Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Multi-talented British artist GAIKA has just dropped his debut full-length album ‘BASIC VOLUME’ via Flying Lotus label Warp Records, who have described the artist’s sound as “gothic dancehall and industrial electronics“, which is an excellent description, seeing as though this is a genre-defying artist who takes
dancehall / debut / debut album / Electronic / experimental / glitch / grunge / Hip-Hop / Industrial / London / new / New Album / New Music / R&B / United Kingdom
The popular East London station Radar Radio has reportedly closed it’s doors following sexual harassment accusations and it’s hugely toxic working environment, owing £4 million and £500k in closing costs. In its annual report filed to Company House, the UK company reports losses of just over £1.3 million, owing debt
In September last year, San Francisco lost a beloved member of their community: well-known and adored DJ and LGBTQ activist Bubbles Bubblesynski was brutally shot down on the very street that Bubbles could often be seen performing impromptu DJ sets on. Bubbles was an indispensable part of the underground dance
Dance / DJ / electro / Electronic / House / lgbtq / London / new / New EP / New Music / new release / Pride / Release / United Kingdom
In light of their upcoming 19th birthday party, fabric have announced the first acts to appear at the party – running for a massive 30 hours from Saturday, October 20th. The 12 acts that have been announced so far, featuring Craig Richards, Joy Orbison, Jay Clarke, Sonja Moonear, Dax J,
DVS1 / Electronic / experimental / Fabric / fabric live / House / Jay Clarke / JOY ORBISON / London / Techno
Appearing as a guest speaker at the annual Performing Arts Medicine Association symposium in Orange County, California – English producer and composer James Blake revealed his experiences with mental illness, and the strain that immersion in the arts can place on artists mental health and the stigma surrounding the subject
ambient / Composer / Electronic / James Blake / London / Mental Health / Soul / United Kingdom
“For me personally, the foundations of nature, in the broadest sense (including us), carry the most beauty and maddening incomprehensibility. The more something is distilled, the more its beauty is crystallised.” Self reflection in complete isolation; the immerse in nature and introspection of the self, and the world around us.
ambient / Electronic / experimental / London / Max Cooper / Mesh / Techno / United Kingdom
London duo Majik burst into the scene in 2015 with their debut single which, alongside subsequent track releases, saw the pair quickly gain fans and support in all the right places. Selling out two headline shows in the UK capital, and being named ‘Best Electronic Act‘ at the Unsigned Music
London producer Zapatilla has just released his sophomore EP Concrete Words. The title track, ‘Concrete Words’ opens with a spotlit grand piano and a lone voice quivering in the ether, two minutes later we’re climbing aboard a motoric baseline, arms aloft amid the harmonies and handclaps of another Zapatilla mega-structure.
Electronic / experimental / London / Should / United Kingdom / Zap Records / Zapatilla
English producer James Blake has shared a new song called ‘Don’t Miss It‘ in collaboration with Mount Kimbie’s Dom Maker. Initially debuted on Blake’s BBC Radio 1 residency, then uploaded to YouTube. The collaborative single ‘Don’t Miss It’ follows another collaboration, the 17-minute opus ‘Look Ma No Hands‘ created with the legendary
ambient / Dom Maker / Electronic / experimental / James Blake / London / mount kimbie / United Kingdom
Interview by Shannon Lawlor Christopher Ward, better known as Tropics is London-based singer, songwriter and producer. Since 2010, Tropics has shaken the electronic and pop realms with his ability to cast mesmerising and seductive atmospheres over soulful, and uniquely produced electronic pieces and textural sound excursions. From the immersive, dub-stylings
