We caught up with Milán Zaks aka DJ Sports to discuss the making of his new album on Firecracker Recordings, his close relationship with his brother Natal aka Central and the evolution of the Regelbau family.
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Results1108Campfire Headphase: Sad City talks up his upcoming live sunrise set at Farr Festival 2017
Responsible for one of last year’s most strikingly beautiful ambient albums, Sad City talks up debuting his new live set at our Campfire Headphase stage at Farr Festival and goes into his working relationship with Emotional Response founder Chuggy and Nick Williams, head of R&S Records sub-label Meda Fury, which led to the release of ‘Shapes In Formation’.
In Perspective: Michael Vallera
His most recent piece, the dazzling and thoughtful ‘Vivid Flu’, mirrors the complexity of today’s multi-vectorial communication systems and endless interfacing that so often come out on existential vacuums and deep identity crisis. Firmly anchored in this era of uncertainty, and looking at this exacting reality through its own magnifying glass, Vallera’s work wholly deserved a new scan.
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: Viers – A Moment In The Machine
There was the mother ship Shall Not Fade and its offshoots SNF White and Lost Palms, now you can add Dream Of Dystopia to the Bristol imprint’s
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S.O.N.S: Shimokitazawa One Night Stand
Third in the ‘One Night Stand’ series, ‘Shimokitazawa ONS’ perpetuates the sonic identity established by the first couple EPs, letting S.O.N.S’ sure shot amalgams of organic ambientisms, ayahuasca-fueled multivision scope and supple groovy flexions do the talk in splendid fashion.
Premiere: Willis Anne & Vonverhille – wav1
Started last year with an inaugural split tape from label owner Vonverhille and Punk Is Dada, rapidly followed by five other records, Maturre are now back with their
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In Perspective: Ligovskoï
After a promising debut outing on the more techno-oriented Parisian label DEMENT3D, Ligovskoï recently returned with the brilliant ‘Mana’, a five-tracker rife with an outright fascinating amalgam of dust-caked atmospherics, spiritual streams and droney hum. We caught up with Nikolaï and Valerio as they open up on the roots of their new record, overall studio methods and their work as a tandem and through the distance.
First Listen: Solid Steel Radio – James Heather
Known to Ninja Tune collaborators as the label’s head of communications, James Heather is also a man of artistic expression himself. The well-kept secret of his creative
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Solitary Dancer ‘Transmitting To Heaven’
Returning to Midland’s Graded imprint after an excellent excursion on Dark Entries, the Solitary Dancer is as beguiling as ever on the emphatic ‘Transmitting To Heaven’. Read our review inside as you stream an exclusive cut ‘Birth Of Saturn’.
Premiere: Royer – Face Of Blue
Having collated releases for the sister label of Steve Mizek’s Argot, Tasteful Nudes, Moomin’s imprint Closer, LA-based Material Image as well as Lobster Theremin and its
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Premiere: Leo James – The Centre Of Time
Since his solo debut on his own imprint Body Language back in 2015, the output of Australian producer Leo James has been synonym with choice blends
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Premiere: Howes – Untitled
Doing the splits between Salford, Glasgow, County Durham and Middlesbrough, Cong Burn is – despite the geographic distance – no less of a tight-knit collective, revolving
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Burial releases new 10″ via Hyperdub
This morning Hyperdub Records dropped a surprise 10″ from Burial featuring two new tracks of murky experimental electronics and quintessentially dystopian soundscapes. ‘Subtemple’ echoes the eternal Burial classic of
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Listen back to Toshiya Tsunoda’s European Prog-Rock mix for Newtype Rhythms
Newtype Rhythms comes to you this week with a focus on a far-off place and sound – European Prog Rock from the ’70s – what’s even
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Premiere: Meze – P.S.14
It takes ample time to set up a cohesively-built catalogue, and HomeMadeZucchero clearly don’t haggle over the care put in each step of the release process. Launched
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