the ineffable genius of DJ Q

this tdq album is amazing but of course it is. i'll think of something more interesting to say hopefully. once the sub-bass on "only one" lets me back up off the floor.

'ghosts' = speed garage w p money = best thing ever?

"touch" puts me in mind of 2000-ish mj cole. that massive 2-step beat, the edge of menace. the unexpected major key bassline! the precision of the thing, every element precisely picked out in the mix, nothing stepping on each other's toes. the LUSHNESS. wayyy too short tho :(

http://www.newstatemusic.com/purebassline/buystream.html

yup

q himself has a new single. which is pretty good but way too short??

20 Burgaboy ft. Miss Kai Ryder - What's It Gonna Be

^^this one's settled too

Q's Pure Bassline mix is awesome, no major surprises in there and he doesn't do the really rapid fire switches between records but good to have at least one version of his recent sets out there on streaming services/in shops.

listening to UKG at lunchtime and Hannah started singing "Baked Beans" along to the vocal sample in said track, even tho she'd never heard it before

:D <3

tqd album is amazing

Totally missed this. Some pretty great moments so far:
https://soundcloud.com/djqmusic/ldn

Says it's been up for seven months, but I could swear it wasn't there seven months ago.

massive number of new tracks on soundcloud! lotta filth, lotta beauty

really like "my heart"

Bassline producers... in 2018 can we stop trying to be comedians online and actually release more music for the supporters... on that note, My Bae by myself and @FlavaD is available to stream / download from today https://t.co/ypyF8iRSup

— DJ Q (@djqmusic) December 25, 2017

Any idea where the vocal sample in Make Some Noise v2 comes from (if it is a sample)?

nope

5-hr set from July:
https://soundcloud.com/djqmusic/qllnightldn

the mixing around 49 mins is a thing of beauty. i love the ragga/hardcore/2-step combo. love how rough and ready these live sets are, how fearless q is, how ambitious

twenty-five mins in and he's breaking out the Dream Teem Dub of "Buddy X", today is going to be a good day!

This is predictably tremendous

omg@ 1:34

:00-ish

schaffel sighting at 2:02:30-ish

lol @ "one more time" x "that's not me"

what is the absolutely incredible song at 2:44:00-ish? "i walk away"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MxPDEq1Sfc

nice :)

TUUUUUUUNE

https://www.fabriclondon.com/blog/view/newsflash-dj-q-has-mixed-fabriclive-99

This is firmly in the 'about fucking time' category.

“I’m Sorry...” one for the UK Garage heads!! 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/7ATXtrZFYX

— DJ Q (@djqmusic) July 6, 2018

9 days left to listen.. TQD mix for R1

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b89wkw

the new Barely Royal compilation "100% Bass" is giving me the same kind of feeling a DJ Q Kiss show gave me - lots of opulent bangers of growling subs and wobbling midrange, rhythmically thrilling but direct and brutalist, new vocal anthems mixed with refixes of 90s pop-house, skirting awfulness with tastelessness but never less than joyous glee

(except the drum & bass tracks on it, they're mostly rubbish)

caught him live at a festival recently. it was a lot more bassline and a lot less garage-house than i'd expected

This Fabriclive mix is fucking bonkers in the best way - personal highlight is the end of his remix of the Stingray theme (!) and a sample intones "anything can happen in the next half hour" and it feels like a promise as much as a punchline. Why can't all music be so charismatic and fun and joyous?

The Stingray drop is one of my favourite musical moments of the year but the mix in general is, I dunno, enjoyable but slightly frustrating and unsatisfying? Like it could stand to be more pop maybe?

It's like when Q was at his peak his sets had this magical alchemy, like he'd perfected the ratios of bassline brutalism, garage slink and pop shamelessness and his recent sets have more of the former and less of the latter. Over the last few years Q (and TQD in particular) have become fixtures on the UK festival bosh circuit and as a result maybe his sets have lost a bit of the balance that used to make them special. He's amped up the ruffness and cut back on the sugar.

sounds a little like the journey taken by my other favourite dj, jd twitch!

it seems likely that hanging out around kiss and 1xtra would result in a bit of residual pop rubbing off?

I do wish there was a little more of the shameless 90s-ecstasy-refix about it but obvz that wouldn't be very on-brand for Fabric to have something like the Motez remix of "Don't Call Me Baby" or whatever

damn i missed this mix^, gotta check that out

this deep house roller from i don't know when is hot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGluH6YukdI

as hell

lol it's a different dj q. still good though!

How about this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d42B6m12UVg

https://m.mixcloud.com/djqmusic/the-best-of-dj-q-2010-2019/

If you’re a DJ and you’d like to receive some DJ Q music then simply reply with your email address 😃😃

— DJ Q (@djqmusic) March 3, 2020

oof

https://djqmusic.bandcamp.com/track/all-in

oh yeah that's a banger

https://polymerzine.club/2020/11/01/dj-q/

boom

HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE I’LL BE JOINING KISS FM WITH A NEW SHOW EVERY WEDNESDAY 9PM TILL 11PM PLAYING THE BEST IN UKG, BASSLINE AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. 🎉🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/vDXrTlfZJh

— DJ Q (@djqmusic) November 2, 2020

fantastic!

https://planetradio.co.uk/kiss/player/137057415/

octo octa remix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTynM5QAmy0

dang, what an ilx special!

right???