Tag Archive: Soundway

Album of the Week: Ayo Ke Disco: Boogie, Pop & Funk from the South China Sea (1974​-​88) (Soundway Records)

  One of the strongest compilations of 2024.       Translated as “Let’s go to the disco” in Indonesian, Ayo Ke Disco paints a vivid picture of the energetic music spaces across… Continue reading

Listen back to Dan Digs on WNXP – New Music from Cymande, Mk.gee, King Pari, MRCY, Speakers Corner Quartet & Tirzah, Ebo Taylor, Les Sons Du Cosmos, Flwr Chyld – Special Guest: Norsicaa

  Norsicaa joins me for episode 25!         Each week on WNXP I spin a weekly two-hour curated blend of electronic soul, leftfield indie, experimental beats, uptempo house grooves, and… Continue reading

Diggin’ This: The Lahaar (Julien Dyne, Horatio Luna, Surprise Chef’s Lachlan Stuckey, Mara TK & Toby Laing) – “Doin’ It” (Soundway Records)

  Over nine minutes of boogie-jazz.       Recruiting the best and brightest from the Australian and New Zealand jazz and electronic soul scenes, The Lahaar is comprised of Horatio Luna, Julien… Continue reading

Diggin’ This: Dexter Story ft Sudan Archives – “Gold” (Soundway Records)

  Golden hours.       LA’s Dexter Story teams up with Stones Throw maestra Sudan Archives (more of her excellent music here) in this veritably happy collision of inordinate amounts of musical… Continue reading

Diggin’ This: Julien Dyne – “Design” (Soundway Records)

  The groove is real.       On “Design,” Berlin-via-Wellington-via-Auckland-via-Montreal musician, drummer, DJ, and visual artist Julien Dyne opens with a gritty, Theo Parrish-ish beat loop and shimmering piano punctuation before melting it… Continue reading

Diggin’ This: The Heliocentrics – “Made of the Sun” (Soundway Records)

  Malcolm Catto’s outfit return with “Made of the Sun,” an ascendant, cinematic soul builder that features the impassioned vocals of Barbara Patkova.       Track of the day.     The Heliocentrics – “Made of… Continue reading