Electronic
Premiere: Sensoren releases the hard edged electronica of Krankenwagen
Philadelphia based electronic musician Sensoren has been skirting the edges of avant-electronica, swerving over territory normally classed and techno to pop to extreme, and ahead of his forthcoming album Idiot Brian, we’re delighted to premiere the track Krankenwagen right here on Backseat Mafia today. The album featured new tracks and reworks of old track from …
Track: Napalm Death’s Shane Embury’s Project Dark Sky Burial Share Video For New Track ‘Mind Rat’
The 4th album from Shane Embury’s venture Dark Sky Burial, ‘Omnis Cum In Tenebris Praesertim Vita Laboret’ which translates as “Life is one long struggle in the Dark”, is due to be released 10th December via Extrinsic Recordings. Shane has shared the video for the first single ‘Mind Rat’. Shane comments: “Mind Rat is one …
Premiere: Irish producer Strands reveals new video for Sugarloaf; a love letter to the County Wicklow mountain
Dublin producer Strands, aka Stephen Shannon, is building up to the release of his new album Inner Spaces – out on November 15th via Remote Town, , and ahead of it we’re delighted to be able to premiere the new video for the track ‘Sugarloaf’ right here on Backseat Mafia today. The album see Shannon …
Exclusive: Young producer / DJ Unded provides Backseat Mafia with an exclusive Drum n Bass mix; check it out, here
Young MC / DJ and producer Unded has provided us here at backseat mafia with a brilliant Drum n Bass mix. He’s part of the Tek Devil crew, who have parties down in the South West and on the South Coast of England, and has a single coming out soon with SIROCK. On the mix, …
Album Review: Portico Quartet – ‘Monument’
I can still remember the kerfuffle Portico Quartet sparked off at Womad 2012…Where’s the hang drum? What’s this, loops? Is this dance music? For a crowd expecting the pastoral acoustic soundscapes of their first two records, the Mercury nominated ‘Knee Deep in the North Sea’ and follow up ‘Isla’, the sweeping electronica fused with upfront …
Premiere: Private Agenda Share Video For Track ‘Neo-Nostalgia’
Private Agenda’s have created a brilliant new video for their track ‘Neo-Nostalgia’, the lead track from their forthcoming sophomore album ‘A Mannequin’ due next year via Lo Recordings. The video is a collaboration with Kat Kemsley and J. R. Dawson (a.k.a Tough Honey) with whom the pair previously created a series of stunning mixed-media visuals for their debut album, Île …
Exclusive: Brooklyn’s Varsity Star records us an exclusive takeover mix
To celebrate Brooklyn-based musician and producer Varsity Stars’ debut on Small Pond Records (release date 05/11/21), we present a solid Takeover mix for your listening pleasure. Varsity Star is an electronic musician and upright bassist who grew up in Boston and spent time playing with various bands as a multi-genre sideman. After deciding to go …
Track: joegarratt – Images Don’t Lie
Rising electronic synth-pop artist joegarratt shares his new single ‘Images Don’t Lie’. The single arrives as the first taste of his upcoming debut album due next year. Of the single, joegarratt says: “The song is about the feeling of becoming absent and how it can be perceived by some people. I’ve had fears of judgement …
Track: Bonobo releases atmospheric new single ‘Tides’ featuring Jamila Woods: ‘Fragments’ LP out January 2022
After the long-awaited announcement of new album Fragments, Bonobo (aka Simon Green) has released single Tides featuring Chicago singer, songwriter and poet, Jamila Woods. Bonobo will also be headlining 3 live shows at Royal Albert Hall, on top of other UK dates as part of a world tour in May 2022 (full dates below). For …
Premiere: Shuta Hasunuma reveals first glimpse of Kirei No Kuni soundtrack with Collapse
Tokyo born Composer and electronic artist Shuta Hasunuma has returned with the first glimpse of his new album, a soundtrack for the drama series Kirei No Kuni. We’re delighted to be able to premiere the first glimpse of the album in the shape of a track, Collapse, right here today on Backseat Mafia. The album …