DEAN CHEW - Monday 8th August

• DTW FM #370 •

Hosted by:
Marco Weibel
@marcoweibel
&
Dean Chew
@funk-bast-rd

Tracklist:
Marco Weibel set :
DTW Intro
Purelink - Not That Deep
C-thru - The Otherworld
Theo Parrish - Snakes
Nel Oliver - Your Are My Dream
Nusantara Beat - Djanger
Andi Otto (ft. MD Pallavi) - Bangalore Whispers
Toumba - Eqla3
Kyle Hall & Steven Julien (ft k15) - Page 3
Toni Tay - Volocity Trinidadiandeep Yard Rub
twerkwindandfire - I KNOW
Om Unit + TM404 - Motorway Acid
Black Light Smoke - Sprinkles Says
Rahaan - We Are The Ones (Extended Instrumental)
ROLROLROL - Surprise (with Jamie Woon) 

Dean Chew set :
1.  Just Dale and the Robotics - Until You Come
2. Cousin Kula - Hanging On Your Lips
3. Edmonson - Flamingo Tripper (Leatherette remix)
4. Phillip D Kick - Funk 160 (slow mix)
5. Hiatt dB - Last One Dancing
6. Acid Coco - Seguimos Sonriendo
7. Walter Thomas - I Wana Get Witcha
8. Cheb Sahraoui - Laaroubi (Hamdi RydEr Edit)
9. Soul Case - Fusion
10. Nicolay - Nicolay - No More Waiting (Nic's Trip) (feat Creative Theory & JJ)
11. Anthony Naples - Orb 2
12. Pleasure Voyage - Summer Voyage ft. Done (Gelato edit)
13. Felix Dickinson ft. Blane Lyon - Peoples People (Ron Trent Remix)
14. Mark Seven - Body Vibe
15. Cherrie Bea - Jafar's 2
16. Nazario - Te Siento
17. Jazzbois x Gnork - Discoboiz
18. Dj Duke - Kalimba Dreams  

Spotify Handle : dtw.lnk.to/DTWitall
Every Saturday
12PM - 2PM EST
Broadcasting via The Lot Radio
(www.thelotradio.com)

Darker Than Wax FM #370 w/ Marco Weibel & Dean Chew • 10th June 2023

• DTW FM #371 •

Hosted by:
Marco Weibel
@marcoweibel
&
Dean Chew
@funk-bast-rd

Tracklist:
Coming soon 

Spotify Handle : dtw.lnk.to/DTWitall
Every Saturday
12PM - 2PM EST
Broadcasting via The Lot Radio
(www.thelotradio.com)

Darker Than Wax FM #371 w/ Marco Weibel & Dean Chew • 17th June 2023

▶ discover: @darkerthanwax
▶ Read Part 1: http://bit.ly/MTMpt1
▶ Read Part 2: http://bit.ly/MTM1pt2
▶ Download the mix: http://bit.ly/18AbSAI

As SoundCloud, Spotify and other online-based music platforms pave the way for how we consume audio in the digital age, artists are finding themselves with more power and control than ever before. New collectives and record labels are being created at a record rate, and yet despite that many of the people behind them go unknown, with the artists that represent them being a listener’s biggest connection.

With this in mind I’m starting a new series called Meet the Movement, in which I speak to creatives from various record labels, collectives and so on. The aim is both to educate about the history behind some of the movements we’ve come to love in recent years and also to inspire people to do it themselves, as most of these movements started from just an idea, with a lot support and love driving them to where they are today.

Starting off the series is Dean Chew, also known as the Funk Bast*rd, co-founder of Singaporean-based Darker Than Wax, one of the most diverse labels to be birthed in recent history. Often mistaken as being a “beat label”, its origins are actually in more uptempo sounds, and releases have crossed a number of genres, including footwork, jazz, house, hip-hop, bass, boogie, trap, garage, ambient, R&B and future.

Ahead of his upcoming Brazil and New York tour with Go Yama and NeguimBeats, I spoke to the musician about his origins, DTWs beginnings and its roster.

Check back next week for the mix I made to play in the background of this interview, featuring exclusively Darker Than Wax artists and affiliates.


Read Part. 1

Meet The Movement #001:  Dean Chew of Darker Than Wax [Interview]

Earning praises from a worldwide range of selectors that include the likes of Gilles Peterson, Dam-Funk, Tama Sumo, San-Soda, Mike Huckaby, Lefto and many more, 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 lefteld music through his widely eclectic and genre-bending sets. Being the main A+R and creative mind 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, deep house, 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 Kyle Hall, Lefto, Recloose, Gerd Janson, Basic Soul Unit, Linkwood, Norman Jay, Souleance, Ramadanman / Pearson Sound, Krystal Klear, Tiger and Woods, Mike Huckaby, Seven Davis Jnr and most notably, warmed up for Dj Ez, Fourtet, Kamaal Williams and Dam Funk .

His sets have also taken him around the world, playing most recently in New York, Brazil, Switzerland, Paris, London and Shanghai, just to name a few. In 2016, Funk B was also invited on BBC 1XTRA, Radar Radio, and swung through the legendary Brownswood basement of Gilles Peterson with a 2-hour exclusive Worldwide FM mix. Following that, he has most recently completed 3 tours in Europe, and played at Dimensions Festival in 2018. It comes with no surprise then that he has secured a monthly radio spot on the highly esteemed Worldwide FM.

The Funk Bast*rd always has something in the box that surprises. Just open those ears.

1. DTW Intro
2. Ryusenkei - Tokyo Coaster
3. Finn Irregular - Find A Way
4. Paris Bis - Unis Dans La Nuit Unique
5. Mina Anatoli - Too Late (Skyrager Edit)
6. Astra - Wake Up To
7. Accura - Gettin' Down (Hip Hop)
8. F.J - Fool's Love
9. Gordon Koang - Y Dah (Sleep D Remix)
10. U’MOH - Acid Reign (Full Mix)
11. Club Nouveau - Heavy On My Mind (Heavy Beats mix)
12. Astrid - Dua Kekasih
13. Minoru Fushimi - Makezu Bushi (Song of Not Givin' In)
14. Munir - Detroit Arena
15. Cobalt - Manipulation Genetique
16. Night Beat - Money
17. James Cobbin - Caught In The Middle
18. Jordan Passmore - Voice Crystal 1
19. Understars - Forestfunk (Nodamkkb Mix)
20. Woolph - Ume2Me (Original Mix)
21. Jon Dixon / minor INVENTION - 12:03 in 303
22. Leo Rosi - Mystic Runner (A Place In Paradise)
23. Clafrica - U can’t guard me

SFM Podcast #59 - Funk Bast*rd (Darker Than Wax, Singapore)

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