Wolverhampton-born producer and musician Stephen Wilkinson aka Bibio will reissue two of his albums, 2005’s Fi (originally released via US label Mush) and 2009’s Ambivalence Avenue (his first release for veteran UK label Warp Records) next month. “Fi is a special album for me because it still reminds me of
UK vocalist and producer Jamie Woon has announced the follow-up to his 2011 debut Mirrorwriting. His second album Making Time is out November 6th via PMR Records. Although, given its four-year gestation, some might suggest a more apposite album title would be Taking Time, Woon is philosophical about the gap
London based producer EVM128 aka Luke Meads is streaming his debut album Nova in full at XLR8R. The album, named after Meads’s daughter, is released this weekend by Studio Rockers. Originally from Bristol, Meads later moved to London where he became a regular at Plastic People’s Co-Op club night and
Enigmatic US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Julia Holter has shared a track from her forthcoming new album Have You In My Wilderness, released on September 25th via Domino. ‘Betsy On The Roof’ typifies the sonic approach of the new album, which sets Holter’s vocal within ornate arrangements and richly textured
Kranky Records have announced details of the new album from acclaimed Canadian musician/sound artist/designer Christopher Bissonnette, set for release on November 6th. ‘Pitch, Paper & Foil’ continues the lush, densely textured analogue synthesizer explorations of previous album ‘Essays In Idleness’. Bissonnette says “This new series of works reflects an evolution
Planet Mu has always been a label unafraid to push the boundaries. Over its twenty year life span, the label can count releases from some of electronic music’s most forward thinking artists amongst its stellar discography. To celebrate reaching this momentous milestone, the good people at Planet Mu have decided to
Music streaming has reached a record high in 2015. 14.8 billion tracks were streamed in 2014, with 11.5 billion happening between January and June of 2015 already, reports the British Phonographic Industry. Geoff Taylor, the BPI’s Chief Executive, said: “The launch of Apple Music will give further impetus to the
Ezra Furman, Polar Bear, This Is The Kit, Meadow Lark, Scott Matthews, The Payroll Union, Eastern Seaboard Radio Station will now be joining GoGo Penguin, Diagrams, Hidden Orchestra and FURS to complete the Folk Forest stage line up at Sheffield’s Tramlines festival. Tramlines is one of the UK’s biggest inner-city music festivals. In 2014, it attracted 100,000 people as the festival took over the
Convergence Festival has added new acts to their 2015 line-up. Inga Copeland, Dorian Concept, Gazelle Twin and Digits are the latest artists to join this year’s bill. Marshmallow Laser Feast, Scanner, Leafcutter John and Langham Research Centre have also been confirmed to take part in Convergence Sessions: a series of discussions and
Detroit veteran Carl Craig has announced that he plans to hit up selected cities with a new event concept, Detroit Love, and to release an album of the same name. Last month Amsterdam played host to a new club series called Detroit Love, pulling together the likes of Mike Banks, Moodymann and Recloose
