Come backstage and meet Rosie Frater-Taylor! London jazz-folk artist Rosie Frater-Taylor recently joined me for a chat backstage (at home). We talked about her favorite venue to… Continue reading
A 3am warehouse vibe. Dan Digs – “Strobe” Listen to more music at soundcloud.com/dandigs and download “Strobe” for free here. … Continue reading
An electrofunk shuffle for desert dancing. Arid jazz-house grooves. Dan Digs – “Mojave Boogie” dan digs · Dan Digs – Mojave Boogie Listen… Continue reading
Sunset balearic business. Your soundtrack for 6pm. Big thanks to Rob da Bank for playing this track recently on his excellent Worldwide FM show. Listen back here. … Continue reading
Hold tight the UK Garage Jazz! MJ Cole meets Red Snapper. Dan Digs – “Blue Sun” Listen to more music at soundcloud.com/dandigs and… Continue reading
Come backstage and meet Brijean! The Oakland duo and I talked about their very favorite venue to play, how they first met, hip-hop trivia nights, opening for Channel Tres,… Continue reading
Been listening to bunch of Martyn, Joy Orbison, dBridge, Mala, and other future garage goodness from 2009. Dan Digs – “Autumn Light” Listen to… Continue reading
Starting a new genre: sunrise broken beat. Bonobo meets St Germain at CoOp. Dan Digs – “Jacaranda” dan digs · Dan Digs – Jacaranda … Continue reading
Backstage with Dan Digs is back! We’re remixing it up for 2021 with new and very special “at home” editions! For episode 5 I had a chat “backstage”… Continue reading
Show number 19! Hope all is very good with your good self. LOOPS + DOTS is back with another special all-music mix for episode 19! … Continue reading
Show number 18! Hope you’re doing well and keeping safe and healthy. LOOPS + DOTS is back with another special all-music mix for episode 18! … Continue reading
Do you know, do you know, do you know that things get better? Taking cues from the percussive xylophone chimes of Shuggie Otis’ “Strawberry Letter 23” and the instrumentation… Continue reading
Jenny Marie Sabel and Eirik Vildgren’s year has just begun. My favorite Oslo-via-Troms duo return with “The Year is Over,” which, despite it’s foreboding title, is a simple, stripped-down beam… Continue reading
Mysteriously mysterious. Not a lot is known about Coco, an unknown group from an unknown locale making very beautiful music. To date, they’ve only released “Empty Beach,”… Continue reading
まったり… I’ve never felt so chilled. “Mushi No Uta,” (“A Bug’s Song,” if you will), the latest from Tokyo psychedelic rock band Kikagaku Moyo (“Geometric Patterns” in… Continue reading
Electronic soul steppin’. “Coral Blues” is the latest single from Andrew Beaton, otherwise known as Brighton, UK-based musician and producer Black Square. It’s a stunningly soulful cut… Continue reading
Wise words. One of my favorite remixes last year was “Mumma Don’t Tell” by London’s Leifur James as reworked by DanDigs.com fave FaltyDL. (View the full list of 2019’s… Continue reading
Amour pop. I’m a big fan of this one. “Discipline” is the latest song by the Parisian quintet Biche. Come for the Stereolab-ish DIY playful… Continue reading
Show number 17! We’re back with another special all-music mix for LOOPS + DOTS episode 17! Brand new goodness from the likes of John Carroll Kirby,… Continue reading
LDN-LA. South London’s Jamie Isaac has linked with LA’s Nosaj Thing to create some very excellent ice-cold 3am house feels. That subtle beat clap, those glacial synths,… Continue reading
It’s a different view. Currently very much into the honeyed folk of the Nashville-via-Los Angeles duo ØZWALD, otherwise known as Jason Wade (he of the band Lifehouse) and Steve… Continue reading
Show number 16! Welcome to 2020. We’re back with another special all-music mix for LOOPS + DOTS episode 16! Gems in the leftfield beats, electronic… Continue reading
2020, we’re here. Already starting this year strong with the Brooklyn-via-Seattle experimental jazz visionary Kassa Overall and his vibe-heavy (in every sense of the word) cut “Please Don’t Kill… Continue reading
2. 0. 1. 9. Here are my favorite one hundred tracks from this year. (Click on the artist or track title to read… Continue reading
ばり好いとう ! Having just got back from a truly inspiring four-day trip to Japan, listening to the digital funk sway and shining sonics of Fukuoka’s Brisa is the best… Continue reading
Show number 15! Hope your December is going well. We’re back with another special all-music mix for LOOPS + DOTS episode 15! Brand new leftfield… Continue reading
