The curse of the sophomore slump is often one of the biggest hurdles to navigate for new artists, particularly after a strong first showing. For London singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama, the hurdle is exceptional. Her 2019 debut SAWAYAMA is near pop perfection, introducing the world to Rina Sawayama by taking bold
On the final track of his new album Quiet As Kept, F.O.G., Kai Whiston weaves a recording of a conversation between himself and his mother into a ten minute trip-hop soundscape of spiralling drones, swelling strings, and jagged breakbeats. “My first rave was in the warehouse I was living in,”
Bass / Breakbeats / Drum'n'bass / experimental / Hardcore / Jungle / Rave / UKG
For their first official release on their new label project Fabric Originals, legendary London institution fabric looks to the formidable duo of Eris Drew and Octo Octa. Their joint EP Day After A Night With U/Stars & Water features one new track from each artist, and plays out like a
Breakbeats / Deep House / House / Jungle / Melodic House / trance
Björk refers to the music on her upcoming album Fossora as “biological techno”, a term that she and Gabber Modus Operandi coined for a sound Björk could only describe as “digging a hole in the ground… living with the moles and really grounding myself.” As with many post-2000s Björk releases,
Avant-Garde / experimental / gabber / Hardcore / Neo-Classical / Techno
When two creative forces of the likes of Blawan and Pariah collide, it’s best to expect the unexpected. Still, probably no one could have guessed that this particular collaboration between two of the world’s most foremost voices in techno would result in, well, not techno. Particularly since they’ve garnered a
As one half of the experimental electronic music duo Matmos, Drew Daniel is accustomed to what the group has referred to as a “democratic approach to music making.” The work he creates with partner M.C Schmidt is best known for their radical ‘found sound’ approach, sampling off-kilter and non-musical elements
Deep House / Disco / House / Nu-Disco / Synthwave
While British electronic duo Mount Kimbie may pull from krautrock to post-dubstep and hip-hop, it’s the synthesis of these influences that has produced something aesthetically distinct. In fact, the sonics of Mount Kimbie’s particular electronic landscape are so tightly woven, that you wouldn’t be remiss to forget that the group
Bass / experimental / footwork / Hip-Hop / Indie / Jazz / Post-dubstep / Techno / trap
Since we interviewed him, up-and-coming house producer CONFLUENCE has shared his single ‘Azul’ via the CNFLNC imprint. His progress is impressive; the French-born producer has gone from looking up to musical greats like David Guetta to performing at the celebration of Eurostar’s 25th anniversary at the Savoy Hotel in London.
For many musicians, it can be a challenge to take off the creative apron and squeeze into a stiff business suit, but not for Zeb Samuels, producer and head of the Deep Heads imprint. With his new compilation album, Cosmic Vibrations Vol. 3, he introduces listeners to a third ability:
From 90’s flavoured progressive trance to 80’s inspired synthpop, we roundup our favourite releases of the week. Listen below. Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Spotify to stay updated on what we have on repeat. Shygirl – NIKE Taken from her forthcoming debut album NYMPH, Nike is a classic
