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On paper, 053 is the most unlikely of collaborations. A joint effort between Italian producer and DJ TSVI and London’s Loraine James? The former a student of precision, the latter a merchant of chaos. Or perhaps this partnership was inevitable. After all, both artists have been finding a space for

For all PC Music’s influence on the current direction of pop music, the London label / collective have released surprisingly few compilations. Rather, label head and producer A.G. Cook has been focussed on a steady output of once-off singles and EP’s from his guard of pop agitators, flooding the genre

Every once in a while, a concept album comes along that toes the line between entirely self-indulgent and astonishingly brilliant. There was 1975’s compilation of rock and roll legends like Joni Mitchell writing songs about Spider Man, Green Day’s entire mid-2000’s catalogue (and subsequent broadway musical), possibly everything by Kate

The mysterious hooded figure that is Brooklyn’s Leikeli47 is one of the most enigmatic figures to arise in the alternative hip-hop scene in recent years. Arriving with mysteriously titled EPs, it was her 2015 eponymous EP that introduced the Leikeli47 persona to the world. Her arresting performance of anonymity aside,

Travel restrictions for artists and hauliers touring Europe from the UK are set to be eased in the coming months. This will allow touring artists to travel freely between the EU and the UK, able to visit an unlimited number of EU countries. This differs from initial post-Brexit restrictions, which

When an artist leaves us with more questions than answers after an exclusive interview, we’re always itching to sit down with them again and dig a little deeper. Take CruSz, for example, who originally landed on our radar with the release of his in-your-face EP Okay Boomerz early last year.

As a musician, France’s Kmyle is as much a technician as he is a producer. His incredible technical skillset and prowess with machinery is likely due to early roots in classical music, and this foundation would eventually ground the artist’s exploration into his obsession with the “repetitive rhythms of electronic

Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 yesterday in Turin, Italy. Their victory comes during an unprecedented time of struggle for their home country, following the invasion of Ukraine by neighbouring country Russia. Kalush Orchestra won with their song Stefania, which is sung in Ukrainian. An ode

It’s difficult to not get excited when you hear about an Italian-Persian who’s fully embracing both sides of her heritage. Take NAVA for instance, who has just released her fourth EP, NAFAS which translates into “Breath”. The avant-pop songstress was born in Terhan and is currently based in Milan but

Electronica quartet Stavroz have just released their debut album, Mindibu today via their own label, Moodfamily. The band first arrived on our radar with the release of their ‘Wintergreen’ single which has just recently been paired with a folktale styled music video when they took a bit of time out

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