Over the past five years, Elderbrook has become a name synonymous with pushing the boundaries of tech house. Approaching dance music with a singer-songwriter sensibility, what Elderbrook actually does is craft a vision of contemporary folk music. Deeply emotive, sometimes pensive, but always beautiful, Elderbrook’s music takes shape as anecdotes
Not only does he run the elegantly-branded record label Théque Records, the imprint he co-started, but he also plays around in the visual art space, adding an extra dimension to his already-diverse musical moniker. Based in Budapest, this triple threat works on films and designs sets. But the talent doesn’t
Strap in, because Ricardo Villalobos’ remix of Ela Minus and DJ Python’s Abril Lluvias Mil is over 40 minutes long. Yes. Forty. Minutes. That’s long enough to cook a lasagna, watch an episode of Friends, and take a power nap. But is it really necessary? Let’s be clear: the music
Acid House / Remix / Tech House / Techno
Welsh electronic music artist Kelly Lee Owens’s LP.8 was an intriguing statement, an album that she felt came about five years too soon. While the breakthrough Inner Song harmonised her pop and techno influences to create a singular and unique sonic identity, LP.8 was a stark departure and pivot toward
ambient / baroque pop / chamber pop / Downtempo / experimental / New Age
WMD makes music that seems to talk. It is as if he is trying to tell us something. Having shared snippets of the greater dialogue, being singles Yearn’ and ‘Nowhere’, the American electronic musician Michael Erickson has finally unveiled the full conversation, his latest album, Deliquesce. Stream / Download: WMD
British Pakistani DJ and multi-hyphenate musician Nabihah Iqbal created her sophomore album DREAMER in the wake of tragedy. Having suffered a number of set-backs, the long worked on and nurtured original follow up to 2017’s Weighing of the Heart was stolen after her studio was burgled. Another personal tragedy would
London house music producer Bella Boo’s latest EP, Looney Talks, is a testament to her innate versatility and creativity. Best known for her ethereal approach to house music, Bella Boo takes a more contemporary, direct, and club-focused approach on this EP that speaks toward her knowledge of underground trends and
Afrobeat / AfroHouse / Amapiano / baile funk / balaeric house / dembow / Gqom / House / reggaeton
Aslice, a software designed to pay producers when their music is played by DJs, has teamed up with promotion platform FATdrop to enable producers to be paid before their music is released. The collaboration involves producers sharing their releases’ metadata with Aslice via the FATdrop interface. The metadata can then
Ticketmaster is facing a class action lawsuit over allegedly overcharging customers for Drake tickets, Pitchfork reports. According to the Toronto Star, the legal action was filed by Canadian law firm LPC Avocat, which claims the ticketing giant “intentionally misleads consumers for [its] own financial gain”. It alleges Ticketmaster knew about
The Human Artistry Campaign has announced the launch of a new coalition that is urging artificial intelligence (AI) to consider human “creators’ interests”. The coalition consists of over 40 industries including music, entertainment, sports and literature. It aims to protect “human creativity” and requires that AI requires permission from copyright
