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TOKiMONSTA takes us to a technicolour discotheque on new single, ‘Naked’

Image by Bethany Vargas Six years ago, Los Angeles producer TOKiMONSTA was diagnosed with a strange and rare brain disease which caused her to temporarily lose her hearing and her ability to perceive music. Two years and two brain surgeries later she mostly re-learnt the process of music making, an

Weekly roundup: what we’ve had on repeat

Image by Kai Whiston, Iglooghost & Daniel Mutton From a striking extraterrestrial concept album to an unexpectedly lusty industrial techno turn by one of pop’s foremost figures, these are the releases that caught our attention this week. In no particular order:  FISHER- Just Feels Tight  FISHER has become synonymous with

House music legend Mr. G laments the new normal on ‘The Forced Force Is Not The Real Force’

Image by Emilie Pria 2012 was an important year for electronic music. The renewed interest in the sound of underground club music had brought about the birth of modern EDM and the superstar DJ, and by then this interest was reaching its peak. Also in 2012, a new music broadcasting

PREMIERE: NTEIBINT & Matina Sous Peau – ‘What You Need’

Image courtesy Nadiem Shah / Eskimo Recordings Over the past few years Greek producer NTEIBINT (pronounced n-thaï-bint) has become renowned for producing the kind of emotional disco that is guaranteed to move bodies, minds and souls. The musical alter ego of Greek producer George Bakalakos, the gifted producer is known

Ruth Mascelli cruises dystopia on the new album, ‘A Night At The Baths’

Image by Arthur R Severio Anyone who has been to a bathhouse knows it’s an experience that lingers long after the steam of the sauna has dissipated. Simultaneously liberating and degrading, it’s entering into a microcosm where the rules and standards of the world outside no longer apply. To this

NTS’s ‘Amapiano Now’ compilation places South Africa’s underground centre stage

Image by Yaseen Brink / Copyright Prolific Media The music of Amapiano is infamously distributed to its followers via grassroots modes, most popularly via WhatsApp groups. This bypassing of conventional or commercial methods of distribution is somewhat synonymous with the spirit of the genre, and largely the dance music culture

Spotify’s new Greenroom app may be underperforming

Image by Spotify Spotify’s live audio app Greenroom has only been downloaded for iOS 141.000 times in total, according to information provided by the Sensor Tower intelligence firm. The Google Play store indicates that on Android, the app has been downloaded and installed about 100,000 times. In comparison, Clubhouse, which

Interview: Five Minutes with Michael Oakley

Image credit: Jon Simo Many a musician embarked on an inner Odyssey this year, taking the time to learn more about themselves. Michael Oakley has chosen to share his latest LP, Odyssey earlier this year, which reached #8 in the Worldwide Album Charts on Bandcamp while peaking at #4

New version of GarageBand features exclusive sound packs from Lady Gaga and Dua Lipa

Image by Francesco Carrozzini / Apple Apple announced last week that the new addition of its popular music creation app GarageBand will feature exclusive sound packs from some of the top artists and producers, including Boys Noize, Dua Lipa and Lady Gaga. Users can experiment with developing remixing skills with

Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter will score a new ballet by Angelin Preljocaj

Image by Mark Davis Earlier this year, fans worldwide were left devastated when Daft Punk announced their split in February. The French duo and electronic music pioneers were made up of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter. Now, Bangalter has announced his first project following the split. He will be

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