Club/Dance, Left-Field House, House, Techno
Apple - Featured Albums: Tim Sweeney - Beats In Space 142: Tim Sweeney (DJ Mix)
A champion of underground dance music, Tim Sweeney is known foremost as a DJ and the presenter of the long-running radio show Beats in Space. First transmitted on WNYU in 1999, when Sweeney was a freshman at New York University, Beats in Space became associated with emergent dance-punk and left-field house sounds advanced most notably by DFA Records. An internship with the label developed into a close affiliation documented with Sweeney's numerous promotional and commercial DFA mixes -- often made in tandem with label co-founder Tim Goldsworthy -- such as the third disc of DFA Records Compilation #2 (2004). Early in the 2010s, Sweeney launched Beats in Space Records, home to a vast array of club music and his own two-disc Beats in Space 15th Anniversary Mix (2014). In addition to his program and extensive global travels as an in-demand club DJ, Sweeney has been behind… Read More
France Chart: Longue Vie à Nous (ONLY PRO) - #3
Able to switch smoothly from menacing verses to dulcet hooks, Marseilles native Alonzo is among the most prominent hip-hop artists in France. He got his start in the mid-'90s as a member of KDB, the group that became known in the 2000s as Psy 4 de la Rime. After three albums with Psy 4 de la Rime, Alonzo embarked on a solo career with Un dernier coup d'œil dans le rétroviseur (2009). He first hit the French Top Ten with the follow-up, Les temps modernes (2010), and soon became a Top Ten fixture with a streak he sustained for over well over a decade. Boosted by a deal with Def Jam France, Alonzo debuted for that label with Règlement de comptes (2015), featuring the number eight hit "Même tarif." The multi-platinum Avenue de St Antoine (2016) and platinum 100% (2017)… Read More