Paul Atreides

Limited sci-fi cosmic breaks on Going Home Records. Act fast - there are only 125 of these! Available from Earcave/PPU and Rush Hour.




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DBJ Soundcloud Discoveries

Here are a couple recent favorites from the DBJ Soundcloud group, courtesy of Karim and Sine Qua Non (aka Tee Cardaci):

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Disgo Sound

Coolout's kicking off 2016 with new disgo originals. You may be familiar with the sound from his numerous excellent disgo remixes. Soundcloud pulled the plug on the remixes, but luckily you can hear them at Legitmix. Stream the new jams below and buy them from iTunes.

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Death Commando

Heavy synth soundtrack vibes on Going Home Records debut release: unreleased recordings from Alan Hurst from 2005. Mastered by Wouter at Brandenburg Mastering. Limited to 125 hand-numbered copies. Grab one at Earcave while you can!

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100 Years of Solid Dudes Label Mix

We're kicking off 2016 with a mix of unreleased and upcoming material from 100 Years of Solid Dudes. Get solid:

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Must Be The Yuletide

Free download of a recent staple in my sets for the next 24 hours. Act fast!


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Always There

Sharegroove's Duckcomb re-arranged Willie Bobo's cover of Ronnie Laws "Always There" for maximum dancefloor action. And be sure to scroll down a few posts to hear Michael The Lion's club friendly version of the same song.




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Solid Ground

A mega solid new jam from Lustre:

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Cherry Pie

A recent highlight from the Dollar Bin Jams Soundcloud group.



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Michael The Lion - Most Known Edits

My latest EP of edits under the Michael The Lion moniker are now available from London-based Giant Cuts Records. This vinyl-only release features four tunes which kind of showcase my MO - sampled grooves and lots of my own live instrumentation and percussion. Some of these tunes you may recognize from my live sets from over the years - strictly dancefloor jams - keepin it funky and uplifting as best I can!

 You can buy the 12" from Juno, Pacific Beach Vinyl, Picadilly and more. Here's a little demo reel to give you a flavor of what's on the record.
 
Very flattered to have been asked to put these out. I never really intended Michael The Lion to be a project that was edit-oriented (stay tuned for more originals coming soon) but I'm very happy that amazing edit-oriented labels like Razor-N-Tape and now Giant Cuts have graciously put up their hard-earned money to press my tunes. No better feeling than holding a record of your jams in your hands.

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Golden Round Circus

It's been a while, but Universal Cave couldn't fool around no more: we have a new 45 available now, featuring two edits from Stockholm's The Keeper!  UC005 is music for sideways times when down is up and up is down. “Golden Round Circus” and “I Couldn’t Fool Around No More” are spiritual kin to Michael Wynn Band’s “Black Night” and Straight Shooter’s “Frame of Mind.” Piccadilly Records summed it up well:

“"Golden Round Circus" takes your breath away from the off, sucking you into a zero gravity groove before the metallic synths, reverb soaked snares and trippy sequences make lights and colours swirl before your eyes. Weird delayed vocals and snaking synth lines take things to the next level, turning your brain inside out while your limbs move of their own accord. B-side cut, "I Couldn't Fool Around No More" dons its boat shoes and gets stuck into a tasty yacht boogie, soaring into the sunset on open drum breaks, guitar solos and multitracked harmonies. One for cosmic heads and Balearic beards alike, this offering from the Fasaan man is another essential release for Universal Cave.”

VINYL AVAILABLE NOW!

USA
Pacific Beach Vinyl  ∞  Groove

UK
Juno  ∞  Piccadilly  ∞  Red Eye  ∞  Phonica ∞  Global Groove

Deutschland
Deejay.de  ∞  Decks

Italy
Disco Piu

日本
Technique  ∞  Pigeon


• vinyl only • no digital •

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Excellent Reception Podcast

Friend of DBJ, radio veteran, Illvibe chieftan, cool dad and all-around Philadelphia good guy lil'dave has started a truly dope new podcast called Excellent Reception.

 Podcasts are getting to be a dime a dozen these days, but Excellent Reception can be distinguished from the pack in many ways.

 First, and most importantly, the music is dope - funky and soulful. Second, Dave doesn't just play music, he weaves you a web of knowledge that connects the music you're hearing to a broader narrative. He takes the music out of a vacuum and uses his experience and his ear to gives it meaning. Third, the production value is super pro - a big thing in the lo-fi world of podcasting.

