Scheduled to take place between Wednesday 28 August to Sunday 1st September 2019, the seventh edition of Berlin Atonal is geared up to be the most
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Results1101Premiere: Bary Center – Devine Intermission
Following up to a tape release courtesy of ’80s pioneers Le Scrambled Debutante, San Francisco’s Jacktone Records resurfaces this summer with ‘Almost Heaven‘, the new album from
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Premiere: Julio Victoria – Tres
To those familiar with the South American scene, the name of Julio Victoria will undoubtedly ring a bell. Having plied his trade modernising traditional Colombian music
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Imaginary Softwoods: Gold Fiction Loop Garden
Three years after its initial release, ‘Gold Fiction Loop Garden’ finally receives a widespread release via Field Records – the perfect soundtrack to a day spent foraging for mushrooms.
Deepchord & The Chi Factory at The Pickle Factory
Dutch promoter ISOTOOP gave The Pickle Factory an ambient makeover, bringing Deepchord and The Chi Factory to London for the second leg of their European tour.
Félicia Atkinson reflects on her latest album ‘The Flower And The Vessel’ for Shelter Press
Keen to learn more about the roots and shoots of her subtle craft, recording methods and matters such as the sacred in art, we caught up with French producer Félicia Atkinson to discover more about her tenth album ‘The Flower And The Vessel’ out now on Shelter Press.
Listen to The Press Group new compilation ‘Summer Hits Vol.1’
If you’re a fellow IA reader there’s many chances you’ve got to taste a bit of The Press Group‘s exquisitely lush blends of breaksy, stuff-of-dreams ambient
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Albrecht La’Brooy: Healesville
‘Healesville’ is pitched as an album to soothe the soul in troubled times and it undoubtedly meets its ambitions. It is the pause button for modern life, an essential piece of augmented reality that rubs at the fraying caused by every day anxiety.
IA MIX 309 Ewan Jansen & Jimpster
With Ewan Jansen’s latest number freshly out on Jimpster’s Freerange Records, this felt like the perfect occasion to ask Ewan for a mix. Used to performing live exclusively, he opted for a distinct way of doing it: Ewan selected a solid batch of cuts – including a lot of unheard gems from his vaults, for Jimpster to pick from and smoothly weave together. Pull out the shades, beach towel and sunscreen, summer vibes are on.
Clark: Kiri Variations
After amassing a discography crammed with ravey goodness, left-field producer Clark turns on a dime to deliver ‘Kiri Variations’, a long-player bearing more similarity to baroque chamber music than anything compiled for a dance floor.
Leif: Loom Dream
Leif continues to provide a diversion from the mainstream crash and thud of banal house music and although ‘Loom Dream’ misses an opportunity to showcase an alternative to that world, it’s still an imaginative piece that you should pick up, go back to and revel in its indigenous beauty.
Premiere: Pye Corner Audio – Sentinels
Following two instalments in the collection, Spanish label Modern Obscure Music return this summer with a third volume in their ‘Ritual Rhythms‘ VA series, subtitled ‘of
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Premiere: Furious Frank – Dream Of Love (606 Trance Mix)
Two years after the release of his latest EP, ‘Magic Mountain‘ on Ken Oath Records, Aussie producer Furious Frank reemerges this summer on Paper-Cuts with ‘Dream
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Dots: Dots
Dots sits firmly at the dead serious, black-turtlenecked end of this scale. It’s a shimmering exercise in restraint, poise and cognitive infiltration; never overtly loud or intense, yet incredibly effective at worming its way to the depths of your psyche.
Raving under the Midnight Sun: Solstice Festival 2019
In a world of endless iterations of soulless festivals filled with advertising and mass-marketing, cliches and tired stereotypes, when something like Finland’s brand new festival Solstice emerges you’re a fool not to grab it while it lasts.
Premiere: Unknown Mobile – Looping Truths And Expectations
Getting a call from an unknown mobile may bother, especially late at night, but getting a call from Unknown Mobile is a whole other story. When
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