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Albums

Zero 7 – RECORD – Didn’t even know that this album existed. These are the tracks from the album I’d not heard before. Brilliant

Swedish House Mafia – Until Now – Smash Cochella, release this, then vanish!

Single tracks

Zero 7 – Throw It All Away – Great lively track

Zero 7 – Mr McGee – Got more electro soul than their usual

The Lumineers – Ho Hey – For some reason, I thought this was Of Monsters & Men … nope!

Grizzly Bear – Speak In Rounds – Indie acoustic - obsession track of the week.

Gaz Coombes – Sub Divider – Another track from the former Supergrass lead which really caught me

Swedish House Mafia – Don't You Worry Child (Radio Edit) [feat. John Martin] – because it’s just so big!

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Merry Christmas all!

Albums

ALEK FIN – Better When Seen From Above – Very very Radiohead

Mario & Vidis – Changed . Cheers AK

C2C – Tetra – New album from the former DJ Mixing Champions

Single tracks

Keaton Henson – Sweetheart, What Have You Done To Us – Gorgeous echoy vocals and guitar

Daughter – Landfill – Beautiful track from a beautiful album

Gaz Coombes – White Noise – Incredible track from the Supergrass vocalist

Wave Machines – Ill Fit – If MGMT were to chill-out and drop the tempo a little

The Rolling Stones – Miss You – This got so much play time after the O2 gig. Loving the bluesiness and Jagger’s voice

ALEK FIN – Naysayers – Sooo very very Radiohead-y. Dischord, minimalist, falsetto, off-beat percussion & a sweet big build-up to finish. Yum.

ALEK FIN – The Wayside – Abstract verses, and amazing dischord guitar coruses

ALEK FIN – Filling Silences – Like a lots from OK Computer and also ‘How to Disappear Completely’

ALEK FIN – Waiting Like a Wolf – Very minimalist up until 2:20, then breaks in to a beautiful phase lasting the entire 2^nd half of the track

Mario & Vidis – Changed - Original Mix – Awesomely layered electronic track with cool male falsetto vocals

Mario & Vidis – Suspend The Feeling - Original Mix – Fave track from the album: gorgeous vocals from Giedre, cool reverberating bass and a solid beat

C2C – The Beat – Pretty cheesy lyrics, but good Lord, which a sweet bit of production. RJD2 all over

C2C – Down The Road – Really bluesy intro, then back to that RJD2 sound

Dusky – Stick By This – Super dark & chunky electro dance track – Cheers JC

Mathew Gill, John Courtidis, Sam Littlemore – Can’t Get Better than this (Original Version) – Great trancy track

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I know, I know. I’m crap, here’s some catch-up material…

Set-lists

Rolling Stones | O2 | 25th Nov 2012 – a totally amazing gig, so amazing that these guys are playing so well AND releasing new material!

Mixes

Photek - Essential Mix (2012-10-06) 41 mins for some serious techno funk.52mins – Hot Chip remix. 1hr 42min -

Albums

Lucy Rose – Like I Used To - Beautiful chilled out airy stuff

Daughter – Similarly gorgeous to Lucy Rose. Definitely worth a listen

Justice – Audio, Video, Disco. – No idea how I missed this one last year – totes brilliant!

Single tracks

Andy Burrows – Because I Know That I Can – Lovely dude with guitar + band. Check it!

Ben Howard – Keep Your Head Up – Feel sad I’ve not given him that my play time. Great track

Ben Howard – Empty Corridors - Live – And getting involved with some live percussion on the gee-tar

Field Music – Who'll Pay The Bills? – A highlight from there Mercury nominated album

Wave Machines – Ill Fit – Think Empire of the Sun sync’d with a chilled-out slow-mo snowboarding video

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Your Love – Sweet electro-dance hybrid

Rae & Christian – Anything U Want – I want more!

