Jaki Liebezeit has died of pneumonia at the age of 78. The influential Can drummer, a pioneer in the creation of the band’s famous ‘Krautrock’ sound, passed away peacefully in his home on January 22nd. Born in Dresden in 1938, Liebezeit was trained as a jazz drummer before his genre-defining
Stranger Things’ theme song composers have been awarded a Creative Arts Emmy. Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, composers for Netflix-based TV-show Stranger Things have just received an award for ‘Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music’ during an un-televised section of the 2017 Emmy Awards in Los Angeles last night. Their
BILLIONAIRE’s new release Cheap Credit! is out via Blue Mary Records. We caught up with John Sterry to chat about the album, his fascination with sensationalist tabloids, and playing Celine Dion’s Titanic track on cruise ships to terrify the guests. Hi there, how are you and what are you up
It’s easier to say what Mamiko Motto isn’t than what she is! The London-based DJ, producer, radio show host, and founder of GASS record label opens up about her sexy sound, anticipating new music trends and managing her own label. To anyone who is unfamiliar with your sound how would
The Haxan Cloak has shared an interview video featuring his new track for Moog Music’s Sonic Origins Series. The series was launched in January 2017 aims to “unearth the underlying elements of artistic identity.” Bobby Krlic, aka The Haxan Cloak, is a British musician and producer who has worked with
Jimmy Asquith’s record label Lobster Theremin has opened a new record shop in Sidworth Street, London Fields. The store, which the band’s Facebook account describes as “a clean, elegant yet still raw space,” features a 35-title record wall with four listening stations. There is also a 60-tape rack with a
DFA recently announced Echo – the debut album on the label from acclaimed Norwegian avant garde pop singer, songwriter, performance artist, actor (and even burgeoning model), Nils Bech. The first track to be shared is “Waiting”, the album is a semi-operatic sequence with a blizzard of convulsive electronica… and it’s
Review by Shannon Lawlor Experimental electronic music has always been top-talk in the underground scene, but some artists don’t necessarily capture such essence, or achieve high-acclaim in fields of experimentation as this can be such a broad, ambiguous term. From splicing together different sub-genres or sampling pre-existing sounds to create
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Ten years after its original release, Italian label Groovin Recordings will be issuing a repress of of Peven Everett’s “Put Your Back Into It.” The official reissue replicates the track listing of the original pressing, including the original B-side, a remix from NYC producer Quentin Harris. The news of the
Daniel Avery has recently mixed the next volume of DJ-Kicks it’s been announced. Rrose, Svreca, IORI and Post Scriptum feature on the CD, due out in November. He’ll be following filling the big boots of his predecessors this year on the !K7 series, with previous entries from Marcel Dettmann, Dâm-Funk,
