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: Hyperdub The West has always had an unhealthy appetite for Asian aesthetics. Perhaps due to its stark contrast to European austerity and chaste rigidity, the aesthetic conventions of Japan have become some of the most appropriated and fetishised. It’s even given rise to an entire counter-culture of non-Japanese people
Image: Hyperdub Harnessing the potential for sound to literally shape space is a rare skill, yet it’s one that seems to come organically for London based composer, producer and DJ Lee Gamble. As a sonic sculptor, Gamble creates the sort of work that feels three dimensional in its scope; pieces
Image by Ishita Singh Identity politics in electronic music have always been a bit skewed. What began as a form of black queer expression evolved into the mainstream archetype of the cis-gender white male playing music for his ilk at the likes of Ultra and Tomorrowland. More often than not
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Image: Young It’s strange to think that Agor is Koreless’s first album. In the ten years since his debut single 4D, the Welsh producer has carved a path for himself which has garnered him recognition as one of electronic music’s foremost innovators. Arriving at the moment the bombastic maximalism of
Image by Estudio Primo The arc suggested by French electronic ambient composer and multi-instrumentalist Colleen’s latest offering, The Tunnel and the Clearing, is simple. It is a journey from darkness to light, from one opening to the next. However, Colleen’s invocation of this journey takes what is otherwise a linear
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With each leaning towards futuristic experimentalism, improvisation, and the bending of genre tropes, these are the releases that caught our attention this week. In no particular order: bonebrokk- The Astral Catalyst The Astral Catalyst is the first track released from the EP of the same name by Athens producer bonebrokk.
Image by Agata Ferrando From vintage 80’s Euro-synthwave to experimental West African IDM, these are the releases that caught our attention this week. In no particular order: Ikram Bouloum – Ha-bb 5 (EP) As a conversation between the sounds of Bouloum’s Moroccan heritage and the aesthetics of Western electronic
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Bicep ft. Clara La San| Saku (single) |Ninja Tune Release Date: 17 November, 2020 ‘Isles’ LP Release Date: 22 January 2020 As they’ve traversed the ins and outs of all facets of the electronic music world; finding inspiration in a plethora of genres and influences, Belfast-born now London-based electronic duo
Dutch music producer Bastian Benjamin has released his riveting music video for his latest single ‘Concrete’, with creative direction from Bastian himself. Beginning his musical career at the age of eighteen years with his debut single ‘Come Close’, now 21-year-old Bastian has announced that he will be releasing his album