Mathew Gill, John Courtidis, Sam Littlemore – Can’t Get Better than this (Original Version) – Such a sweet trance trance, with the essence of The XX

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Playlists

Mercury Prize 2012 - Album of the Year nominees – get your opinions at the ready!

Albums

What a week – these four albums released!

Deadmau5 – > album title goes here < - totally blown away by this. Full of amazingness

Mumford & Sons – Babel (Deluxe Edition) – only just prized myself off Deadmau5 and on to Mumford this morning. First spin = fantastic

Elbow – dead in the boot – not even had a chance to get on to this, but can’t wait!
Muse – The 2nd Law - Only went up today. Soo much to listen too!

Single tracks

All the Deadmau5 and Mumford are amazing, but

Deadmau5 – Professional Griefers - feat. Gerard Way – got obsessed with this

Deadmau5 – There Might Be Coffee – one for the Beach mix

Mumford & Sons – Broken Crown – Stopped me in my tracks

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Albums

Cat Power – Sun – Great album quite Laura Marling. Cheers HJ

Hudson Taylor – Battles – A little We Are Hunter discovery. Only 4 tracks. I want more!

Summer Heart – About A Feeling – Electro atmospheric chill-out blended with solid band parts and some echoy vocals. A great sound, so pleased with this find!

Tracks

Passenger – The Wrong Direction – A happy summer tune (shame it’s September!), reminds me of a less bluesey Jamie Lidell

Passenger – Holes – Folky acoustic, a stand-out from the album

Cat Power – Ruin – Been obsessed with this tune for the last half of the week. Awesome bass in the chorus

Cat Power – Human Being – A different track on many on the album. A bit more Fink-esque, for lack of a better comparison

Summer Heart – I Wanna Go – Was hooked on this track for a good week too!

Hudson Taylor – Battles – Everyone listen to this guy. He’s like a solo Mumford.

Hudson Taylor – Drop of Smoke – And an example of what he can do with more of a band behind him!

Two Door Cinema Club – Sun – I know I posted the album last time, but now I’ve listened to it. Anyone keen to see them in the New Year?

Two Door Cinema Club – Wake Up – Big festival tune for 2013?

Two Door Cinema Club – Pyramid – Totally love the harmonics on the verses

alt-J – Bloodflood – Another totally beautiful tune from this fella

Patrick Alavi – How Much That Means To Me - Miguel Campbell Re-Edit – Think of RJD2 and Daft Punk. What is the name of the dude with the opening voice-over?!

Azealia Banks – 1991 – Super cool build up to this one and some grimy rap

Duran Duran – Nice - Eric Prydz Mix – Quality quality dance remix from Prydz

Feed Me – Little Cat Steps - Original Mix – And some mandatory screw-face

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Playlists

SW4 | 27th Aug 2012 – What a wonderful day of dancing and sunshine

Plan B | Roundhouse | 3rd Sept 2012 – Love you iTunes festival! Love you more Plan B – you’re amazing!

Albums

Two Door Cinema Club – Beacon – Took a while to get on Spotify, but now all is good again.

Mumford & Sons – Dharohar Project EP – Awesome Indian-influenced Mumford, Laura Marling, Dharohar Project EP

Dave Brubeck – History Records – Been feeling the Brubeck this week

Single tracks

Ed Sheeran – You Need Me, I Don't Need You – An example of why he’s so amazing. Acoustic solo guitar with rapid rapid lyrics. Thanks FB

Jurassic 5 – If You Only Knew – One word – Cool. The best of hip-hop meets jazz.

Mumford & Sons – I Will Wait – Already can’t wait for the next album

Booka Shade – Tomorrow Belongs to Us (Extended Mix) – Super chilled, but with great pace. An awesome track for working!

