Interview by Shannon Lawlor Grails are an experimental-rock band hailing from Portland, Oregon. Initially forming as a ‘no-strings-attached’ side-project, Grails soon gained notoriety after the release of their mind-bending, introductory LP The Burden of Hope in 2003 via Neurot Recordings (Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot) and have triumphed in mystery and
Alex Hall / Eastern / Grails / Instrumental / Interview / Oregon / Portland / Post-Rock / Psychedelic / Temporary Residence Ltd / World
Tiaan du Toit and Jamie Christensen aka Wax Beach are an electronic duo currently based in Cape Town, South Africa. Initially formed as a production project in 2013 by Christensen, du Toit was soon enlisted as a full time member soon after. Tiaan joined Jamie to work on demo productions
Cape Town / Chill / Chill House / Electronic / experimental / Irinami / RnB / South Africa / TripHop / Wax Beach
Okzharp and Manthe Ribane are producer Okzharp, with celebrated vocalist, artist and dancer Manthe Ribane. They hail from South Africa, where Manthe still resides, although Okzharp lives in the London where he is a DJ and producer, initially cutting his teeth in LV, who were one of the first acts
Chris Saunders / Dance / Electronic / experimental / Hyperdub / London / Manthe Ribane / Okzharp / South Africa
Nine Inch Nails’ frontman Trent Reznor, along with companion composer and now fellow-bandmate Atticus Ross are said to provide a soundtrack to The New York Times’ upcoming four-part documentary-series titled The Fourth Estate, directed and produced by Liz Garbus, and scheduled for release on May 27th 2018. The pair have worked together on music for
Following months of teasing select singles, including ‘Lie‘, ‘Find‘ and ‘Vignette‘, D.C based artist shallou is proud to unveil his full seven track Souls EP released on April 27th via AllPoints. The EP emerges at a time when shallou’s star is shining brighter than ever. Following a huge sold-out, headline tour of the US,
AllPoints / California / Chill / Chillwave / Electronic / Electropop / Los Angeles / shallou / USA
Interview by Shannon Lawlor German-born, now London-based synthstress NINA has been a spinning-cog and adhesive bond in the ever-growing Synthwave community since it’s hazy, nostalgia-fuelled inception. As well as heading her own innovative imprint Aztec Records, a label built around progressing the synthwave/synthpop scenes into the neon-lit giants it is
Aztec Records / Berlin / compilation / Dream-Pop / Electronic / Interview / London / NINA / Pure Synthwave Vol.1 / Synth / Synthpop / Synthwave
Today, Oneohtrix Point Never releases the visionary “Black Snow” alongside a striking self-directed video. “Black Snow” is the first song to be released from the forthcoming album Age Of on June 1st via Warp Records. Watch the music video for “Black Snow” below – The lyrics on “Black Snow” take their inspiration from
Interview by Shannon Lawlor Steph Thompson, aka Steffaloo is a musician, collaborator and vocalist currently based in Los Angeles, USA. Since 2010, Steffaloo has had the opportunity to work with, and lend her intricately delicate voice to some of the most forward thinking electronic producers of our generation, such as
Chillwave / DXFXWXU Collective / Electronic / experimental / IDM / Indie / Interview / Los Angeles / Mush Records / Steffaloo / Steph Thompson / Sun Glitters
Midas Fall | Evaporate | Monotreme Records Release date: April 27th 2018 Review by Jenna Dreisenstock Hands clasped in royal blue; the kindness of unseeing mist, sleeping in palms. Of caverns within and the cold grey, phantasm bodies as stalagmites. Reverberation in effect-soaked bloom, emerald green pines in the howling
album review / Classical / Electronic / experimental / IDM / Midas Fall / Monotreme Records / Post-Rock / Shoegaze
As he gears up towards the release of his new album, Singularity out on 4th May, Jon Hopkins has today shared new track, ‘Everything Connected’. Hopkins’ ‘Everything Connected’, an epic techno workout, marks one of the many energetic highs and the mid-way point on Singularity. Listen to the track and watch the psychedelic visualiser below – In celebration
