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Thursday, January 7, 2021
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Thursday, July 9, 2020
New Pepsi Sine EP
Baltimore's Pepsi Sine aka DJ Es dropped a new EP of Bmore Club inspired heat. Now available on Bandcamp:
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Thursday, July 2, 2020
Digital Deadstock 015
Universal Cave's Digital Deadstock returns with another dose of goodness for USBs, Compact Discs, and the almighty Aux Cord, courtesy of DJ Duckcomb!
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020
New Matpat video
New video for Matpat's "Something More" by Kurt Hunte. Matpat's new album is out now! Buy the release here.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Dancing On My Own Boogie Rework
Baltimore's own Pepsi Sine created a sick boogie mix of Dancing On My Own. In his own words:
While I admit it feels silly and irrelevant to be releasing music right now, I'll share this today just because it's the 10th anniversary of the original release of Dancing on my Own, and maybe someone'll get some joy out of it. On a recent sun-kissed day, someone reminded me of this song, and I picked up a Yamaha RX5 drum machine from Craigslist. On the way home from that, I heard "You're in my System" on my car radio. That night, when I dreamed, my brain mashed up the two. I immediately got to work in the morning recording what I had imagined with the aforementioned RX5, my Microbrute, and my trusty Cz-101. Thanks to everyone who listened and provided feedback in the month of May. (there are so many of you!) And, again, I hope this makes someone's day easier to bear.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020
HC Editions Vol. 1
Introducing Editions HC Vol. 1, the first ancillary playlist to the ever growing “Health Connection Channel 1” playlist. It features selections from the core group plus special guest selector, the impeccable Evan Woodward.
Shuffle Play Recommended
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The Walls Crash Down
I'm a little late on sharing this month's Digital Deadstock download: Werner Williams' fully baked cosmic burner "The Walls Crash Down." Guess I've been busy bouncing off the walls of my apartment. I'm sure y'all can relate. Anyway, it's sick and the U Cave family hopes you enjoy it!
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Thursday, April 30, 2020
Digital Deadstock Updates
Three more servings of goodness for USBs, Compact Discs, and the almighty Aux Cord!
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Superprince on Fifty Discos Deep
Razor-N-Tape has assembled an all-star lineup of modern disco royalty for a massive triple 12' pack worthy of their milestone 50th release. Started as a passion project of label heads Aaron Dae and JKriv in 2011, RNT has now established itself as the preeminent dancefloor edits label, and 'Fifty Discos Deep' includes offerings from many of the producers whose releases have contributed to RNT's journey. From Dimitri from Brooklyn, to Eli Escobar, Joey Negro, Jacques Renault and more, this triptych delivers a who's who of disco dons, and a complete set of party-rocking heat across 12 tracks. With beautiful packaging showcasing the entire RNT catalog (designed by the multi-talented Al Kent!) and a classic Bill Bernstein photo gracing the cover, this release is collectible, functional, and absolutely essential!
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Health Connection ~ Channel 1
Health Connection - Is an ongoing small physical gathering of like minded record heads here in Philadelphia ~ coming together, getting connected in the sound room. Taking turns, playing heavy cuts. Health Connection ~ Channel 1 will be the Magnification of said gathering, brought into the digital realm, for us in these times, now for you. HC~C1 will be an ever growing collaborative playlist from the core crew, past and future guests.
Shuffle Play Recommended
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Digital Deadstock 010
Universal Cave's Digital Deadstock: a monthly dose of goodness for USBs, Compact Discs, and the almighty Aux Cord! This month we have some talkbox and guitar driven boogie courtesy of Connecticut's own Pressure Point.
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Friday, December 6, 2019
Digital Deadstock 009
New Digital Deadstock - a monthly dose of goodness for USBs, Compact Discs, and the almighty Aux Cord!
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Walk Into The Night
Private press North American new wave and post-punk selections from 1980 - 1991.
01. Quickflight - Fantasy (Vancouver, BC 1983)
02. Inner Landscapes - In Waiting (Long Island, NY 1980)
03. John Ruth - Stalked The Wild Animal (New York, NY 1981)
04. Here Today - In The Maze (Baltimore, MD 1983)
05. Onyx - S.O.S. (Boston, MA 1982)
06. Homer The Band - Dangerous Man (Superprince Edit) (Los Angeles, CA 1986)
07. The Affordable Floors - Walk Into The Night (Pittsburgh, PA 1986)
08. Elodie Lauten - Sunrise (New York, NY 1980)
09. Silver Leaf - Can We Rebuild Our City (Cincinnati, OH 1986)
10. Tomek - Now or Never (New York, NY 1984)
11. Justin Love - Touch The Sky (Syosset, NY 1982)
12. The Effect - Stranger (Austin, TX 1983)
13. Crimen Exceptra - Restrictive Clause (Oradell, NJ 1991)
14. Bunnydrums - Too Much Time (Philadelphia, PA 1983)
15. RJ/8 - Tomorrow Never Listens (Williamsburg, VA 1981)
16. Foluntear - Dancing On The Rainbow (Monrovia, CA 1988)
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019
The Spicy Sticky Mix
New mix and interview with our good friend and half of Nippon Leagues, Nick Stropko. Listen to the mix above, get some insight below, and party with us on Friday!
hallooo: Thanks for your contribution to our mix series, how did you prepare for this mix, and how would you describe the eventual result?
