Over the past five years, Elderbrook has become a name synonymous with pushing the boundaries of tech-house. Approaching dance music with a singer-songwriter sensibility, it can be argued that what Elderbrook actually does is craft contemporary folk music. Deeply emotive, sometimes pensive, but always beautiful, Elderbrook’s music takes shape as
If anyone knows what’s going on with the artist née Christine and the Queens, now FKA Redcar, it’s likely Chris himself. Last year’s sprawling (and at times, brilliant) Redcar les adorables étoiles (prologue) proved divisive at best, compounded only by a confusing rebrand that never quite landed with the French
With the 90s resurgence and Y2K nostalgia continuing to dominate the cultural landscape, the resurgence of significant electronic music acts whose sound defined dance through that decade is unsurprising. From Orbital to Leftfield, the past year has seen many of these iconic acts re-enter the chat with new bodies of
Acid House / acid techno / big beat / New Wave / Synthwave / Techno
The music video for Depeche Mode’s haunting comeback single Ghosts Again features Dave Gahan playing chess against his older self, trying to outmaneuver the inevitable end that is death. Later, he crawls on hands and knees through the mud of a cemetery as his dying body watches wistfully. Ghosts Again,
Karin Dreijer opens Radical Romantics with an apology. “I’ve done all the tricks that I can,” confesses Dreijer, offering us their atonement. After all, being a fan of Fever Ray is a complex experience. First introduced to the world as a genderfucked shamanic entity wielding primordial witch house beats, it
Afrobeat / Alt-Pop / Alternative / baile / Synthpop / Techno / witch house
Bandcamp employees in the US have officially unionised. Employees of the Epic Games conglomerate formed a union with the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 1010. The union, called Bandcamp United, consists of editorial, design, support, and engineering staff who are calling for “a fair and timely election.”
Robert Kyncl, the new CEO of Warner Music, has called on music streaming platforms to raise their prices. Kyncl, who moved to Warner from YouTube at the beginning of the year, believes that music is undervalued compared to the film and TV industry. Kyncl voiced his opinion while speaking at
Spotify, the popular music streaming service, has faced criticism from artists and other members of the music industry for reducing royalty payments on songs played through its Discovery feed. Under the expanded plans of its Discovery Mode feature, Spotify will decrease royalty payments for streams in exchange for increased exposure
There was a time about a decade ago when the arrival of Lana Del Rey truly shook the landscape of pop, like a flower crowned earthquake, draped in an American flag and looking for oxy. This was a time when pop was on the brink of burnout. Exhausted from five
When you speak with Michael Kronenberger, AKA Milk & Sugar, you’re instantly aware that you’re in the presence of a veteran. Starting as a duo together with Steffen Harding in the mid-90’s, Milk & Sugar would quickly become regarded as an authority in European house, informed as much by the
