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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 berlin, blog, canada, christopher tubbs, cobblestone jazz, crosstown rebels, heads down, in the stars, jazz, mathew jonson, toronto |
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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, dub, funk, heads down, house, lexx, originals |
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December 11, 2012
It was inevitable I guess; LN-CC were always going to take this step officially. Think about who works there: Jonny Nash from Land Of Light, Dan Mitchell from Bad Passion… In fact they’re all total record nerds. So, subsequently you also know that when they do this they’re going to do it with some conviction. [...]
Posted in Cool Stuff, Parties | Also tagged baldelli, balearic, blog, christopher tubbs, dalston, Disco, event, heads down, house, ln-cc, london, phil manzanera, records, remixes, theo parrish |
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 berlin, blog, christopher tubbs, danny berman, Disco, freestyle lover, heads down, hot coins, house, krautrock, red rack'em, smuggler's inn, the damage is done |
By tubbs | Published:
November 18, 2012
It had to end sooner or later I suppose. Not even the most repeatedly lobotomised optimist could call my Caravan night a ‘Summer’ session anymore. Still, it’s a hell of a shame (as I so adore doing it) and we have the long dark tunnel of winter to stumble through before I start talking to [...]
Posted in Mixes, Parties | Also tagged balearic, caravan, christopher tubbs, Disco, exmouth market, heads down, house, mix, november 24th, saturday, sessions, special days indeed mix |
By tubbs | Published:
November 7, 2012
I’m not going to focus particularly on the original artist here (surprise surprise), or talk about Bernie Wayne’s original or the David Lynch cinematic classic, as I think it’s all a bit beside the point. The star of this performance is definitely the Norwegian Lindstrom, who turns in what can only be described as a [...]
Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Also tagged blog, blue velvet, christopher tubbs, club, dance music, Disco, heads down, house, lana del rey, lindstrom, remix |
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, berlin, blog, christopher tubbs, Disco, dj, focus for infinity, heads down, house, interview, massimiliano pagliara, producer |
By tubbs | Published:
October 12, 2012
I am probably so hilariously off the pace on this record, but… Who cares right? This is why I became intractably immersed in this music in the first place! This is some top draw, Krug Rose, Yohji Yamamoto Pour Homme type shit. Beg, borrow, steal.
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September 24, 2012
DJ Martyn Interview – AllSaints Basement Sessions from AllSaints on Vimeo. Dubstep has had some interesting permutations over the last year or three: it’s become the sonic underbelly for so much of pop music, spawned some truly awful adolescent chest-bumping and morphed into some wonderful bass-led dancefloor business from people as varied as Shackleton and [...]
Posted in Basement Sessions, Interviews | Also tagged 3024, allsaints basement sessions, blog, chicago, christopher tubbs, detroit, dj, dub step, heads down, holland, house, martyn, producer |
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, berlin, blog, christopher tubbs, Disco, dj, eclectic, fashion week, heads down, house, interview, panorama bar, resident, steffi |