DJ and producer Alex Wilcox found his way to Berlin by way of Austin, Texas, determined to f*** some shit up. The tracks he makes speak directly toward this modus operandi. They play like hyperactive, erratic Frankenstein’s monsters of dance music’s most propulsive styles and sounds, stitched together into fluorescent
Bass / footwork / jersey club / minimal techno / Progressive House / Techno
In the decade since his last solo LP, Marcel Dettman has solidified his status as an icon in underground techno. His position as Berghain resident and work with legendary labels such as Ostgut Ton and his own MDR and Bad Manners has made him one of the most influential artists
acid techno / ambient / Darkwave / Industrial / minimal techno / Synthwave / Techno / vapourwave
Many artists capture emotions in their music, but few are able to invent new ones. Born Pablo Piña Hernandez, Mexican electronic music producer and founder of the Akumandra record label, Sainte Vie is one of the rare musicians who can. His otherworldly bass riffs hit home with serious force. His
Taken from her upcoming debut EP Fuoriorario, out tomorrow on Evar Records, on The Darkness Within, Italy’s NARA offers a full display of her skills in spatial music making. Taking hard hitting, big room techno a step further, NARA turns her demented production into a 3D rendering of madness. A
acid techno / hard techno / industrial techno / Premiere / Rave / Techno
Canadian musician Rich Aucoin loves a challenge. In 2007, he famously supported the release of his EP Personal Publication with a country wide tour of Canada, travelling between cities entirely by bicycle. It was a feat of endurance that appealed to Aucoin’s innate maximalism, an instinct later reinforced by the
exclusive interview / French house / Producer / synthave / synthesisers / Synthpop / Tech House / Techno
A pioneer in the House and Techno space in Africa, homegrown DJ Dino Moran prepares to perform where it all began. In 2023, Dino will take to the decks to give the audience a musical experience that he perfected through 25 years of delivering set after set of dance-ready house
It was surprising to learn that French electronic musician and DJ MAGA has his origins in South Africa. But then, you can hear it in his approach to music. The minimal, low-key tech that MAGA both plays and creates has the same sort of languid, breezy energy as Cape Town,
The journey that I.JORDAN has been on lately has been a deeply personal one. It’s a gift then that they should choose to share the intimacy of this moment with us, as they have done through their recent string of double single releases. We’ve essentially been witnessing their coming out,
acid techo / Breakbeats / House / lo-fi house / Tech / Techno / trance
Last year, Berlin by way of Istanbul DJ and producer Nene H released her debut album and one of the most poignant techno releases in recent memory. A cenotaph to her father, Ali was a work rooted in grief but which confronted grief’s lesser seen faces. The grief Nene H
German duo Schwefelgelb have always preferred to refer to their techno as ‘body music.’ Indeed, theirs is one of the most programmed to propulsive to come out of Berlin, full of heart pounding bass and incessant, relentless beats. Their body music takes no prisoners, and has always done so by
