Bestimix 78: Subgiant (Dan Hayes)

Bestimix 78 is the handiwork of UK "live electronica" trio Subgiant aka Olly, Dan and Tushar, who've been mixing up dub, electro and house/techno as a force to be reckoned with at clubs and festivals, including our very own Bestival, since forming in 2000. The three band members are all into quite different music, "which causes no end of argument", according to the lads, and producing this mix was a friendly fight over styles and genres. Olly wanted to put a dub/reggae mix together, Tushar wanted to go off on the Latin thing and Dan is well into his minimal house at the moment. Dan got the final word, so this session is a late night minimal and progressive affair in which Gorillaz and Groove Armada rub proverbial shoulders with Nic Fanciulli and Joris Voorn. And as you might rightly expect, it's heavy on the subs...

Download: http://www.bestiblog.net/2011/12/besti-mix-78-subgiant-dan-hayes.html