From demonic soundscapes to serpentine techno, we roundup our favourite releases of the week. Listen below. Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Spotify to stay updated on what we have on repeat. Lolahol – Lock&Key For her debut single, Lourdes Leon, the daughter of an artist you may know
This year at Dekmantel, at exactly 20:00 on Sunday in the carved out tin tunnel of the Boiler Room stage, Polish DJ, producer, and singer-songwriter VTSS took us to a Central European rave in the middle of Amsterdamse Bos. Her set, sticky with eurodance, acerbic rave, and hooky pop samples.
Hot Chip are in the business of crafting synthpop that exists somewhere between Kraftwerk and glam rock, with a good dose of kook to measure, a sound that for the most part provides pure, unadulterated joy. The English five piece led by Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard have been in
As the world falls further into a Kpop hole, it feels like the music coming out of Japan’s neon soaked scene has become increasingly overlooked. It’s a shame, because whatever is going on in Jpop is ostensibly more interesting. Let’s be clear: this is not a case of Kpop vs.
Alt-Pop / bubblegum pop / cybergrind / hyperpop / trance / trap
An article published by VICE yesterday investigates allegations of racism, sexism, and harassment at Beatport. Written by reporter Annbel Ross for VICE’s music blog Noisey, the article profiles former employees’ experiences at Beatport, calling it “a workplace where fear ruled.” In the article, Ross explores and exposes allegations made against
Earlier this year, Röyksopp unveiled Profound Mysteries, a planned series of three albums accompanied by a collection of short films, visuals, and a cryptic website designed “to trigger your imagination – to get your senses going,” according to Sven Berge. The scope of the project has been gargantuan; inspired by
Soaking us in a splash of emotive pop, Cimo Fränkel has given life to a deluxe edition of his self-titled album, adding an additional 8 tracks to the already lively Cimo Fränkel project, which he released under Cimo Fränkel / AWAL. A continuous thread of honesty and reverence underpins Cimo’s
Jerry Folk is an artist whose musical journey led him to the pool of electronic music, where he sat, on the edge, dipping his toes, feeling the cool undertow of pop pleasantries. Tiring of them, however, he has dropped two trap-focused tracks, neatly packaged as a double single titled ‘sadsongwtf/
Producer, DJ, and label head Jeremy Olander has a deep understanding of Swedish electronica, and why the sound that comes from these parts has such deft emotional resonance. He’s shaped his own in accordance to this tradition, establishing himself as a visionary of sorts in melodic house and progressive techno.
Björk has announced her next album. Titled Fossora, the singer revealed in a profile for The Guardian that the new project is due this fall. Fossora will follow 2017’s Utopia. The music on the album will revolve around sounds from a sextet of bass clarinets, played in a way Björk
