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With ‘Melting Songs’, Vilde Tuv sings folksongs at the rave

Image: Posey When you first encounter the meditative notes of a wooden recorder singing through the buzzing electronics on Vilde Tuv’s latest album Melting Songs, you’ll likely experience a moment of bewilderment followed quickly by stunning clarity. And while the flute and woodwind instrumentation is not entirely unfamiliar to electronic

ERA C hold a tarnished mirror to love and the world with latest LP

Gently transitioning between genres, ERA C appear with their debut LP, DELIRIA. Seductive with its gentle trip-hop tones meeting pop vocals, the album is the result of German-based duo Sofia Insua (of Easy Easy) and Mirza Ramic (one half of the well-known Arms and Sleepers duo). The poetic quality of

Bandcamp announces extension of Bandcamp Fridays for the rest of 2021

Image via Getty Bandcamp announced this week that it would be extending Bandcamp Fridays for the remainder of 2021.  The initiative which launched in March of last year sees Bandcamp waive their revenue share on the first Friday of every month in an effort to support artists during the Covid-19

‘Better Days’, a documentary on the history of UK rave culture, premieres on Amazon Music

Image via Getty Better Days: The Story of UK Rave, the new documentary from MOBO-nominated director Hugo Jenkins, has been released via Amazon Music. The 30 minute documentary is available to stream via the Amazon Music app and YouTube channel.  The film is an in-depth look into the UK’s rave

Over 600 musicians across electronic and alternative music sign letter in support of Palestinian freedom

Image courtesy #MusiciansForPalestine More than 600 artists have signed a letter of demand called #MusiciansForPalestine, launched on May 28 in support of Palestine’s right to freedom. Musicians and music industry members across the electronic music, independent and alternative rock scenes signed the letter, promising to boycott performances at Israeli cultural

Interview: Five Minutes with GONE

    Image credit: Olivia Haudry Reinvention is the name of the game, especially for music producer GONE and his recently released EP SOURCES. Hailing from Paris, the musician is on a path of recreating himself – leaving his past life behind and marking the occasion with an aptly named debut EP.

Rising indie rocker Beach Tiger lifts moods with his latest album

 Image credit: Honey Trap Young indie rocker Beach Tiger has been pushing himself to craft new music and his latest album, Yenta, is a compilation of this hard work – released via Southern America Records today. With singles such as ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ and ‘Run Away’ already

Weekly Roundup: what we have on repeat

Image by Daniel Swan With each displaying their own distinct cultural influences from East Africa to Miami, these are the releases that caught our attention this week. In no particular order:  Charlie Soul Clap – Virgo’s Victory / Soul Fed (EP) As one half of the electro-funk duo Soul Clap,

Interview: Five Minutes with Chippy Nonstop

Image by Kirk Lisaj Chippy Nonstop knows how to start a party. The DJ, rapper, songwriter and prouder is renowned for her floor shaking sets and audacious presence on the dance floor. Outside the club, she has been on a wild journey over the last few years. After she was

Skee Mask’s ‘Pool’ is a sweeping statement of the producer’s sonic mastery

Image: Ilian Tape When German producer Bryan Müller, known by the moniker Skee Mask, released his sophomore effort Compro in 2018, it was widely praised as an immaculately designed body of work. That album was seen as a remarkable refinement of the aesthetic he had been crafting since his teenage

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