Image courtesy Planet Mu Contrary to her name, Jana Rush seems to find solace in slowness. The iconic Chicago native DJ and producer (also known as JaRu) released her debut album Pariah in 2017, after twelve years in the game of Chicago footwork. It was a statement from a veteran;
Image courtesy Sotto Voice Most fans of electronic music will probably agree that the form saw the peak of its golden era in the 21st century from the mid-2000s to the early 2010s. This boom saw largely underground styles such as dubstep, drum & bass, and fidget suddenly burst forward
Image by Zydre Venckus Mark Reeve is the sort of techno legend who has quietly made a name for himself over the course of his career. Having moved to Germany from England fifteen years ago, Reeve sought out the scene that would embrace and develop his particular sound. That sound
Image courtesy Italians Do It Better Amidst news that popular synthpop outfit The Chromatics were breaking up, it was glaringly obvious that Jonny Jewel was missing in action. The American record producer and founder of the Italians Do It Better label seemed to be preoccupied with Madonna, at least by
Image by Zanele Muholi It makes a ridiculous amount of sense that Desire Marea should tap prolific queer South African photographer Zanele Muholi to shoot the cover for their immaculate debut album, DESIRE. No one else could have captured the multifaceted visionary quite like Muholi. Marea is an artist who
Image by Rosie Marks It’s surprising that someone as iconic as Joy Orbison should put out their first full length release twelve years into their career. Since his debut in 2009, Orbison has enjoyed an illustrious métier as one of the foremost innovators on the U.K underground, all off the
Image by Sabrina Feige From retro-futurist remixes to a single produced by some of the most innovative minds in contemporary music, we roundup our favourite releases of the week. In no particular order: Alex Virgo / Purple Disco Machine: Playbox (Alex Virgo Remix) Purple Disco Machine has become synonymous with
Image courtesy Toolroom It’s no secret that the world of electronic music is a bit of a boys club. The narrative of bedroom producer to major festival headliner is one most often associated with young male acts in the vein of Martin Garrix and Madeon. This is why when fierce
Image copyright Florian Schmitt Boris Brejcha once said of his infamous carnival mask facade, “starting with the mask makes people go crazy. Removing it later is even better.” It’s a sentiment that could easily be applied to the artist’s music as well. Brejcha has a particular habit for dropping multiple
Image by Seb JJ Peters You should be excited by Saoirse. The London based DJ and producer is one who is charging forward into the future of electronic music, alongside similarly captivating and invigorating acts such as Sherelle and TSHA. This group of diverse, non-cis-male innovators are shattering the boundaries
