Motor City Drum Ensemble finds human connection on triumphant mix for fabric
Image: Fabric The concept of the recorded DJ mix has never been more relevant than in our current moment. In the absence of nightclubs and music venues, DJs turned to recorded cont
Shygirl releases raunchy new single, ‘BDE’
Image by Trinity Ellis You’d be forgiven for feeling as if Shygirl seemingly arrived out of nowhere with her infectiously cool brand of sex positive Y2K nostalgia. Following her
Ripatti explores footwork on new album ‘Fun is Not a Straight Line’
Image: Planet Mu Derived from ghetto house and hip hop, footwork may not be your immediate point of reference when considering the work of Finnish producer Sasu Ripatti, AKA Vladis
Wanton Witch demystifies the other on beguiling debut album
Image: NON NON NON Electronic music has a long history of being the medium of choice for trans artists. From as far back as 1968 when Wendy Carlos played the works of Bach by way o
Cold Cave’s new wave on ‘Fate in Seven Lessons’ is nostalgic to a fault
Image: Heartworm Press It’s no secret that Cold Cave, the moniker and ever evolving band of American darkwave and synth pop artist Wesley Eisold, owes a lot to the past. In many
Weekly Roundup: releases we’ve had on repeat
Image by Rob Walbers From acid induced Miami bass to an eleven minute reworking of a disco magnum opus, these are the releases that caught our attention this week. In no particular
Elektro Guzzi challenge techno conventions on new album, ‘TRIP’
Image by Casper Maare The term ‘techno’ can be quite controversial in the world of electronic music. Depending who you are talking to, ‘techno’ has become somewhat of an in
Colleen flirts with dream pop on new album, ‘The Tunnel and the Clearing’
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
Julia Govor explores aliens and alienation on sophomore EP, ‘Winter Mute’
Image by Sasha Smolina Finding a sense of nuance in the consistent thud of techno is not an easy feat, which makes Julia Govor’s brand of techno a bit of a rarity. The New York b
Luke Slater’s ‘DIALOGUE’ is a captivating commentary on communication, socialisation and isolation
Image courtesy 3D Agency If anything the pandemic has come to affirm, it is that we are inherently social creatures. The global lockdown and periods of self-isolation brought with
