Jehan Harding and Tom Durston report their experience of Sónar 2015.
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Lifted: 1
Lifted’s debut is the rare album, which feels purely next-level, like music beamed from an idealised future. And on its best moments, like Mint or the sparkling chill of closer Medicated Yoga, that future is very jazzy indeed.
How To Become A Cult Leader No. 14 at Apiary Studios
This Friday (10th July) multi-disciplinary artist run platform “How To Become A Cult Leader” will host an eclectic selection of experimental music, performances and video art projections at Apiary Studios in Hackney, East London.
Talking influence with disco’s Black Devil, Bernard Fevre
With the long anticipated re-mastering of his cult classic back catalogue, including the highly sought after Black Devil – Disco Club, we took a moment to talk origins, inspirations and future destinations of Bernard Fevre.
Luke Abbott: Music For A Flat Landscape: Original Soundtrack to ‘The Goob’
‘Music For A Flat Landscape’ does a rather profound job of being not only emotive, but frighteningly beautiful. Those that do enjoy the ambient tipple would do well to give this a whirl, sit back and meditate, or whatever.
Helm: Olympic Mess
‘Experimental’ music often fails to relate to any tangible experience. Compositions are marvelled at for their imagination, academic brilliance or technical wizardry, but fail to connect beyond that. With Olympic Mess, Younger has succeeded in capturing a time and a place, using murky intensity to document modern London.
Premiere: S Olbricht ‘Lacertid (feat. Imre Kiss)’
Fitting somewhere between Autechre ambient works and Tim Hecker’s Harmony In Ultraviolet, the dark-shaded, droning convolutions of the track promise to haunt your days and nights.
Atom TM announces ‘Riding The Void’ EP for raster-noton featuring Scuba
Atom TM’s next instalment for raster-noton will hit the record stores on July 25th.
Top Tracks: May 2015
Summer’s here, so come take a listen to our pick of May’s finest tracks. On the menu is a high vitamin cocktail of warm grooves and ethereal melodies, deep scapes and scalding-hot synth radiations. Drop off your shoes and get your feet to the nearest beach.
Jack Featherstone & Kit Grill explore geometry in ‘Signal’
We caught up with London based designer Jack Featherstone and producer Kit Grill to discover more about their recent collaboration ‘Signal’, a meditative exploration into geometric form and colour.
Dial: All
After over a decade of frantic explorations, tirelessly shedding barks and shaping new sound perspectives via pared down canons, Dial is now up to celebrate its 15th birthday with a high-flying anniversary compilation soberly titled All.
Herbert: The Shakes
The Shakes is evidence that Herbert’s creative juices are still flowing at a great pace and the twilight of his career could be some way away. Some may disregard it for it’s zealous flirtations with mainstream pop, but this would be foolish as his sonic vitality will always overpower and turn this supposed weakness into a strength.
Premiere: U returns with ‘We Decide Who Comes In’ – Watch ‘Our Place’
Today we’re premiering the video for U’s new track ‘Our Place’, an elusive slice of muffled, dub techno abseiling in melancholic gorges and wistful crevasses.
Geena: Pure Ground Research
In the wake of three well-rounded releases dropped on the ever faultless Antinote imprint, Nicolas Molina aka Geena returns this spring with a fourth episode of his spaced-out ventures on the Parisian outlet.
Vaghe Stelle announces ‘Abstract Speed + Sound’ for Other People
Other People is back with Abstract Speed + Sound, the new effort from Turin-based producer Daniele Mana aka Vaghe Stelle.
Anton Zap returns to Apollo Records with Subculture EP – Stream ‘Pauspapier’
We’re streaming Anton Zap’s new track ‘Pauspapier’ taken from his upcoming Subculture EP on Apollo Records – a convolution of echoed drumming and ephemeral synths rolling into parallel territories.