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Mixtape: DjRum selects his top piano cuts

To celebrate the release of DjRum’s trilogy pack on 2nd Drop Records we interviewed the London based producer and asked him to select his top piano cuts featuring; Alice Coltrane, Arvo Pärt, Terry Riley, Tim Hecker, Grouper, LV, Aphex Twin and Chris Clark.

Mixtape: Montezumas Rache & Dominik Von Senger

Montezumas Rache and Dominik Von Senger’s soberly-titled ‘EP’ has a lot to offer with its mind-bending elixir of eerie funk, ambientish tropes and drawn bars of mesmeric kraut grooves. We sat back with the triplet to find out more about their one-off studio session, MZR’s raison d’être and asked them to select some of their most influential cuts.

Mixtape: S Olbricht

In advance of his off kilter debut album on Lobster Theremin, Farbweschel co-founder S Olbricht pulls together a few tracks to whet your appetite.

Best Releases: April 2016

Our April roundup is here and all set to disclose some of the past month’s finest fragrances! The selection makes for a bracing shower of hefty floor artillery, washed-out smooth sailers and other shady night hunters. Get locked!

Multi Culti – The Sound of the Universe

Whilst the ‘Moon Faze Sun Gaze’ compilation keeps slowly disclosing its treasures, we caught up with Multi Culti head honcho Thomas Von Party to discuss the label’s genre-mangling ethos, strictly limited Cult Box and even went for an in-depth track-by-track headcount. Stream Von Party’s tantric revamp of Manfredas ‘Glasswalk’ within.

Best Releases: March 2016

From Low Jack’s massive new LP on the ever-vanguard Modern Love to DJ Slyngshot’s debut effort out of the Yappin circle for the newborn Place No Blame, onto Suzanne Kraft’s summer-flavored ‘DJ Safety Track’ for Stuttgart’s finest Kitjen, there’s been full flocks of nuggets flying aplenty. Here’s our recap.

Mixtape: Rue De Plaisance

Jean-Claude Catel aka Varoslav, reputed DJ, producer and proud owner of Paris based “Rue De Plaisance” imprint selects 10 of his favourite tracks from his imprint and goes in depth about his eclectic compilation ‘Le Son De La Rue’.

Mixtape: Africaine 808

We caught up with DJ Nomad to speak studio work ethos, creative freedom, youth influences and chunks of their Berlin experience. Icing on the cake, the Vulkan Dance sachem selected 10 of his favourite African folk songs and a bit more than that for y’all to enjoy!

Mixtape: Nick Craddock (Gateway To Zen)

London based DJ and Gateway To Zen co-founder Nick Craddock selects 10 tracks for our mixtape series and discusses his journey into electronic music ahead of Make Me’s party at Corsica Studios on 20th February with DJ Bone, Pearson Sound and Jane Fitz.

Best Music Videos of 2015

This year we felt that a lot of up-and-coming artists who we didn’t know last year made their mark with plenty of potential to be explored in depth. Here’s our pick of the best music videos of 2015.

Best Albums of 2015

From hallucinogenic ambient techno to jazz-infused electronic and bold lo-fi house groovers onto unearthly deep-house gems, these are our favourite albums of 2015.

Best Tracks of 2015

It’s this time of the year again: Best of lists are back! You hate them, right? Well, don’t be such a grinch. This best tracks list’s only purpose is to dispense a tiny dose of what’s been, once again, a brilliant year for musical creation, with plenty more than just dozens of top-notch EPs and albums.