Simian Mobile Disco – Cruel Intentions – Awesome Lo-Fi with cool vocals

Skream – Where You Should Be – Some very chilled dub

Benga – Icon feat. Bebe Black – Very Katy B

Netsky – Love Has Gone - Netsky's Love Must Go On Refix – Netsky doing a Data, with a little Ibiza feel

Skrillex – Summit - feat. Ellie Goulding – An absolutely gorgeous atypical track from Skrillex, almost his answer to Deadmau5’s ‘I Remember’

Deadmau5 – The Veldt - 8 Minute Edit – But then Deadmau5 responds! Totally phenomenal! Eric Prydz, thank you for playing it and making my SW4

Eric Prydz – Pjanoo - Original Club Mix – Get me to that beach party!

The Planty Herbs – Output – Beautiful liquid D&B. Another FB find, thanks mate!

Sub Focus – Out The Blue - Radio Edit – Huge D&B track. Thanks 2manyDJs!

Empire Of The Sun – We Are The People - Sub Focus Remix – Nice D&B remix of another great tune

Basement Jaxx – Twerk feat. Yo Majesty (Sub Focus Remix) – Massive D&B tune

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And we hit the half century!

Albums

Here We Go Magic – A Different Ship – A winner for the week (cheers AK)

The Tallest Man On Earth – There´s No Leaving Now – Full of beauties

Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History – Reliving that 2011 summer!

Single tracks

Bon Iver – Minnesota, WI (S. Carey Remix) – A new beauty from our boys

Here We Go Magic – A Different Ship – Chilled and sultry

The Tallest Man On Earth – Wind And Walls – Like a Dylan-Fleet Foxes combo. Another sweet track

Family of the Year – Hero – A totally gorgeous track which I missed from the other week

Here We Go Magic – Make Up Your Mind – Stepping it up a notch with some funky bluesy riffs

Here We Go Magic – How Do I Know – What a summery tune. Where is Glasto 2012?!

Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work - Whoop

Two Door Cinema Club – What You Know - Whoop

The xx – Angels – Lovely to have some fresh material from them. Similar sound to the previous singles, but still great

Bobby Womack – Stupid – Some cool bluesy vocals and some cute sexy piano

Benga – Icon feat. Bebe Black – Very Katy B

Zedd – Spectrum - Radio Mix – Loving this one, cheers WAH. If only I’d posted last week before it hit the radio play!

DJ Fresh – Golddust – Love it, love it, love it. Bring on SW4!

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Albums

Family of the Year – Loma Vista - If you want to get your summer folkiness on, look no further!

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Here – For those happy western-folky-jumping around the gig tent type tunes

Hot Chip – In Our Heads – Great new album, loving the sound of some of the tracks, a great evolution on previous albums

Frank Ocean – channel ORANGE – Watch out for this guy, he’s going to be huge, combining R&B, Hip-hop and some electro. His vocals remind me of D’angelo

Plan B – ill Manors – This. Is. Genius. Everyone should give this one a spin!

Danny Byrd – Medical History Great new liquid D&B record from Hospital Records’ Danny Byrd!

Single tracks

Family of the Year – St. Croix – Great summery festival tune

Family of the Year – Buried – Another happy-clappy summary tune

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – That's What's Up – Honky-tonky folky-western fun times

Hot Chip – These Chains – Smooth bass line and a great groove

Hot Chip – Flutes – Almost a sinister electro house vibe to this one. Loving it!

Frank Ocean – Lost – Beaut of a track. Some great funk and delicious vocals

Frank Ocean – Pink Matter – Another gorgeous track with some orchestral sampling this time which drifts in to some chunky strolling base and rap

Plan B – I Am The Narrator – Love it, he’s sampled Camille Saint-Saens!

Plan B – Drug Dealer - feat. Takura – Awesome grimy dance-hall chuuune!

Plan B – Playing With Fire - feat. Labrinth – Totally gorgeous guitar, background vocals

Plan B – Live Once - feat. Kano – Love the transitions all through this one. So much going on

Plan B – Michelle - Original Score – Some more use of latin guitar and some cool drum backings

Danny Byrd – Soul Function – And now some happy happy D&B

Danny Byrd – Dog Hill – Had this one on repeat for ages. My album stand-out track!

