- Words Cal McIntyre
We get the one of the most charting UK producers, Duke Dumont, to curate a playlist that'll rid you of your Monday blues!
Just in case you need an introduction to Duke Dumont – which is probably ridiculous as he is still the reigning king of UK chart music – then here is a brief recap of Duke.
Multi-Grammy-nominated Dumont has amassed over 2 billion streams across his back-catalogue of previous anthems, scoring huge success with platinum-selling UK #1 singles ‘Need U (100%)’and ‘I Got U’. Duke also produced ‘Swish Swish’, the biggest single from Katy Perry’s “Prism” album, as well as writing for Nicki Minaj and reworking tracks for the likes of Mark Ronson and Nile Rodgers.
Ok, introduction over (which could have listed a lot more achievements on there, but we figured we would keep it sweet). Growing up in the UK in the last decade – particularly if you were a mid-teen sneaking out and beginning to enter club culture – it was near enough impossible not to hear Dumont’s tracks playing multiple times a night. Then, to also hear those same tracks cross over into normal culture as Dumont’s tracks were played anywhere they could be. What I’m saying here is Duke Dumont was everywhere and for good reason. Tracks like “Need U (100%) and ‘I Got U’ are the soundtrack to a lot of kids memories growing up and entering adulthood.
With that in mind, Duke Dumont is showing no sign of slowing down as he continues to craft and mould tune after tune that will be the soundtrack to a lot more upcoming memories for the kids in the clubs. Dumont’s latest charter comes in the form of “The Power” – featuring stellar vocals from Zak Abel and production from CamelPhat – and already is cemented in Dumont’s incredibly long hall of fame.
We decided to get Dumont himself to give us some insights into the tracks he can’t stop spinning right now, but before you do that, get hooked on “The Power” below!
"The Power" by Duke Dumont ft. Zak Abel
"Got to plug my new record with Zak. He sounds great on it. Now to talk about other records I've been listening to this week."
"I / Y" by Lane 8 & Yotto
"Been on the same line ups as Lane 8 a lot whilst touring America…Seen him start to propel his way to success. Into this collaboration with Yotto (check him out). Pretty euphoric."
"Designs For You (Will Clarke Remix)" by Phantoms
"My favourite song I play in my DJ set…A slight departure from Will's usual outlet, but it’s paid off."
"Skywalking" by Mathame
"Heard this during a Tale Of Us DJ set…Stood out to me as the best song in their set."
"Second Chance" by Caribou
"Off of his 2015 album .. Never appreciated this at the time, but has become my favourite song off of the album."
"You" by Gold Panda
"Recently come back to this song, after years of not hearing it…Has aged well."
"The Giver (Wave Racer Remix)" by Duke Dumont
"My favourite remix I’ve ever had made for one of my songs. I like the chord sequences, and his ability to completely change it into his own vision."
"Don't Let Go" by PJ Morton
"Became aware of PJ Morton after I saw him playing the Moog on Instagram . My favourite song off his from his new LP. Hints of Stevie and Bon Iver on this."
"Vincent" by James Blake
"Great rendition of the Don McLean song… Made it his own."
"Lune De Fiel" by M83
"I’m a huge M83 fan, and this is a new one from him released this week."
