Oakland-based duo Royale is an exciting new musical collaboration between Peter Farr and Annie Jacobsen. Following in the footsteps of acts such as Burial, Ghostek and XXYYXX, the band offsets rich, lush melodic phrases against edgy, industrial beats. We spoke to Royale about Future Garage music, spiritualism in the process
Greg Gow’s debut album, Lost Days is out on 14 April via Social Experiment Records. The long anticipated release has been described as “a milestone marker for the ever impressive Social Experiments Records.” We chatted to the Toronto-based DJ and producer ahead of the forthcoming LP. Hi there, how are
The underground record label Local Action, is run by Tom Lea, home to DJ Q, Slackk, Jammz, Finn, D∆WN, T. Williams, Dread D, Yamaneko, Shriekin, Lil Jabba, Deadboy and more. Here we catch up with multi-faceted founder and dj Tom, regarding the obstacles of running such a thriving dance label,
Growing more deeply into RAAR’s punk ethos, Maelstrom and Louisahhh’s tracks on the Parisian techno label’s fourth release, are as much about process as the end product. The pay-as-you-please model reflects the founders’ respect for other DJs and producers, while their implementation of the “Gesamtkunstwerk” notion is a motif that
Booka Shade is an emphatic name in electronic and instrumental music, and 10 years after Movements was released on Get Physical Arno Kammermeier explains why he and Walter Merziger are ready to close that climacteric chapter, with a re-release and remix of the iconic album, and a sensational live show
I first heard of Joe Hertz when I stumbled upon his latest track with Bassette, the Amy Winehouse-reminiscent singer who’s been on constant repeat on my soundcloud lately. Hertz himself is equally accomplished, and he’s been popping up everywhere, and his recent EP release and mixes (like the one he’s
Widely regarded as one of the most influential Acid House pioneers of our time, we caught up with Graham Massey ahead of 808 State‘s live performance at KOKO on the 8th October with Phuture, DJ Pierre and more. Formed in 1987 in Manchester, taking their name from the TR-808 drum
We caught up with electro-symphonic artist AstroVoyager ahead of his upcoming EP “Architect” out on the 21st October via CosmXploreR. The EP will include remixes from artists such as Grammy Award-winner electronic music pioneer Deep Forest and Blackbird Blackbird! Philippe Fagnoni aka AstroVoyager told us about exciting moments of his
Rain Dog‘s debut album Two Words in 2014 was critically acclaimed by music listeners and critics alike. As he gears up for There Be Monsters, his second full length project, we had a minute (or 5) to chat with the talented artist! Hi there, how are you and what are
Sahil is an experimental producer hailing from the UK. He’s in the middle of working on some projects, but he sat down with us to help us learn more about the spectacular producer. Hey Sahil, how’s it going? Give us an update on what you’ve been up to so far
