By tubbs | Published:
September 10, 2012
I’ve been championing Jonny Nash as a genuinely exciting talent to watch for some time now (see my post on his wonderful Cos Mes remix), so when I heard that he and Kyle Martin (he of Heads Down favourite Spectral Empire) were producing an album together I did a little wee and clapped my hands […]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Also tagged balearic, blog, chill out, christopher tubbs, esp institute, heads down, jonny nash, kyle martin, land of light, ln-cc, london, soundtrack, yohji yamamoto |
By tubbs | Published:
November 7, 2011
vimeo Direkt Jose James talks to me about the creative and real-life differences between the Big Smoke and the Big Apple.
Posted in Basement Sessions, Interviews | Also tagged allsaints basement sessions, blog, christopher tubbs, dubstep, heads down, hip hop, house, jazz, jose james, ldn, london, nyc, techno |
By tubbs | Published:
June 7, 2011
vimeo Direkt If you’ve been busy buying house and the genre they call nu disco (an awful moniker and soon to be it’s death knell) recently then chances are you’ve encountered this talented chap along the way. Signed to DFA and Rekids as part of Runaway, proprietor of On The Prowl Records and remixer du […]
Posted in Basement Sessions, Interviews | Also tagged allsaints, allsaints basement sessions, balearic, blog, christopher tubbs, dfa, Disco, heads down, house, interview, jacques renault, on the prowl, rekids, runaway, underground |
By tubbs | Published:
February 28, 2011
Anyone who regularly visits my blog probably knows that I’ve got the hots for anything Maurice Fulton related. He hasn’t really delivered any stone-cold monsters since his work with Kathy Diamond though; remember the three pronged assault that was his mix of Alice Smith, the Ost & Kjex remix and Kathy’s ‘All Woman‘? I like […]
Posted in Cool Stuff, Mixes | Also tagged alice smith, blog, christopher tubbs, Disco, dj mix, heads down, house, kathy diamond, maurice fulton, mingi, mix, rbma, red bull music academy radio, remix, running back, sheffield, techno |
By tubbs | Published:
February 18, 2011
I really enjoyed interviewing Robert; he’s an underground legend, a warmly endearing person and a fantastic artist. And as much as I loved hearing about his writing process, his collaboration with Larry Heard and the creation of his new album, what I REALLY wanted to hear about was the clubs, the atmosphere- what it was […]
Posted in Interviews | Also tagged art, blog, chicago, christopher tubbs, clubbing, dance music, Disco, frankie knuckles, gay, heads down, house, larry heard, legend, music box, paradise garage, robert owens, ron hardy, techno, warehouse |
By tubbs | Published:
February 9, 2011
If you’re in London on Thursday 17th of February you should get down to this. Golf Channel are just about the hottest label coming out of New York right now (bar ESP Institute) and they just seem to be climbing further and further up the barometer, with super esoteric releases from Heroes Of The Galleon […]
Posted in Cool Stuff, Parties | Also tagged anton esteban, balearic, blog, christopher tubbs, dalston, Disco, eclectic, fashion, ghost note, golf channel, heads down, heroes of the galleon trade, house, ln-cc, london, mark e, nightlife, party, phil south, private, techno |
By tubbs | Published:
January 29, 2011
It’s competition time here again at the venerable Heads Down, and this time I have an interesting series from Harmless called Disco Discharge. It’s compiled over four packages and eight CDs (it’s freekin’ massive!) comprising of Disco Fever USA (as you’d imagine), Mondo Disco, Euro Beats (some gems here amongst the predictably dodgy gear) and […]
Posted in Competitions, Cool Stuff | Also tagged blog, christopher tubbs, clubbing, competition, compilation, compilations, cruising the beats, Disco, disco discharge, disco fever usa, euro beats, euro disco, harmless, heads down, hi nrg, mondo disco, night life, rare, records, 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, Dance, Disco, dj, dj history, house, last night a dj saved my life, lowlife, techno |
By tubbs | Published:
October 14, 2009
It’s always, or rather generally, something to get excited about when a new LCD Soundsystem record emerges from the ether. If you’re a regular reader/viewer/listener of Heads Down, you’ll realise I have the occasional predilection for twisted or ethereal pop- this is one of those records (WARNING: if you’re only here for the discoid underground […]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Also tagged blues, bye bye bayou, christopher tubbs, dfa records, Disco, exclusive, heads down, lcd soundsystem, mp3, Post Punk, psychedelic, stream |