 Great stuff Dave!

 Check out the podcast on: iTunes / Soundcloud / Facebook / Medium

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Lazaro-ing My Life

DBJ brothers from another mother Ed Christof & Jeffrey Levi Fry are cooking up some goodies at Montrose Studios. They just served up the first course and it's a tasty remix of Deerhunter's new single, complete with reinforced bass, added synths and other secret seasonings. Keep an eye out for more from this Philadelphia duo!

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I Remember

Matpat's back with a big one on W&O Street Tracks. You gotta love the Ralphi Rosario sample!

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U Cave x Hounds of Hell on WKDU

Universal Cave's set from WKDU's 2015 Electronic Music Marathon, featuring upcoming Universal Cave releases from The Keeper and Sorcerer (including the debut of Universal Cave's own Sorcerer remix!), as well as unreleased tracks from Big Chain and Superprince. Ryan Todd closed out Universal Cave's time slot with a very special analog acid Hounds of Hell live set. Dive in:







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Sunset Photo

THEATER IN TRANCE make their long overdue 100 Years of Solid Dudes debut with “Sunset Photo.”

A chorus of Alien Angels descends upon Sprite Beach, scanning for frayed future artifacts of our sublime sentimentality. Finally: a mild techno hymn for the disarming Chicken Parm of 21st century visual culture.

Mixed and mastered GENTLY by Dave Tat at Cargo City Studios.

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Strange Danger

"Two producers joined forces to create this compilation of music for infomercials and action movies that were never made. At least, as of this writing."

This is a cassette tape containing those recordings. Available now via Soul Clap Records.

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Hooked Returns to Philly - September 12th!

After a hiatus of almost four months, Hooked is back at Franky Bradley's. This is a night of disco classics and the music they inspired - truly one of the best parties I have the honor of playing. I did a big interview before the last Hooked with the Philly Weekly - check it out if you wanna learn more about the things that inspired Del, Shawn and I to get down like this - in part it has to do with the parties that some of our DBJ homies have had me guest at over the years, including Beam Me Up in Tornonto and Go Bang in SF.

///HOOKED Vol. 3
///DO IT ANYWAY YOU WANNA

DJs

MICHAEL THE LION (Soul Clap Records, Razor-N-Tape)

DEL (Do You Wanna Boogie, 5 Magazine)

SHAWN RYAN (Universal Cave, Superprince)

Playing the classic sound – from past to present.

Saturday, May 30th

at Franky Bradley’s
1320 Chancellor St.
10PM-2AM
$5

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Talking God

Alliance Upholstery is back with a follow up to their 2014 balearic bombshell "Hibiscus Pacific," which has not left my DJ back since it dropped. For their second release, they have Sasac's new age groover "Talking God." Rounding out the release are a few remixes, ranging from Alex Israel's dreamy take to Eddie C's more uptempo club ready mix. Pick up the 12" from Juno, Pacific Beach Vinyl, or anywhere fine balearic beats are sold.






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Our Legacy

A mix from Beach Freaks Records' own J. Evan Jordan, so you know the cuts are going to be deeper than Sarlacc's belly. Dive in...

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Feelin' Strong (Superprince Edit)

Superprince reedited, reinforced & remastered a flute filled fav, complete with STRONG drums and vocals that keep rollin on.

FREE DOWNLOAD here: get.tndn.io/l/778mST-2S9

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Game of Luv

There are winners and loser in the Game of Luv. The new Girls Chat Room track is clearly a winner.



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Pacific Rhythm In Store

While visiting Vancouver, I played a special in-store set at Pacific Rhythm Records. Here's an excerpt, featuring Universal Cave's next 45, unreleased Superprince, a bunch of Razor-N-Tape nuggets, and a couple cuts by mystery man Paul Atreides.

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Your Body

Philadelphia's Elvin Tibideaux has a very special present for you: an extended, DJ friendly, remastered edit of a top shelf Brazilian groove. Hopefully the first of many from the haul of records he brought home from a trip to Brazil earlier this year!

Bonus Beat: check out another Elvin edit Let's Play House released here.


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Soft Rock For Hard Times 3

Soft Rock for Hard Times Volume 3 is here! Stream and download the mix from Soundcloud, or pick up a copy of the cassette from Universal Cave's Big Cartel.

You can also download Universal Cave's edit of a soft rock mega hit from AOR Disco.

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