This year at Dekmantel, at exactly 20:00 on Sunday in the carved out tin tunnel of the Boiler Room stage, Polish DJ, producer, and singer-songwriter VTSS took us to a Central European rave in the middle of Amsterdamse Bos. Her set, sticky with eurodance, acerbic rave, and hooky pop samples.
As the world falls further into a Kpop hole, it feels like the music coming out of Japan’s neon soaked scene has become increasingly overlooked. It’s a shame, because whatever is going on in Jpop is ostensibly more interesting. Let’s be clear: this is not a case of Kpop vs.
Alt-Pop / bubblegum pop / cybergrind / hyperpop / trance / trap
Jerry Folk is an artist whose musical journey led him to the pool of electronic music, where he sat, on the edge, dipping his toes, feeling the cool undertow of pop pleasantries. Tiring of them, however, he has dropped two trap-focused tracks, neatly packaged as a double single titled ‘sadsongwtf/
Featuring remixes old and new and tracks from club music’s brightest new visionaries, 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. Madonna, Felix Da Housecat – American Life (Felix Da Housecat’s
Acid House / baile funk / Bass / breaks / Drum'n'bass / Electroclash / eurodance / footwork / House / Pop / Synthpop / Synthwave / two step
London’s Breaka is very much a product of the city’s multicultural and diverse underground scene. In essence, he’s a white guy named Charlie Baker who makes Black dance music. While the optics of that may be questionable to some, the landscape in the UK is notoriously open to embracing this
From grooving house remixes to killer new singles from underground superstars, 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. Jeremy Olander – Murphy Progressive house maestro Jeremy Olander’s new single is
Alt-Pop / dembow / French-touch / funk / Hip-Hop / House / Jungle / Melodic House / reggaeton / Tech House / UKG
On last year’s Agor, the much anticipated debut album from Lewis Roberts, AKA Koreless, the Welsh producer continued his pointillism-like approach to sound design and the qualities of the human voice. It was this approach that had turned him on to the radars of artists like FKA Twigs, with Lewis
Bass / experimental / industrial bass / post-club / retrowave / Synthwave
If you close your eyes while listening to Andrew Tuttle, chances are you’re about to be transported somewhere unexpected. The Australian producer and banjo player has carved out a distinct niche for himself, intersecting the conventions and motifs of country and folk Americana with immersive ambient electronica. In straddling these
Acoustic / ambient / country / Drone / electronica / Soundscapes
Welcome to August, where remixes and new singles give us a further taste of things to come from some of the hottest artists in the game right now. We roundup our favourite of the week. Listen below. Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Spotify to stay updated on what we
afrobeats / Alt-Pop / ambient / bubblegum bass / experimental / highlife / loops / Minimal
When Rina Sawayama unleashed her seminal album SAWAYAMA upon the world, it became apparent that we were not just witnessing the birth of a new pop star, but a true creative tour de force. Together with producer Clarence Clarity, Sawayama engineered a sound that, although fuelled by nostalgia and her
