Big things are happening in the 412 next weekend! The legendary Danny Krivit will be making his Pittsburgh debut Sunday night at AVA Lounge in the East Liberty neighborhood. The show kicks off early at 7pm, and the opening deejays are Chill Cosby (aka my boy Paul Dang that I teamed up with for the…
Creation – Bass & Drums Mix
This time it’s a selection of heavy dub and rootsy reggae, turn up the bass and light up ya chalice 1 Joe Higgs – Come On Home 2 Joe Gibbs – Behind Iron Bars 3 Keith Hudson – National Item 4 Yabby You – Jah Vengeance 5 Junior Byles – Beat Down Babylon 6 Sang…
Gotta Give It Up
Taking it back to the old-school ISM style by Google image searching for the post title to find an inappropriate picture to slap on here….. So yeah, we’ve been a bit slower on our posting during the summer, but other blogs have not been letting up. I figure it’s a good time to let you…
Darkest Light (jazz/funk/soul mix)
And now for something completely different…… This is a selection of jazz, soul, funk, reggae and some African music, from the 1960s and 70s. A lot of it has quite a spiritual or bluesy feel but there’s also a strong sense of groove present throughout. 1 Lloyd Miller – Gol-e Gandom 2 Billy Paul –…
Guest Mix: Red D of We Play House Recordings
ISM is very pleased to present this hot new guest mix by Belgian DJ and label owner Red D. Despite only having been around for a year or so, We Play House Recordings has already dropped six ridiculously dope 12″s by artists like San Soda and Reggie Dokes. The label specializes in that slow electronic…
Yes, it’s a post about Richie Hawtin (sort of)
Today on the Plastikman website an interesting posting was made. It seems that Mr Hawtin is about to return back to his Plastikman guise for a series of shows and some re-releases of old material. Personally speaking i think Hawtin’s Plastikman work is his finest and was one of the entry points for me into…
Now Available for Purchase! Plus, Another New Pittsburgh Label!
It only took about two months since it debuted on white label at DEMF, but the full release of LWYF-001 is now available for purchase in the US, the UK, Europe, and Japan! It is available from various distributors and shops, notably Rush Hour, Gramaphone, Nuloop, Juno, Clone, and Underground Gallery. Thanks to the kind…
Derrick May mix for BBC Radio
Detroit techno legend Derrick May was invited to do a show for BBC Radio’s 6 Mix last Saturday evening. The 2hr show is in 3 parts, the first part is a Hi Tek Soul Mix, then he plays some all time favourites (Marvin Gaye, D’Angelo, Boards of Canada) and then the 2nd hour is a…
Body Heat: Interview with Fred Ventura
(Pointing out the obvious: I just wanted to post this picture) Anyone who has been in a club with me knows that I occasionally slip into the unpleasant habit of bellowing at whoever is lucky enough to be on stage. So it should come as no surprise that the recent Magic Waves Festival saw me…
Guest Mix – Barry Donovan, Lunar Disko Records
The Lunar Disko boys have gotten a bit of coverage on this here blog so regular readers are probably fairly clued as to what they do. As well as being a great monthly party in Dublin it has also branched out into a record label in the last half a year or so, with the…