Diggin’ This: The Japanese House – “Clean” (Official Video)
19-year-old UK singer and producer Amber Bain is The Japanese House. Her brand new song “Clean” is soupy, emotive, and brilliant, like an amber bath. Track of the day.… Continue reading
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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
Diggin’ This: Dusky – “Skin Deep” (Global Communication Remix)
One of my very favorite DJs and producers, Tom Middleton, has resurrected Global Communication (the name under which he used to produce decade-defining 90s ambient electronica along with Mark Pritchard) to remix Dusky’s… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Kacy Hill – “Foreign Fields” (Produced by Jack Garratt)
I was wondering why I instantly liked this song so much. Obviously Kacy’s shimmering, delicate vocals had a lot to do with it. But then I found out it was produced by… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Empress Of – “How Do You Do It” (Official Video)
Much like Grimes, NYC’s Honduran-American singer-songwriter-producer Lorely Rodriguez aka Empress Of fuses upbeat melodic experimentalism with a firm DIY sensibility, the results of which always sound brave, fresh, and boundary-defying. Very… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Demo Taped – “Not Enough” (Official Video)
With “Not Enough,” 17-year-old Atlanta producer Adam Alexander bka Demo Taped has created a genius vapor&B half-speed future funk jam. Love that brass key stab plugin that keeps “Not Enough” bouncing… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Zak Abel – “Running From Myself”
This has been on repeat since I first heard it via a tweet from Joker late yesterday. Produced by Karma Kid, Zak Abel‘s “Running From Myself” is an irresistible,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Lightboxes – “Something Else”
South London’s Donna Thompson and John Atterbury are Lightboxes. Mightily diggin’ this uptempo beat, that upright bass, and those up-and-up handclaps. Upstanding. Track of the day. Lightboxes –… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: The Invisible – “Easy Now”
Dave Okumu, Tom Herbert and Leo Taylor are The Invisible. Describing “Easy Now,” Dave Okumu says: “George Clinton once said, ‘funk is anything you need it to be to… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Floating Points – “Silhouettes” (Official Video)
Neuroscientist-turned-music producer Sam Shepherd bka Floating Points is preparing to release his debut album, Elaenia. The first song to be aired from the upcoming LP is “Silhouettes,” an edited version of… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: BASECAMP – “Mara”
Nashville future electronic&B trio BASECAMP recently signed with Skrillex’s OWSLA label, but there’s nary a drop, wobble, step, scary monster or nice sprite to be found here. I stopped… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Naytronix – “Mister Divine” (Official Video)
This slice of sun-bleached, low-slung indie-soul from Tune-Yards bassist Nate Brenner aka Naytronix is making this cloudy August Friday morning in Los Angeles all kinds of great. Hear “Mister… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Dexter Story ft Yared Teshale – “Lalibela”
LA producer Dexter Story spins many a plate; in addition to making music he’s worked as the product manager for Snoop Dogg, Meshell Ndegeocello’s day-to-day representative, and has performed with artists such as Dwight Trible,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Bastien Keb – “Beat Without A Heart”
Only had to hear the first five seconds of this one to know it was something special. Bastien Keb aka Seb Jones’ “Beat Without a Heart” has me immediately diggin’ those… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Peter Lyons – “Envy”
Love this surging, glitchy cut of indie electronic beat tapestry from London’s Peter Lyons. Strings are a nice touch, too. Track of the day. Peter Lyons – “Envy”… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Slum Sociable – “All Night”
Mightily feelin’ this turntable jazz-hop soul from Melbourne, Australia’s Slum Sociable. The greatness of this gently psychedelic, nocturnal trip-hop cut only confirms my suspicion that Melbourne is one of the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Darren Keen – “The Way I Look”
The future is footwork! Can’t get enough of this Martian-barbershop-cooing, 808-hit-ridden, pitched-down-swagger-vocaled, juke gem from Brooklyn-via-Omaha, Nebraska producer Darren Keen. Track of the day. Darren Keen –… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: J-Felix – “Keep On (We Ain’t Here For Long)”
This boogie funk strut! Brighton-via-Bristol dub, hip-hop, and d ‘n’ b head Joe F Newman used to tour internationally as Alice Russell’s guitarist. Now under his J-Felix moniker, he’s hit… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Jamie Woon – “Sharpness”
Ever since first hearing this song’s premiere on Pharrell and Scott Vener’s very first Othertone radio show on Beats 1, I have been telling every friend, colleague, barista, parking enforcement official, pilot,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Wallace ft Sampa the Great – “Beauty”
If you dig the sounds of Hiatus Kaiyote, Erykah Badu, and Electric Wire Hustle, you need need need need need need need need need need need need need need need need need need… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Prep – “Cheapest Flight”
Let PREP put all of the pep in your steps! With only ten tweets to their name at last count, this newly-minted London four-piece is comprised of a hip-hop producer, a classical… Continue reading
Goggi & Orri from Sigur Ros – “Lila”
If you’ve ever listened to Sigur Ros but thought to yourself that the music, while closely resembling auditory transcendence, could do with being a little more uptempo and housey, well, you’re in luck.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: <KAEB (Geoff Barrow from Portishead) ft Jonwayne – "There’s No One" (Official Video)
