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Octave One, Underground Resistance, Richie Hawtin, Elektro Guzzi

Trio Elektro Guzzi release playfully distorted techno album Triangle

Techno band Elektro Guzzi are ready to shake the electronic sphere with their latest album Triangle. Released today via Palazzo, this eight-track work explores techno in a playful way and we are all here for it. The band have cited highly influential electronic and techno luminaries like Jeff Mills, Basic

KayCyy, Gesaffelstein – OKAY!

2012 would prove to be an essential year for Lyon producer Gesaffelstein. Aside from his own work, in particular Viol, gaining traction, the French techno-punk producer was tapped to produce for none other than (the artist formerly known as) Kanye West. Yeezus would go on to become a groundbreaking record

Nia Archives – Forbidden Feelingz

Nia Archives is one of those recent GenZ phenomenons to arise from the TikTok algorithm, together with artists like Cookiee Kawaai and PinkPantheress, to whom Archives is often compared. These comparisons are not totally unfounded. What these young artists have in common is how their practice is pushing classic dance

Floating Points, Bicep, French 79 , Holo

Electronica producer Holo unveils EP In Limbo

Australian producer Holo is capturing the world’s attention one carefully crafted single at a time. His latest release, the In Limbo EP collects these singles into one cohesive array of downtempo and chilled sounds. While only four tracks long, each song on the EP is significant in its own way,

Nikki Nair – step 2

One of the most beguiling skills Atlanta’s Nikki Nair possesses as a producer is his unmatched dexterity. He has the ability to (quite like no one else) flow through passages of various styles and signatures in the span of one four minute track and make it feel seamless. Nair is

Diplo – Diplo

There was a point, some point, at some time, where Diplo was cool. Whether that point was at his 2004 Ninja Tune debut or someplace during his tumultuous creative and personal relationship with M.I.A, it’s hard to pinpoint. But one thing is for certain, and it’s that point is not

Roundup, March #2

From disco revivals to melancholic UKG, we roundup our favourite releases of the week. Listen below.   Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Spotify to stay updated on what we have on repeat.   Florence + The Machine – My Love The first two singles of Florence + The Machine’s

Olovson reveals his Storytelling skills with neo-classical LP

While the current world can appear devoid of magic at a first glance, it’s artists like Olovson who are bringing a sense of adventure back into music one finely chosen piano note at a time. The neo-classical producer’s debut solo album Storytelling brings out the Peter Pan within us all.

Mall Grab – Metaphysical

London’s Mall Grab is an interesting creature. Perhaps more so than his peers, he’s always been quite genre-fluid. Morphing through various styles of house, techno, and EBM, Mall Grab hasn’t settled on one thing too long before he’s on to the next. His past few releases have shown a slight

Various Artists, Nicolás Jaar – Weavings

Amidst lockdown in 2020, producer Nicolás Jaar staged a performance at the live stream edition of the Unsound Festival that took the shape of a durational sound art piece. Challenging his own dexterity as a producer, Jaar invited collaborators from all over the world to provide pieces of music and

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