Electronic
Track/video: Electronic Afro-futurist partnership Nyati Mayi & The Astral Synth Transmitters preview the rootsy ‘Try Sunshine’ ahead of debut album ‘Lulanga Tales’.
When curious minds eventually meet, things usually happen. Multi-instrumentalist/singer Nyati Mayi and DJ/producer soFa elsewhere (aka The Astral Synth Transmitters) may circulate within the wild oscillations of the Brussel’s experimental electronica scene but it took the relative isolation of the 2020 lockdown to bring the pair together. One of the many musical snapshots Nyati posted …
Feature: Fredrick Fuller Of Night Movies Gives Us A Track by Track One New Album ‘Dreamish’
Fredrick Fuller the man behind Night Movies has given Backseat Mafia a glimpse into the forthcoming album Dreamish which is out now digitally worldwide on Fuller’s own Soundmaker Records label. Artwork to accompany the album was specially painted by artist Richard J. Butler and titled ‘Sunset (The Winding Path)’. Read our interview with Fuller here …
PREMIERE: Amiture rework album highlight ‘Thaw’, share video
Sometimes you’ve just got to gut one of the best songs on your album and completely rework it. Amiture seem to subscribe to that line of thinking, at least. Last year, with Jack Whitescarver as the sole member, the project released its debut album The Beach. ‘Thaw’ originally appeared on that album, but the version …
Live Gallery: J. Zunz / Rongorongo / Polexia! – Future Yard, Birkenhead 12.07.2022
By Daniel Kirby Future Yard recently hosted Rocket Recordings electronic artist J. Zunz (solo project of Lorena Quintanilla, guitarist/vocalist of Mexican shoegaze/psych rockers Lorelle Meets The Obsolete) as part of her re-scheduled European tour. Performing tracks from the recently released Del Aire, as well as her previous album Hibiscus, J. Zunz was also supported by local five-piece …
Album Review: Tegh & Adel Poursamadi – Ima ایما : probing electro-acoustic possibilities and reaching to the future.
As a practitioner and sound artist Shahin Entezami (aka Tegh) has produced a consistent stream of expansive works which have put him at the forefront of the Iranian experimental music scene, a community that continues to reach way beyond its homeland. His music entranced under the melodic swell of 2015’s undulating ‘Night Scenes’ then took …
EP Review: Be Kind Cadaver – Postpartum : Highly charged electro post-punk, made to dig deeper
Now here’s a band that don’t hold back. Brighton/Lewes electronic post punk duo Be Kind Cadaver (Daniel Hignell-Tully and Leroy Brown) grab at real issues and wring them out through their highly charged, shell shocked anti-pop songs. Their debut EP ‘Postpartum’, available from 21st July on the forward thinking Difficult Art And Music label, probes …
Track/Video: Electronic explorer Steve Bates previews his avalanche of sound with ‘Destroy the palace’ from soon-come album ‘All The Things That Happen’
Steve Bates, Canadian musician and sound/video artist, has the biography of someone restlessly in pursuit of possibilities. His background as a key figure in the Winnipeg anarcho-punk community through the 80s to explorer of more avant/experimental territories over the past decade has been expressed through an evolving catalogue of music, curation and art works. Probably …
Ibiza Global Radio Goes Global With New International Expansion Plans
Ibiza Global Radio announces its enormous plans to go global in 2022. Recognised as one of Ibiza’s most notorious radio stations, they now celebrate 18 years of showcasing underground electronic dance music from Ibiza to the world. Listeners and fans will be able to find Ibiza Global Radio in Dubai, Madrid and Italy with more …
Track/Video: Elaine Howley announces debut album ‘The Distance Between Heart And Mouth’ with the underground dream-pop honesty of ‘Silent Talk’.
Cork based musician Elaine Howley has been a significant contributor to the Irish indie underground scene for a while now. She brought her distinct experimental sensibilities to The Altered Hours’ psych-rock as well as the song based electronica of Howlbux and Crevice. Now comes news that this summer she is stepping out from the shadows …
EP Review: Chouk Bwa & The Ångströmers – Ayiti Kongo Dub #1: Fusing Haitian Voodou rhythms with techno intensity.
It was around this time a couple of years ago that the pairing of ceremonial drummers Chouk Bwa and techno extenders The Ångströmers’ first rumbled attention with their potent blend of Voodou rhythms and heavy bass currents. Their joint album ‘Vodou Ale’, released in 2020, stepped out way beyond any Haitian roots meets Belgian minimalism …