[Listen] Special Q - Play A Part EP (Full Album Stream)

Soundcloud submissions are always a crapshoot, but man did I hit the jackpot with Special Q!!! Yes, I just used three exclamation points! That's how excited I am about this! 

When I was in college I have this distinct memory browsing around the Tower Records in downtown Nashville when I came across the first VHS or Beta record, Le Funk. The packaging was fairly low-key except for this sticker on the jewel case that said, "The French stole our disco and we stole it back."

That sticker is what came to mind the second I hit play on Special Q. It's been a hot minute since I've given anything nu disco a shot, but this Venice, Italy-based producer has sure as hell stolen my attention. 

AND HE'S GINGER! 

That feels like a unicorn to me. I can't think of any Italian redheaded producer/DJs off the top of my head, can you? I mean that's not relevant to the fact that there are some serious ass vibey disco jams going on here. I will likely follow up with more selects from his current catalog, but for now, you definitely need to check out his Play A Part EP that dropped earlier this month on So French Records. "Summer Love" is just BEGGING for Poolside to give it their own retouch. I am going to be spending some quality time with Special Q and I hope you do the same. 

Some Kind of Awesome Radio - 07/11/2015

Typing up all the show notes this week for once because I love you, fam. 

YES! I'M ACTUALLY DOING SHOW NOTES FOR THIS WEEK! #sorrynotsorry but like I said in this week's episode I've been dealing with a bit of blogger burnout and even though doing the show is very therapeutic for me when you see how thorough I intend to be moving forward you will understand why I put this off for as long as I could. Again, I really appreciate those of you who listen and never get the promised show notes. NO MORE BROKEN PROMISES! Just quality #content in addition to a bunch of other new things in the works right now. 

Hope you enjoyed this weeks show! Feel free to drop a comment here or hit me up on Twitter. I'd love to hear what you thought of this week's picks!

Until next week!

<3

@kibbe!

• Tuxedo - "Do It"
  • Hitting the road for a mini tour this month! You can check out tour dates over on their site.
• Studio Killers - "Eros & Apollo"
• Ain't No Love - "Cry In The Rain" 
• Dillon Francis - "Bruk Bruk (I Need Yo Lovin)" 
  • Hitting the road this month! Tour dates over on his site. 
  • This Mixtape Is Fire drops on August 14. You can pre-order it if you're into that. 
• Vowws - "The Great Sun" 
  • Shows in July and August.  More info over on Songkick. 
• Ratatat - "Club Amnesia" 
  • Magnifique is out July 14th. You can stream the album in full via NPR.
• The Kickdrums - "Breathe Again" 
• Monarchy (feat. Dita Von Teese) - "Girls & Boys (Blur cover)" 
  • Few shows lined up in the next month or so. 
  • ReVision out now. As is Abnocto. 
• Caribou - "Silver" 
  • On tour now so get on it! Tour dates here. 
• Interpol - "My Desire" 
  • On tour now! Sprout and I will be heading to the show in Broooklyn at the Prospect Park Bandshell. Will we see you there? 
• Tame Impala - "Cause I'm A Man" 
  • The video for this song is super fun and full of puppets. 
  • Currents drops on July 17 - CAN YOU EVEN HANDLE IT BECAUSE I CAN'T. #zerochill
  • Tour is in full swing and dates are selling out fast so GRAB THEM WHILE YOU CAN. 
• Hot Chip - "Love Is The Future" 
  • They just upped these really fun Peanuts shirts in their merch store. I think I want the Snoopy one? idk
  • Very much on tour right now. 
• The Streets - "Two Nations" 
  • Fairly quiet in the Mike Skinner camp other than that single he did as The D.O.T. last year. Sigh. 
• VHS or Beta - "Can't Believe A Single Word" 
• Weaves - "Tick" 
• Kenna - "Karma Is Coming" 
  • Things are in the works in Kenna camp! He just posted a series of videos on Facebook explaining his Land 2 Air Chronicles series. I know more because I'm awesome but can't say just yet. KEEP YOU'RE EYES PEELED FOLKS! 
• Maiday - "Wish You'd Met Me First" 
  • More on Maiday in the coming weeks as I get to the bottom of this woman and her bru-tiful jams. Also getting into one of the producers on this track. More on that next week. :) 
• Big Black Delta - "It's Ok" 
  • NEW ALBUM COMING SOON. Open your hearts and wallets and PLEDGE YOUR BRAINS OUT. (hey buddyyy!) Dude deserves this to get the crap funded out if it considering all his gear got stolen and his dad passed away. Rough year for Jonathan Bates but It's Ok. 
  • For now you can grab "It's Ok" over on Soundcloud. 
• Kate Boy - "Midnight Sun" 
  • Do not ask me why you cannot buy this yet in the United States of America. I don't get it either. Take it away, UK! 
  • Few random tour dates if you're in other parts of the world. 
• Don Diablo (feat. Emeni) - "Universe" 
  • I can't keep up with this dude. He's already gearing up to release another single called "On My Mind" which drops on July 27. This teaser for it has got me wanting to dance in space. 
  • Voting is open for Top 100 DJs so get to voting so my chocolate chip cookie recipe can have more street cred since they're Don Diablo (and Mama Diablo) approved. 
• Lily Allen - "Close Your Eyes" 
• Animal Kingdom - "The Art of Tuning Out" 
• ANAMAI - "Lucia" 
  • Few shows coming up. 
• Dangermouse & Sparklehorse / Dark Night Of The Soul (feat. Julian Casablancas) - "Little Girl"
• Until The Ribbon Breaks - "Taste of Silver" 
• Biffy Clyro - "Stingin' Belle" 

BONUS JUST FOR YOU FAM! I'm also making playlists on Spotify for every single show. NO SHUFFLE THO BECAUSE THAT'S CHEATING! Additionally, as the shows become available on iTunes I will update each post with a link to the show for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!