Andre Torres
For crate diggers and record collectors of the early 21st century, no magazine was more important and influential than Wax Poetics. Dedicated to covering a wide swath of groove-oriented music that touched upon everything from contemporary hip-hop, jazz and funk to old-school Latin, soul and disco, the magazine connected the dots between past and present with one deep dive after another into records both massively influential and impossibly obscure, as well as the folks who made them and the arti
Me to You: Kevin Foakes
This week, we’re heading back to 2014, when Eilon interviewed Kevin Foakes (Strictly Kev / DJ Food) for Dust & Grooves Volume 1. Their lengthy conversation included the birth of Foakes’ love for hip-hop, and how starting in graphic design led the path to a world of vinyl. I particularly enjoyed this Me to You, as the parallels between Foakes’ taste and my own were strikingly clear and exciting. This made it very tricky to write only a few highlights from his tracklist and my playlist, but
Me to You: Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy
Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy is the woman behind Classic Album Sundays, a self-proclaimed "audio diva," a mom, and a lover of cosmic-disco.
Caroline Cardenas
Whatever shell Caroline Cardenas once had is long gone. The Miami DJ and collector has such an infectious passion that it’s hard to believe she is a stranger to anyone; her attention and energy have a radiant warmth that is easy to bask in. Raised by immigrant parents from Cuba and Honduras, her childhood was marked by Cuban poetry and Latin music, culminating in a love of music and the arts that has lasted well into the present. Her appreciation for vinyl especially came into focus once s
Me to You: Gilles Peterson
We’re kicking off with some truly funky stuff. Back in 2013, Gilles Peterson was interviewed for Dust & Grooves Volume 1 by the great Dom Servini, in the basement of Brownswood Recordings. They covered great ground, from Peterson’s French-Swiss upbringing, to the first record that opened the floodgates for introducing jazz to the dancefloor. In his youth, Peterson started with jazz, and started making the switch to funk. This was, in part, due to the introduction of an English school unif
Cole Evelev
Whether DJing, hosting parties, or working on set as a director and cinematographer for Conde Nast, Cole Evelev is motivated by a compulsion shared by every true digger: the drive to discover something new, something better.
Editorial Notes | August 2024
Welcome back to the hot summer we are having here at Dust & Grooves. The heat is only ramping up this August, and here’s why.
Kristine Barilli
Kristine Barilli is a born and bred New Yorker with a masterfully keen ability to translate her listening habits into rhapsodic DJ sets. Her work as a music supervisor yields original and authentic results while preserving an insouciant edge.
Eduardo Gregori – Leave No Crate Untouched
When most interviewees for Dust & Grooves are chosen, they come highly recommended via word of mouth from the ever-expanding vinyl community—a friend of a friend of a friend. Eduardo Gregori’s connection with us came through a stroke of luck and being in the right place at the right time, when Dust & Grooves founder […]
