Electronic
Album Review: Visceral, free-form electronic perfection: Sea Change’s new album ‘Mutual Dreaming’ drops tomorrow via Shapes Recordings
The highly anticipated new album from Norwegian producer and singer Sea Change, ‘Mutual Dreaming’, is set for release this Friday through Shapes Recordings. Sea Change is the project of Norway’s Ellen A. W. Sunde. Since her debut album, 2015’s Breakage, Sunde’s sound has mutated from atmospheric dream-pop to shapeshifting electronica without a change to her …
Exclusive: Goeran Meyer exclusive takeover mix for Backseat Mafia ahead of his new EP ‘Keep Asking’
Ahead of the release of his new EP, ‘Keep Asking’, which drops soon on his ever-excellent MYR label (February 18th), we’re delighted to have a Takeover Mix from German DJ / Producer Goeran Meyer. Goeran Meyer: Thanks a lot for inviting me onto to the Backseat Mafia Takeover mix series and the opportunity to create …
Premiere: Eunith releases the beautifully sleek ’They Wanted You’; hear it here, first
Los Angeles indie synth-pop artist is releasing his new single – his first of 2022, with They Wanted You, out today (February 7th) and were delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. Of the track, Eunith says “By leaving this song for months at a time, then returning, it …
SEE: Wallis Bird releases video for current single ‘What’s Wrong with Changing?’
Irish born and Berlin based Wallis Bird has released a video for her current single ‘What’s Wrong with Changing?’, the first track to be taken from her forthcoming album Hands due out on 27th May 2022.Whoever is the editor of the video deserves a massive round of applause! The idea to chop and change various characters …
Track: Lyon based post punk experimentalists Societe Etrange preview their pulsating new album ‘Chance’.
New to Bongo Joe’s roster but long established in the Lyon post punk/electronic scene, Societe Etrange look set to oscillate more widely with their pulsating new album ‘Chance’ (released on the Bongo Joe label March 4th). Evolving from the partnership of Antoine Bellini (electronics) and Romain Hervault (bass) with roots in their city’s cluster of …
Album Review: Minute Taker – Wolf Hours
If you read Minute Taker’s bio, you’ll notice the references to eighties music, and the stars of the time who have inspired him. In the past, he’s even covered several of these legends; Pet Shop Boys, Kate Bush and Eurythmics to name but a few. But whilst Minute Taker, AKA singer songwriter Ben McGarvey, is …
News: Detroit’s Strata Records + BBE Music announce rework LP from Jazzanova with special remixes: Hear first single ‘Creative Musicians’
Jazzanova offers up first single Creative Musicians from the project’s forthcoming LP Strata Records – The Sound Of Detroit – Reimagined By Jazzanova due out 22 April via 180 Proof/BBE Music. Since their very first release in 1974, Detroit-based record label Strata Records has gained almost mythical status amongst true music fans, despite its relatively …
Feature: Blood Red Shoes give us a track by track feature on new album Ghosts On Tape
Out today is the new album from Blood Red Shoes; Ghosts on Tape, and we’re delighted that Steven Ansell and Laura Mary Carter who make up the duo have given us an insight into each track on the album. Produced by Tom Dalgety (Pixies, Royal Brood), the pair went into Echo Zoo Studios in March …
Track: Bonobo shares ‘From You’ ft. Joji ahead of new album ‘Fragments’ out this Friday
Electronic superstar and master of diverse collabs Bonobo (aka Simon Green) shares the final single from the highly anticipated new album drop Fragments, ahead of its release via Ninja Tune this Friday. From You features the Brooklyn-based, fledgling lo-fi-er Joji and follows previous singles Tides with Jamila Woods and Shadows with Jordan Rakei, showing the …
See: Bonobo releases visuals for the beautifully reflective ‘From You’ feat. Joji
Everything seems to be pointing to Simon Green, aka Bonobo having an even bigger 2022 than last year. Already at the forefront of dance music, his new album Fragments is out via the ever brilliant Ninja Tune label on January 14th. He’s pulled in a load of collaborators including Jamila Woods, Jordan Rakei amongst others. …