The Mighty and Dependable Digs and Whoosh do what they do best. Tune after tune after tune in an epic set at the DiY 25th birthday party. 

Digs & Woosh DiY 25th Bithday PT1

A pioneer of UK breakbeat culture, having cut his teeth as half of Evil Nine, EVL Tom brings a myriad of influences to bear on his debut album, ‘Absolute Melt’. It’s an opus where Moodymann-esque Detroit soul flavours meet the psychedelic rave stylings of early Future Sound Of London, the raw but incessantly funky loops of hip-hop producers Madlib and the RZA rub up against the bass aesthetic of early ‘90s jungle/drum & bass. 
 
“Absolute Melt’ was me endeavouring to make a truly autobiographical record that represents my diverse tastes and experiences but bringing them together to form a cohesive whole. It’s a hybrid opus, the fulfilment of a life-long ambition to make an album solely by myself — to resoundly kick back against the Imposter Syndrome on my shoulder whispering that it couldn’t be done.” - EVL Tom
 
The thunder of rainstorms and other organic tones abound in the album opener ‘Trees’, a track drenched in bass with a Vangelis-esque horn melody riding it. Then it’s into ‘A Prayer’ with its mantra on peace and love, Tom’s stab at pushing out some positive feelings into the world, sonically harking back to early DJ Shadow and those seminal Mo’Wax joints. Two breakbeat cuts follow; ‘Incendies’ is a low-slung, smoked out roller with hints of Burial and ‘90s jungle (albeit at a fraction of the tempo), and ‘Eternal Lids’ is a track crafted to evoke late-night drives around cityscapes aglow with orange light and neon.  Taking a breath in the middle of the album we have the beat-less ‘Norman’, which is melancholically melodic like a sci-fi movie scene-setter, which then moves into ‘Rebels Of The Neon God’ where we’re taking it back to the club. The title references a Taiwanese cult film favourite of Tom’s and also serves as a tribute to Taiwan, a place dear to Tom after numerous visits over the years. An electro / hardcore hybrid, ‘Rebels…’ buzzes with an undercurrent of pure rave euphoria. 

Next up is the first single off the album, ‘The Heathers’, a dream-like, psychedelic epic with a dark second half that’s a counterpoint to the more wistful beginning of the tune. This is closely followed up by second single ‘Give Up (Don’t)’, something that Ron Hardy would maybe play at Muzic Box in Chicago, a tough disco banger pinned with an organic break that oozes raw funk. It’s a heads-down belter where the mood is positive and euphoric. Album closer ‘Love In Fire & Blood’ is the embodiment of a meme where a dude drinks a big bottle of cranberry juice whilst skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac — musically dense, and with the album’s signature blending of organic and electronic flavours. This delicate balance was achieved in the collaborative mixdown of the album by Tom and top bro Alexander James Fox, who brought his talent and knowledge to the table to craft it into the deeply woven epic you have before you.
 
“The title ‘Absolute Melt’ started as an in-joke, just a dope phrase that made me and my crew crease up, but then as I started to think on it, many levels were revealed to me. There’s ‘melting’ everywhere, with its climate change connotations; the psychedelic slant; and also perhaps a self-deprecating angle where maybe I’m the absolute melt… or you are, ha ha!” - EVL Tom
 
The artist also records as one half of Evil Nine with Pat Pardy, originally signed to Adam Freeland’s label Marine Parade. Their award-winning ‘You Can Be Special Too’ and ‘They Live!’ albums received widespread acclaim and in the process they collaborated with such luminaries as El-P from Run The Jewels, Danny Brown, Aesop Rock and Emily Breeze. They were residents at Fabric London, did a Radio One Essential Mix and toured the world several times performing at Fuji Rock Festival, Space in Miami, Twilo in NYC, Coachella and Arcadia at Glastonbury.

Absolute Melt

A Prayer

2 Evl Tom - A Prayer

Trees

1 Evl Tom - Trees

Top 10 Electro Albums Of 2014

Franck Kartell (https://soundcloud.com/franck-kartell) - Floating Through The Tunnel
Umwelt (https://soundcloud.com/umwelt-music) - Vent Solaire
Boris Divider (https://soundcloud.com/borisdivider) - Global Panic Processor
Gosub (https://soundcloud.com/isophlux) - Astral Travel
MetaComplex (https://soundcloud.com/metacomplex) - The Time Is Near
Anthony Rother (https://soundcloud.com/anthony-rother) - Medium
Morphology (https://soundcloud.com/morphology-electronics) - Dark Flow
Plant43 (https://soundcloud.com/plant43) - Wounding Words
Obergman (https://soundcloud.com/obergman) - Cyclic Multiverse
Das Muster (https://soundcloud.com/das-muster) - Leben

Dark Science Electro presents: Top 10 Of 2014

01. Union Jack - Red Herring [Platipus]
https://soundcloud.com/platipusmusic

02. Libra presents Taylor - Anomaly (Calling Your Name) (Granny's Epicure Remix) [Bill & Butcher Recordings]
https://soundcloud.com/BT

