Recently prone to immaculately produced ’80s smooth jams (The Serious EP) we must admit that it’s with a touch of trepidation that we fire up “Phantom Brickworks”, Bibio’s latest long player on Warp Records. However, true to form, Wilkinson surprises with an about turn focus on deeply pensive and emotive ambience.
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Results51Meakusma Festival 2017
These days it is hard to find a festival where you can put your trust blindly into the unknown. The cozy vibe, slick and friendly organisation and stellar musical programming made Meakusma Festival 2017 in Belgium one of the most profound weekend experiences of the year.
Nosedrip
We caught up for a quick-fire chat with Belgium based artist Nosedrip as he opens up on the width of the Belgium scene and gets us to discover the story behind his unique approach to music.
Flako announces new alias and ‘Natureboy Flako’ EP for Five Easy Pieces
Two years on from the release of his debut album ‘Natureboy’, Dario Rojo Guerra aka Natureboy Flako is back with a new six-track EP for London-based experimental
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Offen Music announce ‘Metaclaw’ featuring remixes by Gordon Pohl and Gilbert Cohen
Offen Music is one of those record labels that oozes personality, in this case delineating the multi-faceted Salon des Amateurs resident Vladimir Ivkovic. However Vladimir isn’t to be considered
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Music Video: Gosheven – Well Tuned Dreams
Today we are happy to premiere Gosheven ‘Well Tuned Dreams‘ alongside an eerie video featuring apocalyptic footage of nuclear explosions (and various other graphical evidence of human madness), spaceships, children either playing or being controlled by adults.
Essential Guide: Intonal Festival 2017
Held at Inkonst and Inter Arts Center in Malmö from 27 to 30 April 2017, Intonal Festival is slowly but surely budding into a high-level fixture in the narrow market of quality off-season electronic music festivals. Here’s our recap of the essential acts and performances you should not miss.
The Long Now: An Ode to Architectural and Sonic Magnitude
This is our report of “The Long Now” hosted at Kraftwerk Berlin, a place for the enduring present, comprising over thirty hours of concerts, audio-visual installations and live electronic performances, which the public are invited to experience in many ways: be it listening, watching or even sleeping to them.
Antal travels to Japan on Altered Soul Experiment’s new mixtape
Since its inception two years ago, Paris-via-Berlin based imprint Altered Soul Experiment has earned its stripes as a source of constant musical amazement for record collectors, home listeners or anyone willing to simply
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Abu AMA: Arabxo Ishara
“Arabxo Ishara” by Abu Ama isn’t a political work of art. It’s simply an album of electronic music – samples, beats and rumbling bass. Through it’s collage style production however, it somehow captures all that’s good about living in a culturally diverse community, locally and globally.
Essential Guide: Berlin Atonal 2016
Split between Kraftwerk, Tresor and OHM, Berlin Atonal is without a doubt one of the most eagerly awaited events in Berlin thanks to its forward-thinking lineup and mouthwatering series of one-off live sets and epic world premieres. Here’s a shortlist of the performances which we look very much forward to.
Premiere: Abu AMA – Kufi Wood Art
Today we are premiering Abu AMA’s ambient soundscape ‘Kufi Wood Art’, the seventh track from his new album ‘Arabxo Ishara’, scheduled for release 22nd August 2016 on Bokeh Versions. ‘Kufi Wood Art’ effortlessly eschews beats for a more timbral affair of woodwind and downtempo electronica.
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.
Dekmantel 2016: Essential Guide
As we still can’t enjoy the power of ubiquity, and if you’re a bit lost when looking at all the wonders on display, here’s our essential guide to Dekmantel 2016, from the most obvious picks to the perhaps lesser known greats who’ll get to mess with your body and mind for four days of sheer chill and ecstatic dancing.
Vakula readies ‘Cyclicality Between Procyon And Gomeisa’ LP for Dekmantel
After debuting on Dekmantel back in 2011, Vakula makes a welcome return to the Amsterdam-based imprint with a full length effort titled ‘Cyclicality Between Procyon And Gomeisa’, scheduled for release 4th July 2016.
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.