Following up his promising debut album, Pris returns this fall on Avian with the all-consuming ‘Love, Labour, Loss’. We caught up with the UK-born, Berlin-based producer to find out more about the making of his new release, as he reveals more on the duology’s raison d’être and his growing appetite for production. Stream the dark and wild ‘Feral Calling’ within.
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Milton Bradley lifts the veil on The End Of All Existence
Five years after the last episode of The End Of All Existence, Milton Bradley is back with the ultimate number of the series, the soberly-titled ‘Part III’. We took the chance to discuss this particular project, the recent release of his debut LP and how Berlin shaped his vision. You can also stream the gloomy ambient cut ‘6 Minutes Before Dawn’ within.
Premiere: Willis Anne – Mass Confusion
After dabbling in various projects for a couple of years – most notably curating the Out Of Sight podcast and Live In My Room film series,
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Mixtape: Charles Drakeford
With FTD’s new instalment – Georgia’s high-in-vitamin ‘Import Fruit’ – freshly out in all good record stores, we took the chance to discuss label evolution, visual identity and recent favourites with bossman Charles Drakeford as he selects some of the tracks that played a significant role in his musical growth.
Premiere: Mono-Enzyme 307 – Inner Skill
Effusive acid heater ‘Inner Skill’ roots deep into off-kilter psychotropic grounds. Interlocking helter-skelter 303 lines with screeching keyboards gone astray, it’s a frantic safari ride across a lost mystic jungle ; colours and shapes flickering dangerously as the rhythm revs up and totemic percussions hammer out a fierce archaic pulse. Savage.
Premiere: Ryan James Ford – Kirra Rengo
The structure of ‘Kirra Rengo’ will lend itself nicely to anyone that wants to kick-start a dance floor with an embrace of melodic energy and percussive multidimensionality, and we couldn’t happier to share it with you all.
Convextion: 2845
Just as its retro science fiction cover art suggests, “2845” is all about timeless space music. Convextion’s first LP in a decade is the soundscape of a journey through the final frontier, and one that highlights Gerard Hanson’s effortless blending of organic and mechanic sounds from above.
Ossia: Control / Information / Version
Running several labels like FuckPunk, No Corner and Peng Sound whilst making for an essential cog of the Young Echo crew alongside Jabu, Vessel, Ishan Sound et al, the Brizzle-based producer follows up to his rather underrated debut solo outing on Blackest Ever Black with a gilt-edged double slice for Gizmo’s Berceuse Heroique imprint.
Jay Daniel to release debut album ‘Broken Knowz’ on Technicolour
A leading light in Detroit’s new wave of techno producers, Jay Daniel has already built a solid reputation over just five years of activity – contributing releases to Theo Parrish’s
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Betonkust & Palmbomen II talk up “Hotel Breukelen”
Dutch duo Betonkust & Palmbomen II are back with their piping hot ‘Hotel Breukelen’ for Marsman’s royal-blue-clad label Pinkman. We caught up with the pair to find out more about the mysterious place from which the EP draws its title, the influence of environment on their work and studio mechanics.
Premiere: Philogresz – Asakusa (Climax Version)
Philogresz’s aptly-titled ‘Climax’ version of his own track ‘Asakusa’, a pacey 4/4 roller looking for the summits. Interspersed with stealth, sliced-and-diced piano stabs and raucous sunken reverbs, it’s a progressive take-off that prepares, shuffling and revving up before leaving the ground to upper mental realms. An epic ascension.
Moscoman talks up ‘A Shot In The Light’
We sat back with the Israeli born, Berlin-based producer Moscoman as he talks up production modus operandi and getting outside of his comfort zone. We’re also glad to share the italo-indebted rollercoaster ‘Losing My Wedge’, a wild arpeggiated tune that shall make some heavy damage on the dancefloor.
Premiere: Decka – 003
Decka’s ‘003’ is a track so weighed down with bass and pressure it’s hard not to affiliate this to Berghain’s iconic signature sound. The track rolls out a mix of intense low-pitched freqs, fractal dub and gasping vocals to take full advantage of your body.
Premiere: 45 ACP – Safe Return
Since debuting on L.I.E.S. with his mini-album ‘Change Of Tone‘ last year, French producer D.K. aka 45 ACP established himself as one of the label’s most regular contributors.
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Blood Room: Dendera Lite EP
Following up to excursions on Cloud Bank and Speaker Footage, Blood Room makes his debut on rising intercontinental outlet SØVN with ‘Dendera Lite’, a nine-tracker featuring fellow Seagrave affiliates Graham Dunning, A I W A and 99LETTERS and more on remix duties. Stream the full release within.
Berlin Atonal 2016
Berlin Atonal is a Pandora’s box, bringing forth a wide array of expectations before it was even open. We were fortunate enough to attend the festival in Berlin Mitte and witness at first hand cutting-edge performances. Here’s our day-by-day report.