A few weeks back, Hackney Council declared that it wants to stop any new bars or clubs from opening after 11pm in the week and midnight at weekends. As the home to Dalston’s Dance Tunnel, Shoreditch’s XOYO, Hackney’s Oslo, the Waiting Room in Stoke Newington and more, news of the
Last night, Nicolas Jaar released an album and made it free for public download. ‘Pomegranates‘ was made earlier this year as an alternate soundtrack for ‘The Colour of Pomegranates‘, Sergei Parajanov’s 1969 experimental Soviet film. You can download the full album here. The download also includes artwork and a note
Seth Troxler is known for his expertise behind the decks, in front of them though, he’s renowned for being more than vocal about the state of the electronic music scene and his despondency towards it. Not too long ago, he said this: “Recently I’ve been quite outspoken about my misgivings
This weekend, London’s infamous Tobacco Dock will play host to one of the countries most crucial electronic music events. The festival will be taking place over two days and will see a variety of talks, discussions and interviews with some of the biggest names in the industry. Of course, it
This year will be The Garden Festival‘s tenth and final year and as with every year previous, the boat party line-up’s are looking impressive. The parties which all take place across the Adriatic Sea have been described by the festival’s curator as “An essential part of The Garden Festival experience”
The Amen Break is the most successful drum loop in musical history, featuring heavily in hundreds of breakbeat, hip hop, drum and bass, jungle and ragga tracks. The six second loop was originally performed by Gregory Cylvester “G. C.” Coleman in the 1960’s in soul and funk outfit The Winstons
Mistress Recordings, a bi-product of DVS1‘s Hush label, have announced that they will be releasing a new EP series on February 24 under the name Mistress 05. The EP will be made up of three separate 12 inch records; The Blonde, The Brunette and The Redhead and will all feature
An illusive Soundcloud user, user487363530, has uploaded what appears to be a series of early Aphex Twin demos. Aphex Twin, real name Richard James, is often associated with strange behaviour (living in a former HSBC building and driving a tank, for example), which may be why most seem to be
Warp Records have confirmed the sad news that electronic musician Mark Bell passed away last week “from complications after an operation.” Bell rose to prominence through the late 80s and early 90s as one half of the pioneering duo LFO, who brought the bleep-n-bass sound out of North-England and into
LFO / Mark Bell / Warp Records
Manchester producer, DJ and Hoya:Hoya night founder Illum Sphere has been handed the mixing reins for Fabriclive 78, the latest instalment of Fabric’s mix series. Hoya:Hoya has been hosting takeovers of the London venue’s Room Two every few months recently, and Illum Sphere’s varied – but invariably strong – selections
