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 Los Angeles: Critical Mass [the emerging electric underground]
Label: Mindspore Records – MSP-0004-2
Format: 
CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1998
Genre: Electronic
Style: Drum n Bass, Downtempo, Future Jazz, Trip Hop

Tracklist:
00:00 1. Dove (29) & Mr. Soon - Quay-Czar (Cavestar Remix)
Programmed By – David Bianchi, Joseph Jakob*, Joseph Nugent, Kevin Crosslin
Remix – Cavestar

05:12 2. Trinity (19) – Lost Cities
Keyboards [Wurlitzer] – Roberto Antonio Chavez
Sampler, Programmed By, Keyboards, Bass – Steve Snow
Saxophone – Juss Renard
Vocals [Drum & Bass Section] – Lisa Woodward
Vocals [Dub Section] – Ia Kamandalu
Written By – Woodward, Kamandalu, Chavez & Snow
Written-By – Kamandalu*, Woodward*, Chavez*, Snow*

10:28 3. T.H.C.– Unsaid Warning
Music By, Programmed By – George Sarah
Vocals, Lyrics By – Sarah Folkman

15:53 4. Cavestar & Moore*– Say The Word
Music By, Programmed By – Kevin Crosslin
Vocals, Lyrics By – Mona Moore

21:14 5. Mr. Soon – You Are The Dream
Written-By, Producer – Joseph Jakob*

25:05 6. Zimar – Energy
Other [Words Of Energy] – Tom Hopkins
Producer – Zimar

30:05 7. Aldebaran (12) – L'Orque Epaulard
Written-By, Producer – Charles Askell, Jeff Hogan

35:34 8. Twist Top - Jangle
Written-By – Carlos Vasquez

41:00 9. Oversoul 7 – I Sing Loud
Written-By – Oversoul 7

44:21 10. TM – Kiss (DJ Hive Remix)
Remix – DJ Hive*

Copyright © – Mindspore Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Mindspore Records
Compiled By, Producer – Kevin Crosslin, Kevin Lincoln (2)
Compiled and produced for K2K.

Los Angeles: Critical Mass [Full Album] (1998) Mindspore Records

Darker Than Wax is back for August's show alongside Malik Hendricks to offer you 2 hours of house, boogie, percussive, jazz and more. Tracks from Joel Holmes, Maae and Aybee. 

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Darker Than Wax w/ Malik Hendrick - August 2023

Long time extended PT family Dean Chew locking in with 80 plus minutes of steezy selects for the heads. 

ID requests ~ @funk-bast-rd

1800 triiip - Dean Chew - Mix 66

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Our very own Dean Chew takes the reigns for a bonus 2nd episode drop. The DTW co-chief has enjoyed a perpetual stomp on the island and beyond the seas, this year culminating in shining appearances in Berlin, London, Brooklyn, Goa, Hong Kong, amongst more. Bowtied neatly by SG’s debut Boiler Room showcase, recurring appearances on HOR Berlin, Analog Journal, and helming a necessary residency at Balamii this week’s second episode demonstrates his usual excellence and digs.

Wild Pearl Radio episodes drop weekly, every Thursday - keep it synced with us.

Wild Pearl Radio - Dean Chew (Darker Than Wax) 01.12.23

Dean Chew was joined by Ella Rahizan aka HBN, co-founder of Singapore’s day party collective, Last Saturdays. In the mix - tech house, bouncy UKG, and baile funk heaters.

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Darker Than Wax w/ Dean Chew & HBN - November 2023

DARKER THAN WAX w/ DEAN CHEW - Saturday 19th October 2024

After a fabulous meeting and B2B in Singapore, Parisian Rinse FR resident DVDE host the super strong dj, Label owner and founder of offtrack Dean Chew from SGP !

Rinse France Podcast

DVDE invite Dean Chew - 04 Novembre 2024

hailing from singapore, dean chew brings darker than wax to the foundation.fm airwaves, spinning through a curated hour of street soul, amapiano, house and balearic rhythms.

darker than wax + dean chew - 23.01.2025 - foundation.fm

Crown Ruler Mix #34 - Dean Chew

Put your best foot forward ahead of this weekends Spasta and post-party show down featuring highly respected dj, selector, radio host and Darker Than Wax label head, Dean Chew. With two opportunities to catch him this Saturday, what better way to celebrate his return to Naarm than pressing play on another CR mix. Hailing originally from Singapore, Dean has cut his teeth in the scene for over 20 years, having played the likes of We Out Here and Dimensions Festival and supported artists like Pearson Sound, Mike Huckaby, Fourtet, Gerd Janson and Dreamcast Moe.

Jump on the bandwagon with this mix of rnb, boogie, kwaito, city pop, house, broken beat and other tasteful contemporary grooves.

