By tubbs | Published:
August 30, 2010
This month I thought I’d continue my trend away from DJ’s and producers (don’t worry, they’ll be back) and towards the unsung heroes of the music industry world: the visual artists, industry heads and manufacturers. Roy Matthews is a legend in the field of vinyl record production, an engineer who’s spirited passion for vinyl is [...]
Posted in Interviews | Also tagged 12, 12 inch, balearic, bass, christopher tubbs, Disco, drum, emi, heads down, house, interview, records, roy matthews, techno, vinyl factory, vinyl production |
By tubbs | Published:
June 9, 2010
As some of you may know, I’m one of the two guys behind the Untracked Recordings label, the erstwhile home to Frank Booker, Red Rack’em and my outfit Atlantic Conveyor (amongst others). Well, due to the success of this blog, it’s podcasts and it’s interviews, I’ve decided to go it alone and start my own [...]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks, Heads Down Records | Also tagged analog, analogue, Atlantic Conveyor, body electric, boogie, christopher tubbs, dave little, Disco, frank booker, gangs of rome, heads down, Heads Down Records, house, limited, red rack'em, rui maia, techno, underground, vinyl |
By tubbs | Published:
May 7, 2010
Christopher Tubbs presents another hour of post punk excursions, jazz futurism, cosmic funk and 21st century disco. This month we have serious heat from Idiater Edwards, Architeq and the new psyche rock disco banger by Los Massieras, ‘Boogity Boogity Boogity’. Tracklisting: 1. Architeq ‘Mind Games’ (Emperor Machine Dub)(Tirk) 2. Low Motion Disco ‘Love Love Love’ [...]
Posted in Heads Down Radio | Also tagged architeq, balearic, black music, bottin, christopher tubbs, cosmic, Disco, emperor machine, funk, Heads Down Radio, house, idiater edwards, idjut boys, jazz, los massieras, low motion disco, may, podcast, quixote, revenge, solo sounds, techno, we're chilly, wurst |
By tubbs | Published:
May 5, 2010
Ok. I kind of feel like I’ve been neglecting my post-punk Gauloise-smoking, Supreme Vans-wearing peeps for a while, which is why I thought I should post this upfront and infectious little pop-post-disco banger on the blog. Bottin‘s obviously like family here at Heads Down (watch the interview), so when I heard the remix I thought [...]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Also tagged bottin, can't get into it, christopher tubbs, Disco, heads down, la, los angeles, pollyn, pop, Post Punk, remix, stussy, underground |
By tubbs | Published:
May 4, 2010
Most records coming out under the so-called ‘Nu Disco’ banner are unimaginative, uninspired and will soon (as in next year) sound terribly, terribly dated. There, I said it. Unfortunately there seem to be a gaggle of producers who continuously genre-hop with the seasons, bringing their crappy plug-ins, questionable taste and horrible sunglasses with them. They [...]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Also tagged album, balearic, christopher tubbs, Disco, ethnic, heads down, ichisan, Ichisan & Nakova, leftfield, nakova, nang, nu disco, tarantela, tempo, yugo |
By tubbs | Published:
April 23, 2010
This week has been a miraculous week for record shopping. From the brilliant Blackjoy mix of Monnette Sudler’s Baby Erik to the beautiful Soul Jazz repress of Eighties Ladies ‘Ladies Of The Eighties’ and on to this, or rather the comp from whence it came: Lagos Disco Inferno on Voodoo Funk. The compilation covers that particularly interesting [...]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Also tagged black music, boredom pain, christopher tubbs, cosmic, Disco, funk, heads down, lagos, lagos disco inferno, mfb, nigeria, voodoo funk, west africa |
By tubbs | Published:
April 22, 2010
This, as the heading suggests, is a signature Mark Seven edit of one of the most fabulous gospel-delic bangers known to man: the Ashford & Simpson 1981 live version of the ‘The Boss’. If I was still wobbling my merry way through the hedonistic haze of yesteryear (a-hem), you’d probably find me knee-deep in disco [...]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Also tagged 1981, ashford and simpson, christopher tubbs, edit, gospel, heads down, house, import, japanese, live, mark seven, philly, re edit, soul, the boss |
By tubbs | Published:
March 2, 2010
Recently I had a quick word or two with a flu-ridden, jet-lagged and subsequently irascible Trevor Jackson at the Red Bull Music Academy. The dude looked like he wanted out, but kindly put up with my weirdly pitched questions and inane banter nevertheless. Kudos, as they say in Nerdsville. By the way, I strongly recommend [...]
Posted in Interviews | Also tagged christopher tubbs, design, heads down, hip hop, house, interview, output, playgroup, Post Punk, red bull music academy, techno, trevor jackson, trevor jackson interview, underdog |
By tubbs | Published:
December 8, 2009
2009 was a stellar year for Mr Bottin. His ‘No Static’ single on Italians Do It Better is, to my mind, one of this year’s most potentially enduring records; a slab of post punk discoid deepness that’ll still sound emotional and heavy in ten years time. I caught Bottin in transit at St Pancras station [...]
Posted in Interviews | Also tagged bear funk, bottin, bottin interview, christopher tubbs, Disco, heads down, house, italians do it better, Italo, no static, underground |
By tubbs | Published:
October 30, 2009
Well, my intention for this interview was for it to be in two parts. Annoyingly, when I came to edit, it was all too strong: Bill talking about his seminal experiences in New York is straight-up gold. Damn you Bill Brewster! Part Three to follow… vimeo Direkt
Posted in Interviews | Also tagged author, bill brewster, bill brewster interview, Disco, dj, dj history, house, last night a dj saved my life, lowlife, new york, techno |