MELT! Festival kicks off this week from 14 -17 July. The stage has seen the likes of Björk, Pet Shop Boys, The Streets, Portishead, Moderat, Tame Impala, Justice, Disclosure, Jamie xx, Flume, Oasis, Boys Noize, Sven Väth, and Richie Hawtin, boasting lineups consisting of some of the world’s biggest names
In a stellar career stretching back to the release of “Chocolate Elvis” in 1994, Austrian duo Rupert Huber and Richard Dorfmeister have, through their work with Tosca, both laid the foundations and pushed the boundaries of downtempo electronic music, constantly evolving their sound and – at the same time –
Back in July, English electronic producer Kieran Hebden better known as Four Tet mentioned in a tweet that he would be releasing his new album this year. Two months later we hear the fruits of his labour in his recently released album New Energy, which came out on September 29th via
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Danny Berman aka Red Rack’em started his career as an aspiring scratch DJ in a remote Scottish fishing village. He rose from underground veteran to overnight success in 2016 with his cross genre smash ‘Wonky Bassline Disco Banger’ which picked up plays and support from just about everyone from Moodymann
“Listen to the stunning fever-ray-esque :papercutz single ‘Trust/ Surrender, one of a handful of great acts from Portugal stepping out of the shadows for 2017″ Gigwise Read/ listen here.
AUXX has just shared two tracks from his upcoming album 23/09, set to drop on July 21st. Auxx, AKA Louis Sterling, is an experimental and multi genre electronic producer and DJ from Bath, United Kingdom. Currently signed with URBNET Records, he has been notably supported by the BBC; on behalf
Avante garde trio The Physics House Band have released “Calypso”, the first track off upcoming mini-album Mercury Fountain (due out April 21st on Small Pond). The Brighton outfit’s swirling, busy blend of prog rock, jazz and psychtronica has earned them some high-profile fans, including comedian Stewart Lee, who describes the
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Interview by Shannon Lawlor Darren Williams, aka Star Slinger is an electronic music producer and DJ based in Manchester, United Kingdom. To date he has released two full length albums as well as numerous EPs and singles, including 2016’s breakthrough We Could Be More EP released via Skrillex’s OWSLA label.
