Redlight: 9TS (90s Baby)

A Snacky Tunes #PrivateJam, San Diego newcomer Swim Team, a '90s dance floor tribute and more in the music we tweeted this week

As one half of Berlin duo Africaine 808, Nomad has become famous for his Vulkandance parties in the German capital. The DJ (and painter) ventured to NYC this week to treat audiences to his crate-digging style of deep house that draws on rare and obscure tracks from African rock and pop of the ’60s and ’70s. Nomad’s VIP Edit of Campos Neto’s “Dia Benga” typifies …

Campos Neto: Dia Benga (Nomads VIP Edit)

A Snacky Tunes #PrivateJam, San Diego newcomer Swim Team, a '90s dance floor tribute and more in the music we tweeted this week

ListenUp is a Cool Hunting series published every Sunday that takes a deeper look at the music we tweeted throughout the week. Often we’ll include a musician or notable fan’s personal favorite in a song or album dubbed #PrivateJam. Hear them all in our ListenUp playlist on Spotify.

The Golden Filter: Kill Me (John Talabot Remix)

T-Pain without Auto-Tune, BenZel with Juicy J and Cashmere Cat, Glass Candy's Halloween and more in the music we Tweeted this week

NYC electronic music duo The Golden Filter’s song “Kill Me” causes shivers with vocals veiled in reverb and eerie, bare synths (with an even more disturbing music video depicting a mother’s overboard obsession with her son—a metaphor for unhealthy, deceitful relationships). Spanish DJ and producer John Talabot makes the dark tune more danceable, with a hypnotizing, wavering synth melody as its backbone, but preserving its …