From scuzzy bubblegum pop to drum’n’bass from a techno superstar, we roundup our favourite releases of the week. In no particular order: Caroline Polachek – Billions On her new single, alt-pop star Caroline Polachek delivers a rapturous, sensual, and romantic slow-burner that’s more witchcraft than love song. Recalling Pagan
Now we love watching artists rise and gain the recognition they deserve in the industry. Consider it a satisfying itch that’s scratched after riding the waves of the tumultuous past few years of performing arts. Naturally, we were excited when we’d found out that GONE, whom we sat down for
From Flume going pop, to Loraine James testing the climate of ambient, and to Kavinsky making a comeback with a power ballad… these are our must hear selections of the week. In no particular order: Jana Rush – Lonely (ft. DJ Paypal) Last year, Jana Rush released the excellent
ambient / Breakbeats / footwork / Pop / Post-dubstep / remixes / Synthwave
The moment that Japanese-American singer Hikaru Utada (aka Utada) crossed over from moderate success in her home country to full blown J-pop sensation came at around the same time she decided to start producing her music herself. In taking this creative control, Utada crafted a new direction for her sound
Acid House / House / J-pop / Pop
From blissed out new age techno to Arca updating Laurie Anderson for the post-club landscape, we roundup our favourite releases of the week. In no particular order: Pussy Riot – PUNISH Russian feminist punk-anarchist collective Pussy Riot has taken many shapes and forms over the years. From their early days
We’re not going to lie, this one slipped under our radar. A new Joy Orbison track that morphs from droning ambient into a full on dancefloor rager? Orbison’s own statement that he’s “sitting on quite a lot of unreleased music”? It’s shocking that we’re only getting to this track now,
The origin point of house music can be traced definitively back to Chicago, where the form arose as a reaction to disco and became popularised by its Black, mostly queer, progenitors at the South Side’s The Warehouse nightclub from which the genre takes its name. But house would also find
From classic PC Music mutations to atmospheric tech-house programmed for rainy days, we roundup our favourite releases of the week. In no particular order: Angel-Ho – Silent Plateau Angel-Ho approaches music much in the same way as a performance artist; bursts of improvisation followed through with a bit of refinement.
Amapiano / dreamhouse / drill'n'bass / experimental / Garage / hyperpop / Tech House / Techno
If you were to ask us which continent is currently at the forefront of electronic music’s future, we wouldn’t hesitate to say that it’s *Africa. Let’s look at the facts. In the past two years, the sound of South Africa’s amapiano has essentially gone viral and has infiltrated most of
Breakbeats / drill / drill'n'bass / grime / Hip-Hop / Jungle / trap
From Sherelle’s BPM boosted jungle to Alice Glass’s cybergoth lo-fi synthpop, we roundup our favourite releases of the week. In no particular order: OXIA – FATE When we spoke with iconic French producer Oxia earlier this year, he warned us of an incoming EP. Fate would be the EP in
