Pigeonholing the sort of music that elusive English producer Shackleton creates toward any sort of categorisation is likely a futile exercise. While the Woe to the Septic Heart! founder’s early work slips neatly into the breaks and bass cannon, it’s his later offerings that are more difficult to pinpoint. His
Image: LEITER When Nils Frahm and F.S Blumm dropped Dessert Mule, the first single off their fourth collaborative album 2X1=4, out now on LEITER, it became apparent that this record would be distinct from the work that preceded it. Immediately apparent was the shift in genre, with the duo exploring
Image: Björn Holzweg Nairobi born and Kampala based producer Freddy Njau, aka Slikback, has slowly been infecting club music with his abrasive and entirely future focussed sound over the course of the last few years. His burgeoning influence rides the crest of the wave of interest in the electronic music
Image: Unax LaFuente Avant-pop star and producer Arca has announced the follow up to her lauded album KiCK i, titled KICK ii. The news comes alongside the release of a new single and music video from the upcoming album, Born Yesterday which features Sia. The unexpected collaboration sees Sia lend
Romanian-born Toronto-bred DJ and producer Simina Grigoriu is an example of an artist who has put in the work to achieve incredible accolades during her decade-long career. Cutting her teeth in the industry as a DJ, she made the inevitable transition to production. Her sound finds itself amongst the haze
From queer protest art to the meeting of two techno giants, these are the releases that caught our attention this week. In no particular order, here’s what we have on repeat: Faithless – Everybody, Everybody After the release of last year’s All Blessed, it was clear that Sister Bliss and
Image: Dias When approaching Space Afrika’s latest album and first for label Dais, it’s necessary to understand that this work is informed foremost by the complexities of displacement and Black British diasporic identity. But then Space Afrika have always focalised their work on these sorts of convolutions, arriving at genrefluid
Image: Planet Mu Despite the fate of the dance floor still very much hanging in the balance around the world, 2021 has been an alarmingly triumphant year for footwork. This year alone, we have been graced with albums which have shifted the genres in ways we have not thought possible.
Image: Gloriette The breakup album is often a significant turning point in the scope of an artist’s oeuvre. There’s no real blueprint for them, rather they exist as asymptotes of the various ways we as humans process and experience grief. This near impossible task of expressing the trauma of heartbreak
Image: Isaac Lamb London DJ and producer SHERELLE will be the next artist to contribute to fabric’s ongoing fabric presents mix series. The BEAUTIFUL label head and Hooversound founder will join a roster of artists including Overmono and Motor City Drum Ensemble when she releases a mix and compilation album
