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January 3, 2013
I noticed to my profound surprise today that there are still copies of this destroyer of a comp in a couple of shops, which is baffling to say the least. The Originals series of compilations are an Aladdin’s cave of rare music, curated by some of the world’s premiere and tasteful (in a good way) [...]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Also tagged alex storrer, balearic, blog, christopher tubbs, claremont 56, compilation, funk, heads down, house, lexx, originals, techno |
By tubbs | Published:
April 12, 2011
Africa Hitech is the Warp-signed digital congo natty project helmed by Messieurs Steve Spacek and Mark Pritchard. Although this particular project might seem a bit, I don’t know, YOUNG-sounding for many Heads Down readers (yeah I said it) the histories, stories of working with J Dilla and tech-talk will almost certainly be of interest. We [...]
Posted in Basement Sessions, Interviews | Also tagged Africa hitech, Afrika High tech, benga, blog, Chameleon, Chaos & Julia Set, christopher tubbs, congo, congonatty, D-Bridge, dubstep, electro, Electronic, glitchy, Global Communication, grime, harmonic 313, Harmonic 33, heads down, hip hop, island blue, J dilla, Jay Dilla, jaydee, Jdilla, Jedi Knights, Link, Link & E621, M. Meecham, Mark Pritchard, mr scruff, Mystic Institute, N.Y. Connection, natty, production, programming, Pulusha, Reload, Roberto Edwardo Turner, Secret Ingredients, Series 7, skeam, spacek, Steve White, technology, Troubleman, Use Of Weapons, Vertigo, warp records, William Parrot28 East Boyz |
By tubbs | Published:
April 11, 2011
These days buying new vinyl can be a heart-wrenching experience. Not because it’s all terribly pressed or the music’s hopeless, but because the very sound of most modern music is not really suited to vinyl. That loud, compressed block waveform is very much the product of the digital age, and something ill suited to the [...]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Also tagged balearic, blog, chillwave, christopher tubbs, claremont 56, Disco, golden chalk, heads down, idjut, idjut boys, indie, leng, mountaineer, records, remix, underground, version |
By tubbs | Published:
March 1, 2011
I interviewed the Idjuts for the first time a year or so ago, and it was great fun. Unfortunately it was on a very lo-res format and it’s like watching an interview with two cartoon bubble men made out of Tetris blocks (or something). Anyway, My work with the AllSaints Basement Sessions has luckily allowed [...]
Posted in Basement Sessions, Interviews | Also tagged acid, acid house, all saints, allsaints, balearic, basement sessions, blog, brighton, christopher tubbs, claremont 56, cosmic, cottage, deep house, Disco, droid, eclectic, harvey, heads down, house, idjut boys, kings cross, krautrock, larry levan, lcd soundsystem, london, modern disco, moist, noid, nu disco, Post Punk, press play, remix, smalltown supersound, soundsystem, techno, the cross, the popes, tonka, underground, ustar |
By tubbs | Published:
February 8, 2011
Pete Fowler (one of the cosmic adventurers behind the wonderful Seahawks) has just started posting these ‘Questicle’ comic strips, which I think are striking high on the awesomometer. Pete’s obviously well know for his Monsterism designs; now he’s turned not just his musical but his visual skills to the Seahawks project. Dope.
Posted in Cool Stuff | Also tagged ambient, art, blog, captains log, cartoon, chill, christopher tubbs, comicbook, cosmic, heads down, pete fowler, seahawks |
By tubbs | Published:
November 22, 2010
I don’t know Balearic Mike (aka Mike Smith) personally, but there’s something about his apparent lack of cynicism and infectious enthusiasm that makes him very welcome at Heads Down. Aside from being a celebrated DJ and collector, he’s also the dude behind the wonderful Fascinating Rhythms label; that last Sam Sallon 12″ is one of [...]
Posted in Mixes | Also tagged ambient, balearic, balearic mike, blog, chill, christopher tubbs, Disco, dj mix, exclusive, heads down, hip hop, house, ibiza, manchester, Post Punk, techno |
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, Disco, funk, heads down, interview, party, pete reilly, red bull music academy, reggae, soul, soul jazz, sounds of the universe |
By tubbs | Published:
May 26, 2010
Charanjit Singh was a Bollywood composer in the 60′s and 70′s; certainly not the kind of composer you’d describe as a high flyer, Singh rocked a few weddings here and there to supplement his not-so-grandiose income. But, he was also the kind of dude to turn up to a studio session with the latest pricey [...]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Also tagged 303, 808, bairagi, bollywood, bombay connection, charanjit singh, christopher tubbs, composer, Disco, heads down, indian, pioneer, raga, revolutionary, synth |
By tubbs | Published:
May 15, 2010
This week I traipsed up to Shoreditch to talk to Stevie Kotey: member of world-famous production outfit Chicken Lips, owner of Bear Funk Records, and main man behind Kotey Extra Band. We chat about Chicken Lips’ upcoming album, his origins and his inspirations, as well as fitting in a quick behind the scenes look at [...]
Posted in Interviews | Also tagged acid, advice, album, bear funk, chicken lips, christopher tubbs, Disco, funk, gold, heads down, house, interview, kotey extra band, lip service, max b, music business, record label, steve kotey |
By tubbs | Published:
October 16, 2009
Well I have to be honest, I’ve never really felt Aeroplane. I’ve always found their productions too laptop, the drums sort of fat, but sort of clunky, and it all a bit (I hate to say it) cheap-sounding. But here inevitably, is something I like. The synths on this dub are absolutely OUTRAGEOUS. They should [...]