In the Studio – New behind the scenes blog from The Static Dive
In the Studio is a new blog which goes behind the scenes with The Static Dive’s Bob Smith.
In the Studio is a new blog which goes behind the scenes with The Static Dive’s Bob Smith.
New playlist update with hip-hop, rock, dance, and jazz from across the globe on the Deep Dive playlists.
African percussion, Dub rhythms, blues guitar, and Deep House vibes. Pivot Dub is an infectious new groove inspired by positive change.
FYC – For Your GRAMMY consideration. The Static Dive – Elevation – Best Instrumental Composition.
Just in time for your long weekend BBQ: Texas R&B, New York queer indie-pop, French deep house, and jazz from the Big Easy, on the playlists
New music on the Deep Dive playlists, from genre-bending hip-hop to funked-up guitar virtuosity. Pictured: Yo Dezsi
“Mongo Fogo” is a groovy new instrumental jazz vibe with blue guitar, smooth keys, and African percussion.
New music on the Deep Dive playlists from Doghouse Rose, SxR LÜCÏFËR, Jay Panaro, and King Bird
I’ve taken music production to YouTube, writing and recording an album on camera in a series of shorts.
All new playlist entries in pop, jazz, hip-hop, and dance.
New music from Finn Wolfhard of Stranger Things, Smag På Dig Selv, Dimitri Nassar, and Adot Kareem.
3rd single from the upcoming LP Samsara Blues, “Elevation” continues The Static Dive journey into multicultural rhythms, multi-instrumental experimentation, and philosophical metaphysical sonic fusion.
I recorded 4 songs on a business trip in a makeshift recording studio. The set is now available everywhere from my lo-fi alter-ego, armchair prophet.
I put a click track in my headphones, turned on the camera, and recorded 22 minutes of improvisation on a dozen random instruments. The result, “Abbondanza!”
“Who Knows?” is a trippy deep house banger, a sonic riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma of organic grooves.
Phonk mastermind, online gaming legend, and House of Static co-founder SxR LÜCÏFËR wants to control the mind.
New indie pop, classical, house, and hip-hop on the Deep Dive Playlists from den of dog, Silia, RealLaMusiq, and larrymichael.
Unexpected free time led to a day of AI mishaps, lo-fi grooves, and weird videos.
Available and everywhere now! Haiku Logic features a funky indie groove with percussive jazz vibes, Zen poetry, and some smooth blues guitar.
In 1993 I wrote and recorded “American Today”, a song about living in America in the 90s. 33 years later, one verse is feeling awfully familiar.
House of Static go to the Grammys, new blog services, and new music on the Deep Dive Playlists.
34 years after writing it, I became obsessed with finding the original master recording of “Dead Crow” by The Distractions. I found it.
New this week on the Deep Dive playlists; Julia, Tina Debs, Montage 970, Gabrielle Ornate, and J Fligh
New on the Deep Dive Playlists; Korean jazz, Nashville rock, African house, reggae grooves, and UK hip-hop.
International alt-rock artists/producers Center Mass Universe return with ‘Entanglement,’ a transcendent fusion of metal, classical, and anthemic electronic vibes.
Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, featuring Amaan & Ayaan, Andra Day, Ted Nash, Debi Nova, Maggie Rogers, Tony Succar, Rufus Wainwright
New music on the Deep Dive playlists from Buggy Jive, Chris Wyse, Vyvyan Hammond, and Alexander IV!
No King in no Castle is a love-letter to no-kings protesters around the world, set to a soulful retro jazz-pop vibe with a funky Latin percussion-infused groove.
‘Purple Haze’ is the new single and psychedelic music video from the album ‘Blue Light After Party’ by The Static Dive.
It’s a 12-track ride through the Blue Light world of retro-future lounge moods, be-bop vibes, and Latin jazz grooves, as we follow the house band home for a post-gig jam.
“LA” is the emotional new break-up pop ballad single and video from Norwegian singing star, K-Syran
“Unbound Bodhi” is a groovy instrumental from the brand new album ‘Blue Light After Party’ by The Static Dive.
Grammy nominated pianist, arranger, producer and educator Antonio Adolfo writes about his brand new album inspired by classic songs of Carnaval.
Bobby Bodega, the up-and-coming Bronx-born artist, breaks his silence with “Gravity.”
Deep Dive playlist update for July 7, 2025! New music from Jeth Norwin, Eden Fight, Onie Jackson, Pat Smith, and Little Pieces of Marmelade.
New adds to the Deep Dive playlists; including music from Janet Noh, yuma yamaguchi, AVSTN, Sage Rat, Tylo $mith, and Brian Lee Forsthoffer.
Back from my travels, join me as I clean the studio with the as-yet unreleased “Blue Light After Party” as our soundtrack.
New adds in Hip-Hop (Mersea), Classical (Edward Cross), Dance (Thread Voxel), Indie (Psyclo), and Chill (GR1FN).
‘Light & Love’ is a powerful dancehall and reggae anthem which debuts the Global Street genre. It is a sound born of A!MS’ multicultural roots…
Bob Smith (The Static Dive) breaks down 31 years of his musical and personal history with a decades-spanning playlist
Hendrix psychedelia in a new Blue Light. “Purple Haze” is the new single by The Static Dive.