A couple of weeks ago we posted fantastic remix of Dennis Coffey & Mayer Hawthorne’s “All Your Goodies Are Gone” to get you psyched for the upcoming remix EP. We hope it worked too, because the EP is here, and it’s amazing! We assembled some of the most talented artists from the Detroit area, all influenced by Coffey’s work, for a collection of re-interpretations and remixes of his new tracks. With mixes from,,, & more, you know it’s going to be something special. And what’s more, it’s totally FREE. Grab the EP in its entirety below, and if you haven’t checked out Dennis’ full solo album yet, get on that! Posted in Tagged,,,.

One thing about working with Dennis Coffey: the man likes to keep things Detroit-centric as much as possible. Which is great. The sheer amount of talent coming out of the D is incredible, and his latest album was heavily enriched by contributions from some of the city’s finest performers, including Mayer Hawthorne, Mick Collins of The Dirtbombs, Rachel Nagy of The Detroit Cobras and more. So it came as no surprise that when we started the discussions about putting together a remix compilation, the plan was to pull from Detroit’s extremely rich electronic community. We’re partnering up with to give away the whole collection soon, which includes contributions from Dabrye, 14KT, Recloose, Nick Speed & more, but to kick things off we wanted to share with you this excellent remix from Ghostly’s. The Michigan beat maker puts a distinctive bounce underneath “All Your Goodies Are Gone,” somewhere in between garage house and the signature Motor City hip-hop sound characterized by innovators like Jay Dilla. Install Ulaunch Flash Disk Adalah there.

The remix collection, titled Outer Galaxies: Dennis Coffey Reinterpreted will be out soon. Dennis Coffey’s Dennis Coffey album and Shigeto’s Full Circle are out now. By Posted in Tagged,,. The Detroit Music Awards won’t be the first time Dennis Coffey and Mayer Hawthorne share a stage together. In fact, the two performed their cover of Parliament’s “All Your Goodies Are Gone” when Mayer was in town this past February, and we were lucky enough to get some great video footage.

It’s a nice preview of the kind of guitar wizardry to expect from Dennis when he hits the road in June and July. Having seen him in Austin this month, we can attest to the fact that Dennis takes no prisoners on stage.

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Posted in Tagged,. It feels really great to see deserving people get their due, and it’s difficult to think of many people more deserving of recognition when it comes to Detroit music than Dennis Coffey.

On April 15th, the day before Record Store Day, The Detroit Music Awards will be honoring Dennis with a Distinguished Achievement Award. He’ll be joined on stage by Mayer Hawthorne, to perform the track “All Your Goodies Are Gone,” which appears on the new album. Dennis is also nominated for the video for his cover of Cee-Lo’s “F**k You,” which features a host of notable Detroit folks.

If you’re in the area, you can catch the show at The Fillmore Theater. Posted in Tagged,. When we discussed the idea of putting together a mix focusing on Dennis Coffey’s immense history in the world of soul, funk, and hip-hop, was our clear first choice. Often referred to as “Detroit’s musical ambassador,” Shoes is intimately acquainted with Dennis’ history, and a first rate DJ to boot.

On Constellations – The A to Z of Dennis Coffey, he delivered beyond our expectations. Touching on everything from the psychedelic b-boy soul of Coffey’s 70’s solo material, to classic recordings on which he recorded as a sessions musician, to hip-hop cuts which have sampled his material, and even a couple of sneak peaks at the new album’s music, he offers as clear a portrait as any of way Dennis Coffey is beloved by so many music fans of all varieties. His drop game is tough too! We were also happy to hear how comfortably the new material sits next to Coffey’s many classics. If that’s not the mark of timelessness, I don’t know what is!