Last year, Berlin by way of Istanbul DJ and producer Nene H released her debut album and one of the most poignant techno releases in recent memory. A cenotaph to her father, Ali was a work rooted in grief but which confronted grief’s lesser seen faces. The grief Nene H
For Honey Dijon, house music is, and will always be, a family affair. The values of community and chosen family are as essential to Dijon’s house as a four on the floor, and the Chicago DJ and producer has been outspoken in her modus operandi to return house to its
Acid House / House / minimal house / piano house / Progressive House / Tech
Last month, we were treated to the unexpected return of Joy Overmono, the joint project between British post-dubstep, underground UKG icons Joy Orbison and Overmono. While this second coming gave us another opportunity to lament over their moniker’s missed opportunity (OverJoyo was literally right there), it also provided us with
Bass / House / Progressive House / Techno / UKG
In theatre terms, the cyclorama is a blank canvas. A backdrop that blankets the walls of the stage, it can transform the scene into a sunrise, a sunset, a playing field for light to provide the illusion of depth and space. Ariel Zetina is a theatre kid. The Chicago DJ
baile funk / Bass / Breakbeats / experimental / House / industrial bass / progressive techno / punta / Techno
Daniel Avery has had an epiphany. The Bournemouth DJ and producer, best known for his hook-laden style of techno and post-dubstep breakbeats, touts his latest album Ultra Truth “a distorted fever dream of a record: riled, determined and alive.” It’s an album, as its title might suggest, that acknowledges the
ambient / Breakbeats / breaks and bass / Drum'n'bass / IDM / Post-dubstep / Techno
South African DJ and producer Jazzuelle has been making waves internationally, and for good reason. Since the start of his career, he’s had the eyes of global tastemakers on him, supported by legendary labels like Get Physical and gracing the stages of major festivals like Sonar. This wide reaching appeal
Deep House / Downtempo / Fusion / House / Melodic House / Progressive House
If there was any moment in time for New Jersey born hip-house artist Cakes Da Killa to drop their anticipated sophomore effort, it’s right now. House music and its intersections with hip-hop have never been more prevalent to the discourse of the zeitgeist, and as one of the genre’s key
Club / Hip-Hop / hip-house / House / Progressive House
If Hagop Tchaparian seems familiar, it’s for good reason. He’s been active behind the scenes of acts like Hot Chip as both producer and manager, quietly contributed to underground compilations, and even flirted with fame as the guitarist of punk rock band Symposium. Lately, he’s fostered a creative relationship with
Bass / experimental / IDM / minimal house / minimal techno / Post-dubstep / Techno
“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
The life and work of American composer Julius Eastman is both a tragedy and enigma. A Black gay classical composer active in the late 70’s, Eastman’s work was alarmingly ahead of its time though widely unknown today. Incomprehensible to his contemporaries, there’s a genius to Eastman which is only now