Danny Byrd – Control Freak (Danny Byrd Vs Tomahawk) – Super smooth

Danny Byrd – Ill Behaviour – An earlier track, but totally loving the grime in the drop. I definitely remember going a bit mental to this on a night out!

Plan B – Love Goes Down - Doctor P Remix – A filthy D&B mix of a sweet Plan B track

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So it's been another while, so apologies if some of these are a little dated now. I'll have to get on making this more regular!

Mixes

Sunset Beach Mix (MixCloud) – My first Ableton mix! There are a couple of transitions at the front end which could do with being ironed out, but hope you enjoy!

Albums

The Invisible – Totally amazing album, very Radiohead in parts (Good Shazaming AK!)

alt-J – An Awesome Wave – Loving this. Kinda like a mixture of Fink, Wild Beasts & Bonobo

The Pharcyde – Cydeways: Best of the Pharcyde – Ahh yeeeah

Single tracks

The Invisible – Generational – Awesome atmospheric filters with a big bass lick and eerie vocals

The Invisible – Surrender – Beautiful track, a must listen!

alt-J – Tessellate – One of two chilled out electro-acoustic stand-out beauties from the album (cheers SW)

alt-J – Something Good – And here’s the other!

Empires – Homewrecked – Bon Iver crossed with the more lamenting Libertines tracks

Sara Bareilles – Lie To Me – Very Lana Del Ray

IN GOLDEN TEARS – Urban Emotions – A great festival track

Cat Power – Ruin – Very PJ harvey

Van She – Idea Of Happiness – From the Metronomy part of the spectrum

Jake Bugg – Lightning Bolt – I’ve got to start publishing more regularly, this one’s been around for a while now!

Civil Twilight – River - Very Travis

WhoMadeWho – Below the Cherry Moon – Cool solid beat in a cool electro-indie track

Vanbot – By The Side Of This Road – Got hooked on this sweet combo of electro and girly vocals for a good week

Here We Go Magic – Make Up Your Mind – A cool bouncing indie track fresh from Latitude (cheers AK)

Kendrick Lamar – The Recipe – Loving the Dre production on this track, some sweet female vocals in the background

Blu Cantrell – Breathe Featuring Sean Paul - Rap Verison - Main – A smattering of a hip-hop club classic

The Pharcyde – Ya Mama – Yo Mama!

The Pharcyde – Runnin' – what a rollin’ chune!

Electric Guest – This Head I Hold – Very Mark Ronson

OutFit – Drakes – Some eerie electro-funk

Todd Terje – Inspector Norse – A fun bit o’ electro

Pretty Lights – Future Blind – Some more RJD2 awesomeness!

Lemaitre – Time To Realize – Some up-beat electro-funk

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – American Dream Part II – Some cool news electro-house

Deadmau5 – The Veldt - Radio Edit – Sweet new happy track from Deadmau5 … with a very freaky music vid!

Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream (Ben Watt Remix)

Labrinth – Last Time - Knife Party Remix – A filthy bit of dub

Porter Robinson – Spitfire – Dirtier still…

Ford Mustang – Lick The Rainbow (YouTube) – And something totally disgusting!

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Albums

Of Monsters And Men – My Head Is An Animal – Some happy folky tunes. Kinda like an Ed Sharpe and Angus & Julia Young blend!

Single tracks

Angus – Paper Aeroplane – So happy to have found this little Angus Young gem hidden amongst the almighty Hotel Costes tracks. Win!

Of Monsters And Men – Little Talks – Very Ed Sharpe & Magnetic Zeros

Of Monsters And Men – Dirty Paws – Very Angus & Julia Young

Of Monsters And Men – Mountain Sound – Happy folk

Local Natives – Warning Sign – Beautiful guitar lines and vocal harmonies

Soulstice – Wind - Fila Brazilia Mix – Such a beautiful track. I get completely swept away be his bass and the vocalists voice.

