Image: Awesome Tapes From Africa To say that South Africa may be experiencing a cultural Renaissance may not be completely unfounded. From the meme sensation of Jerusalema to Beyoncé dressed by Rich Mnisi, South Africa’s pop culture has never felt more prevalent in the first world. And with the success
Image: Ninja Tune Who might have suspected that behind the assuredly cool exterior of 박혜진 Park Hye Jin, would lie such vast feelings of loneliness and alienation? Then again, considering that the Korean DJ and producer has practically been nomadic over the course of the past three years, a sense
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Image by Bethany Vargas Six years ago, Los Angeles producer TOKiMONSTA was diagnosed with a strange and rare brain disease which caused her to temporarily lose her hearing and her ability to perceive music. Two years and two brain surgeries later she mostly re-learnt the process of music making, an
Image: Melody As Truth The word that comes to mind when considering the body of work from Los Angeles native Suzanne Kraft is evolving. The producer and multi-instrumentalist has always maintained an aura of L.A cool melancholy, first introduced on 2011’s disco influenced Green Flash EP, then extracted and isolated
Tycho | Weather | Ninja Tune Release Date: 12 July 2019 A swooning dreamscape dotted with sweetened electronic melodies, exploring textural playtime in colour and tenderness. Bright and upbeat, yet bubbling with depth and reflection; sculpting a new day, a glow throughout the seasons – introspective and tenderly aware. Multi
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Article by Maya-Rose Torrão Underground electronic queen Astronautica has just announced the release of her third full length album ‘Death Valley’, which is scheduled to be released on the 24th of August this year. This release will be launched through distribution and record company Alpha Pup, who have worked with
SOPHIE | Oil of Every Pearls Un-Insides | Future Classic / MSMSMSM Release date: 15 June 2018 Written by Jenna Dreisenstock Drenched syrup-swirl; a hallucinatory richness screams The Birth of Venus, the reveal and a shimmering pearl curling in picturesque shine in a nude pop-layered, mermaid-sweetened melody. A dreamlike playfulness
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Innovative producer Flying Lotus has released a new single titled ‘Heroes Pt. 5‘ – The last in this year’s Adult Swim Singles Program, and features SFX samples and dialogue from the beloved Dragonball anime series. Stream ‘Heroes Pt. 5’ by Flying Lotus below – For more information follow Flying Lotus
In light of their upcoming album ‘Banker’s Hill’ – California based, experimental post-rock duo El Ten Eleven have released a mesmerizing new video to accompany their first single ‘Phenomenal Problems’ – a hypnotic first glimpse into the duo’s ever explorative sound. A combination of spellbinding performance and immersive timbres –
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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
