Image: Clivage Electroclash as a genre was really born from the intersection of French touch and italo house, borrowing the scuzzy allure of underground EBM to formulate its distinctly and devilishly stylish hedonism. It is a sound underscored by decadence, a sort of indulgent maximalism all about seedy glamour
Image: Juliette Leigniel Paris DJ and producer POPOF is a name most tech-house fans would be familiar with, and for good reason. After fifteen years in the game, he’s one of the genre’s most downloaded artists and has become synonymous with music that, well, pops off. From the early synth
Image: Planet Mu From mutant cumbian to erratic and complex polyrhythmic breakbeats, we roundup our favourite releases of the week. In no particular order, here’s what we’ve had on repeat. Juan Ramos – Iniciado Berlin collective REIF recently announced their upcoming first compilation project REIF01, and with it an epic
Image: 2MR There’s a dazzling sense of fantasy to the music that Russia’s Yana Kedrina conjures up, like modern folk songs that are told through the intersection of man and machine. Folding her saccharine voice like shards of crystal into layers upon layers of buzzing, gloaming, and ebbing electronica, she
Image: Awesome Tapes From Africa To say that South Africa may be experiencing a cultural Renaissance may not be completely unfounded. From the meme sensation of Jerusalema to Beyoncé dressed by Rich Mnisi, South Africa’s pop culture has never felt more prevalent in the first world. And with the success
Image: Shervin Lainez; Dave Meyers; Christopher Baker/The Guardian/Getty Images for MTV The latest in the ongoing story of the UK’s increasing scrutiny into the streaming industry sees the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) accept the government’s request for investigation into the industry’s big weights on the grounds of monopolisation and
Image: Emiliano Vittoriosi / Unsplash A recent report from UK organisation Black Lives In Music (BLIM) has revealed devastating information regarding racism and discrimination in the country’s music industry. The report comes as the result of a survey launched by BLIM in March which launched inquiry into barriers to progression,
Image: Our House Our House, a new museum of electronic music in Amsterdam, is set to officially open on October 29th. The museum will occupy the former space of one of Amsterdam’s oldest house music venues, iT. According to their website, the museum is an experience “told through six chapters”
Ukrain-born duo Bloom Twins are the latest guests to star on Purple Disco Machine’s new Exotica album. The twins feature on ‘Opposite Of Crazy’, a laid-back, synth-drenched pop track. Currently based in the UK, the Bloom Twins have become popular in both fashion and music circles. Their striking looks and
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Italian producer Matilde Davoli has released her cinematic new single, ‘Il Coraggio di Provare.’ Her first and only track written in Italian, the title roughly translates to “the courage to try” and is lifted from her upcoming album, Home, slated for release on the 5th of November via Loyal To
