DEMF weekend is always a goldmine for me acquiring new music, and this year it was so much that it took a while to be able take it all in. Now that I have a handle on it, here are some of the highlights of the jams that are actually out and available: Teflon Dons…
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Bunch of New Records
This year was feeling a little slow for new releases I cared about. That seems to have changed over the last month or so. I’m just going to do a quick rundown of some of the things that are out and about right now…. An early contender for jam of the year is Patrick Gibin’s…
Mix: D1 Recordings: Box Set
It has been a few years since I last mentioned D1 Recordings on here, around the time Fatima Yamaha’s Whats a Girl To Do was getting the re-issue treatment. I wondered if there would be any more music released from the publicity-shy imprint and though it took a while there is now a new release…
Recent Jams By Spinna, Kai Alcé, Andrés
Kai Alcé’s NDATL label began celebrating its 10th birthday in 2018. I can remember eagerly ordering the very first release right when it came out from Opus Music in NYC (which was yet to be known as Downtown304), hard to believe it has been so long. Kai is also doing a series of parties to…
Thomas Xu – Different Wisdoms EP
One of the cats I mentioned in my recent piece on current wave American dance music was Thomas Xu, whose debut release was a split 12” with Julion De’Angelo on Sound Signature back in the summer of 2017. To kick off 2019 in style, Thomas has started his own label called Steady Flight Circle and…
2018 Year In Review
Click here for a YT playlist of many of the tracks from this list… Unlike some previous years, I’ve done a pretty good job of writing about dope music all throughout 2018. I wouldn’t say there has been a particularly large amount of new music that I like, but there is definitely a lot that…
SOL ORTEGA THE BLUE CLUB EP ON RHYTHM NATION SAN DIEGO
This year has been an experience of learning for me musically. There have been a few magical moments. As well there have been low points. Through all of the ups and downs, however I can say without hesitation my year in music has been quite fruitful. Earlier this year a good friend and mentor; Cordell…
Marcellus Pittman – Something Like {A Dream}
This year has been a really fun one for me musically as it has seen some of my favorite producers who aren’t known for quantity of releases dropping a boatload of great new jams. Way back in February I wrote about two excellent releases by Marcellus Pittman, both on his Unirythym label. Over DEMF weekend…
Specter – Built To Last
Specter is, like Rick Wilhite whom I wrote about just a few weeks ago, one of these underground cats who is a brilliant DJ and producer but not known for releasing a high volume of music. Even a full solo single by Specter would be cause for celebration, but what we have here in Built…
New Rick Wilhite Records
Rick at his shop Vibes in Detroit, April 2008 I’m going to save the whole story for a forthcoming “Record Store Memories” post, but I first met Rick Wilhite in person at his shop Vibes all the way back in May 2004. Ever since that day he has been one of the biggest inspirations for…