Fiercely individual and cosmically inclined US DJ, producer and vocalist Seven Davis Jr has announced a month-long residency at The Nest in Dalston, East London. The producer released his lauded Universes debut album via Ninja Tune this summer. The identically named four-part residency will see Seven joined by a cast
Los Angeles based Ethiopian-American R&B artist Kelela has revealed the video for ‘Rewind’ taken from her Hallucinogen EP, out October 9th on Warp Records. The track, produced by Kingdom, Nugget and Kelela, has proven to be something of a late summer anthem, Kelela’s mellifluous vocal oscillating delicately between optimism and
New project MOAN originated in Moscow in 2014. Vocalist and producer Olga Lyalina is influenced by the likes of Lamb, Róisín Murphy, Röyksopp, Tori Amos and Maya Jane Coles, drawing inspiration from styles including UK bass and garage. Olga’s debut single ‘Another You’ was remixed by Cream Soda, and last
Copenhagen producer, Ctrls, has just revealed the title track from his upcoming EP “Two Worlds“. Discussing his influences with XLR8R, the Token artist said “My primary influences were people who are better traditional musicians then I am. It made me want to try my hand at something sort of orchestral,
The future of East London nightlife remains in the balance as Hackney Council has decided to postpone its decision on late night licensing. Emma Plouviez, chair of Hackney’s licensing committee has released this statement. “Unfortunately there was a minor error in the published consultation document. Although this was not related
Ordinary Noise are a young Essex based four piece with a musical maturity that is beyond impressive. Lou Terry (Vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar), Ross Connell (Electric guitar), Tim Tokley (Bass, guitar) and Jonny Poole (Saxophone, drums) first met whilst in different strands of education and have been together ever
It seems like an awfully long time ago that Messrs. Pseudo and Nym came across Nicolas Jaar in a curious speakeasy on Paris’s Left Bank. But ever since first hearing ‘The Ego’, they have followed him with interest. By that time ‘Mi Mujur’ had begun its shuffle around Europe. Soon
Wise Blood released Babyland via Hopesick Cola a few weeks back; an EP which has cemented Chris Laufman’s status as some kind of obscure-pop oracle. A disjointed fairground ride of sounds, Babyland lunges you sharply around corners without warning and it does so deliberately. Speaking about his release, the Pittsburg
Roots Manuva, one the UK’s hip hop kingpins, has emerged from the studio after two years of writing and recording to release ‘Facety 2:11’, a brand new single produced by Four Tet. South London born, 45 Year old Rodney Smith is the son of a preacher, man. Still putting music
Justin ‘Kutmah’ McNulty moved from Brighton to Hollywood when he was just 12 years old. Without warning, in 2010, Kutmah was detained by federal agents, taken to New Mexico where he spent two months locked up before then being deported to the UK. As a respected DJ, producer and visual
