on “These Notes In This Order”, Rodriguez Jr. goes deep on the acid-tinged Youngblood, Nikki Nair’s ridiculous production skills are on display for “Flubblebuddy”, Steve Darko takes the low end even lower for “All My People”, while Shiba San teams up with French producer, Millad, for a banger, and we tracked down the French producer, Frankie, who was the inspiration for “Frankie Goes to Hollywood” and brought him out of retirement to remix his namesake track.

House and Drum & Bass. Two styles of music that you usually don’t hear in the same track. It’s been done before, but rarely does it work seamlessly. Well, Macedonia’s Different Kind came out of nowhere to drop “Gangsta”,  which is one of the smoothest transitions between the two genres we’ve heard, with each sounding absolutely monstrous.

For the flip, “GQ” is dirty breakbeat at it’s finest. Filthy, distorted and massive.

The Penguin Hit Squad is here to take your lunch money. n808 and Mike Kerrigan seek and destroy with this single. Claude VonStroke selfishly asked to delay the release for 6 months just so he could hold on to this secret weapon. Play it and you will see the penguins for yourself.

There’s a reason we check every single demo that comes in—because of tracks like “Boom Beat Heart Box” from Kidd Mike. Hailing from London via South Africa, Kidd Mike has relatively few releases but one thing we love is when we get a record this good from an artist we’ve never heard of. 

If you’ve seen Claude on his open-to-close Dad tour, you’ve likely heard this one —a hypnotic vocal and rolling bass with loads to offer in the bottom end and synths sprayed across for good measure.

We’re looking forward to hearing more from Kidd Mike in the future.

Dirtybird Radio continues on the road to Campout with the 2022 Dirtybird Campout mix series and this episode’s featured guest obviously needs no introduction. Claude VonStroke takes over the decks to play some great music and show us how it’s done. We’ll hear some brand new tracks and remixes and a few current favorites.

Winner of the Dirtybird Campout 2022 DJ Contest, dHrti feet is featured on Dirtybird Radio this week with the set that earned him a spot on the Birdhouse stage at Campout in October. Filled with custom edits, movie samples and field recordings, the set tells the story of dHrti feet's first Dirtybird Campout experience and what it means to him.

As Dirtybird Campout 2022 approaches, Dirtybird Radio is featuring exclusive guest sets from artists on the festival lineup. In this episode, Chicago house legend DJ Sneak joins the countdown to Campout, serving the decks with jacking beats and filtered funk. And in the warm-up set, our host Victoria uncovers a couple obscure disco gems for your dancing pleasure.

The 2022 West Coast Campout series continues on Dirtybird Radio with Los Angeles native Danny Goliger's return, who turns in an energetic set that leaves no compromise. The accomplished producer, audio engineer and multi-instrumentalist deftly raises the tempo and uncovers gems from different corners of the underground scene.