The ‘No Dancing’ law in Japan was officially changed yesterday by the country’s government, meaning that some dance clubs will be allowed to open past midnight given they meet the correct conditions. The reform of the 67 year fueiho law began in 2014 but the proposal was scrapped shortly after. Now, dance
On Saturday 6 June, Haggerston Park in East London hosted Born and Bred. As the title may suggest, this event kept its focus narrow and showcased London talent. The line-up included headline acts such as Wiley, Goldie, Loefah, Zed Bias, P Money, Sticky and Scot Garcia, to name but a
Mieux are an electronic duo from Vienna. What started out as “A kind of fun/remix project” has now snowballed with the pair having just released their 3rd EP. ‘Are You Happy’ was premiered on Billboard a few weeks back. A stand out track on the EP is ‘Rush‘, the record’s opener and The Playground‘s track of the
This lad from Leeds is fast becoming a hit. Recently signed to Trangressive Records, if you haven’t heard of Favela, as the man himself is known, then you’re missing a trick. His latest EP is expertly produced with intricate percussion and soothing chimes. Favela can easily be compared to Totally
Pangaea. The primordial land mass. Also the interview-shy 2-step maestro. One of them has released ‘Something In Your Eye’, the first track on an upcoming EP (the other hasn’t released much in the last couple of years beyond the odd pyroclastic flow). Imagine four children who stumble across a box of percussive instruments
Croatia’s Dimensions festival has released the final wave of names on its 2015 line up. Juan Atkins, Underground Resistance presents Timeline live, Âme, Boddika, Loefah, Floating Points (DJ set), BADBADNOTGOOD, Objekt, Space Dimension Controller, Petar Dundov, Ilija Rudman, Randall, Waajeed and Eliphino are now on the bill for the four
Future Brown, Hooton Tennis Club, LA Priest, Ratking, TALA, have all been confirmed to play live at Field Day 2015 whilst A. G. Cook, Frau, Klaves, Lemmy Ashton and Yung Gud have been announced for DJ sets on the line-up’s fourth wave. Caribou, Chet Faker, Django Django, FKA Twigs, Fryars, Ghost
The Independent Label Market will be returning to Spitalfields on 28 March. The market will see label founders from around the world coming together to showcase and sell their records, including: Church, Gare Du Nord, Mr Bongo, Night Slugs, Pressure Sounds, Rudimentary, Text, Touchin’ Bass, Wild Sound, !K7, Warp, Brownswood, PAN, Fabric, Erased
Although this may come as a surprise to those who are still mourning the death of venues like Plastic People, Madame Jojo‘s and Denmark Street’s 12 Bar, Boris Johnson‘s latest endeavour involves saving London’s live music venues… apparently. Ministry of Sound and Fabric, two of London’s most iconic music venues,
Croatia’s Dimensions Festival has just announced the line up for its opening ceremony on August 26 which will be kicking off the three day party. The event will take place at the Pula‘s incredible 2000 year old Roman Amphitheatre and will see live performances from Four Tet, Little Dragon and
