CHARTS

DJ D-Mac, Charts

 

What's been gracing the decks (new releases and crate digging delights, its all here), updated regularly. Not all of it is necessarily dancefloor rocking (gotta get some variety in there, hence the occasional mention of a straight-up jazz LP). But it is what I've been feeling lately. Hopefully you'll find some stuff you'll want to explore more.

 

LATEST CHART


SUMMER BEATS


Summer 2010 has been a great one for music, with a triumph from Big Boi, Eminem's return to chart dominance, and Kelis' rebirth as a straight-up disco diva. I'm feeling these and more.

1.  Sleigh Bells - Riot Rhythm [N.E.E.T.] 80s metal riffs, hyper-distorto hip-hop beats, girly vocals. What reads like a hot mess on paper becomes a raucous summer juggernaut in the hands of Sleigh Bells. Unique, utterly disposable and insanely loud, my favorite album of the summer!

2.  Jamie Lidell - I Wanna Be Your Telephone (Tiga's Party Like It's 19909 Remix) [Warp Records] Tiga gives Jamie Lidell's cranky funk single a beat-heavy rework. Nice.

3.  Big Boi - Tangerine [Def Jam Recordings] On top of synth squelches, overdriven guitar and a drumline rhythm, Big Boi urges his girl to shake it like a tambourine.

4.  Duff Disco - Gimme Some Bucks [Duff Disco] The JB's classic You Can Have Watergate Just Gimme Some Bucks And I'll Be Straight--with that catchy-as-hell guitar riff--gets a chugging disco rework. Perfect for a late night dancefloor when folks are feeling especially funky.

5.  Kelis - 4th of July (Fireworks) [Interscope] A real departure from her previous left-field R&B hits like Milkshake, this is straight-up house, tastefully and expertly produced to hit all the pleasure buttons just right. In a perfect world, it'd bump Gaga off the charts.

6.  La Roux - Bulletproof (Hyper Crush Remix) [promo-only MP3] LA day-glo party maniacs Hyper Crush crank up the electro to 11. Undeniable.

7.  Milkman - Mucho Fresco [promo-only MP3] Latin hip-hop with those so-hot-right-now martial snares and a bit of digital cumbia. Dope!

8.  El Coco - Afrodesia / Coco Kane (Eddie Tour Edit) [Disco Deviance] From the Disco Deviance collection, Eddie Tour re-edits El Coco into a 12+ minute tribal disco epic.

9.  Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno - Dog With A Rope [Tru Thoughts] Title track and lead single off the latest Quantic release. Dub Reggae meets Latin horns in a brilliant tropical soundclash. The soundtrack for your next BBQ.

10.  Minority Band - Live [Peoples Potential Unlimited] Lead cut off the amazing Peoples' Potential Unlimited Family Album, a jaw-dropping collection of unknown/unheard/under-appreciated disco, funk and boogie gems from the late 70s/early 80s. Lovingly and obessively compiled by DC's own Andrew Morgan.

11.  Mynabirds - Numbers Don't Lie [Saddle Creek Records] Like what recording in Memphis did for Dusty Springfield, DC indie-pop songstress Laura Burhenn moved to Omaha and found her blue-eyed soul. The whole album--What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood--feels like a lived-in pop-soul classic.

 

CHARTS ARCHIVE

July 2010

07.27 Summer Beats

May 2010

05.27 DC Record Fair scores
05.17 Bad Habits

December 2009

12.28 Italian Ice

September 2009

09.27 Getting Caught Up

April 2009

04.06 Strictly Forty-Fives

March 2009

03.26 Out Like a Lamb

December 2008

12.31 Mid-winter heat

September 2008

09.29 Mixed Little Bag

August 2008

08.13 Mid-summer heat

July 2008

07.30 Digging Deep

May 2008

05.21 Spring Mix

April 2008

04.30 Call it an Addiction

January 2008

01.15 I Got Som[e] More

November 2007

11.02 I Got Som[e]

August 2007

08.31 Summer is almost gone

July 2007

07.24 Summer Breaks

May 2007

05.17 Brush with Crateness

April 2007

04.22 Warm it Up
04.01 Blossom Breaks

March 2007

03.11 Spring in the Dancestep

February 2007

02.17 Icy Cold Cuts

January 2007

01.21 Best of the 06

December 2006

12.12 New Beats

October 2006

10.17 Hello, Brooklyn!

September 2006

09.26 Discocity
09.21 Sevens-Up!

August 2006

08.19 Hot August Night
08.15 Summer [break] Madness