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Weekly Roundup: releases we’ve had on repeat

Image by Rob Walbers From acid induced Miami bass to an eleven minute reworking of a disco magnum opus, these are the releases that caught our attention this week. In no particular order:  VITALIC – Carbonized  Vitalic returns with a chaotic electroclash offering that is full-on sci-fi theatre macabre. The

Interview: Five Minutes with Jon Doe

          Image credit: Mike Musanu Let’s explore the mind of Jon Doe – the rising mysterious musician from London making waves with his latest single, ‘In My Dreams’. Self-taught, the artist enjoys experimenting with sound on as many different forms of music as possible – learning the guitar and the piano,

Elektro Guzzi challenge techno conventions on new album, ‘TRIP’

Image by Casper Maare The term ‘techno’ can be quite controversial in the world of electronic music. Depending who you are talking to, ‘techno’ has become somewhat of an institution that requires music to possess a definitive set of conventions in order to be identified as such. Techno purists so

Colleen flirts with dream pop on new album, ‘The Tunnel and the Clearing’

Image by Estudio Primo The arc suggested by French electronic ambient composer and multi-instrumentalist Colleen’s latest offering, The Tunnel and the Clearing, is simple. It is a journey from darkness to light, from one opening to the next. However, Colleen’s invocation of this journey takes what is otherwise a linear

Julia Govor explores aliens and alienation on sophomore EP, ‘Winter Mute’

Image by Sasha Smolina Finding a sense of nuance in the consistent thud of techno is not an easy feat, which makes Julia Govor’s brand of techno a bit of a rarity. The New York based Russian selector and composer has always brought a sense of nuance to her productions,

Interview: Five Minutes with AK

German-based producer AK has recently released his latest single, ‘Smoke’ via Monstercat Silk. The single is the third of three releases from the artist and label, with the first, ‘Back Again’ released earlier this year. ‘Smoke’ is created to convey a sombre message of the recent climate issues, released in

Luke Slater’s ‘DIALOGUE’ is a captivating commentary on communication, socialisation and isolation

Image courtesy 3D Agency If anything the pandemic has come to affirm, it is that we are inherently social creatures. The global lockdown and periods of self-isolation brought with it the need for us to adapt our methods of socialisation and communication. Technology became more essential than ever, and in

Interview: Celebrated producer Felix Cartal discusses latest LP

 Image credit: Trevor Brady  Last year Felix Cartal landed on our radar with his infectious platinum single ‘Mine’ which featured the talented singer Sophie Simmons. Little did we know, this would be the start of a series of releases that would build towards his emotional-filled album Expensive Sounds For Nice

New Order’s Peter Hook to auction hundreds of items for charity

Image by Jen Cray New Order’s Peter Hook has announced that he will be hosting an exhibition of hundreds of items and memorabilia from his time with the band, NME reports. Titled The Peter Hook Signature Collection – New Order, the exhibited items will also be auctioned for charity. All

Tom Morello enlists The Bloody Beetroots for new EP, ‘The Catastrophists’

Image by Aurora Berget Every so often the tango between the worlds of rock and electronic music finds itself at an intersection, with artists embracing the similarities between the seemingly disparate genres and placing synthesisers over electric guitars. Who could forget KORN’s left of centre choice to have Skrillex produce

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