Late last year, we interviewed Sofi Tukker before they embarked on their first tour since lockdown. We asked, “if there was any artist they’d want to work with, who would it be?” The answer came without hesitation: Stromae. It’s easy to see why. The Belgian singer, songwriter, and rapper emerged
afrobeats / baile funk / cumbian / funk / reggaeton / trap / world music
“I don’t wanna go to school, I just want wanna break the rules,” proclaimed Charli XCX in 2014. This was no frivolous remark. If only we’d understood just how serious she was, perhaps her path as a pop star wouldn’t be regarded as the oddity it is today. Truthfully, XCX
Musician ANIQO has revealed her psychedelic album BIRTH via SPRINGSTOFF, and its nothing short of awe-inspiring and deeply moving. Comprised of 10 tracks, let your mind explore your deepest thoughts and find comfort in the singer’s words along the way. Stream / Download: BIRTH LP ‘Vivre Libre’ opens the album
From cosmic minimal techno to spectral ambience from Thom Yorke, 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. Thom Yorke – 5.17 Radiohead’s Thom Yorke has always explored more wrought
Alt-Pop / ambient / experimental / minimal techno / Nu-Disco / Synthpop / Techno
Techno band Elektro Guzzi are ready to shake the electronic sphere with their latest album Triangle. Released today via Palazzo, this eight-track work explores techno in a playful way and we are all here for it. The band have cited highly influential electronic and techno luminaries like Jeff Mills, Basic
2012 would prove to be an essential year for Lyon producer Gesaffelstein. Aside from his own work, in particular Viol, gaining traction, the French techno-punk producer was tapped to produce for none other than (the artist formerly known as) Kanye West. Yeezus would go on to become a groundbreaking record
Nia Archives is one of those recent GenZ phenomenons to arise from the TikTok algorithm, together with artists like Cookiee Kawaai and PinkPantheress, to whom Archives is often compared. These comparisons are not totally unfounded. What these young artists have in common is how their practice is pushing classic dance
Alt-Pop / Breakbeats / Jungle / R&B / UKG
Australian producer Holo is capturing the world’s attention one carefully crafted single at a time. His latest release, the In Limbo EP collects these singles into one cohesive array of downtempo and chilled sounds. While only four tracks long, each song on the EP is significant in its own way,
One of the most beguiling skills Atlanta’s Nikki Nair possesses as a producer is his unmatched dexterity. He has the ability to (quite like no one else) flow through passages of various styles and signatures in the span of one four minute track and make it feel seamless. Nair is
There was a point, some point, at some time, where Diplo was cool. Whether that point was at his 2004 Ninja Tune debut or someplace during his tumultuous creative and personal relationship with M.I.A, it’s hard to pinpoint. But one thing is for certain, and it’s that point is not
