DKDS vs Curses – Silence (Original Mix) [Preview]
Rising stars of the New York City underground, DKDS team up with fellow Manhattan staple Curses for "Silence." Embodying the noire atmosphere of New York's illegal party scene, "Silence" marches forward in a smokey haze of deep synthwork and acid house-tinged bass lines. Shuffling percussion and chirpy phasers pan off every wall of the cavernous mix, creating a high energy but deeply enveloping atmosphere of uncertainty.
Kris Menace feat. Black Hills – Waiting For You (Oliver Remix)
The LA-based disco duo Oliver have a knack for cooking up impossibly fresh grooves, most recently with their critically acclaimed Mechanical EP on Fool's Gold Records. On their latest remix, a highly digitized version of Kris Menace's "Waiting For You," the tandem shies away from the darker aspects of dance and instead create an ode to 80s noire. 16-bit soundscapes and a digitized vocal ebb and flow into a twinkling indie dance production with an overdose of new wave nostalgia, showing yet another shade to this talented duo's sonic palate.
Good Morning Mix – Richard Knott’s March 2013 Mix
Richard Knott, the young UK producer responsible for a remix of Unicorn Kid's "Feel So Real" and "Locus Solus" off Pryda Friends, has been of interest in DA land for months now. A Pryda Friends release made me pay attention, but a piece of work like this mix this means Knott is not playing games. Quite simply, this mix is one of the most tightly mixed and well-selected collections of progressive, techno, and tech house I've ever encountered. In the last 24 hours, I've listened to it no fewer than five times.