Dropping Gems: ‘Gem Drops Three’ Compilation feat. DJAO & Ghost Feet

We received the awesome news that Portland label Dropping Gems is set to release a new compilation, “Gem Drops Three” on April 16th. Aside from featuring dope tracks from DJAO and Ghost Feet (stream those below) among others, the news was delivered via this fantastic press release: We’re now excited to bring Gem Drops to an even wider audience, especially because we are able to offer our release on vinyl [...]

March 28th, 2013  |  Published in Music

Bibio – “A tout a l’heure”

Bibio is an artist that we have been enamored of since the very beginning of D.I.D. We gushed repeatedly about Ambivalence Avenue and Mind Bokeh and naturally are ecstatic to hear a new track from him, “A tout a l’heure” off his forthcoming album, Silver Wilkinson. It is as whimsical and full of magic as all of his previous material, and I particularly liked this excerpt from his description of [...]

March 25th, 2013  |  Published in Music

SXSW 2013

I’m writing this to you while trying to piece together the past few days and simultaneously fighting off a killer headache. SXSW is complete chaos in the best of ways, with thousands joining together to endure 16 hour days and the inevitable loss of your personal belongs/sobriety. For me it was a chance to be completely immersed in concerts surrounded by my favorite people in music all while wearing shorts. [...]

March 19th, 2013  |  Published in Featured, Festival, Live, Music

Interview: Flume

Flume’s debut album famously beat out One Direction for the number one spot in his native Australia, and the very nice folks at Mom + Pop had me speak with Harley for today’s North American release. How did the Flume project come about? I’ve been writing music since I was like eleven years old – it’s always been a hobby. I was initially focused on writing electro/house music under the [...]

February 19th, 2013  |  Published in Interviews, Music  |  1 Comment