ISLAND RECORDS SPECIAL

Here's Hold Tight's tribute to arguably the greatest record label of all time - Island Records. Admittedly, we barely scratch the surface of the immense back catalogue, but it's a pretty good representation of what they were about. enjoy!

Oye special feat. Mike Huckaby

At the end of May we held a Hold Tight Special live from Oye Records in Berlin. Delfonic and Eli Pavel from the store were on hand to spin some, plus we were extremely happy to welcome Mike Huckaby for a section of the show. 95% of the tracks played during the broadcast were direct from the racks of the store.

Hold Tight Radio (davey solo flight)

This podcast was originally broadcast on Sweat Lodge Radio in mid March 2011, with just davey at the controls. Lots of afro / latin /worldy bangers, and a few boogie monsters thrown in for good measure.

Track listing:
steve miller - fly like an eagle
gayngs - gaudy side of town
slum village - ?? (moodyman edit)
wayne smith - under me sleng teng (version)
tall t and the touchers - touching the president
burning spear - wa da da (dub)
cedric im brooks - free up blackman
lord shorty - sweet music
owiney sigomy band - ???
shaloin afronaunts - journey through time
Zinja Hlungwani – Nwa Gezani My Love
Zinja Hlungwani – Nwa Gezani
owiney sigomy band -wires (theo parrish remix)
Ghana boogie baby - afro boogie edits
ritual -sore lip
mid air - ease out
UDM - to please you
paul hardcastle - you're the one for me (dub)
simoncino -analog rhythms
red rack em - fellini
mark e - ??? (roots unit mext)
kabbala - aso awarra (idjut boys mix)
n'dambi - call me dub

Greco-Roman vs Hold Tight

Latest instalment of the Hold Tight pod cast, this time featuring the talents of mr Alex Waldron, aka Half Nelson / Full Nelson from the Greco-Roman soundsystem and record label. Dig in!

Hold Tight inc. live set from Iroko

A hugely enjoyable live set from Iroko is the undoubted highlight of this Hold Tight Radio session- broadcast live from Berlin on a cold Sunday night in January, 2011. It was a pleasure to host.

Hold Tight January 9th 2011

First show of the new year and it's a little different- just davey on his own for this one. solid show though, with music from exuma, october, uncanny valley, troubleman, ian dury, robert rockwell III, and tonnes more.

Hold tight radio - 2010 annual report

here it is- 25 or so records that put an angle in our dangle this year. Enjoy!