While Beyoncé has centred herself amidst a renaissance relocating house and dance music back to its Black roots, this shift in focus toward the Black origins of club music has been quietly raging in the underground for some time now. One case in particular: Black Rave Culture. The DC trio
afrobeats / baile funk / Bass / experimental / House / Jungle / Techno
Soon after winning what has been regarded as a watershed legal case for artists’ royalties rights, Kieran Hebden AKA Four Tet dropped Scythe Master, a reminder to why he’s widely considered a visionary in dance music. It was also a taste of things to come, with the promise of new
ambient / Bass / experimental / House / Tech House
On last year’s Agor, the much anticipated debut album from Lewis Roberts, AKA Koreless, the Welsh producer continued his pointillism-like approach to sound design and the qualities of the human voice. It was this approach that had turned him on to the radars of artists like FKA Twigs, with Lewis
Bass / experimental / industrial bass / post-club / retrowave / Synthwave
When Rina Sawayama unleashed her seminal album SAWAYAMA upon the world, it became apparent that we were not just witnessing the birth of a new pop star, but a true creative tour de force. Together with producer Clarence Clarity, Sawayama engineered a sound that, although fuelled by nostalgia and her
American electronic duo Odesza occupy an odd space in the future bass lineage. While their sound has arguably been fairly essential to the establishment of the EDM off-shoot, they’ve become less prolific to the genre than the likes of, say, Flume or Bonobo. A reason for this is likely Odesza’s
Bass / Future Bass / House / Melodic Techno / Post-dubstep / Tech House / Techno
Four Tet has been through the most lately. The prolific producer, real name Kieran Hebden, has just come out the other side of a long and twisty legal battle with his former label Domino. The case, a watershed moment for artists’ rights concerning royalties from streaming and licensing of material
Bass / Breakbeats / Chillwave / experimental / House
Featuring remixes and new singles from left-field artists, 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. Santigold – Nothing On the third single from upcoming album Spirituals, alt-pop artist Santigold looks
Who is Altrice? Well, according to legend, the elusive producer is from Tucson and arrived onto the scene by way of a Caribou (mega)remix in 2010. Dan Snaith, AKA Caribou, had opened up an online contest inviting people to remix his song Sun. Altrice emerged the victor by going a
Bass / bubblegum bass / experimental / House / IDM / Industrial / Techno
From techno scorchers to hair metal inspired psytrance, 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. VTSS – Incredibly Annoying On the second single from her upcoming EP Circulus Vitiosus, VTSS
Three years ago, the world lost Keith Flint. The frontman of legendary electronic group The Prodigy, Flint is one of the most iconic figures in the history of UK dance music. It’s a good time to revisit the work of The Prodigy; With the current state of UK politics in
