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Dam-Funk – DJ-Kicks

June 15, 2016June 15, 2016 / David James / 4 Comments

Studio !K7’s long-running DJ-Kicks series has always been a great opportunity for artists to show off their tastes, often far broader than their own music implied. It was a chance for your favorite indie rock band to say hey, we listen to hip-hop and early drone music too! But the most interesting sets always did … Continue reading Dam-Funk – DJ-Kicks

Dam-Funk’s Triumphant Return

August 29, 2015May 7, 2016 / David James / 4 Comments

Dam-Funk has finally returned, and he’s taken funk right out of the atmosphere and into the deep reaches of space.

Dam-Funk – Mirrors

December 14, 2009January 3, 2011 / David James / 4 Comments

Dam-Funk, as readers well know, dropped one of the absolute hottest albums this year with the massive Toeachizown.  He’s already my personal choice for biggest surprise of 2009, and his debut is looking at best of the year status.  Here’s the inspiringly trippy video for infectious first single, Mirrors. Lynch-esque employment of light and shadow!  … Continue reading Dam-Funk – Mirrors

Dâm-Funk

November 28, 2009December 1, 2009 / David James / 4 Comments

Dâm-Funk, who just dropped his epic 2cd debut album Toeachizown on October 27, is set to explode heads through the end of the year and beyond with funky electro-boogie workouts the likes of which haven’t been heard since Prince and the Revolution erected bangers for the new millenium two decades early.  I’ve barely had time … Continue reading Dâm-Funk

Meltdown [mixtape]

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 / David James / 2 Comments

Meltdown may come as a surprise to a lot of listeners. It’s not ambient, it’s not techno, it’s not modern, and it’s not really all that cosmic. But this set of disco-funk-electro-synth floor stompers has a lot in common with the type of music typically shared here. The relentless dance pulse, the future-synth textures, and … Continue reading Meltdown [mixtape]

50 Best Albums of 2017

December 13, 2017December 4, 2018 / David James / 21 Comments

2017 was easily the most definitive year of my entire life. This year, I became a father. I got married. Everything changed, including the way I appreciated music. It wasn’t my tastes; I didn’t suddenly drop my love for techno and weird jazz to become a dad rock connoisseur, despite in fact making a dad … Continue reading 50 Best Albums of 2017

Garrett – Private Life

August 4, 2017August 17, 2017 / David James / 1 Comment

Private Life is an ambient funk masterpiece from a mysterious new artist named Garrett. This auspicious debut LP expands the dreamy palette of Music From Memory, adding a dose of earthbound swagger to the usually anti-gravity label. Who could produce such cloudlike beat sculptures? The answer was obvious the moment I pressed play. This is … Continue reading Garrett – Private Life

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