What is ‘cool’ anyway? The word gets thrown around in regard to many artists – a significant amount of them even like to make such proclamations for themselves – but how many would you say are genuinely cool? The word should be used for musical enigmas who exist outside of

Making a new album can be a daunting task, even for the most seasoned artists and producers. But while putting out your own material comes with its special set of challenges, stamping your name on a mix series is a whole different game.Not only do you have to communicate your

Omnidisc Records has had a history of releasing exciting techno, house, and acid tracks that blend time and space in the dead of night for those of us that like to spend weekends in the dark corners of an illegal rave. With that in mind, their latest release Trouble Tonight,

It’s here. It’s finally here. When our miserable climate forced snow and sleet upon us in early May, it felt like Britain’s spring would never arrive, let alone its summer. But now the sun is shining, the birds are singing, the flora is in bloom, and overweight men are walking

“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.” Like everything Nina Kraviz does musically, the

Psychic Lovers by DINNER At first I thought Psychic Lovers was like marmite. Some people, I predicted, would like its distinctive potency, while others would spit it out immediately and start gagging. Then I realised something. I know where I stand on marmite (I like it) but I can’t decide

This  month, Ghostly International serves up the latest offering from Detroit-based Shigeto, in the form of a 6 track EP entitled ‘Intermission’. Ghostly is known for its lucid taste in the realms of all things electronic, putting out records under the self-described and purposefully meaningless ‘avant-pop’ banner; notable label pals