One of the most vital debuts of last year was the self-titled album from Kelly Lee Owens – a pristine opus of an album which was hauntingly evocative as it was thrillingly propulsive. It heralded the arrival of a singular new talent, with everyone from the Guardian and Mixmag to
Utilizing an array of techniques and values, Athens-based electronic producer Dervisis has been dubbed a “musical chameleon”, introducing the use of darbuka pattern inspired beats amidst lush electronics and soulful vocals. He has remixed for producers such as Tendts and Liphemra (aka Phem), released two homemade LPs released by Greek
Athens / Danae Palaka / Dervisis / Electronic / experimental / Greece / Interview / Nikolas Dervisis / Pop
Interview by Moritz Grosche “Like many others, Thomas Maschitzke contracted his passion for deejaying not only because of the music itself, but because of a huge interest in new ways of making music and the desire for mastering these ways. Nevertheless, the music was a rudimental element in Thomas’ life
Berlin / Electronic / Geistzeit / Germany / House / Interview / PATH / Suspekt Records / Techno / Thomas Maschitzke
Primavera Sound 2018 presents Primavera Bits: Primavera Sound’s electronic music oasis, 28th May to 3nd June. 3 Stages > 18 Hours per day > DJs, producers and bands > Incl. Four Tet, Floating Points, Mount Kimbie, James Holden & The Animal Spirits, Jon Hopkins, Peggy Gou, Honey Dijon, Daphni and
Barcelona / Electronic / Festival / Floating Points / Four Tet / James Holden / mount kimbie / Primavera Bits / Primavera Sound / Spain
Interview by Shannon Lawlor Jeremy Malvin aka Chrome Sparks is an electronic musician and producer currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Initially shattering the underground scene with the shimmering 2012 debut single, ‘Marijuana’, this then prompted a series of EP releases via Future Classic, swimming in synthesizer-bliss and percussive-paradise. He
Oneohtrix Point Never has unveiled the trailer for MYRIAD, a theatrical, medium-spanning installation and four-part epochal song cycle premiering at the Park Avenue Armory on May 22nd and 24th as part of Red Bull Music Festival New York. The two-minute visual features new music by Oneohtrix Point Never, and is
Interview by Shannon Lawlor David Alexander aka Summer Heart is a musician and producer currently based in Sweden. Formed in 2009, and best known for his experiments in lo-fi nostalgia, Summer Heart’s music could be best described as a spirited yet earnest stirr of genres such as electropop and chillwave;
Chillwave / Dream-Pop / Electronic / experimental / Interview / Perfect Texture / Summer Heart / Sweden
Alba Plano, the Sicilian-born songstress has been singing since her teens, and began her jazz vocal studies in her early twenties with acclaimed vocalists and professionals who then encouraged her to experiment using her voice as an instrument, leading up to her fascination with contemporary jazz. For the last two
Alba Plano / Classical / experimental / Interview / Jazz / London / Soul / Sunrise Records / United Kingdom
After recently announcing her new EP, The Acid Caves Vol 1, set for release April 27th, London-based producer, singer & songwriter Esther Joy is sharing another slice of her left-field electronic sounds with the second track from the record, ‘Day 4 (Landing)’. Stream ‘Day 4 (Landing)’ by Esther Joy –
electro / Electronic / Esther Joy / experimental / Oxford / United Kingdom
Ambient-techno extraordinaire Wolfgang Voigt aka Gas will release a new album titled Rausch on May 18th. Barely a year after the last album Narkopop, the new album Rausch (meaning “intoxication” in German) will be out via Kompakt, marking the second Gas album in nearly 20 years. The album will come
