By Jenna Dreisenstock The auditory experience of the visual media we consume is automatically thought of as – scores, music that accompanies the narrative. It’s quite obvious, and celebrated too. However, amongst the score embraces in companionship sound design – this refers to the ways in which sound designers create
ambient / Atmosphere / Compositions / Film / Foley / Media / Samples / sound design / Soundscapes / video games
Written by Jenna Dreisenstock Not long ago, I wrote an article about womxn in history who shaped the ways in which we create, explore and understand electronic music today: and how their names have been erased, their contributions glanced over and the ways in which their work built the foundation
July may not be over yet, but we thought we’d put together a list of our favourite experimental tracks that have graced us so far from this time June to present. In genre defiance and eclectic, dynamic blends of timbre, tone and texture – these tracks stand out to us
Abby Echiverri / Amazondotcom / CECILIA / Destino / Donato Dozzy / Electronic / EOD / Eric Maltz / experimental / Gang Gang Dance / HHNOI / Immersion / Laurel Halo / Leon Vynehall / Lima / list / Manthe Ribane / object blue / Okzharp / Primitive Art / Ross From Friends / Siete Catorce / Sinjin Hawke / Syn / X-Altera / Zora Jones / µ-ziq
By Jenna Dreisenstock Boiler Room is perhaps best known solely for its host of live DJ sets (hence the name) in which focus strays from visual aesthetic, their format fairly typical in nature as we are able to experience the sound of our favourite DJs as they bloom and create:
Aesthetic / Binkbeats / boiler room / Bonobo / Darkside / Electronic / experimental / Four Tet / Gorillaz / list / live / Live Performances / Marc Romboy / Nils Frahm / Shigeto / Shlomo / Tycho
OKZharp & Manthe Ribane | Closer Apart | Black Major Release / Hyperdub Release date: 6 July 2018 Written by Jenna Dreisenstock In experimentation and collaboration, the ability to bring within the other – influences and experiences unknown to the outside – to combine all forms of expression from the
Closer Apart / Collaboration / Dance / Electronic / experimental / Hyperdub / Kwaito / Manthe Ribane / Okzharp / Pop / R&B / Review / South Africa
Interview by Arnold Van der Walt We had the honour to chat the dutch producer, Mike McFly and be the first to premiere his latest offering, ‘Milkshake’. Listen & Download ‘Milkshake’ by Mike McFly below – Inspired by the likes of Cassius and Daft Punk, Mike McFly has experimented with a
Playing the project title track of their 2015 album Junun, both the track and album self titled – the collective Junun featured their performance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night. Consisting of Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur, and the Rajasthan Express – Junun are the
Famed music equipment company TC Electronic is in hot water for a blatant and sickening display of sexism. Collaborating with the band Steel Panther, TC Electronic created a guitar effect pedal entitled ‘Pussy Melter‘, with a description by Steel Panther member Sachel, claiming: “that the tone be as wet as
Glassnote Records is filing a lawsuit against artist and actor Donald Glover – musically known as Childish Gambino. His former label claims that over $700,000 of Glover’s streaming royalties have not been received – while reportedly Glassnote have paid Glover almost $8million with a further 2 million in royalties expected
American DJ – composer, producer and founder of the techno collective ‘Underground Resistance‘, Jeff Mills has revealed an upcoming EP in collaboration with Tony Allen – famed Afrobeat drummer hailing from Nigeria. After almost two years of playing improvised shows together, combining their unique styles and influences into hypnotizing performances:
