I apparently haven't posted a "favorite new music of the year" list since 2010. Whoops.

• Album: Holy Ghost! - Work
• Liveset: James Zabiela - High Tide Boat Party - The Final Voyage 2019.09.07
• Gig I attended: Holy Ghost! - Taste of Randolph 2019.06.14 
• Single: Kölsch and Sasha - The Lights

Of course, it's possible that I only listened to one new ( Read more... )

Jacques chooses tracks well but needs to work on his beatmatching. Dmitri mixes decently, but I wasn't feeling about one-third of his selections. I enjoyed his straight-up disco; I just didn't need the pop-dance/Madonna-like tunes.

Another year gone. 2010 was pretty exciting music-wise.

Best new artist: 6th Borough Project
Most powerful track: King Unique - 2000000 Suns
Best remix: Robert Babicz - Dark Flower (Fever Mix)
Best vocal tracks: Holy Ghost! - On Board, Lusine - Two Dots
Best Essential Mix: James Zabiela - 3 April 2010
Best mixes: Sasha & Digweed - 2010 WMC Yacht ( Read more... )

The Groove Supremum is a trilogy of mixes that I released over the last three months. Enjoy.

D.Squared - The Groove Supremum, Volume One

Here's the first release in a three-part series: 75 minutes of slow burnin' beats. Featuring releases from DFA, Instruments of Rapture, Future Classic, Gorillaz, Jazzanova, Mr Scruff, and others.

D.Squared - ( Read more... )

I went to Public Assembly in Brooklyn on Saturday night to see The Juan Maclean. I got there about 11:15pm to a very sparsely populated dancefloor ( Read more... )

I attended a total flop last night.

Greg and I attended an excellent talk on Friday evening at Angels and Kings. Dave Haslam, former Hacienda resident and now a music journalist, gave a lecture and took Q&A on the role of Manchester's economic and social circumstances in shaping Joy Division, New Order, and the city's musical output in the late ( Read more... )

I've been away for a while. It's been ten months since I last posted a mix. Fifteen months since I recorded a house music mix. The wait is over. I may be a bit rusty, but quantity can make up for quality, right? Just call me an occasional provider of half-decent house.

Here's 3.5 hours of D.Squared. For your very own personal use. Leave a comment  1 

Best new artists: Tensnake, Moderat
Most powerful track: Bottin - No Static
Best remix: Depeche Mode - Wrong (Frankie Bromantic Club Mix)
Best vocal track: J. Axel f. Astrid Suryanto - Don't Go
Best mixes: Sasha & Digweed - Live at Lady Windbridge in Miami, 2009.03.26 (dl); Tensnake - Beats In Space 2009.06.23 (dl ( Read more... )

I went to Brooklyn to see Sasha on Friday night/Saturday morning. It was advertised as a "secret location" party, which got a bunch of silly people worked up about those of us -- such as Sasha -- who publicly posted the address that was disseminated two days prior to the event. It was indeed a party at a empty warehouse with temporary facilities, ( Read more... )

Nadia and I went to see Anders Trentemøller last night at Cielo. He was in top form ( Read more... )