These days it is hard to find a festival where you can put your trust blindly into the unknown. The cozy vibe, slick and friendly organisation and stellar musical programming made Meakusma Festival 2017 in Belgium one of the most profound weekend experiences of the year.
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We caught up for a quick-fire chat with Belgium based artist Nosedrip as he opens up on the width of the Belgium scene and gets us to discover the story behind his unique approach to music.
Premiere: Ladan – Spectres
Joining the gloomy realms of nocturnal and frantic deep techno, Italian imprint Sublunar was conceived earlier this year by Dagdrom and Ilian Tape affiliate Sciahri. Following three
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Kepler 452b announce debut event in Berlin with Nuel, Vladimir Ivkovic, Stefan Schneider and more
Joining the dots between Berlin, Milan, Shanghai and San Francisco – Kepler 452b is an ongoing multi-location project aiming to connect people around the world. Scheduled to
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Manuela Benetton announces new concerts w/ The Speaker, Charlemagne Palestine, Ellen Fullman and more
Following the success of last year’s Church series, the event’s curator and producer Manuela Benetton announced three new concerts to take place on September, October and November
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Waking Life 2017: A Rebirth Of Consciousness
Small-scale festivals usually focus on proportionate lineups, trying to offer a homogeneic musical journey, but Waking Life’s approach felt different, scattering 70+ acts across three dance floors. The overall Waking Life experience was one of constant discovery and wonder.
Belgium’s Meakusma Festival unveil line up for second edition in Eupen
After an incredible debut edition last year, Meakusma have unveiled the lineup to the sophomore iteration of the festival, which’ll see them take over various venues
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Premiere: Smagghe & Cross – MMMMMMM (Samo DJ & Pedrodollar Remix)
To coincide with Huntleys + Palmers 10 year celebrations, the Glasgow based imprint will release ‘MMMMMMM‘ EP from Smagghe & Cross on 25th August 2017. The vinyl
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Shores Of Perception: Waking Life Festival
Ahead of our attendance at the debut edition of Waking Life festival, taking place between 17 – 20 August at a lake near the medieval town of Crato in northern Alentejo in Portugal, we caught up with the Waking Life team to discover how it all began.
Precipitation
Canadian producer Precipitation unveils his multi-faceted personality as he talks up his evolution as a musician, his special inclination for sampling, relationship with Vancouver and future plans as Precipitation and his new project alongside Soft Fit named Aquatic Language.
Premiere: Ikpathua – Oboo (Machine Woman Art Rework)
Best things always come in threes and so does the upcoming release on Noorden; after a stellar debut two years ago, UK producer Ikpathua returns to the Cologne-based imprint
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Premiere: Second Storey – Attack of the Modlings
Established in 1999 by DJ Glow, TRUST triangulates on the Vienna-Berlin-Detroit axis, exploring the mazy architectures of classical electro with an avant-garde approach and claiming “a firm
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Premiere: Ramleh – Religion (Black Seed Remix)
Ahead of the release of Ramleh’s new album, two artists of the new noise scene Parrish Smith and Black Seed have remixed two of Ramleh’s tracks
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Capablanca
We caught up with “the label honcho with a poncho” Hugo Capablanca to find out more about his fizzy and multicolour sonic realm full of unconventional stories and now richer of a debut EP, ‘Lap Top Less Dance’.
Offen Music announce ‘Metaclaw’ featuring remixes by Gordon Pohl and Gilbert Cohen
Offen Music is one of those record labels that oozes personality, in this case delineating the multi-faceted Salon des Amateurs resident Vladimir Ivkovic. However Vladimir isn’t to be considered
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Premiere: The Barking Dogs – SWB
Under the name of The Barking Dogs hide two of the driving forces behind Milan’s electronic music scene, notably known for their eclectic Discosafari parties which they’ve been running since
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