Purity Ring – Obedear – Some light dub, is if Katy B went a little more dreamy

Owl Eyes – Crystalised – Great little dub track which is just a mere notch up from the Purity Ring track above

Niko – Womb – A sexy little track from Niko. More of her material to be explored!

Parov Stelar – Kiss me twice – Classic cheeky funky Hotel Costes track

Smooth – Smooth – It is pretty smooth jazzy melancholy soul.

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Albums

The Temper Trap – The Temper Trap – Where have I been listening, these guys are amazing. A bit Empire of the Sun and Radiohead-esque in parts! A number of standout tracks listed below. Also loving “London’s Burning” about last years riots.

The Temper Trap – Conditions – Another great album from 2009. Pure fun and pleasure listening. More standouts below

Pretty Lights – Making Up A Changing Mind – Super cool electro funk. So happy to have found this Colorado hero!

Single tracks

Civil Twilight – Doorway – Reminds me of U2

Unforscene – Belly Full Of Lead – And back to a funky hip-hop favourite

Labrinth – Express Yourself – Fun new cover of express yourself

The Pharcyde – Passing Me By – And why not, a sexy little hip-hop fave from the Pharcyde

Donell Jones featuring Left-Eye – U Know What's Up – And now some romancing hip-hop (cheers LP. Congrats Jerry!)

Bastille – Overjoyed – Kinda Ed Sherran / James Blake (without a dub break). Beaut of a track

The Temper Trap – Trembling Hands – An absolute epic beauty. Maybe an Empire of the Sun / Doves cross

The Temper Trap – Rabbit Hole – This is where they go Radiohead-esque. Very nice!

The Temper Trap – Sweet Dispositon – Swear I’ve heard this one on an ad. High pitched sweet melody

The Temper Trap – Fader – Here’s an anthem

The Temper Trap – Resurrection – Possibly my favourite. Got a long Led Zeppelin style build-up to it!

Dragonette – Let It Go – Fun track for the summer clubs. Tell me if you think this isn’t going to be a dance hit or on a snowboarding video

Pretty Lights – I Can See It In Your Face – Cool RJD2 style gipsy jazz

Pretty Lights – Total Fascination – Some seriously funky and hard electro

Pretty Lights – If I Could Feel Again – Much more in the RJD2 realm. A bit more chilled out with a sweet little piano lick

Pretty Lights – Let Em Know It's Time To Go – And back to the hard funk!

Young Wonder – Orange – Heavy medium paced beat with cool surreal vocals

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Albums

The Rolling Stones – Exile On Main Street – Taking it back

Gregory Porter – Be Good – Some great new jazz with an awesome classic sound

Gramatik – Beatz & Pieces Vol. 1 – So many tracks on here I’m loving! Please check this out

New Zealand Shapeshifter – The System Is a Remix – Love their spin on D&B so much. Anyone want to see them this summer?

Single tracks

Gregory Porter – Worksong – For some 2012 big band sounds

Gregory Porter – Real Good Hands – Something a little more romantic

Julia Holter – Moni Mon Amie – Cute chilled, dazy frenchy singing. Reminds me of Rome

Sleep Party People – Chin – Beautiful dreamy track

Choir Of Young Believers – Sedated – Loving this track, excited about scoping out the album

Papa – I Am The Lion King – It’s a rainy day. This is a summery tune!

Ben Browning – I Can't Stay – For some happy TDCC vibes

Santigold – Disparate Youth – Going to be all over this year’s festivals

Kindness – Gee Up – Some sweet dreamy funk

Electric Guest – This Head I Hold – Very Knarls Barkley

Miike Snow – Paddling Out – Total obsession tune! Great funky dance backing

Alex Clare – Too Close – Loving it, some cool vocals, then we get the drop.

JJ Mumbles – Boxes & Buttons (feat. Nadina) - Jamie Wilder Remix – some chilled Dubstep. Go WotNot Music!

