Interview by Maya-Rose Torrão Naxxos is the music project of two multi-talented Viennese producers who have taken the electronic music scene by storm. When Chris and Max started Naxxos, they were both studying and approached their music-making of somewhat of a side project. I can tell you now that Naxxos
Austria / Bass / DJ / EDM / Electronic / exclusive / exclusive interview / groovy / House / house music / IDM / international / Interview / naxxos / R&B / Remix / Vienna
Donato Dozzy | Filo Loves The Acid | Tresor Records Release Date: 13th July 2018 Written by Jenna Dreisenstock A structural sound focused on attentive movement, the repetitive propulsion in textural understanding of timbre and submergence: in a visceral techno experience, compelling experimentation stands bold in it’s animation. For Tresor
album review / Dance / DJ / Donato Dozzy / Electronic / experimental / Filo Loves The Acid / Italy / Producer / Review / Rome / Techno / Tresor Records
By Jenna Dreisenstock In the dreamy worlds of electronic dream-pop charm, shoegaze honey and post-rock engulf: there are many different experiences to be had; yet many of which intertwine with the inherent tone of the charmingly heart-struck genres – a dreaminess in which the tenderness stings in sincerity, our personal
Beach House / Black Moth Super Rainbow / Blonde Redhead / BRAIDS / Broken Social Scene / Chromatics / Cigarettes After Sex / Cocteau Twins / Cults / Deerhunter / Dråpe / Dream-Pop / Electronic / Eluvium / Emily Haines / Explosions In The Sky / Japanese Breakfast / list / Lovelovelove / Lowly / M83 / Post-Rock / Shoegaze / Slowdive / Sparklehorse / Surma / Top 20
Written by Jenna Dreisenstock “Sometimes I regret it’s not 1937.” This admission by a Russian police officer, captured in recording as members of the punk activist music collective Pussy Riot find themselves detained after their demonstration during the FIFA World Cup final is frightening to say the least. 1937 refers to
Activism / Article / FIFA World Cup / History / Media / Music Activism / Opinion / Politics / Protest / Publicity / Pussy Riot / russia
By Jenna Dreisenstock The excitement of a music festival is an unprecedented feeling for all of us – the thrill of seeing our favourite acts live, the vivid light shows and immersive displays, the delicious artisan foods and most of all – partying the nights away with the people we’re
Alcohol / Article / Drugs / Festivals / Music festivals / Opinion / Organisations / Safety / Substances / The Loop / The Medicine Man
By Jenna Dreisenstock The auditory experience of the visual media we consume is automatically thought of as – scores, music that accompanies the narrative. It’s quite obvious, and celebrated too. However, amongst the score embraces in companionship sound design – this refers to the ways in which sound designers create
ambient / Atmosphere / Compositions / Film / Foley / Media / Samples / sound design / Soundscapes / video games
Written by Jenna Dreisenstock Not long ago, I wrote an article about womxn in history who shaped the ways in which we create, explore and understand electronic music today: and how their names have been erased, their contributions glanced over and the ways in which their work built the foundation
July may not be over yet, but we thought we’d put together a list of our favourite experimental tracks that have graced us so far from this time June to present. In genre defiance and eclectic, dynamic blends of timbre, tone and texture – these tracks stand out to us
Abby Echiverri / Amazondotcom / CECILIA / Destino / Donato Dozzy / Electronic / EOD / Eric Maltz / experimental / Gang Gang Dance / HHNOI / Immersion / Laurel Halo / Leon Vynehall / Lima / list / Manthe Ribane / object blue / Okzharp / Primitive Art / Ross From Friends / Siete Catorce / Sinjin Hawke / Syn / X-Altera / Zora Jones / µ-ziq
By Jenna Dreisenstock Boiler Room is perhaps best known solely for its host of live DJ sets (hence the name) in which focus strays from visual aesthetic, their format fairly typical in nature as we are able to experience the sound of our favourite DJs as they bloom and create:
Aesthetic / Binkbeats / boiler room / Bonobo / Darkside / Electronic / experimental / Four Tet / Gorillaz / list / live / Live Performances / Marc Romboy / Nils Frahm / Shigeto / Shlomo / Tycho
OKZharp & Manthe Ribane | Closer Apart | Black Major Release / Hyperdub Release date: 6 July 2018 Written by Jenna Dreisenstock In experimentation and collaboration, the ability to bring within the other – influences and experiences unknown to the outside – to combine all forms of expression from the
