We’ve covered the work of Montreal producer Lunice a couple times, most notably with TNGHT — his partnership with Hudson Mohawke (peep their Mission Statement Mix For BBC as well as their the original eponymous TNGHT EP here). His latest set is a 1-hour mix distilled down from a 6-hour set of when Lunice’s LuckyMe […]
17
Jan
1-hour mix of LuckyMe Family taking over BBC radio
11
Jan
Matt Black & Jon More on the legendary London pirate station
One of the best musical institutions on Earth, Solid Steel, has just released this mixtape of storied sets from the early days of Coldcut — aka the founders of Ninja Tune Records and Solid Steel itself. The mixtape is culled from the last mixes that Matt Black and Jon More — the duo behind the […]
4
Jan
UK grime rapper converts the heathens to the Church of Bass
In the early millennium the UK Garage scene sprung from its murky depths one Dylan Mills, musically acclaimed as Dizzee Rascal and a former member of the Roll Deep crew. This New Years the grime artist released a new free mixtape titled Dirtee TV: Vol. 2 and it features the likes of Newham Generals, P Money, Merky […]
3
Jan
1-hour mix featuring Goldie, Marcus Intalex, Adam F & more
These are the type of gifts from the cosmos that pop up in the Internet Age that bring true joy into my world. Dirtybird’s own Justin Martin, just for the hell of it, decided to compile a retrospective drum & bass mixtape of some classics — as well as some new dirtybird stuff — and […]
2
Jan
American Gangster re-spun with classic artists from the 1970s
Esteemed hip-hop producer 9th Wonder takes Jay-Z’s 2007 album American Gangster and applies his unique touch — remixing in a bunch of musical inspiration from artists of the 1970s. As 9th Wonder produced tracks off the original album, it’s fitting that he gives it a new spin, adding in a list of great artists including […]
19
Dec
6 tracks of dark, hard dubstep from the Soul Assassin
DJ Muggs brings us an early Christmas present in the form of this EP Sound Boy Killa. The name is appropriate, as Muggs has begun digging into some very bass-heavy vibes. Think hard dubstep, but without the frenetic schizophrenia of Skrillex or the sugary hooks of Nero. It’s some dark ass shit, which shouldn’t be […]
11
Dec
The W Hotel London plays host to 55-minute B2B set
Last week we posted the most excellent Jamie xx Boiler Room Mixtape, which we played on repeat all weekend. Well another mix the Boiler Room crew have in their arsenal is Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs’ back-to-back set with Friendly Fires, all performed at the W Hotel London live on November 14th specifically for Boiler Room TV. […]
7
Dec
55 minutes of aural goodness from the man behind The xx
Jamie xx joins the league of superlative DJs who’ve graced the decks of one of the underground scene’s most exclusive parties. The Boiler Room are quickstrick events thrown across the world (Los Angeles, Berlin, London and New York) growing in reputation rather quickly for their well curated throwdowns broadcast live to the entire interwebs. Naturally, […]
