I started out this DJ thang with playing drum & bass vinyls. People told me I should learn to mix house first, before moving on to more demanding drum & bass. I shot back by playing it for a year, before moving on to Acid House and later, Detroit.

In those days, the golden 90´s and the early 00´s, Goldie was in the same status leauge as Richie Hawtin, Carl Cox, Sasha and Sven Väth. Combined. His imprint, Metalheadz gave rise to as many tattoos as Richie Hawtins Plastikman dito. 

Goldie, aka Clifford Price, was the one who transformed the … Continue…

HMWL Podcast 88, by .Motif [Dot-Motif] – a young and talented deep house producer from Bristol, UK

HMWL:   Tell us more about the .Motif moniquer – who is the man behind the name, how long have you been producing?

Martin Brodin  - Don’t Stop the Dance (2013)

Malmö based Martin Brodin returns with a stunning modern disco remake of Bryan Ferry’s classic. Everything in this version sounds superfresh, the bacing vocals, the electric guitar, the police syrens and Mikael Surdi’s vocal interoperation of Bryan.

The video brings together some scenes from the classic American Documentary Paris is Burning (1990) that explored New York‘s gay balls, dance music scene, gender, race and class issues of mid-80s.

Bryan Ferry – Don’t Stop the Dance (1985)

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Here is the new video, “Everything” from Maya Jane Coles, a 25 year old British-Japanese Producer/DJ. Maya typically takes full control of production duties on most of her music, writing, producing, mixing and engineering everything herself. On this track she is assisted by Karin Park. Her debut album, ‘Comfort’ is due early July.’

Excellent!!!

//Jesper Aubin

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HMWL podcast 87 is brought to us by Namito! One of Kling Klongs long-runners. Namito have been a guest in this series back in 2009 with a really nice mix. This time we get a dark prime time mix from him. A great way to kick start your weekend!! So please Enjoy no 87!

Track list:
1. Mahan & Flo Mrzdk – Drums, Love & Harmony (Ante Perry’s Alone In The Dark Remix) – Greenhorn
2. Martin Landsky - Let It Snow – Poker Flat
3. Zoe Xenia & Cari Lekebusch – Good Love Sweet Love (Shadow Child Remix) – Kling … Continue…

First out this week is Amann Berrouiguet who goes under moniker Amman in Music. The french, Grans-based producer sing in English over his own tracks. Sunrise is as good, as summer smelling and and as french house pop as it gets. Best I’ve heard since Phoenix, maybe better.

Here we have another french connection. Actually a swedish producer called Bowyer Hawks who live half of the year in Paris. The upcoming laid back deep house release on Raw Matter recordings, France got a mile-deep bass, floating chords and a ghostly voice pondering over some very dark thoughts.

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Today’s finest Soundcloud mix come from the finest Stockholm based DJ weapon. Özgür Can has been on top the Swedish tech and progressive house scenes during the last 8-10 years with his unique floating sound.

The mixtape contains among other goodies the 2012 Özgür Can signature track Mr Winslow which is also available for free download below. Enjoy!

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German producer, Matt John, makes his full package debut for Cocoon Recordings May the 27th, with ‘The Keys’ LP, following his contribution to ‘The Blue Storm’ on the labels ‘Compilation K’ album.

Matt John – The River

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Matt John found fame in the hey day of the stripped, minimalistic electronic music movement of the 2000’s, releasing original works and remixes for the likes of Minus, Perlon, and Bar25, a label born out of the Berlin- based nightclub of the same name, where John was a resident DJ. This residency opened … Continue…