From praised summer anthems that we just couldn’t keep out of this list to more discreet records you might have slept on, we’ve built a coherent and thought-provoking playlist for you to enjoy.
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Watch Robert Henke’s lecture on his laser + sound performance “Lumiere”
Robert Henke discusses the process behind his new laser and sound performance “Lumiere II” and offers a glimpse into his forthcoming spectacle at Festival Forte, Portugal on Thursday 27th August 2015.
One Man and His Tandy: The Story behind Ben Zimmerman’s “The Baltika Years”
We spoke to Ben Zimmerman about his new album ‘The Baltika Years’, a collection of recordings created between 1992 and 2002 mostly using a Tandy DeskMate computer.
Journeymann Trax: Smoke Tape
The ‘Smoke Tape’ sound is as much that of floating across a late night city landscape as it is a sun dappled walk through a rain forest. It’s no easy feat to serve up these sounds in new contexts but Draino and the 1080p team deliver perfectly here.
Trailer: Dekmantel & Warsteiner present Sole Selectors: Joy Orbison
Ahead of the release of the film next week, watch the trailer for Dekmantel and Warsteiners Sole Selectors series with London based producer Joy Orbison.
Sónar 2015
Jehan Harding and Tom Durston report their experience of Sónar 2015.
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.