If you live in Ireland, you get fairly used to waking up to the sound of raindrops on glass, then pulling the blinds to let a few shades of grey ooze in. And if it’s […]
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Outer limits grime abstraction on Mosca – Touchie Riddim
Copenhagen label FLUF has been prolifically releasing deviant abstract electronic music since 2017, fuelled by future sonics and a self-effacing sarcasm that transcends any pseudo academic pitfalls. I’ve said it before, but the regular type-font […]
‘Post-world rave’ meets refinement on Åmnfx – Balletechno
Russian artist Åmnfx never feels the need to stay in his lane, blurring the lines between techno, house ambient, breaks, synth minimalism and neoclassical piano composition on his many releases since he started recording over […]
Fist-up dance floor defiance on Louisahhh’s Feral Rhythm
The clue’s in the title here — Louisahhh’s new EP Feral Rhythm is a straight-up classic call to arms track about dancefloor escapism. The Paris-based New Yorker hits the club with a techno-punk snarl and […]
An epic polar journey on Chris Watson’s Glastonbury Ocean Soundscape
Poor Stormzy. The young grime kingpin woke up on Sunday after one of the most memorable, defiant and defining Glastonbury headline shows in years – a peak moment for UK hip-hop and urban music that’ll […]
Colossal rave mutations on Varya Karpova & Vanya Koreya – Extrapolation
Dutch label New York Haunted released a free download compilation last week called In Debt To the Preset, a warm-hearted tribute to famous synth presets, warning: “This is not some ironic hipster joke, this is […]
New wave synth pirate tales on XUXA SANTAMARIA – Rudos del Mar
Finding an unlikely sweet spot between dance music, mythology, political theory, fine art and feminism, XUXA SANTAMARIA’s new track ‘Rudos del Mar’ kicks against the pricks in a swirl of synth euphoria. The Oakland-based duo […]
