Helping us remember this moment of grace through a different glass, we caught up with John for a quick post-festival Q&A as he opens up on the preparation and delivery of his smooth vibin’ DJ set.
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Superpitcher announces Tanda Tula Choir recordings album for Bush Recordings
Earlier this year we featured ‘Howl’, a track from Jürgen Eifler’s expansive Superpitcher project The Golden Ravedays. There is actually a wonderful tale of coincidence behind the
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Music Video: Maledetti – Essere
Combining EBM with Nineties club culture’s tonalities, Maledetti is the joint effort of Riccardo Schirò and Red Bull Music Accademy’s attendee Lamusa II. After collaborating within Gravity Graffiti earlier this year, the two young artists recently announced the coming release of their debut EP ‘Ritmi’, a banging five-tracker including a remix from Going Good and JINN affiliate Yoshinori Hayashi, due out late November through Riccardo’s imprint.
Premiere: Giraffe – Climate (Marco Shuttle’s Moody Samba Treatment)
After long sticking to the short format as their basic recipe, Hamburg-based project Giraffe step up with a much distinct approach for their debut outing on
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DJJ: Yn Y Ty
Fusing strains of batucada and African polyrhythms with tape-saturated Chi-town grooves and deep smokey ambiences, DJJ offers up an all-embracing audio cocktail that doesn’t quite choose between muscular swing and laid-back lounging, intensity and magnitude; feeding the furnace with an equitably balanced mix of pace and focus to ravish all on the dancefloor.
Premiere: Cottam – I Can’t Carry On (Todd Modes Remix)
Unsung herald of a certain underground house quality in the UK, Paul Cottam is a well-traveled DJ and producer who traverses his epoch with equanimity and dedication,
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Burnt Friedman: Dead Saints Chronicles EP
To enter the intricate skeins of textured envelopes and tangled polyrhythmic drumwork of Burnt Friedman’s sound imaginarium is to abandon yourself to a one-off, mind-expanding experience. Eerie and majestic, this new EP from the German master on Marionette is yet another stunningly immersive piece to a kaleidoscopic puzzle of a catalogue.
Ploy talks up ‘Intrigued By The Drum’ EP on Timedance
Fusing strains of off-kilter tribal percussion and hints of classic Bristol bass through a sultry savanna of organic sounds, Ploy’s second offering for Timedance sets even higher standards. We sat down with Sam Smith to discuss his production methods, shifting monikers as well as his unconcealed love for bongos.
Listen back to Alma Negra & Antepop on Balamii Radio
Earlier this month on Balamii Radio, Antepop was joined by Dario and Dersu from Alma Negra to play some tunes and discuss what they have been up to
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In Perspective: Petit Singe
With Petit Singe’s latest EP freshly out on Haunter Records and remix EP just around the corner, we seized the occasion and went for a quick-fire chat with Hazina as she opens up on her creative process, influences and plans for the future.
Premiere: Piyojo – Sleepover
Set for release via Early Sounds Recordings sister-label Periodica mid-May, the story behind Piyojo‘s ‘Live Recordings Restored By Zachte Man‘ sure is a curious one. Under the
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Premiere: Kilchhofer – Zahnen
If deep house has become such a thing, with people being so keen to immerse themselves in nostalgic feel-good ambiences, it’s certainly because of a natural inclination
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Premiere: Fyodor The DJ – Ambient
Since its launch back in 2010, Adam Lundberg and Oscar Villata’s Geography Records has undoubtedly lived up to its juvenile, playful motto – “Geography is our name and house
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Premiere: Bartellow – EX%
Not the most well known member of Bavarian trio Tambien, formed alongside Public Possession’s Marvin & Valentino, Beni Brachtel also happens to produce by himself as Bartellow .
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Leo James
Ahead of the release of Leo James new EP for London’s eagle-emblazoned label Berceuse Heroique, the Body Language boss serves up a stunning hour-long mix mingling the finest of spacious tribal house chillers, twitchy electronics and off-kilter techno to lift your mood and awaken your senses as spring arises.
Marsesura: Barry Hats / Sandra Breaks
Following DIVISI 62’s line of “blurring the long lineage of musical idioms in the process”, Marsesura’s new single ‘Barry Hats/Sandra Breaks’ sees the pair bridging remote sound polarities, delving from the Asian continent’s colourful instrumental richness to the US twin cities’ profuse legacy with equal poise.