03. 16C+ - Gospel 2000 [Low Spirit Recordings]
https://soundcloud.com/sharamjey

04. Elevator - Shinny (Harmony Mix) [React]
https://soundcloud.com/blu-peter

05. Sourmash - Pilgrimage to Paradise (Barrel Beat Mix) [Prolekult]
https://www.discogs.com/release/68240-Sourmash-Pilgrimage-To-Paradise-Remix

06. Peppermint Lounge - Lemon Project (Grapefruit Mix) [Movin' Melodies]
https://soundcloud.com/patrickprins

07. Beltram - Energy Flash [R&S Records]
https://soundcloud.com/joey-beltram

08. Salamander - Tempest (Union Jack Remix) [Platipus]
https://soundcloud.com/platipusmusic

09. Poltergeist - Vicious Circles (Union Jack Remix) [Platipus] 
https://soundcloud.com/platipusmusic

10. Oasis - Ya Ye (Lush Mix) [Oscillator]
https://soundcloud.com/c-sacchi 

11. Li Kwan - Point Zero [Seka Records]
https://soundcloud.com/mattdarey https://soundcloud.com/likwan-music

12. GTO - The Bullfrog (Dataflow Mix) [React]
https://www.discogs.com/release/160464-GTO-Tip-Of-The-Iceberg

13. The Age Of Love - The Age Of Love (Watch Out For Stella Mix) [Radiikal Records]
https://soundcloud.com/jam-spoon

14. Country & Western - Reincarnation [Zebra Records]
https://soundcloud.com/open-collabs 

15. Quietman - Now and Zen [Platipus]
https://soundcloud.com/platipusmusic

16. Luxor - Supersitious (Nursery Mix) [Lunatec]

Of Course I Still Love You

01. Planetary Assault Systems - Rip The Cut (Luke Slater Remix 2) [Mote-Evolver]
https://soundcloud.com/luke-slater

02. Josh Wink - May Minimal [REKIDS]
https://soundcloud.com/joshwinkofficial

03. Second Skin - Reformed Theology [Blueprint]
https://soundcloud.com/oscarmulero https://soundcloud.com/psyk

04. Vince - Gold Mine [Hayes]
https://soundcloud.com/hayescollective

05. Veztax - Quickfix [Vezotonik]
https://soundcloud.com/veztax

06. Pacou - Vertigo [Tresor]
https://soundcloud.com/tresorberlin

07. Donato Dozzy - messy kafka world [Tresor]
https://soundcloud.com/donato-dozzy

08. Samuel L Session, Van Czar - Objectivism [Unrilis]
https://soundcloud.com/samuel-l-session https://soundcloud.com/van-czar

09. Phara - Evoke [Token]
https://soundcloud.com/phara-6

10. Obstructor - OJ 287 [Hayes]
https://soundcloud.com/obstructor7

11. Uncertain - Frame [Suara]
https://soundcloud.com/boriquatribez

12. Senh - Rainbow Dub [Planet Rhythm]
https://soundcloud.com/senhmusic

13. Zisko - State Of Revolution [Suara]
https://soundcloud.com/ziskomusic

14. Joey Beltram - GameForm [Tresor]
https://soundcloud.com/joey-beltram

15. Melvin Spix - Black Mirror [Codex Recordings]
https://soundcloud.com/m-spixmusic

16. Confidential Recipe, ELO - Everyday [RSPX]
https://soundcloud.com/confidentialrecipe https://soundcloud.com/sephmusic

17. Oscean - Spiral [Tresor]
https://soundcloud.com/andres-zacco https://soundcloud.com/sephmusic

18. Michael Klein - Token Complex [We Are The Brave]
https://soundcloud.com/michaelkleinberlin

19. Steve Parker - FLASHES [Planet Rhythm]
https://soundcloud.com/steveparker

20. Josh Wink, Truncate - Let Go (Josh Wink Remix) [Ovum Recordings]
https://soundcloud.com/joshwinkofficial https://soundcloud.com/truncate

21. Kos:mo - Altered Feeling [Tronic]
https://soundcloud.com/kosmo_dj

22. The Advent - Electro 8.07 FM [Tresor]
https://soundcloud.com/ciscoadvent

23. Elphin - Body Flow [DV Records]
https://soundcloud.com/rvwise

24. The Aztec Mystic a.k.a. DJ Rolando - Knights of the Jaguar [Underground Resistance]
https://soundcloud.com/undergroundresistance

EVERYDAY REVOLUTION

Unleashed is a high-energy, hypnotic techno track that drives forward with purpose yet remains fluid and steady. It draws you in slowly, then catapults you into a space where you're free to let everything go.

This track is about total release no worries, no judgment, no expectations. It's about being unapologetically yourself, not bound by the values or opinions of others. Just presence, freedom, and pure expression.

It captures that powerful moment on the dance floor when you're fully alive, moving without thought, just being.


