Our exclusive Download of the Week comes from Belgian producer extraordinare Fabrice Lig’s newly released album, Geneis of the Deep.
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Talking Shopcast 01 by Even Tuell retires this week
July 19, 2010 – 12:00 AM
LWE’s Talking Shopcast series started out on a bang with Even Tuell representing the mavens of Berlin’s Workshop imprint. Check out his excellent mix before it retires this Friday at 10am CST.
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 Podcast 54: Nico Purman
July 12, 2010 – 12:01 AM
In this rare interview, Purman discusses his dance music education, his hands-on approach to percussion, and the music trio he’d most like to show up at his studio. And in LWE’s 54th exclusive podcast he exhibits the dynamic DJing style that continues to win him fans over an hour’s time.
LWE 2Q Reports: Top 10 Downloads
July 6, 2010 – 12:01 AM
While this list is far from comprehensive and certainly from only one person’s perspective, these are ten of the best mixes I’ve heard so far this year, hopefully offering some signposts to where you can find some soon-to-be favorites for yourself.
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.
LWE Podcast 53: Nebraska
June 28, 2010 – 12:01 AM
Now that the world has caught up with the music of Nebraska, we felt it was time to invite the man behind the moniker, Ali Gibbs, to answer a few questions and contribute a mix for our 53rd exclusive podcast.
Curator’s Cuts 08: Chris Miller
June 21, 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. Assistant editor and writer Chris Miller mixed together Curator’s Cuts 08.
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.
LWE Podcast 52: Andre Lodemann
June 14, 2010 – 12:01 AM
Steering clear of misguided Civil Rights vocal samples and those same old Rhodes riffs, Andre Lodemann has instead found warmth through some of the most colorful and utterly heartfelt melodies that have been pressed to vinyl in a hot minute. The Dessous, Freerange, and Simple veteran — and Best Works boss — solidifies his deep house credentials on the exclusive, gorgeous mix that is LWE’s 52nd podcast.
LWE Podcast 15: Duplex retires this week
June 13, 2010 – 10:01 PM
Another week, another of our favorite podcasts heads off to the archives. This time it’s podcast 15 by Dutch duo Duplex, who blew us away with one of the best mixes of techno and house we’ve ever heard — then and now. Make sure to download it before it retires this Friday, June 18th, at 10am CST.
DOTW: James Holden, Triangle Folds
June 11, 2010 – 10:01 AM
For the latest Download of the Week LWE offers the first new material from James Holden since 2006, “Triangle Folds.”
LWE Podcast 51: Matthew Styles
June 7, 2010 – 12:01 AM
It’s our great pleasure to bring you LWE’s 51st exclusive podcast — more than an hour of expertly mixed and cunningly catchy house music — by Matthew Styles. It took more than a year to orchestrate, but this irresistible mix proved well worth the wait.
LWE Podcast 14: DJ Sprinkles retires this week
June 6, 2010 – 10:01 PM
It is with an especially heavy heart that we inform you that our 14th podcast, a live DJ mix from DJ Sprinkles (aka the inimitable Terre Thaemlitz), is heading off to the archives.
DOTW: The Juan MacLean, Feel So Good
June 4, 2010 – 10:01 AM
This week’s Download of the Week arrives care of Studio !K7 and Juan MacLean — “Feel So Good” being the exclusive track on his DJ-Kicks mix.
Download of the Week: SECT, Thieve $crilla
May 28, 2010 – 10:01 AM
LWE’s latest Download of the Week comes from self-described Culprit boy band, SECT, who offer up their new tune “Thieve $crilla.”
Curator’s Cuts 07: Peder Clark
May 24, 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. Contributing writer Peder Clark mixed together Curator’s Cuts 07.
Talking Shopcast with Frozen Border/Horizontal Ground
May 17, 2010 – 12:01 AM
Eschewing personality in favor of strict quality control has helped both Frozen Border and its more varied sibling Horizontal Ground stand out among swarms of white label imprints. Their owner, Jeff, was relatively guarded in his answers but shed a bit more light on one of contemporary techno’s darker corners. He was also generous enough to send us a top notch live set by Horizontal Ground artist 19.26.1.18.5 (aka Szare), which speaks just as loudly as Jeff’s carefully chosen words.
DOTW: Tin Man, Scared
May 14, 2010 – 10:01 AM
The vaguely mysterious Tin Man has surfaced once again to release his newest album, Scared, on US record label White Denim, offering the title track as an intriguing aperitif.
LWE Podcast 50: Mike Huckaby
May 10, 2010 – 12:01 AM
Even if we could ignore all his considerable undertakings and accomplishments, Mike Huckaby would still be an LWE favorite for his refreshingly level-headed and thoughtful perspectives on the electronic music industry. We tried to coax a few of those out of him in the Q&A that follows, and we’re honored and thrilled to present, as LWE’s 50th podcast, an exclusive 78-minute mix from one of the crucial artists of our time.