the ineffable genius of DJ Q

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???

and now this: https://ra.co/podcast/766

New album coming out on Local Action:

https://djqmusic.bandcamp.com/album/est-2003

https://on.soundcloud.com/yFbqE7ejVLH186j3A

misteeq remix

https://djqmusic.bandcamp.com/track/all-i-want-dj-q-edit