In addition to a chat about his origins, inspirations and future plans, Chicago’s Hakim Murphy contributes more than an hour of sweat-inducing house and techno marbled with exceptional unreleased material from his labels.
Author Archive: Steve Mizek
LWE Podcast 59: John Roberts
September 20, 2010 – 12:01 AM
Since first piquing our interest in 2008 with quirky, intricate rhythms and demure melodies, John Roberts’ has only grown more apparent in his confident offerings for Dial and Laid. In our interview, we discussed how his album took shape, the environs that influence his music, and what the future holds for him. He was also kind enough to compile LWE’s 59th exclusive podcast, more than an hour of propulsive vintage and contemporary house.
DOTW: Tracey Thorn, Kentish Town (Walls Remix)
September 17, 2010 – 10:01 AM
Stalwart of the broader electronic scene Tracey Thorn gets remixed by Walls for this week’s download.
Little White Earbuds Interviews Dexter
September 1, 2010 – 10:01 AM
If the press put as much store in quality as we do in stylistic consistency, Remy Verheijen might well rank among dance music’s upper echelons. But the Dutch producer is only now garnering the reception an artist with his talents deserves. We chatted with the man best known as Dexter in anticipation of his September 3rd appearance at Public Assembly for The Bunker in New York City.
DOTW: Pale Sketcher, Can I Go Now (Donnacha Costello Remix)
August 27, 2010 – 10:01 AM
This week’s download shows Donnacha Costello finding the pastoral beauty in Pale Sketcher’s “Can I Go Now.”
DOTW: Sistol, Kotka (FaltyDL Refunk)
August 20, 2010 – 10:01 AM
This week’s download comes off the forthcoming reissue of Sistol’s debut self-titled album, which features a disc of remixes including FaltyDL’s remix of “Kotka.”
Various Artists, New Recruits EP
August 17, 2010 – 9:01 AM
The New Recruits EP previews tracks from Smooth Agent Records’ next three EPs, gathering contributions from Nebraska, James Blakstar John, and Blaq Soul.
DOTW: Kenton Slash Demon, Sun (Portable Remix)
August 13, 2010 – 10:01 AM
This week’s download features Portable (aka Bodycode) remixing Kenton Slash Demon’s “Sun” to twisted and melancholic new depths.
DOTW: Sepalcure, Feeling That I Know So Well
August 6, 2010 – 10:01 AM
This week’s download, “Feeling I Know So Well,” comes from recent Hotflush discovery Sepalcure.
DOTW: Santiago Salazar, Jamilia’s Theme
July 30, 2010 – 10:01 AM
This week’s free download is a sultry house number by Santiago Salazar, and it’s available as a .WAV!
Curator’s Cuts 09: Steve Mizek
July 26, 2010 – 12:01 AM
LWE’s Curator’s Cuts podcast series features our reviewing staff mixing together recent favorites and providing explanations for their selections. LWE editor-in-chief, Steve Mizek, assembled Curator’s Cuts 09. We will post the tracklist later in the week, as each curator discloses and describes the tracklist as part of the podcast.
Exclusive DOTW: Fabrice Lig, Fusion
July 23, 2010 – 10:01 AM
Our exclusive Download of the Week comes from Belgian producer extraordinare Fabrice Lig’s newly released album, Geneis of the Deep.
DOTW: Dâm-Funk, A Day At the Carnival
July 16, 2010 – 10:01 AM
This week’s download stems from the sunny, gridlocked land of L.A. where Dâm-Funk churns out another funky number with “A Day At the Carnival.”
LWE 2Q Reports: Top 5 Labels
July 7, 2010 – 12:01 AM
Six full months into 2010, the record labels that have impressed me the most have one thing in common: from record to record, their releases are as varied as they are superb. Here are five record labels, in no particular order, that stood tallest in my memory and heaviest in my collection.
DOTW: Diskjokke, 1987 (Radio Edit)
July 2, 2010 – 10:01 AM
This week’s download, “1987,” is representative of Disjokke’s delay-drenched sound, as each catchy arpeggio leaves trails of good tidings wherever they roam.
Melchior & Pronsato, Puerto Rican Girls
June 29, 2010 – 10:01 AM
Throughout Puerto Rican Girls it’s evident Pronsato and Melchior have musical chemistry, yet at times their sonic revelry comes across as hubris and a lack of editing.
Exclusive DOTW: Aural Imbalance, Think Tank (Shane Berry’s Thought Tanked Version)
June 25, 2010 – 10:01 AM
Our latest Download of the Week is an exclusive, sensual revision of Aural Imbalance’s “Think Tank” by Shane Berry, care of Greta Cottage Workshop.
DOTW: Mathew Jonson, When Love Feels Like Crying
June 18, 2010 – 10:01 AM
“When Love Feels Like Crying,” our Download of the Week, first appeared on Mathew Jonson’s 2009 Walking On the Hands That Follow Me single but it feels just as vital today.
DJ Sprinkles vs K-S.H.E., A Short Introduction To The House Sounds Of Terre Thaemlitz
June 14, 2010 – 10:01 PM
Culled from her 2006 Routes Not Roots album as Kami-Sakunobe House Explosion K-S.H.E (“B2B”) and the digital-only A Silence Broken compilation (“Hush Now”), this release hosts two of Terre Thaemlitz’s most potent and timely dance floor tracks on vinyl for the first time.