The combination of obscure venue locations, sophisticated lighting design and diverse programming carved out a strong aesthetic for the festival – Unsound impressed. Big time.
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45 ACP: Turn On The Night
45 ACP offers an audio wilderness full of nostalgia-charged bells and retro synth streamers, smooth sliding in between loose house motifs and a more organic techno lifeblood.
Roman Flügel: Monday Brain
Music lovers will indulge and gorge upon the six tracks of the release, whether it’s the drifting melancholy of ‘Teenage Engineering’, the heavy acid flows of ‘Church of Dork’, or the numbingly beautiful ‘Picnic for Players’, there are some stellar moments throughout.
Inverted Audio launch event series: Young Male (live) at Bussey Building
Inverted Audio announce a new series of events focused on the darker realms of experimental electronic music and visual installations at the Bussey Building in Peckham.
Attitudes in Error: Vplay EP
The mysterious Berlin based imprint returns with an intriguing new direction not completely devoid of that distinctive sound which ties Acting Press releases together.
Premiere: Marquis Hawkes ‘When I Get Home’
Take a listen to Marquis Hawkes soul-infused house track ‘When I Get Home‘, taken from his forthcoming ‘Sweet’ EP, scheduled for release on 30 October on Fabric’s Houndstooth imprint…relax it’s summer again.
Comm•une bring Ptaki, General Ludd, Tom Blip & O’flynn to Dance Tunnel
Comm•une return to Dance Tunnel on Friday 23rd October with Polish duo Ptaki, and Glasgow based production duo General Ludd, plus support from Tom Blip & O’flynn of Blip Discs and Synamatix.
Lipelis: Edits
Russian producer Lipelis emerges on L.I.E.S. with a tasty three-tracker of smooth-sailing, disco-sweating edits. One of the most compelling output released by the Long Island stable in recent times.
Secretsundaze Carnival Du Freak Halloween Party: The Black Madonna, Trus’me & Kassem Mosse (live) at Shapes
Secretsundaze invite you to dress up to get down for a halloween party that will see The Black Madonna grace East London’s Shapes Warehouse, alongside Prime Numbers imprint Trus’me, plus a live set from Kassem Mosse.
Sonic Router closes website to focus on record label
Sonic Router’s editor Oli Marlow has shared a statement through his imprints Facebook page announcing the closure of the editorial side of the website in order to to focus on developing Sonic Router Records.
Kelly Lee Owens
With tastes that vary from the grittiest club fare to wispy shoegaze pop, plus a history of working in various London based record stores, we took the chance to get to know more about the world of Kelly Lee Owens.
Vangelis Katsoulis: The Sleeping Beauties Remixed
Into The Light couldn’t have chosen a stronger collection of producers to represent the work of Vangelis Katsoulis and the outcome is quite spectacular.
Win tickets to Moodymann at Studio 338 plus Lobster Theremin vinyl + tote
Win a pair of tickets to Percolate & Mad Ferret’s event with Moodymann, Christopher Rau, Space Dimension Controller at Studio 338, plus vinyl editions of Snow Bone’s “Protoplanetary” EP and Gilmer Galibard’s “Brain Poacher” EP.
Damiano Von Erckert: Also Known As Good
Love Based Music, was a tour de force of colourful house and winning sketches, and while there are many great moments to be found on this follow-up, it lacks the consistency and energy of Damiano’s debut.
A Guide to Unsound Festival 2015
Ahead of Unsound 2015 here are our pickings from one of the most diverse festivals we’ve seen, incorporating screenings, installations and panel discussions interspersed alongside eclectic music performances.
PLO Man: Stations Of The Elevated
While PLO Man’s core sounds may not be daring in their nature, here they are elegantly assembled and draw the listener in through structure as much as texture.