, Beck, Pearson Sound, Sepalcure – Dan in the DJ Mix
Show number 85! 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
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
The Dan Digs Show 084: New Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Kaytranada, Robert Glasper & Erykah Badu, Whitney, Scrimshire – Special Guest: The Seshen
Show number 84! 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
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
The Dan Digs Show 083: New Sampha, BadBadNotGood, Paper Tiger, Floating Points, Audion – Special Guest: Sweatson Klank
Show number 83! 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
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
The Dan Digs Show 082: New Jonwayne, Fatima, Chance the Rapper, Marcus Marr, Recloose – Dan in the DJ Mix
Show number 82! 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
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
The Dan Digs Show 081: New James Blake, Radiohead, Skepta, Kaytranada, Jordan Rakei – Special Guest: Homeboy Sandman
Show number 81! 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
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
The Dan Digs Show 080: New Formation, Klangstof, Seven Davis Jr, Tantsui, David August – Special Guest: Haelos
Show number 80! 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
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
The Dan Digs Show 079: New Donnie Trumpet, Mocky, Warsan Shire, Braves, Lil Silva – Prince Tribute – Special Guest: Astronautica
Show number 79! 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
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
The Dan Digs Show 078: New Hiatus Kaiyote, BadBadNotGood, The Invisible, Paul White, Mount Kimbie – Special Guest: Daniel T
Show number 78! 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
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
The Dan Digs Show 077: New Phife Dawg & J Dilla, Nite Jewel, Romare, 14KT, DJ Shadow – Special Guest: New Los Angeles
Show number 77! 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
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
Dan Digs Live: DJ Set with Frank Foreal and Special Guest Ozgood at Ace Hotel Downtown LA on Saturday April 9
Come through and vibe on the rooftop this Saturday, April 9! Frank Foreal and I will be joined by one of our favorite DJs and Afrolicious co-host, San Francisco’s Ozgood, spinning the… Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 076: New Roots Manuva, Twenty88, Michael Kiwanuka, Leon Vynehall, Kode9 – Dan in the DJ Mix
Show number 76! 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
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
Music by Dan Digs: “SFCA”
Got so inspired after spending last week in San Francisco that I had to write this City-centric 3am-warehousin’ house cut. Dan Digs – “S F C A” … Continue reading
The Dan Digs Show 075: New Madlib, SBTRKT, Flying Lotus, Oddisee, Kingdom – Phife Dawg Tribute Triplet – Special Guest: Szjerdene
Show number 75! 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
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
The Dan Digs Show 074: New Terrace Martin, MIA, Black Milk, Mura Masa, Ponty Mython – Special Guest: Seb Wildblood
Show number 74! 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: 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
The Dan Digs Show 073: New Elzhi & Karriem Riggins, Homeboy Sandman, Tokimonsta, Jameszoo, Cassius – Special Guest: Jack Garratt
Show number 73! 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: 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