Uku Kuut

Uku was born in the Soviet Union and split his youth between Sweden and Santa Monica, California. For the last 20 years, he’s been living in Estonia and continues to produce in his own studio. Santa Monica is a collection of naive sun-drenched funk, weirdo love songs, and obscure soft-jazz which he released on his own label Bigtree Records in 2006.

#3 by Derek Dee

A few weeks ago I recorded a short mix for my friends at Ecstasy Records in Portland, USA. The mix is a collection of some my all-time favorite dance records and a few new ones that I’ve got a really good feeling about. Ecstasy Records is the brainchild of Portland’s […]

Pender Street Steppers

Two great vignettes the fellows at Mood Hut put together, a nice little slice of life (there’s even a slice of cake at one point).

Be sure to stay in touch with these talented young men online: Twitter, Tumblr, and SoundCloud. […]

G-String

For the eleventh installment of our Leisure Mix Series, Amsterdam’s Gijs Poortman — better known as G-String and a contributing member of Crystal Maze and R-A-G — delivers a hard-driving tour through a self-described deep outer space techno mix.

GB

Over the last few years Los Angeles’ GB has secured his place as one of the West Coast’s most prolific producers. Before his Vancouver appearance later this month, he’s prepared a mix showcasing some of his more less obvious influences and answered a few questions about his Gifted And Blessed project.

TRUSHMIX

TRUSHMIX is a series of mixes put together by the fine people at Sex Tags UFO, a sub-label of Norway’s infamous Sex Tags Mania. In addition to consistently releasing spectacularly fresh music and having some of my favorite contemporary label designs these fellows have flawless taste. My personal favorite in […]

Ike Release

Chicago’s Ike Release has recently shared with us the inaugural release of his new white-label series entitled Episodes. The Subsequent EP is pretty well the definition of what you would expect from quality contemporary deep house coming from Chicago.

Claro Intelecto

Claro Intelecto‘s most recent Ep Second Blood has been a faithful companion of mine over these last few weeks and makes the afternoon commute through Vancouver’s winter haze more bearable with each listen. “Second Blood” and “Heart” are both low-slung rollers with quite a bit to say. For me, “Voyeurism” […]

Basic Soul Unit

A youth spent dwelling in record shops with his musical mentors gifted Basic Soul Unit an ear for eclectic gems. In preparation for his Vancouver debut, Stuart Li shares a mix while discussing the ups & downs of being a part-time musician, part-time designer and a full-time dad.