Sometime in the mid-2010’s, Boy Harsher was the coolest thing. Simultaneously straddling the growing trend of mid-fi darkwave and the post-punk synthpop of Crystal Castles and The Knife, Boy Harsher’s formula couldn’t have been more perfect for the time. 2014’s Lesser Man EP was a louche, gothic aural feast that
The wabi-sabi school of thought is one of Japan’s most influential aesthetic philosophies, informing many aspects of Japanese culture and artmaking. Finding beauty in the imperfect, the everyday, and otherwise mundane, wabi-sabi proposes an alternate perspective on the world around us. Shinichi Atobe’s music has never strived for outward perfection.
Yesterday, DJ/producer Dan Duncan (one half of tech duo Pig&Dan) launched CryptoDJs, a new platform that hosts collectable NFTs (nonfungible tokens) from electronic music artists. Launched on the Polygon blockchain, CryptoDJs offers fans access to “exclusive communities and content,” by way of collectable, digital NFT cards created by a small
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has announced that Kieran Hebdan (Four Tet) recently signed a global publishing deal with the company. Pete Simmons, director of A&R for the industry titan, announced the news with a statement that reads: “Four Tet has soundtracked my life from GCSE revision to dance floors
German synthpop legends Kraftwerk announced the upcoming release of a remix compilation. This follows news that the group will be embarking on a tour of North America this year after having been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in October last year. The upcoming release sees tracks
compilation / music news / remixes / Synthpop / Synthwave
An independent rock band from the UK, The Pocket Gods, have announced plans to release an album that hacks Spotify’s royalties system. The album, called 1000×30 – Nobody Makes Money Anymore in reference to Spotify’s current royalties model, is designed as a commentary on Spotify’s business model which only registers
From Flume going pop, to Loraine James testing the climate of ambient, and to Kavinsky making a comeback with a power ballad… these are our must hear selections of the week. In no particular order: Jana Rush – Lonely (ft. DJ Paypal) Last year, Jana Rush released the excellent
ambient / Breakbeats / footwork / Pop / Post-dubstep / remixes / Synthwave
Munich’s Innellea has always thought about music differently. For him, it’s been about experience. Starting his career in the underground techno scene, Innellea has built a reputation for crafting intricate, layered compositions that transcend techno’s usual rigidity. His arrival as one of the apex avant-garde electronic producers on the scene
The moment that Japanese-American singer Hikaru Utada (aka Utada) crossed over from moderate success in her home country to full blown J-pop sensation came at around the same time she decided to start producing her music herself. In taking this creative control, Utada crafted a new direction for her sound
Acid House / House / J-pop / Pop
DJ Python invented his own subgenre. Before living in New York, Python’s teenage years were spent in Miami. The palpable and distinctly Latinx atmosphere and sound of reggaeton and Miami bass inspired Python’s subsequent investigation into his own Ecuadorian-Argentinian heritage, a cultural awakening that would inform his music ever since.