2wice Shye - Unleashed  (Diffuse Reality) 5 track Ep on all platforms

Nouvelle Phénomène - All Away [Sierpien Records] https://soundcloud.com/nouvellephenomene

Julia Rover - Co z Tobą [The Very Polish Cut-Outs] https://soundcloud.com/julia_rover_music

Al Chem - Fistful of Snow [Compost Records] https://soundcloud.com/alexander-christou

Slove, Appaloosa - Fireflies [Cadette] https://soundcloud.com/slove-scmusic

Kendal - Intacto [Dischi Autunno] https://soundcloud.com/kendal3000

Panthera Krause - Genki Girl [Riotvan] https://soundcloud.com/panthera-krause

Palms Trax - Petu (Dub Mix) [CWPT] https://soundcloud.com/palmstrax

Cold Colors - Clear Memory [Waste-Editions] https://soundcloud.com/coldcolors

Soulwax & Chloe Sevigny - Heaven Scent [DeeWee] https://soundcloud.com/soulwaxofficial

Vogue.Noir - Love Like Vampire [Unknown Pleasures Records] https://soundcloud.com/voguenoirmusic

Delina Volny - Do It [Italians Do It Better] https://soundcloud.com/dlinavolny

Saada Bonaire - You Could Be More As You Are [Captured Tracks] https://soundcloud.com/saadabonaire

Death In Vegas - Your Loft My Acid feat. Katie Stelmanis [Drone] https://soundcloud.com/deathinvegasofficial

Sons of Magdalene - Hold on Hold Still for a Second [Audralight] https://soundcloud.com/sons-of-magdalene

Autarkic - I Know [Turbo] https://soundcloud.com/autarkic

Curses! - Puttanesca [Motordiscs] https://soundcloud.com/cursesforever

Vanessa Worm - Heaven to Hell [Optimo Music] https://soundcloud.com/vanessaworm

Masalo - New Dance [Rush Hour Store Jams] https://soundcloud.com/masalo-music

Linea Aspera - Synapse [Dark Entries] https://soundcloud.com/linea-aspera

Terr - Have You Ever [Permanent Vacation] https://soundcloud.com/terr_music

Lebanon Hanover - Babes of the 80s (Tobias Bernstrup Remix) [Fabrika Records] https://soundcloud.com/lebanon-hanover

Jennifer Touch - Attic [FatCat Records] https://soundcloud.com/jennifertouch

Jennifer Touch - Wordless (Llewellyn Remix) [Riotvan] https://soundcloud.com/jennifertouch, https://soundcloud.com/llewellynmusic

Violent Vickie - Get To Me (Fragrance Remix) [Crunch Pod] https://soundcloud.com/violent-vickie/

Boy Harsher & BOAN - Machina (Ft. Mariana Saldana) [City Slang] https://soundcloud.com/boy-harsher

Roman Flügel - Parade D'Amour [Running Back] https://soundcloud.com/roman-fluegel

DJ Seinfeld - Lovejoy [Young Ethics] https://soundcloud.com/dj-seinfeld

Forever Grey - The Style Is Death [Not On Label] https://soundcloud.com/forevergreyband

Llewellyn - These Days (Don't Make Me Wait) [Riotvan] https://soundcloud.com/llewellynmusic

Black Devil Disco Club - H Friend [RCA] https://soundcloud.com/black-devil-disco-club

Dlina Volny - Never The Same [Italians Do It Better] https://soundcloud.com/dlinavolny

DMX Krew - Come To Me [Permanent Vacation] https://soundcloud.com/dmxkrew

Patrick Cowley - Surfside Sex [Dark Entries] https://soundcloud.com/patrickcowley

Labyrinth Ear - Navy Light [Not On Label] https://soundcloud.com/labyrinth-ear

Curses! - Surrender (Jennifer Cardini Remix) [Dischi Autunno] https://soundcloud.com/cursesforever

Nyra - Both Of Us Knowing [Canoe] https://soundcloud.com/ryan-davis

Curses! - Miriam [Dischi Autunno] https://soundcloud.com/cursesforever

Mercy Girl - I'm In Love [Descent Records] https://soundcloud.com/mercygirlband

Cold Colors - Memories On A Screen [Femur] https://soundcloud.com/coldcolors

De Ambassade - Geen Genade [Knekelhuis] https://soundcloud.com/deambassade

The KVB - Always Then [Clan Destine Records] https://soundcloud.com/thekvb

Lebanon Hanover - Gallowdance [aufnahme + wiedergabe] https://soundcloud.com/lebanon-hanover

Severed Heads - Dead Eyes Opened [Ink Records] Not on Soundcloud


Synthwave & Shoegaze

Deetron and Seth Troxler - Each Step ( Gui Marques and Wagner Stelzner Remix )

Safari

Balance

LAURENT GARNIER - Crispy Bacon

Techno. Sometimes House. Underground Forever.

If I play your music I will follow you and link your profiles in the mixes.

Of Course I Still Love You

jrduvall