Future Classic: WBEEZA “Bag Wag” EP (Third Ear)
A really strong four track EP from WBEEZA, a great house producer from London signed to Third Ear records, one of our favorite house labels. I played “Laying Here” this weekend at a festival gig with the Piknic Electronik fam and it was one of my favorite jams to play …
Future Classic: Maya Jane Coles “Hummingbird EP” (Vinyl w/ remixes)
Whether it be with her multi-faceted forays into the realms of house music , or the dub-wise concoctions she wields under the guise of Nocturnal Sunshine, Maya Jane Coles has made an astounding mark on the UK dance scene. The release of her late 2010 EP on Real Tone Records,“What …
Jamie XX Essential Mix – BBC Radio 1
I’m usually not the biggest fan of producers and artists making DJ sets. As someone who doesn’t produce but spends most of his waking hours researching music I’m just not that impressed with sets that feature tracks that came out in the last 2 weeks. Not very impressive. I do …
Future Classic: Instra:mental “Vicodin” (Skudge Remix)
Another hot plate from the Naked Lunch imprint. After great releases from Scuba, Breakage, Kowton this 12″ sees three of the dopest names around when it comes to futuristic and cutting edge dancefloor music. I think it’s simpler to call it that then to go into the whole acid revival …
Future Classic: Outboxx “Blueberry Lemon EP”
Here’s a future classic that sounds like it should be a forgotten treasure. Outboxx releases a very smooth EP on Well Rounded Housing Project, sister label of Well Rounded (Deadboy, Hackman, C.R.S.T). The hightlight here is “Brighten My Day (ft. Naomi Jeremy)”, a tune that starts off with soft jazzy …
Forgotten Treasure: Gil Scott-Heron “Bicentennial Blues” / Moodymann
I thought I’d pair these two together because, well, obviously one is heavily inspired from the other. Moodymann, by far one of my favorite 2-3 house producers of the last 10+ years took a Gil Scott-Heron poem recorded live from his record called “It’s Your World” (1976) and gave it …
Model 500 “No UFO’s” Video
My oh my! This is absolute gold. ‘No UFO’s’ single was the beginning of the solo career of Juan Atkins as Model 500 and one of the most important releases in techno history. It’s the first single on Metroplex Records, his label, back in 1985. The ‘No UFO’s’ track represented …
Future Classic: Pierre’s Pfantasy Club “Mystery Girl” (Seiji’s Bassrub)
The Numbers imprint is already well known for pulling some proper tricks out of their bag, and this is a BIG one. Originally released in 1987, DJ Pierre’s 2nd single ‘Mystery Girl’ should surely count in the Chi-town hall-of-fame, squarely defining the sound with horny bass vamps, futurist synth strokes …
Mix of the Day: Mr Scruff & Floating Points “Live @ Plastic People”
This is really all you need today. A whopping 6 hours of amazing music courtesy of Mr. Scruff & Floating Points recorded at Plastic People in London. Complete with the 86 track list! I talked to Floating Points this summer (check out the conversation here) about a bunch of things, …
Detroit : Real Scenes (a Resident Advisor movie)
Real Scenes: Detroit from Resident Advisor on Vimeo.
Moodymann “I Got Werk” (video)
Almost 20 years into the game mister Kenny Dixon Jr. aka Moodymann is still showing fools how it’s done!
Future Classic: Breton “RDI” (Girl Unit Remix)
I’ve been playing this track a lot lately and since I get asked everything what it is, I thought I’d share it with you all. When it comes to underground music I am still a huge believer in the power and the trust in quality labels. Hemlock is certainly one …