@funk-bast-rd

Crown Ruler Mix #34 - Dean Chew

| LIVE ON SKYLAB | w/ Dean Chew |

One year in orbit on https://soundcloud.com/worldwide-fm! It's been a pleasure to be part of an excellent movement pushing quality music and culture. Here's to many more years!
I have my dude https://soundcloud.com/william-j on the guest mix as well - Enjoy!

TRACKLIST : 
1. DTW Intro
2. Sandro Tobing - ???
3. Eddie Suzuki - High Tide
4. Ciao - Trance Breaks (Dub mix)
5. Fleet Dreams ft. Áj Magic - EKG (Club mix)
6. Joe Sembene - Gorelle
7. Theo Uzoeto - Life after (instrumental)
8. Augusto Martelli - Joining Together
9. Ron Allen - Tonight
10. Jeff Bernstein & Wayne Rollins - Sho Be Do Wha (Vocal mix)
11. Meb-Distribution - Untitled 1
12. Eva 00 - Vr instrumental
13. Clafrica - Submarine Patois (My Girlfriend remix)
14. Tom Blip & Swordman Kitala - Kitala Beat
15. Neba Solo - Can 2002
16. Petter Eldh - Koma Tema
17. Osamu Sato - Funky Solution (Jimi Tenor mix)
18. Shiho Yabuki - Karada Wa Uchu No Message からだは宇宙のメッセージ (The Body Is A Message Of The Universe)
19. Mogwaa - Burgundy Red
20. Kid Lib - Crooked Shadows
21. Juic-e - All Massive (Original mix)
22. I Jahbar - Weed Patrol (Duppy Gun Productions)

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William J guest mix

Silentjay - Eternal / Internal Peace
Yu Su - Make Your Escape
Merwyn & Inkswel - Eternal Freedom (Gifted & Blessed Remix)
Michele Manzo - Fly High
Lurka - Stay Let’s Together
Nejrup - Calm Cacophony (K15 Remix)
Yak - Kaepora
Dom Bird - Anikulapo (Giovanni Damico Afro dub mix)
Mix Mup - Flair 2
Teo Mattress - Duality 1
Fede Lng & Mojeaux - Flight Mode (Yu Su Remix)
Black Devil - One to Choose
Sheefy McFly - Pulse
Rydm Sectors - Keep Your Mind Alive (4AM Jazzy Mix)
Munir - Fragile
Midnight Runners - Ekey Ekey
AceMo & MoMa Ready - Ethereal Stepping
Uwalmassa - Untitled 01
Waajeed - Deeper into Blue (Instrumental)
Nu Era - Galaxian
Shanti Celeste - Strung Up
DJ Swagger - U Better Know That
Huey Mnemonic - Hydrocity
Dominic J Marshall - Time Unremembered

Listen

Darker Than Wax show #12 on Worldwide Fm ft. William J | 20th Aug 2019

Co-founder | DJ | A&R | Creative |  of
soundcloud.com/darkerthanwax
soundcloud.com/artifactsvibe
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DTW radio show on Balamii / every 3rd Monday of the month | 2100-2300 GMT
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Worldwide bookings except SEA
cj@constellatetalent.com

< "Dean Chew is setting the standards in Singapore" - Gilles Peterson >

Earning praises from a worldwide range of selectors that include the likes of Dam-Funk, Tama Sumo, San-Soda, Mike Huckaby, Jamie XX and 2562, Dean aka the Funk Bast*rd (one half of the Cosa nostra duo and co-founder of Singapore-based label Darker Than Wax) has been tirelessly pushing and promoting an alternative expression of leftfield music through his widely eclectic and genre-bending sets. Being the main A+R and creative mastermind behind DTW, the label has flourished tremendously over  the past 5 years, cementing its place as one of the go-to labels out of South East Asia.

His musical selection, which traverses between a huge variety of musical genres like deep jazz, soul, funk, boogie, brazilian grooves, house, techno, breaks, hip hop and bass numbers have left many indelible marks on the dancefloors.

It’s no surprise then that he has played alongside some of the world’s finest like Gilles Peterson, Benji B, Kyle Hall, Lefto, Recloose, Gerd Janson, Basic Soul Unit, Linkwood, Norman Jay, Souleance, Pearson Sound, Krystal Klear, Tiger and Woods, Mike Huckaby, Seven Davis Jnr and most notably, warmed up for Dj Ez, Fourtet and Dam Funk.
His sets have also taken him around the world, playing most recently at Dimensions Festival in Croatia, various cities in Europe, Asia, and Brazil. In 2016, Funk B was also invited on BBC 1XTRA, Rinse RM, Radar Radio, and swung through the legendary Brownswood basement of Gilles Peterson with a 2-hour exclusive Worldwide FM mix. He is also a regular presenter on Gilles' Worldwide Fm, transmitting good vibes every 3rd Tuesday of the month.

Dean Chew always has something in the box that surprises. Just open those ears.

Darker Than Wax show #12 on Worldwide Fm ft. William J | 20th Aug 2019

DEAN CHEW | DTW