Featured DJ: Jive (San Francisco) 28 May 2009

JIVE (FiX, San Francisco)
Jive grew up breakdancing to the classic beat stylings of Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit”. In later years, you could find him at LA underground parties if they were grinding out deep, dark, industrial sounds.  Jive started DJing the nuskool sounds of breakbeat the summer of 2003 in San Francisco clubs and enjoys melding [...]

Erase Records pt.2 Featured DJ: Scott Cooper (UK) 19 May 2009

SCOTT COOPER (Potty Mouth, UK)
Scott Cooper’s take on Chad North vs Aaron Pope “The Grind” is nothing short of spectacular summer-time dancehall-fidget house. When Erase announced he was on the short list of remixers we knew we were in for something special. This is as fresh as it gets folks… You can hear Scott’s remix [...]

Erase Records pt.1 Featured DJ: Wasabi (Greece) 19 May 2009

WASABI (Erase Records, UK/Greece)
We continue our focus on Erase artists/DJs this week with two more heavyweights in the UK scene: Erase label manager Stama (aka Wasabi) and frequent Erase records remixer Scott Cooper (Potty Mouth, UK).
Stama is label manager, A/R, DJ, and producer for his breaks and dirty house label Erase Records. Erase has risen [...]

Track Review: Meat Katie & Dylan Rhymes EP (Lot49)

‘Quality’ does not even begin to describe this release. I’m a big fan of the expression ‘you have to go minimal to go maximal’ – and by that token, this is my favorite release from Meat Katie & Dylan Rhymes so far this year.
‘Roll Player’ is pure class top to bottom, my favorite [...]

Featured DJ: Aaron Pope (San Francisco) 12 May 2009

AARON POPE (Erase Records,  SF)
“Dance music is all about drawing energy out of people in a positive way.” This is Aaron Pope’s belief, and that’s what most people remember about his DJ sets – his incredible energy. A longtime music fan and dance floor resident, Aaron brings this joy and love of music behind the [...]

Lee Coombs – Future Sound of Retro [unreleased mix]

Future Sound of Retro may have come out before I started DJing seriously, but it’s popularity is what made me familiar with the name Lee Coombs. I had heard of this record – even if I could never get my hands on it – long before I knew I was interested in breaks or house [...]