At face value, Ela Minus and DJ Python may seem like an unlikely pairing, but the multi-hyphenate vocalist and psychedelic reggaeton producer have more in common than might be expected. For starters, they’re both New Yorkers of Latinx origin, with Minus hailing from Brooklyn by way of Columbia and DJ
Anyone who has followed Australian producer Thomas George Stell’s Golden Features over the years will know that there’s always been something distinct about his progressive deep house formulations. While the style has grown in popularity of late, Stell has actually been pushing its direction since 2014 with his innovative and
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
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
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith’s latest album Let’s Turn It Into Sound is her most playful to date. From the visuals, featuring a 3D animated neon coloured digital avatar, to the approach to the music, Smith embraces a giddy whimsicality that at its best, brings unconditional joy in the same way an
ambient / Avant-Garde / Bass / Breakbeats / experimental / Synth / Techno / tribal
It’s no secret that London producer SONIKKU is a total pop nerd. In fact, of all his peers in the current bubblegum bass / hyperpop sphere, he may be the most enthusiastic student. This love for the genre has allowed SONIKKU to develop a sense for hooks and aesthetic, though
Hot Chip are in the business of crafting synthpop that exists somewhere between Kraftwerk and glam rock, with a good dose of kook to measure, a sound that for the most part provides pure, unadulterated joy. The English five piece led by Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard have been in
Two years ago, Sasu Ripatti started from scratch. The noise producer, also known as Vladislav Delay, threw out all his old equipment and took a near six year hiatus before reemerging with 2020’s Raka and a footwork album under his own name. Raka, and its sequel released last year, introduced
ambient / Drone / experimental / NOISE / Sound art
While Beyoncé has centred herself amidst a renaissance relocating house and dance music back to its Black roots, this shift in focus toward the Black origins of club music has been quietly raging in the underground for some time now. One case in particular: Black Rave Culture. The DC trio
afrobeats / baile funk / Bass / experimental / House / Jungle / Techno
Soon after winning what has been regarded as a watershed legal case for artists’ royalties rights, Kieran Hebden AKA Four Tet dropped Scythe Master, a reminder to why he’s widely considered a visionary in dance music. It was also a taste of things to come, with the promise of new
