By tubbs | Published:
September 8, 2010
I was down at Red Bull Music Academy headquarters in London last night, as I heard they had free beer, Strada pizza and a table tennis table. Sold! Luckily they also were doing a little promo evening for the imminent Culture Clash party (check the link for details- it’s pretty awesome) and I knew that [...]
Posted in Interviews | Also tagged 100% dynamite, christopher tubbs, compilations, culture clash, dub, funk, heads down, interview, party, pete reilly, red bull music academy, reggae, soul, soul jazz, sounds of the universe |
By tubbs | Published:
August 31, 2010
I feel like such a darned hypocrite when it comes to Theo Parrish, the remixer of this record (see my rant about Billy Love for some clarification). I’ve thought him overrated for so long, yet now I think he’s a genius. Inconsistent much? Still, I continue to think his early records are crappy, but I [...]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Also tagged (you are) more than paradise, christopher tubbs, crue-l grand orchestra, deep, detroit, funk, heads down, house, japan, japanese, jazz, long version, only, records, remix, techno, theo parrish, vinyl |
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, Dance, drum, emi, heads down, house, interview, records, roy matthews, techno, vinyl factory, vinyl production |
By tubbs | Published:
August 26, 2010
Red Bull Music Academy Radio are throwing down some crackers at the moment. I thought I’d pop up this mix series; it contains more Theo Parrish on the wheels than you could ever possibly want in a day, or most certainly need. Enjoy.
Posted in Mixes | Also tagged berlin, black music, blog, christopher tubbs, deep, deep house, heads down, red bull, red bull music academy radio, series, theo parrish |
By tubbs | Published:
August 20, 2010
If you live in London and haven’t been to Caravan in Exmouth Market, you are without a doubt missing a trick. Caravan is a restaurant headed up by Kiwi Miles Kirby, who was chef at The Providores & Tapa Room in Marylebone for the last six years. In other words it’s pretty hot. Food isn’t [...]
Posted in Parties | Also tagged balearic, bar, caravan, christopher tubbs, classical, cocktails, deep, deep house, east, exmouth market, gastronomy, heads down, jazz, london, martin audio, miles kirby, music, northeast, restaurant, soul, tapas |
By tubbs | Published:
August 14, 2010
I recently recorded this mix for Ministry Of Sound Radio (they broadcast it after Cosmo’s show a couple of weeks ago) and it came out so well I thought I’d better blog it. It’s quite druggy and linear (sort of) which is not really my default mode. I just had a wicked time doing something [...]
Posted in Mixes | Also tagged christopher tubbs, dj, drug, elevator, guest mix, heads down, house, ministry of sound, mix, Post Punk, psychedelic, punk funk, radio, techno |
By tubbs | Published:
August 2, 2010
I don’t much like posting other people’s content on Heads Down, but I make an exception for these dudes. As loads of you will be aware, I worked on the Red Bull Music Academy earlier this year in London, which was a fantastic experience. The Academy is a rare example of a superbrand investing in [...]
Posted in Mixes | Also tagged balearic, blog, christopher tubbs, eclectic, esp institute, heads down, house, lovefingers, morgan geist, red bull music academy, red bull music academy radio, techno |
By tubbs | Published:
July 28, 2010
Here’s part two of the Augmented Ibiza Jon Sa Trinxa interview I did as part of the (iPhone app) promo. Here he talks about his secret and not so secret spots in Ibiza (and the man knows!); if you’re heading to the island this summer or intend to in the future, this is a must-see. Sorry [...]
Posted in Interviews | Also tagged app, application, augmented ibiza, balearic, bars, beach, chill out, christopher tubbs, downtempo, heads down, house, ibiza, interview, iphone, jon sa trinxa, restaurants, techno, tourism, travel |
By tubbs | Published:
July 22, 2010
Well, here I am diligently (hand) stamping the Heads Down logo on my (ultra) limited 12″ release on my new (imaginatively titled) Heads Down Records. It’s very exciting, because I have some incredible releases to come: the first release in ten years from DFA’s Research, a new one from my other label’s (Untracked Recordings) star [...]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks, Heads Down Records | Also tagged balearic, boogie, christopher tubbs, dfa, frank booker, gangs of rome, heads down, Heads Down Records, house, Post Punk, Research, sleaze, sol invictus |
By tubbs | Published:
July 20, 2010
Jon Sa Trinxa is an extremely lucky dude. He has (I think 80% of DJ’s would agree) the dream gig. He plays epic sets twice a week to the sun-kissed faithful at Sa Trinxa on Ibiza’s Salines beach, as well as further sets all over the globe, all through the week. To put it simply, [...]
Posted in Interviews | Also tagged app, augmented ibiza, balearic, chilled, christopher tubbs, downbeat, heads down, house, ibiza, interview, iphone, jon sa trinxa, salines beach, techno |