Before hyperpop was consecrated as a genre of itself, there was singeli. The hyperactive, breakneck club music born in the underground scene of Dar E Salam can be looked at as a sort of precursor to what hyperpop has done in the West. Years before 100 Gecs threw auto-tuned hooks
For over a decade, James Vine has found himself at the fore of the bass music boom. Better known as ENiGMA Dubz, Vine has been pushing the boundaries of what bass could be since cutting his teeth on the dubstep scene. He’s the sort of artist who’s anything but an
Bass / Drum'n'bass / Future Bass / Garage / Jungle / Post-dubstep / UKG
Music streaming service Deezer has reportedly entered into a deal to take the company public. According to The Wall Street Journal, the French streaming giant reported that they have merged with a special acquisitions company to oversee their transition, with a current valuation of $1.13 billion. Deezer has been a
Charli XCX has released a music video for the song Used To Know Me, off her latest album Crash. The track interpolates Robin. S’s seminal 90’s house classic, Show Me Love. In the video, XCX performs as various avatars, including a dominatrix, cheerleader, and Marie Antoinette style character. Used To
House / music news / New Music / new music video / Pop
Kicking off our new podcast series is none other than techno icon Ellen Allien. A generational visionary, she has always looked to the future for inspiration, carving her own path in the world of techno and the Berlin dance scene as DJ, musician, label-manager and creative all rounder. Unable to
Acid House / acid techno / interviews / New EP / podcast / Techno
From Bengali infused piano house to the melodrama of Italo disco heartbreak, we roundup our favourite releases of the week. Listen to our selections below. Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Spotify to stay updated on what we have on repeat. 100 Gecs – Doritos & Fritos The second
experimental / House / hyperpop / italo disco / piano house / pop-punk / post-club / Remix / Tech House
Last year, electronic noise rock band HEALTH released their fifth album DISCO4: PART I, a magnum opus for the Los Angeles outfit that saw them collaborate with high profile acts across the electronic, industrial, and metal scenes, including 100 Gecs and Perturbator. The result was a reinvention of sorts, an
Darkwave / Electronic Rock / Goth / noise rock / nu-metal / post-punk
Of all hyperpop and alt-pop’s current graduating class, perhaps no one truly loves pop music more than Sonikku. The London producer’s somewhat nerdy passion for the genre has seen him synthesise the dance pop of his wildest dreams with the giddy excitement of a child in a candy store. Cutting
It’s difficult to discuss audio production without Native Instruments or iZotope entering into the equation at some point. It’s almost like one of those word-association games that unexpectedly bury their way into your mind, which is why it made significant news when the two joined forces in 2021. Today, we
Austrian duo HVOB were discovered via SoundCloud. Part of a wave of early 2010’s producers whose break came inherently tied to burgeoning internet culture, what set them apart was not their presentation online, but rather as a live act. At the fore of the then emerging trend of combining live
