There’s always been a sense of whimsicality inherent to Shygirl, from the 3D animated Bratz-like avatars of 2020’s ALIAS to the fairytale romance of Cleo, it’s the way she juxtaposes and balances this cutsie girliness with her otherwise irreverent persona that makes for something unexpected and beguiling. It’s literally baked
If you were fortunate enough to catch Detroit techno pioneer Robert Hood’s brief but brilliant set at this year’s Dekmantel Festival, you’d be hard pressed not to have been swept up in the masterful trajectory of his set. As the sun set on an increasingly more urgent Amsterdam Bos, Hood
At face value, Ela Minus and DJ Python may seem like an unlikely pairing, but the multi-hyphenate vocalist and psychedelic reggaeton producer have more in common than might be expected. For starters, they’re both New Yorkers of Latinx origin, with Minus hailing from Brooklyn by way of Columbia and DJ
Anyone who has followed Australian producer Thomas George Stell’s Golden Features over the years will know that there’s always been something distinct about his progressive deep house formulations. While the style has grown in popularity of late, Stell has actually been pushing its direction since 2014 with his innovative and
Björk refers to the music on her upcoming album Fossora as “biological techno”, a term that she and Gabber Modus Operandi coined for a sound Björk could only describe as “digging a hole in the ground… living with the moles and really grounding myself.” As with many post-2000s Björk releases,
Avant-Garde / experimental / gabber / Hardcore / Neo-Classical / Techno
As one half of the experimental electronic music duo Matmos, Drew Daniel is accustomed to what the group has referred to as a “democratic approach to music making.” The work he creates with partner M.C Schmidt is best known for their radical ‘found sound’ approach, sampling off-kilter and non-musical elements
Deep House / Disco / House / Nu-Disco / Synthwave
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith’s latest album Let’s Turn It Into Sound is her most playful to date. From the visuals, featuring a 3D animated neon coloured digital avatar, to the approach to the music, Smith embraces a giddy whimsicality that at its best, brings unconditional joy in the same way an
ambient / Avant-Garde / Bass / Breakbeats / experimental / Synth / Techno / tribal
It’s no secret that London producer SONIKKU is a total pop nerd. In fact, of all his peers in the current bubblegum bass / hyperpop sphere, he may be the most enthusiastic student. This love for the genre has allowed SONIKKU to develop a sense for hooks and aesthetic, though
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
Two years ago, Sasu Ripatti started from scratch. The noise producer, also known as Vladislav Delay, threw out all his old equipment and took a near six year hiatus before reemerging with 2020’s Raka and a footwork album under his own name. Raka, and its sequel released last year, introduced
