By tubbs | Published:
May 18, 2013
I’ve never really followed techno auteur Mathew Jonson’s career particularly closely. I enjoyed ‘Marionette’ and that original Cobblestone Jazz 12″ like every other dance anorak, and occasionally delved into his Wagon Repair label’s catalogue, but his releases on Perlon and Minus have generally passed me by. ‘In The Stars’ is the incredible B side to […]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Also tagged blog, canada, christopher tubbs, cobblestone jazz, crosstown rebels, heads down, in the stars, jazz, mathew jonson, techno, toronto |
By tubbs | Published:
December 4, 2012
Daniel Berman, aka Hot Coins (aka Red Rack’em) is an infuriatingly talented Scotsman living in Berlin. This blinder is from his upcoming album ‘The Damage Is Done’ (more about that later) which is out at the end of January on Sonar Kollektiv. I absolutely love it. Check out my Basement Sessions interview with Herr Berman […]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Also tagged blog, christopher tubbs, danny berman, Disco, freestyle lover, heads down, hot coins, house, krautrock, red rack'em, smuggler's inn, techno, the damage is done |
By tubbs | Published:
October 31, 2012
Massimiliano Pagliara interview – AllSaints Basement Sessions from AllSaints on Vimeo. Massimiliano Pagliara is without a doubt one of my favourite new producers of the last few years. Immaculate analog-soaked production chops matched to a very musical take on modern disco: it’s an approach that resonates strongly with me. His ‘Focus For Infinity’ debut LP […]
Posted in Basement Sessions, Interviews | Also tagged allsaints basement sessions, blog, christopher tubbs, Disco, dj, focus for infinity, heads down, house, interview, massimiliano pagliara, producer, techno |
By tubbs | Published:
August 31, 2012
Steffi interview – AllSaints Basement Sessions from AllSaints Spitalfields on Vimeo. Ah Steffi. As much as she balked slightly at me calling her one of Europe’s “queens of house” (pretty cheesy on my part, but there you go), that’s very much what this Dutch, Berlin-residing DJ and producer is. Coming to prominence in the last […]
Posted in Basement Sessions, Interviews | Also tagged allsaints basement sessions, berghain, blog, christopher tubbs, Disco, dj, eclectic, fashion week, heads down, house, interview, panorama bar, resident, steffi, techno |
By tubbs | Published:
August 24, 2012
Alex Barck interview – AllSaints Basement Sessions from AllSaints Spitalfields on Vimeo. Alex Barck is Jazzanova’s DJ, one half of Prommer & Barck and one of the founding fathers of Sonar Kollektiv and Derwin Records. He’s also, incidentally, one of the most requested interviewees at Heads Down. I finally managed to track him down for […]
Posted in Basement Sessions, Interviews | Also tagged alex barck, allsaints basement sessions, balearic, blog, boogie, broken beat, christopher tubbs, derwin, Disco, heads down, hip hop, ibiza, interview, jazz, jazzanova, nu jazz, prommer & barck, sonar kollektiv |
By tubbs | Published:
May 24, 2012
This particular find is the very meat and potatoes of the Heads Down blog. Under the radar- check. Somewhat genreless- check. Utterly brilliant- check, check and check. To be honest I have no idea what Dara O’Neill is singing about (see my Ajukaja post for more of my multilingual lovin’) but he’s singing about whatever […]
By tubbs | Published:
August 18, 2011
vimeo Direkt I recently went with AllSaints to Germany to record our first ever Basement Sessions in Berlin (including Aérea Negrot and Gold Panda) and it occurred to me if there was one person I unequivocally had to speak to it was Stefan Goldmann. Aside from being a well-known techno and house producer with releases […]
Posted in Basement Sessions, Interviews | Also tagged allsaints, allsaints basement sessions, christopher tubbs, dance music, Disco, house, innervisions, macro, stefan goldmann, techno, the music business, underground |
By tubbs | Published:
July 29, 2011
vimeo Direkt As most of you regular readers of Heads Down know, I present a music directive called Basement Sessions. Recently we decided to take it global (he says with false nonchalance) and our first stop was the global centre for electronic music awesomeness that is Berlin. The initial interview I conducted there was with […]
Posted in Basement Sessions, Interviews | Also tagged aerea negrot, allsaints basement sessions, basement sessions, blog, bpitch control, christopher tubbs, Disco, electronica, heads down, hercules & love affair, house, techno |
By tubbs | Published:
June 15, 2011
I first became aware of Massimiliano Pagliara back in 2009 on discovery of his ‘Toxic Love’ EP on Live At Robert Johnson. His beautifully hazy musicality, deft analog production and perfect mix-downs made him, for me, the man to watch. And the Italian in Berlin has not disappointed with this, his ‘Focus For Infinity’ album […]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Also tagged album, blog, christopher tubbs, classic, Disco, focus for infinity, heads down, house, live at robert johnson, LP, massimiliano pagliara, Post Punk, techno, underground |