Fans brave the rain for Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs at Webster Hall
After a torrential downpour spoiled Friday at Governors Ball, where Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs played an early afternoon set for a sopping wet and mud-covered crowd, the young music teacher turned producer headed to Webster Hall for the Governors Ball official after party. Horrible weather kept many of Webster Hall's regulars at bay, leaving the club populated by only those willing enough to brave the weather. Known for spinning sonically rich sets of deep and tech house, TEED's performance walked a fine line between eclectic and downright strange - pulsating with an aura of eccentricity that felt perfectly in tune with his odd moniker. Dipping deep into a crate that could have been collected by DJs twice his age, TEED curated over 3 hours of gripping house classics and modern day favorites from House of God, Cajmere, George Fitzgerald, Claude VonStroke and more.
Foals – My Number (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Remix)
The multi-faceted Orlando Higginbottom, better known as Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (T.E.E.D), doesn't fall into expectations easily. His originals and remixes span a multitude of genres, from indie dance to drum and bass; his Essential Mix from last year further exhibits his dexterity. Today he uploaded his own fresh take on Foals' indie track, "My Number."
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs premieres his Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1
Orlando Higginbottom is the eccentrically dressed, 26-year-old producer behind the equally eccentrically named, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, or T-E-E-D for short. Despite his music background (his father was the head of the choir at Oxford - where he also studied,) Orlando has only been producing under the T-E-E-D moniker since 2011. His debut album, Trouble was released back in June, and now, less than 3 months later, he premieres his first essential mix on the prestigious BBC Radio 1.
DA Premiere: Swick – Salah’s Groove (Original Mix)
Just as his own music breaks down barriers, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Nice Age label follows suit with the 2-track debut of Swick on the eccentric imprint. The B-side to the sugar-coated "Crystal Palace," Swick uses Arabian influences to build the foundation for "Salah's Groove." Unlike his collaborative work with Diplo on "Dat a Freak," the Aussie menace dabbles in some heavy-handed saws and sand-blasted grit for this TEED-backed pressing. If the kicks here don't stop you in your tracks, we don't know what will.
T.E.E.D & Eats Everything – Lion, The Lion (Original Mix)
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs & Eats Everything have put their heads together for "Lion, The Lion" - a grinding dance floor assault weapon that can be found on T.E.E.D's just released Volume 6 of Crosstown Rebel's Get Lost compilation series.