Aphex Twin’s 2014 album ‘Syro’ has been shortlisted for a Grammy. 2015 will be the Grammies’ 57th year and will see the addition of two new categories, ‘Best Dance Recording’ and ‘Best Dance Album.’ In previous years The Grammies have had a rocky relationship with the Dance Music scene, having awarded newcomers, like Skrillex, awards in order to
Aphex Twin / Grammy / Syro
In-demand producer Jamie XX is set to compose a contemporary Ballet score for the Manchester International Festival. The Manchester Opera House will play host to performance which will see the Mercury Award winner compose the music for Jonathan Safran Foer’s book, ‘Tree of Codes.’ The book is famous for its experimental formation, Foer ‘cut’ words and passages from Bruno
Ballet / Composer / Jamie XX / Manchester
Having spent many of his formative years travelling between hometown Indiana and the nearby dance music metropolises of Chicago and Detroit, Troy Pierce describes his introduction to the scene as being “in the right place, the right time with the right people.” However fortunate he was in this regard, it’s
Graeme Sinden has established himself as a powerful force in electronic music over his decade-long career, spreading that time between his numerous titles of DJ, producer, label owner, radio show host and more. After growing up in rural Essex before moving to London at the age of 21, Sinden has more recently
Consisting of Blawan and Pariah, UK production duo Karenn are set to release a new 12” on their own Works the Long Nights label next month. After teaming up in 2011, the pair won plenty of fans with a handful of releases over the next year or so, however the
Despite having used his distinctive Maushead for over a decade without issue, sparks may be about to fly between Deadmau5 and Disney. On Tuesday 2 September, Disney filed a 171 page document attempting to block the Canadian EDM powerhouse from registering his logo as a trademark in the US. While the Maushead is reported to have
Drum n Bass legend TC has had some massive successes in the last few years as a major force within the genre. We recently caught up with him and discussed influential albums, studio setup, and much more! Hi there, how are you and what are you up to today? I
You’d think that dance music was a young man’s game. It requires very late nights, a lot of high energy, working knowledge of cutting-edge audio technology and the ability to stare into the smooth-skinned, bug-eyed faces of merrymaking young people without curling up into a ball and screaming, “Oh God,
There are a lot of record labels out there, but there are some really exceptional teams out there working on some truly fantastic work. Based in Barcelona, the electronic music Classicworks released is no holds barred, daring, and yet finely curated. Their releases aren’t for the novice listener by any
While James Blake’s third album was rumoured to have various left-of-center collaborations (such as infamous Hip hop figure Kanye West), the resulting work that is his third release, The Colour in Anything, largely only contained solo work plus one stunning collab-piece with Bon Iver. Today a visual component was released
