If you were fortunate enough to catch Detroit techno pioneer Robert Hood’s brief but brilliant set at this year’s Dekmantel Festival, you’d be hard pressed not to have been swept up in the masterful trajectory of his set. As the sun set on an increasingly more urgent Amsterdam Bos, Hood
Sarah Davachi sees in electronic music the potential to traverse time. Her music is an amalgamation of what seems like the ancient with the contemporary, formulations of classical sounds and motifs by way of modern instrumentation and methodology. She follows in the lineage of electronic music’s most revered classicists like
Producer Diplo has won in a case against a woman he accused of harassment. According to Pitchfork, Diplo pursued legal action against the woman following a sexual relationship that ended in 2020. The woman has also taken legal action against Diplo in a separate case, securing a temporary restraining order
At face value, Ela Minus and DJ Python may seem like an unlikely pairing, but the multi-hyphenate vocalist and psychedelic reggaeton producer have more in common than might be expected. For starters, they’re both New Yorkers of Latinx origin, with Minus hailing from Brooklyn by way of Columbia and DJ
Röyksopp have released a visualiser for the first single off their upcoming album, Profound Mysteries III. Featuring Alison Goldfrapp, The Night is an urgent dance track set to a symphony of Röyksopp’s dextrous modular synths and Goldfrapp’s signature seraphic and breathless vocals. The visualiser, directed by artist Jonathan Zawada, zooms
Dance / Electro-Pop / electronica / music video / New Music / Synthpop / Tech / Techno
Aphex Twin has launched a sample mashing app called Samplebrain alongside audio engineer Dave Giffiths. The app is designed to translate inputted sounds into similar samples, and has been in development for the past two decades. Samplebrain chops up inputted audio into ‘blocks,’ and then connects these blocks with others
Signed under the Sola Musa Music imprint, poetic band KARMACODA has released their latest heavy-hitting record ‘Deja Vu (Krono Remix)’. Reworked by the daring electronic music duo KRONO, the record is a death-defying feat that elevates heartbeats and ruptures speakers. Stream / Download: KARMACODA – ‘Deja Vu (Krono Remix)’ From
Bass House / Dance / Electronic / House
When you hear the name Nils Frahm, you expect ‘piano’ to follow soon after. The Berlin-based composer and experimental musician is best known for his work on the ivory keys, using the instrument as a means toward realising his improvisational technique in visceral action. Over the past while, however, he’s
On this week’s roundup, we have new releases from some of the UK’s most exciting dance music acts, and a haunting tribute by Björk. Listen to our selections below. Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Spotify to stay updated on what we have on repeat. Björk – Ancestress
Alt-Pop / Breakbeats / dembow / experimental / House / Jungle / kuduro / reggaeton / Techno / UKG
Anyone who has followed Australian producer Thomas George Stell’s Golden Features over the years will know that there’s always been something distinct about his progressive deep house formulations. While the style has grown in popularity of late, Stell has actually been pushing its direction since 2014 with his innovative and
