A series where music lovers share some of their hidden gems.

Number 68 is by De La Reef, a Spanish selector based in London.

Find the record on my soundcloud.

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Tell me about your musical roots

My first memories of music are all about popular Spanish music on the radio, as well as some Queen, Bob Marley, and a few other artists my parents used to play in our car. But old school and underground US, Chicano, and Spanish hip hop was the first music I really got into from a very early age. I started burning CDs with music I was discovering through Ares so that I could listen to them on my portable CD player and in my parents' car on the way to school, etc. Soon after that, I also started using virtual DJ software and began rapping not long after, around the age of 12.I later got into dnb/jungle and dubstep, which was the music I started collecting records and playing out in clubs first when I was still in Barcelona as a teenager. It took me years in London to find the music and scene I now love and dig through the most these days.

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What is Your favourite place to dig and why?

It depends on when. I mainly use Discogs, followed by private sellers, which is the most effective way for me to find and buy my records. But I also love spending time crate digging in record shops, charity shops, fairs, etc. In terms of record shops and sellers that I've been to, I like: Barcelona: Discos Paradiso, Crockant Mutant, Vinilos Viajeros London: All My Friends, Jelly, Off the Record, Flashback, House of Dog UK: Vinyl Curtain, Ruby Duck, Japhy Berlin: Bikini, Kimchi, Marla, Audio-in Lisbon: Carpet & Snares Palma: Santa Cata And so many more I can't fit or haven't visited yet!

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What do you listen to when you want to chill?

I love listening to dub and reggae downtempo/Ambient podcasts, 90s trip hop, and some flute and other solo instruments playlists.

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Can you share with us your favourite podcast at the moment?

Some sets I've really enjoyed playing lately are Andrew Weatherall’s 2017 Houghton Dub & Reggae set, Unai Trotti’s Kiosk set from March, and Wendy's set for Faciendo, plus some other recent sets from friends like Loa, Jos, Free Zing, Olita, and more!

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