By tubbs | Published:
April 25, 2012
Occasionally it seems the slightly more advanced DJ slash producer (in years and taste) feels a need to be true to his roots and and release something that strays from the 120bpm four-to-the-floor template. If you’re Eric Duncan or Harvey (Rub N Tug live and Map Of Africa respectively) this seems to be an OK [...]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Tagged andy neal, balearic, blog, christopher tubbs, cosmic, daniele baldelli, Disco, freaks, funk, heads down, luke solomon, mother rose, rock, soul |
By tubbs | Published:
April 21, 2012
Estonian singer Maria Minerva seems to be making a bit of a name for herself on the (suddenly everywhere) 100% Silk label and the aggravatingly hip Not Not Fun label. This is a tune she put together with Ajukaja, her old mucker and 90′s rave mate from the motherland. It’s an assured collaboration from two [...]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Tagged 100% silk, Ajukaja, blog, christopher tubbs, Disco, estonia, heads down, house, maria minerva, nii hea, not not fun, porridge bullet, Post Punk |
By tubbs | Published:
April 20, 2012
What’s this? A 12″ featuring an original and a remix from two of my favourite contemporary artists? Massimiliano Pagliara (with the excellent Discodromo) and the constantly surprising Soft Rocks are in FULL effect on this release, ably assisted by trusty deckhands Cos/Mes and Kid Who who also represent on the remix front. I’m a huge [...]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Tagged acid, balearic, christopher tubbs, cocktail d'amore, cos/mes, Disco, discodromo, heads down, house, Italo, massimiliano pagliara, max essa, samba imperiale, soft rocks, vinyl only |
By tubbs | Published:
April 18, 2012
This is the debut release on Gerry Rooney and Joel Martin’s new Lucky Hole imprint and the first release as Velvet Season & The Hearts Of Gold, which they describe as ‘all about sharing their love of music with the world, having fun and not taking things too seriously’. Well despite all this, this is [...]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Tagged black cock, blog, camel toe central, christopher tubbs, dancefloor, deep, Disco, dj harvey, gerry rooney, heads down, house, joel martin, london, lucky hole, quiet village, records, Velvet Season And The Hearts Of Gold |
By tubbs | Published:
April 11, 2012
The Bicep boys have been fiddling around on their analogue gear for a while now (when they’re not posting on their literally world-famous blog) and they’ve made some good music, but, BUT: this is the sound of producers coming of age in a major way. ‘$tripper’ is a (you guessed it) stripped back and passionate [...]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Tagged $tripper, bicep, blog, christopher tubbs, Disco, feel my bicep, heads down, house, love fever, new jersey, underground |
By tubbs | Published:
April 10, 2012
Output. Playgroup. The Underdog… Not to mention an incredible archive of era defining art design. The man casts an unmistakable silhouette against the backdrop of UK underground culture. It’s Trevor Jackson and he’s at the Basement Sessions. Undoubtably one of my favourite interviewees to date.
Posted in Basement Sessions, Interviews | Tagged allsaints basement sessions, art director, blog, christopher tubbs, dj, heads down, house, output, playgroup, producer, soulwax, techno, the underdog, trevor jackson, trevor jackson interview |
By tubbs | Published:
April 7, 2012
Release Numero Uno on Still Going’s (aka Eric Duncan and Liv Spencer) imaginatively named label Still Going Records has just hit the shelves and, I’m pleased to announce, all the imagination has been fruitfully saved for the eclectic psychedelic goodness that lies within these 12″ grooves. The 4/4 drum loop is about the only predictable [...]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Tagged blog, christopher tubbs, d117, Disco, eric duncan, heads down, house, liv spencer, new york city, psychedelic, rub 'n tug, still going, still going records |