Digging Our Own Crates: Incognito – Parisienne Girl
“I also wrote to Bluey from Incognito asking him to do an interview with me at my own little pirate radio station. I’d set up my own station in the back garden of our house and my dad used to help me put the aerials up. Incognito had just put out their album Jazz Funk […]
Lexis
Montreal-based collector Alexis Charpentier is nothing if not eclectic. He’s equally comfortable digging for fusion jazz records in Serbia as he is vibing to Quebec hip-hop. With a voracious appetite for musical knowledge, DJ Lexis’ collection spans genre and medium to create the best collection in the world—for him, anyway.
Mix – Lion’s Milk WNYU 89.1 FM with Eilon Paz & Jeff Ogiba
The fourth and last broadcast of our month long residency at Lion’s Milk WNYU 89.1 FM with Jeff Ogiba, co-owner of Black Gold Records in Brooklyn. blackgoldbrooklyn.com You can further read the interview with Jeff here. Jeff and many other collectors are featured on the Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting book. Get it here. […]
Mix – Rich Medina – Props
[gdlr_row] [gdlr_column size=”1/2″] Rich Medina, DJ, producer and a poet with a mix made for his weekly NYC party “Props”. Rich, a true vinyl collector, is featured here. James Brown – “Dead on It (Part I)” The Stylistics – “People Make the World Go Round” Unknown Charles Bradley & the Menahan Street Band – “No […]
Mix – DJ Prestige – Get That Itch
[gdlr_row] [gdlr_column size=”1/2″] Jamison Harvey aka DJ Prestige (of Flea Market Funk) is from Brooklyn, NY. This exclusive, all vinyl mix from him features some Soul Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae and even some Brazilian tracks. Read the full interview here. James Brown – “Dirty Harri” Funk Factory – “Rien Ne Va Plus” Melvyn Price – […]
Mix – King Britt – Saturn Never Sleeps – SunRaLectric
[gdlr_row] [gdlr_column size=”1/2″] King Britt’s sonic selections inspired by the first two Saturn Never Sleeps Sun Ra:Lectric performances dedicated to the works and creative process of experimental jazz musician Sun Ra. Read the whole interview with King here. Tracklist: Unknown Talk Talk – “Call in the Night Boys (piano version)” Unknown [/gdlr_column] [gdlr_column size=”1/2″] [/gdlr_column] […]
Mix – Joe Bussard – King of 78s
[gdlr_row] [gdlr_column size=”1/2″] Few people have devoted as much of their life to records as Joe Bussard has. Born in 1936 in Frederick, Maryland, he started playing records on his parents’ phonograph and by the end of World War II, he had the collecting bug. During the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, he led thousands of […]
Mix – Eilon Paz – What I Learned
Working on Dust & Grooves has been like going back to school, but this time it was school for music, filled with passion & love.
Dust & Grooves X Jazzanova in Berlin
Hi there, Just finished 2 fantastic days in Berlin with two wonderful collectors who are part of the Jazzanova collective, Claas Brieler and Stefan Leisering. Jazzanova has been a long time inspiration for me. I started listening to their compilations back in the 90’s and developed my taste into European Jazz and dancefloor Jazz thru […]
Dust & Grooves book Kickstarter campaign – Help us make this book happen!
After almost 4 years in the making of Dust & Grooves, the time has arrived to transform the site into a full color book!! I have just launched a very interesting and challenging Kickstarter campaign, in order to raise funds for the publication of the book. I will keep it short and let you enjoy […]