Bristol, England’s Geoff Barrow—best known for being a founding member of the band Portishead—has just released a split EP featuring two tracks from his other band BEAK> and—plot twist!—two tracks from BEAK>’s “alter-ego”: <KAEB, which is… Continue reading
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Stoked to say that the official Dan Digs app has arrived! Now you can get your Track of the Day, free music downloads, watch music videos, and listen back to every… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Aristophanes – “左右為難” (Left and Right)
So I’m reading this very excellent article in the Fader about Grimes, and at the end of the piece there’s a scene in which she Skypes with Aristophanes, a Taiwanese hip-hop MC.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Ruane Maurice – “Nomenclature” (Official Video)
“Nomenclature” by Birmingham, England’s Ruane Maurice sounds as if Massive Attack had decided to make house instead of hip-hop. Digging that textured percussion in the background, those big, chunky synth… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Josa Peit – “Constellation” (Max Graef & Glenn Astro Remix)
In love with EVERY part of this song, from the swampy bass burbles at the start to that dirty cymbal to those weird found sound samples of birdsong to THAT MASSIVE JUNGLE… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: The`ve – “Visions” (Official Video)
Chicago’s The`ve is music producer, songwriter, and engineer “Dug” and singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist “Sam Trump.” T`ogether they m`ake f`uturist s`oul and R`&B of the h`ighest, h`aziest order, and “V`isions” is… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Dornik – “Stand In Your Line”
Heavy MJ vibes on the verse, heavy JT vibes on the pre-chorus, and a beautifully lagging and nagging “line… line… line, line…” hook on the chorus. Loving this new song… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Stephen Bradley – “Runaways”
After nineteen years of providing horns, keyboards, and backing vocals for No Doubt, Stephen Bradley has released his first solo EP. The lead single, “Runaways,” is a laid-back, effortless,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Say Yes Dog – “Stronger” (Offical Video)
Hot Chip meets Chet Faker. Say Yes Dog was started in 2011 by two Germans and one Luxembourger. The Berlin-based trio’s brand new single “Stronger” has it all; playful bass squelches,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Grandbrothers – “Arctica” (Official Video)
Let’s tesselate. Mightily diggin’ this piano-led jazz beat from Dusseldorf, Germany’s Grandbrothers. It has those Jazztronik “Samurai” vibes, which is one of my favorite tunes of all time. Track… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Jack Grace – “Hills” (Official Video)
That glorious, stumbling beat. Those mahogany piano pillars. Love this new one from Sydney, Australia’s Jack Grace. Track of the day. Jack Grace – “Hills” (Official Video)… 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: Bells Atlas – “Sugar for the Queen”
I first got hipped to Bells Atlas earlier this week through Bandcamp’s brilliant new City Guides feature, which sees the music streaming and download service shining a light on exciting musical scenes in cities… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Szjerdene – “Find Me”
Having previously provided vocals for the likes of Bonobo and Lapalux, Amsterdam-via-Hackney, East London songstress Szjerdene recently teamed up with NYC producer Quays to pen this ominous, skeletal, synth&B excursion. Track of the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Novelist – “War”
“Very, very, very on fleek…” It’s been a minute since I’ve posted a grime cut as my Track of the Day! Today’s selection fixes that. Kojo Kankam is better… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Frances – “Grow” (Oceaan Remix)
“Grow” by 22-year-old London songstress Frances gets a minimalist, percussive rework from 22-year-old Manchester-via-Brussels producer Oliver Cean aka Oceaan. Track of the day. Frances – “Grow” (Oceaan Remix) … 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
Diggin’ This: Jack Garratt – “Weathered”
Seeing Jack Garratt at a last-minute small club show in Hollywood (watch my Vine of the best part here) back in February was definitely one of my musical highlights of 2015. … Continue reading
Dan Digs Live: Come Hang with Me as I DJ at School Night! in Hollywood
Looking forward to DJing again tonight at the incredible School Night! at Bardot in Hollywood! Always a great music-loving crowd, always a beautiful space. Come check out these amazing new bands: The… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Jon E.K. – “Gold”
Mightily diggin’ this brand new track from Los Angeles villain-pop artist Jon E.K.! Produced by Mike “WUFF” Wofford, “Gold” is impassioned. Full of emotional synth swells and a sauntering bass… 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
Diggin’ This: P. Morris – “Daydream”
“Daydream” is a brand new, beautifully strange track from Kansas-born, LA-based producer P. Morris. Opening with a vocal screech that sounds like it would be more at home on an old-school rave record,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Mocky – “Living in the Snow” (Official Lyric Video)
Since moving to LA, it appears that Canadian songwriter and producer Mocky has missed the ice and cooler temperatures of his homeland, as the title of his brand new song “Living in… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Cayucas – “Moony Eyed Walrus” (Official Video)
Santa Monica’s Cayucas sound exactly how this video looks, blending the summery, surfboard-in-hand, afro-pop-flecked indie sensibilities of Vampire Weekend’s first album with a singing style that reflects the temperate verdancy of the Pacific… 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
Diggin’ This: Velvit ft Steve Spacek – “No Excuses”
Velvit is the new pseudonym of Darren White, better known as drum ‘n’ bass producer dBridge and label boss of Exit Records. His brand new track “No Excuses” features the… 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
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