Future soul from Tel Aviv. Sounding like an extra polished Hiatus Kaiyote collaborating with uptempo electronic maestro Pomo, Masok (meaning “helicopter” in Hebrew) is a four-piece made up of… Continue reading
Gracias and arigato. Supremely in love with “Thank You,” the final track on Buck, which is the debut album from the Rialto, California trio known as Tony, Kevin, Eric and… Continue reading
Show number 14! Welcome along to the show! Hope all is well with you. We’re back with another special all-music mix for LOOPS + DOTS… Continue reading
Laid back, literally. Completely here for “Humidity,” the dreamlike and aqueous new single from Sydney soul chanteuse and recent Eglo signee Natalie Slade. It’s set to appear on her… Continue reading
A psychedelic acoustic folk gem. “Blow Up” is the new single from Dublin, Ireland’s Aoife Nessa Frances. I am completely here for those strings, that guitar strummery, that hand… Continue reading
What. A. Collaboration. Fresh from breaking a five-year hiatus from music, Mtendere Mandowa aka Teebs recently returned with the Panda Bear-assisted “Studie.” More singles and an album announcement… Continue reading
Here comes the sun. I can’t lie, I need this Mr. Sun track on high and heavy rotation. Gratitude to London’s Greentea Peng for crafting this trippy,… Continue reading
Show number 13! Glad you’re here! Hope all is well with you. We’re back with a special all-music mix for LOOPS + DOTS episode 13!… Continue reading
Breathe with me. I am currently very much here for “Haze,” “a song about meeting someone who changes everything for you” and the latest track from Sydney’s Sean Walker (formerly… Continue reading
The only person North Downs follows on SoundCloud is Bill Brewster, so you already know his music taste game is Master Sommelier-level black belt. Respect. Very into this… Continue reading
Collectively tasty music. Currently very into this latest song from Berlin-based musician and Noah Slee‘s producer Ben Esser, made in collaboration with NY’s emawk and UK guitarist Beau Diako.… Continue reading
This cricket chirp-fueled piano hypnosis on repeat. Recorded in a farmhouse in the woods of upstate New York in the midst of a heatwave with all of the windows… Continue reading
Show number 12! This week we welcomed the wonderful Salami Rose Joe Louis to the show! I had a chat with Salami Rose over the phone from Columbus,… Continue reading
New sonics for September. Starting with a slinky beat and kaleidoscopic synth cascades, “Watermelon Woman” by Vancouver-via-Kaifeng, China artist and classically trained musician Yu Su steadily progresses into an airy… Continue reading
It’s August 20th, but summer is still in full effect. Featuring Lori on vocal duties, Rhythm Section’s Silent Jay on saxophone, and Simon Mavin, Paul Bender, and Perrin Moss from… Continue reading
Show number 11! The eleventh installment of my Loops + Dots radio show on Dublab aired brand new newness from Joe Armon-Jones & Georgia Anne Muldrow, Godtet, Jamila Woods,… Continue reading
Woozy, still. “Savanah” is currently my favorite song from London’s Zach Cayenne-Elliott, otherwise known as Melo-Zed. Enlisting the musical assistance of James Walker, it’s a woozy number with gently… Continue reading
Summertime, and the livin’ is easy. Having previously wowed the galaxy with the stainless steel bass of “When I’m Comin’ For Ya,” Bakersfield, California’s Charles E. Dickerson, otherwise known… Continue reading
The secret life of plants. Not solely content with his immensely delicate folk-informed brass output as part of DanDigs.com faves Whitney (listen to their early demo “No Matter Where… Continue reading
That piano flourish right at the start. And, yes, thank you, great question. I’m told it’s “mee-er-nuh.” I’ve had this North Oakland four-piece on my radar ever… Continue reading
How’s it going? So glad you’re here. Having been recently asked to join the Mixcloud Select massive, I’m excited to deliver my first subscriber-only mix for your listening… Continue reading
“Can I phone a friend to tell them how good this is, Chris?” Huge fan of this Liverpudlian leftfield pop quartet that take their off-kilter melodic sensibilities and cut-and-paste… Continue reading
Show number 10! The tenth installment of my Loops + Dots radio show on Dublab aired brand new hotness from Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard, math-rock-prog-jazz-band-of-the-moment Black Midi, the winning… Continue reading
WNXP’s 1st Birthday Party at the Exit/In Nashville
Come through and celebrate WNXP turning one year old tonight! Looking forward to live performances from *repeat repeat, Liza Anne, Bantug, Josh Gilligan, and Namir Blade. … Continue reading →