Gorillaz | The Now Now | Parlophone / Warner Bros. Records Release date: 29 June 2018 Written by Jenna Dreisenstock An introspection in hotel rooms; unmade beds and twilight moonbeam – an insomniac in reflective melancholia – presented in bold enthusiasm, a driving dance in the closet of the mind.
Alternative / Damon Albarn / Electronic / Gorillaz / Indie / Jamie Hewlett / Parlophone / Pop / Synth-Pop / The Now Now / Warner Bros. Records
Written by Jenna Dreisenstock The perception of video games is skewered in the eyes of many; a vast majority of those uninvolved in the gaming world may perceive video games solely as mindless, violent games in which the main objective is to destroy everything. However, this misconception is based on
65daysofstatic / Amon Tobin / Article / Ashley Bennet / Dance / Darren Korb / Dennis Wedin / Disasterpeace / Electronic / experimental / gaming / Grigori / IDM / Jim Guthrie / Jonatan Söderström / list / Mike Morasky / OBFUSC / Solar Fields / Stafford Bawler / Techno / video games
American composer Moses Sumney has cancelled the set he was due to perform at the Montreal Jazz Festival. With the festival’s continued support of the highly controversial theatre production SLĀV. The musical production is said to be a traverse and tribute to the searingly painful, yet incredibly powerful slave songs
California / Canada / Montreal Jazz Festival / Moses Sumney / Racism / SLĀV / USA
Airing on BBC Radio 4 this morning, electronic music enthusiasts were treated to a new 30-minute documentary titled The Cult of Aphex Twin, showcasing the weird and wonderful world of Richard D James, the mastermind behind the highly influential electronic producer moniker of Aphex Twin. Hosted by John Doran (editor
Interview by Shannon Lawlor Icelandic experimental, electronic and bordering on avant-garde artist Högni (also member of indie band Hjaltalin and former member of ambient-techno group GusGus) takes us through his own auditory journey of what it means to be human through his debut solo album Two Trains, released via Erased
Electronic / Erased Tapes / experimental / GusGus / Hjaltalín / Högni / Iceland / Interview / Techno
Appearing as a guest speaker at the annual Performing Arts Medicine Association symposium in Orange County, California – English producer and composer James Blake revealed his experiences with mental illness, and the strain that immersion in the arts can place on artists mental health and the stigma surrounding the subject
ambient / Composer / Electronic / James Blake / London / Mental Health / Soul / United Kingdom
Written by Jenna Dreisenstock With June now drawn to a close; the rainbow shimmer sparkle of Pride Month’s luminous glow has been a celebration in diversity and acceptance for all – the music world no different. Despite every month (even if not ‘officially’) being Pride Month, we thought we’d say
ANOHNI / arca / Electronic / experimental / Kim Ann Foxman / lady starlight / LGBT / Lotic / Lowell / Magda / Perfume Genius / Serpentwithfeet / SOPHIE / Techno
Interview by Moritz Grosche There aren’t many people that can say that they have devoted their entire lives to electronic music, Florian Kruse is most certainly one of them. DJ, producer, lecturer, plus label owner? Yes, Kruse has ticked all the boxes. Florian describes his music as “melodic, deep, straight
Audiomatique Recordings / Berlin / Electronic / Florian Kruse / Germany / House / Interview / Techno
Legendary industrial band Nine Inch Nails led by the ever-charming Trent Reznor have just released a new EP titled Bad Witch on June 22nd via The Null Corporation. The EP sets that ‘signature NIN‘ tone, and throws some surprises your way, as Reznor and co. offer an exclusive look into their
Interview by Shannon Lawlor Fur Coat are an electronic-techno duo currently located in Barcelona, Spain. Originally hailing from Venezuela, the duo have made remarkable waves across the pond since their 2010 inception, remixing for notable artists from Röyksopp to Stephan Bodzin and beyond. From their timeless introductory EP Space Ballad,
