In September last year, San Francisco lost a beloved member of their community: well-known and adored DJ and LGBTQ activist Bubbles Bubblesynski was brutally shot down on the very street that Bubbles could often be seen performing impromptu DJ sets on. Bubbles was an indispensable part of the underground dance
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Article by Maya-Rose Torrão Started in 1990, The Prodigy have become household names of electronic dance music. Often referred to as ‘The Godfathers of Rave’, this group, made up of Keith Flint, Liam Howlett and Maxim, has sold an estimated 30 million records worldwide and boasts a long list of
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Oxford-based ambient-electronic producer Jarvus has just released his debut EP titled The Lake on July 13th via Non State. The Lake EP by Jarvus is a textural exploration into unknown realms, with each passing movement painting imagery never gazed upon by human eyes; from the rolling, insomniac daze of “Rock Pools”, filled
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Airing on BBC Radio 4 this morning, electronic music enthusiasts were treated to a new 30-minute documentary titled The Cult of Aphex Twin, showcasing the weird and wonderful world of Richard D James, the mastermind behind the highly influential electronic producer moniker of Aphex Twin. Hosted by John Doran (editor
Appearing as a guest speaker at the annual Performing Arts Medicine Association symposium in Orange County, California – English producer and composer James Blake revealed his experiences with mental illness, and the strain that immersion in the arts can place on artists mental health and the stigma surrounding the subject
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Experimental-electronic producer and BRAINFEEDER alumni Seamus Malliagh, better known as IGLOOGHOST has detailed two new EPs, Clear Tamei and Steel Mogu set for release on August 8th. Following off from where 2017’s Neō Wax Bloom left us, the UK producer has redefined electronic music as we know it with his over-energised, highly animated
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Remaining quantities of Autechre NTS Sessions LP and CD formats will be on general release as well as digital services on 24 August via Warp Records. Listen to their live residency sessions here, via NTS Live Autechre’s NTS Session was originally aired as part of a month-long residency at NTS
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Tbilisian electronic artist Gacha Bakradze returns with the new hypnotically fluid remix of ‘Image‘ carefully reshaped by DJ/producer Earth Trax, taken from the upcoming EP Restless, scheduled for July 29th via beloved independent UK imprint Anjunadeep. Stream ‘Image (Earth Trax Remix) by Gacha Bakradze, premiered by XLR8R below – Preorder Restless EP by Gacha Bakradze For more
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Leeds-based Menace Beach return with news of their third album ‘Black Rainbow Sound’, which is due out August 31st via Memphis Industries. The band are sharing the album-titled first single from the record online now, which features Brix Smith. New album Black Rainbow Sound is the band’s first new material since early 2017’s Lemon Memory, and after a self-imposed break from tour
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Immersion | Sleepless | Swim ~ Release date: June 15th 2018 Review by Jenna Dreisenstock Sparkling bokeh of tranquil ambience mesmerize in introspection; up-tempo dance in glimmer – brightening, exploring and cradling the experimentation of instrumental growth. A wandering boldness in landscapes of ever expanding tone, tempo and timbre; new-worlds
