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In conversation with indie-pop quintet Gold Fields after the release of their brand new EP, ‘Glow’

Australian indie-pop quintet Gold Fields are making waves across the globe with their synth-steeped indie-pop sounds and have just released their latest enchanting EP, ‘Glow,’ last month via Haven Sounds. The EP comes in anticipation of the group’s next full-length album, ‘Dalawa,’ which is currently in production and expected sometime

Are Mainstream Awards Meaningless?

Written by Jenna Dreisenstock Every year people from all over the world wait in anticipation, with bated breath as the nominees for the next biggest awards ceremony is announced. Whether it be the Golden Globes, the Oscars or – in this case, the Grammys: these award shows lead us to

In Conversation with ROMPASSO, the ‘cloud house’ producer whose viral hit gained 140 million plays and is still climbing

Interview by Arnold van der Walt If you’ve followed anything to do with electronic music in 2018, you’ve undoubtedly stumbled upon the name ROMPASSO. By far the biggest breakout star of the year, his track ‘Angetenar’ has amassed more than 130 million plays in the short amount of time it’s

Interview: Five Minutes with Shookrah

Image: Miki Barlok Made up of Senita Appiakorang on lead vocals, drummer Emmet O’Riabhaigh, Daniel Coughlan on guitar, Diarmait MacCarthaigh on the keys and bass guitarist Brian Dunlea, Shookrah are a quintet of Irish musicians bringing a serious heat to the international music scene with their funky neo-soul take on the pop

In Conversation with euphoric US producer, Big Wild, ahead of debut album & eclectic live tour; ‘Superdream’

“I like to offer a ‘solution’; a feeling that whatever you’re going through you can overcome it.” Interview by Arnold van der Walt  Image credit: Julian Bajsel Every so often you come across an artist that you simply know is destined for greatness. You can see it in the way they

PREMIERE: In conversation with Amsterdam house/ambient/techno music collective De Lichting, as we premiere a track from their brand new 2LP vinyl release, ‘Twee’

Interview by Maya-Rose Torrao What happens when you combine three top-quality underground labels from Amsterdam, an out-of-the-box DIY approach to music, and a passion for collaboration? It’s not a trick question, the answer is De Lichting, a collaborative project between labels Yield Records, Native Response and Working Titles. Self-described as

PREMIERE: In conversation with composer-producer Epi Centrum as he shares a mesmerising improvisational-industrial techno track with us, ‘Abstract Concept Called Impact’

Interview by Maya-Rose Torrao “Creating music is an ecstatic and deeply emotional moment.” Warsaw’s analog techno maverick Jurek Przeździecki AKA Epi Centrum is one of the more powerful and uncompromising voices in former Eastern Bloc electronic music scene. Przeździecki has been producing music for over two decades and, over the

PREMIERE: In conversation with UK wave producer AyyJay as he shares an exclusive dark ambient track with us, ‘Yurei’

Interview By Maya-Rose Torrao Producing under the moniker AyyJay, UK wave artist Aaron Reid has been hypnotising the online electronic music scene for more than half a decade. Over the years AyyJay has been honing his craft, carefully creating, with the help of an ever-growing and exceptionally supportive wave music

Forbes announces that Katy Perry is the highest-paid woman in music for 2018

Katy Perry has been named by Forbes as 2018’s Highest Paid Woman In Music. The acclaimed business publication has estimated that between June 2017 and June 2018, the 34-year-old pop-star earned the equivalent of £64.7 million. Last year saw Beyoncé at the top of the list, but Perry has usurped

In conversation with electronic-indie trio Cubicolor

Interview by Maya-Rose Torrao Electronic-indie outfit Cubicolor have been making waves around the world with their unique and intimate sound, steeped in infectious electronica. The group have just finished a highly successful European headline tour, and are currently supporting RÜFÜS DU SOL on the US and Canada leg of their

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