Popular DJ mix, radio show, and podcast streaming service Mixcloud is now allowing users to upload original music to the platform. The new feature, called Tracks, is aimed at producers. Tracks allows users to upload original audio between thirty seconds and fifteen minutes long. This content will appear under a
From old-school rave to sleazy hip-house, we roundup our favourite tracks of the week. Listen below. Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Spotify to stay updated on what we have on repeat. Bonobo – Defender On this year’s Fragments, British electronic musician Bonobo expanded his palette beyond slow burning,
Alt-Pop / Breakbeats / Deep House / Jungle / Melodic House / Pop / Progressive House / Rave / Techno / UKG
“I should have never dated white men,” Mykki Blanco says with a pang of regret through the droning string loops of Steps. It’s one of the many confessional moments that stud their latest album, Stay Close To Music with jewels of intimate, honest emotionality. Later on Carry On, an even
Alt-Pop / Alternative / Chillwave / Downtempo / experimental / Hip-Hop
Earlier this year, label head and musician Zeb Samuels released his project Cosmic Vibrations Vol.3, which features a wide range of creatives from Lapalux to Synkro. Little time has passed between then and now, but somewhere between signing artists and releasing an album–maybe before or maybe after its debut–the London-based
Electronic / Jazz / lofi
The title track from Poppy’s latest EP Stagger is a gently plucked guitar ballad set to a cagey trip-hop beat. Dripping in the moodiness of 90’s goth rock, the accompanying music video sees a Mugler clad Poppy perform a hypnotic and gorgeously choreographed dance sequence with a clawed, latex gloved
Alternative / Goth / Industrial / music video / new video / post-punk / trip-hop
Caroline Polachek is a siren. There’s no other way to explain it, really. The former Chairlift frontwoman turned alt-pop star has an uncanny ability to tap into the essence of human experience through hooks and melodic gymnastics so enchanting, they feel mythical. From the impeccably crafted pop of So Hot
Two days before the release of her sixth album, MATA Sri Lankan-British rapper M.I.A took to Twitter, commenting on the recent ruling regarding alt-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones: “If Alex Jones pays for lying shouldn’t every celebrity pushing vaccines pay too?” While the artist is no stranger to controversy, this
Alt-Pop / dembow / experimental / Hip-Hop / moombathon / reggaeton
Tenacious, resourceful, disciplined, wise, ambitious, prudent. Lonely. The goat is someone skilled at navigating both the material and emotional worlds, one who cares deeply for their companions, but is easily distanced by kinship. These are the defining personality traits of a Capricorn sun, according to Cafe Astrology anyway. Let’s be
afrobeats / AfroHouse / Alt-Pop / Dance pop / House / lo-fi house / Progressive House
Club kids around the world were sent into a state of collective panic today following reports of rumours that Berghain will be closing its doors for good. These rumours began circulating recently, following the iconic Berlin nightlife establishment’s closure of its in-house agency, Ostgut Booking. Their label Ostgut Ton, meanwhile,
Since his lauded 2012 debut, Swiss producer Pablo Nouvelle has continued to follow his instincts when it comes to creating music. This means he’s particularly multi-faceted, as comfortable releasing EPs full of moody piano compositions as he is crafting layered and dark techno. Last year saw the producer collaborate with