Nick: Thanks for having me! The mix started from a record bag I packed for one of my favorite local parties, Air A Danser. I tried to then grab some other favorites from the past six months or so. On the whole, I think the mix encapsulates some of my favorite qualities in dance music — spicy chord progressions paired with sticky melodies.
hallooo: Is there a record in the mix that you associate with a special story?
Nick: One song in the mix came to me from some of my coworkers. I work in a restaurant where the rest of the front of house staff is from Montenegro. While we’re closing up, they usually play terrible Balkan pop songs, but one night, a tune came on for about 15 seconds before they skipped it. I immediately knew that it was right in my lane, and after insisting they replay it, I took a photo and bought a copy the next day.
hallooo: Walking into a record shop can be quite a intimidate experience. Do you have a digging process and/or what kind of things do you look for in a record when you’re out digging?
Nick: The process varies from store to store — what do they specialize in? What am I looking for? But generally it’s a matter of looking for labels I don’t recognize, releases that look distinctive or like they would’ve been overlooked in their day. That, and spending quality time in the listening booth. Ultimately, you have to trust your ears.
hallooo: Is there a record, that has continued to be in your wantlist over the years?
Nick: While there are loads of records I’m always on the hunt for, ultimately, I find the chase of finding new stuff more engaging. The pleasure of dropping the needle on something that immediately grabs and stays with you is a bit more fun than finally tracking down (or, more likely, paying boatloads of money on Discogs for) an old favorite. That being said, if anyone wants to send me a copy of “Need More Time” by Nick Allen, I wouldn’t be opposed. My bootleg is terrible.
hallooo: Is it possible for you to sum up what the collection means to you in a more general sense?
Nick: It’s just an overview of the records I’ve been listening to recently — some favorite finds, some tips from friends (or coworkers) mixed together in my bedroom.
hallooo: Music bonds people together. Any local heroes/parties you would like to shout out?
Nick: Outside of the aforementioned Air A Danser and a little shameless self promotion of my Japanese mix series/party Nippon Leagues (with my mentor and perpetual inspiration Alex Tebbs Mitchell) I’d be remiss if I didn’t shout out my dear friends at Universal Cave, Extra Water, and Earth Beat.
Remember to party on Friday:
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Thursday, September 19, 2019
Matpat's Dreamin'
Matpat has a blissful dream to share with you. Preorder the vinyl from Phonica!
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Digital Deadstock 006
This month's Digital Deadstock brings back some fond memories. I remember listening to Selvagem's first Beats in Space mix with Brian Cassidy back in 2013 on a drive to Double Decker. Our minds were totally blown by their Brazilian boogie and disco selections - I don't think either of us had heard anything like it before. Since then, we have been fortunate to bring Selvagem to Medusa Lounge and to put out a 45 of their edits. We also managed to learn a little bit more about that era of MPB, in great part thanks to their mixes, Millos care packages (!!!), the hard work of a few top shelf reissue labels, and even some lucky digs in the wild. Anyway, enough about us. Here's a simple extended DJ edit of Ricardo Graça Mello's "Tempo Quente" to keep your summer vibe going as we enter the fall here in Philadelphia.
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Soft Rock For Hard Times Vol. 5
After 5 years of HARD TIMES - and 280 DC MOTWs! - Universal Cave is back with more soft rock to get you through those hard times. Limited cassette and koozie available here!
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Jawnre with Universal Cave this Friday!
Universal Cave is proud to present Music for Robots: a Cybernetic Broadcasting System (CBS) tribute this Friday at Jawnre from 10pm til 4am. That means plenty of Electro, Italo, Techno, Detroit vibes and other Music for Robots. Our Summer 2019 CBS Top 100 list will give you an idea of what's in store. And we will announce the location on Friday!
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Monday, July 1, 2019
Digital Deadstock 004
Plush early 90s house sounds with plenty of bells, piano and shuffling snares for the dancefloor.
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Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Digital Deadstock 003
Grab Superprince's NEW EDIT of Mata Hari's NEW BEAT chugger "Naïsha" from U Cave's Digital Deadstock series! And be sure to check out our other recent 12"s on U Cave while yr at it!
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Digital Deadstock 002
Universal Cave's Digital Deadstock: a monthly dose of goodness for USBs, Compact Discs, and the almighty Aux Cord!
FREE DOWNLOAD: https://hypeddit.com/track/u9725n
Universal Cave & Superprince Edits 12"s available now:
UC010 ∞ Juno ∞ Discogs
UC011 ∞ Discogs ∞ Juno
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Brooklyn Saturday!
Plus catch us at The Mixtape Shop in Bed-Stuy from 4pm til 6pm for a Record Store Day set!
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Hounds of Hell Live Set
Hounds of Hell set off a wonderful night of dancing in West Philadelphia with this crazy live set before Beautiful Swimmers took the decks & rocked it deep into the night. 100% live hardware warehouse bliss!
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