Over the past five years, Matthew Watt bka Killawatt polished his roily dub and droney techno sonics through a constant influx of choice releases for various imprints. Released last year via Simon
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Premiere: Hidden Turn – How To
Hidden Turn’s first incursion on Doc Scott’s 31 Recordings came two years ago with the release of ‘Big Dirty’ – Today we are glad to present the transcending ‘How To’, a deep spiralling cut built around a forcible broken-beat backbone, as dubbed-out synth whirls, riffling organic echoes and wailing distorted layers keep swashing in suspended motion.
Dekmantel 2016
We certainly had high expectations when stepping in the deliciously green setting of Amsterdamse Bos for the very first time. The planets aligned for a perfect weekend of partying at Dekmantel: a chilled vibe and the opulent nature immediately absorbing us into their friendly arms, plus the cream of the crop of contemporary electronic music. Here is our remembrance from these intense four-days of raving in the woods.
Unsound Dislocation Project: Announcement part 2
After unveiling a first wave of names for their Dislocation Project which is said to focus on “exploring the collapsed relationship between periphery and centre, the shifting idea of borders, and the specificity of place”, Unsound just revealed the second part of the events’ line-up, which’ll be staggered between 2016 and 2018 all around the globe.
Saturnalia Festival 2016 (Milan): Alex Coulton, Rezzett, The Bug, Zuli
The three-day event will feature a large cast of artists, from electro Chabi Zuli, The Trilogy Tapes-related duo Rezzett, The Bug sharing stage with Israeli vocalist Miss Red onto NTS resident Nkisi who’ll display her mixture of tribal-inflected, high-speed techno and grime.
Unsound Dislocation Project: Forest Swords, Konstantin, Moritz von Oswald
Unsound’s Dislocation Project will be articulated around a series of events taking place all around the globe, starting from big cities as New York, London, Toronto and Adelaide to then focus on the local scene in remote places of Central Asia, Caucasus and the former URSS.
Facta talks up his Bloc debut ‘Alsatian / Scotch Mist EP’
Bristol based producer Facta discusses his debut release on Bloc and his involvement with the label, plus his affiliation with Bristol’s vibrant music scene and what he has planned next.
Andy Stott shares ‘Butterflies’ taken from new album “Too Many Voices”
The music video was shot by Michael England in New York late last year and features dancer Rafael Chinx Martin.
Metrist to release ‘This Is For Sore Is Just There’ on Black Opal
Opal Tapes’ murky sub label Black Opal present their next 12″, ‘This Is For Sore Is Just There’, a burly and uncompromising 6-tracker courtesy of Brighton-based techno producer Metrist.
Paul Marmota: Aire
Paul Marmota projects the interplay between our minds’ fantasies fueled by the Internet, video games and the omnipotent media and compares them to the brutality of everyday life which can come scarily close to these illusions.
Batu announces ‘Bleeper Feed / April These’ for dnuoS ytiviL
Following his debut in 2013, Batu returns to Livity Sounds sister imprint ‘dnuoS ytiviL’ with a new two-tracker mingling broken beats and dubby tones flavoured with a generous dose of ascending synths and soft kicks.
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.
Italian producer Bangalore premieres track from ‘Here Comes The Rain’
London based Italian producer Bangalore releases ‘Here Comes The Rain’ on OOH-sounds. Alongside the release we are proud to offer you an exclusive stream of “Rolling In The Mud feat. Neela”.
Farr Festival reveal stage hosts for 2016: Sub Club, Dance Tunnel, Exit Records
The seventh edition of the festival, scheduled for 14 – 17th July 2016, is already taking shape and today we can reveal the stage partners that will be bringing their sounds and influence to the woods.
Unsound Festival 2015
The combination of obscure venue locations, sophisticated lighting design and diverse programming carved out a strong aesthetic for the festival – Unsound impressed. Big time.
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.