Gramatik – While I Was Playin' Fair – Very Hotel Costes / RJD2

Salif Keita – Madan - Remix – For some funky afro beats

Kraak & Smaak – Runnin' – For some soulful electro dance

Parachute Youth – Can't Get Better Than This - Original – Get me to that sunset beach party!

Netsky – Give & Take – Brand new Netsky!

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Albums

Sting – Ten Summoner's Tales – An old fave revisited, check it

Speech Debelle – Freedom Of Speech – Great to have her back, and some collab with Mr Roots Manuva!

Andreya Triana – Lost Where I Belong – A super Shazam discovery in the pub, then I discovered she’s all over the Bonobo Black Sand’s album! Nice!

Mr. Scruff – Ninja Tuna – Where has this album been for the last 5 years – loving it so much, esp. with the Alice Russell, Andreya Triana and Root Manuva collabs

Bonobo – Black Sands Remixed – Some awesome remixes of the original

Skrillex – Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites – A couple of years ago, who’d’ve guessed that dub would be winning Grammies, and beating Deadmau5 no less!

Single tracks

Kyla La Grange – Been Better – Watch this space with this one, got a feeling she’s going to be big. Check the new single Vampire Smile (SoundCloud) Representing those gowns!

Speech Debelle – Live for the Message – Love the soothing vocals and the oriental-style production

Andreya Triana – Darker Than Blue – Absolutely beautiful chilled track

Sting – Heavy Cloud No Rain – Sweet bit of funk from our favourite Geordie PE teacher.

Quantic – Look Around the Corner – A sweet new Quantic–Alice Russell collab – feels a little Bebel Gilberto

Mr. Scruff – Music Takes Me Up – Again, yet another sweet Alice Russell discovery since the last posting

Mr. Scruff – Donkey Ride – Super bouncy piece of Scruff

Mr. Scruff – Get On Down – A super sweet piece of Scruff  funk

Bonobo – Ghost Ship – What a beaut – could be an original Bonobo mix

Skrillex – With You, Friends [Long Drive] – And here’s a happy chilled bit of Skrillex

Kidnap Kid – Lazarus Taxon – Sweet bit of Electro-house. Cheers FB

Skrillex – Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites - Zedd Remix – And something less happy, but vaguely trancey, then mau5ey!

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It's been a while - I've lapsed. Here's the running list that I've been building in the background.

Playlists

Donohue's Deep House – A selection of sweet house tracks, courtesy of Mr Donohue

Albums

Junior Boys – It's All True – Performing at the opening of Virgin Mobile Chile. Reminding me of a cross between Metronomy and Chromeo

Lana Del Rey – Born To Die – Great dreamy voice

Django Django – Django Django – What a find, thanks Burty! Another Metronomy-esque band which has gone super big over the last few months

RJD2 – The Colossus – From 2010, I’m gagging for some more fresh stuff, love them so much. Highlights below.

Gypsy & The Cat – Gilgamesh – Very dreamy and Empire Of The Sun, some absolute corkers in this album, with a sweet remix disc

Single tracks

Lana Del Rey – Off To The Races – Loving the big orchestral production and lifts in the vocals

Lana Del Rey – Diet Mountain Dew – Great beat in the verse, dreamy chorus

Django Django – Hail Bop – Nice and Metronomy-esque with some cool out-of-tune / bending guitar

Django Django – Firewater – pretty Belle & Sebastian

Django Django – Life's a Beach – Another fave from the album

Gypsy & The Cat – Time To Wander

Gypsy & The Cat – The Piper's Song – What a beaut – fave from the album

Gypsy & The Cat – Jona Vark – So Empire Of The Sun!

Coldplay – Hurts Like Heaven – Got totally obsessed with this track a few weeks back

RJD2 – The Glow – Some more of their sweet vocal mixes

RJD2 – Tin Flower – Very Herbaliser