Electronic
Album Review: Tycho – Epoch
Tycho, essentially the project of Berkley, CA producer Scott Hansen, have just released their new album,’Epoch’. There’s always question marks about music of this kind as to when it stops being music you concentrate on, and becomes background noise – music to cook to, or have dinner parties to, or soundtrack some creative or building …
Track: AR Ferdinand – Lately (ft. Daphne) ( Pencilvestyr remix)
Fernando Arroyo, aka AR Ferdinand, has his debut LP, Wild Fiction, due out in Match, and from it he’s currently streaming the Pencilvestyr remix of Lately. “I started to work on the idea for Lately after a vacation on my favorite place on earth, Lake Coatepeque. Having spent so much time there, I feel like …
News: Boxcutter announces rare live performance – WIN TICKETS!
Northern-Irish producer Boxcutter has been tastemaking and releasing music for over 15 years on labels such as Hotflush and Planet Mu, yet still skirts around the edge of public conciousness, although revered by fans of his music. Maybe that’s because through the formative years of what is now known as dubstep, Boxcutter sat firmly on …
Playlist: John Peel Show 26.6.88 tracks
Whatever John Peel show you use, compiling a complete playlist, or even an accurate one, given the breadth of the music chosen, much of it remaining in obscurity, is nigh on impossible. One of the enjoyable things though, it’s – apart from the cross genre breadth that Peel utilised meaning the music jumps from one …
Track: Sherwood & Pinch – Lies feat. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
Man vs Sofa, out on 25th February via On-U Sound vs Tectonic Recordings, ‘Man Vs. Sofa’ is the second album by two undeniable heavyweights in UK bass music – Adrian Sherwood and Rob Ellis aka Pinch. From it, the pair have previewed a new track, Lies, which features the legendary Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry. The album …
Track: Shobaleader One – Journey to Reedham
Out on Warp Records on Match 10th, is Elektrac. Its a new project made up of Strobe Hazard, Squarepusher, Company Laser and Arf Nution. Elektrac features the bands versions of eleven of Squarepushers most iconic tracks. From the album, the band are streaming their version of Journey to Reedham. Its a mass of electronics, both …
Track: Thievery Corporation – Let The Chalice Blaze
Thievery Corporation are back with their new track, “Let the Chalice Blaze”. After 20 years, you may be familiar with the sophisticated shuffling bossa nova beats, but it’s still impossible to resist the head nodding on a Thievery Co track, especially when the cowbell kicks in. With the new album recorded in Jamaica, it’s reggae …
Track: Bonobo – No Reason
You probably already know Bonobo‘s music, and even if not, you will have heard it as a soundtrack to our lives for 15 years, as he remains one of the go-to names for atmosphere in film, games, tv and adverts. “No Reason” is a new track, and taster from the new album Migration (on Ninja …
Track: Blanck Mass – Please, plus album news
Blanck Mass, aka Benjamin John Power, makes electronic music you can feel. It’s a visceral mix of noise, melody, and rhythm. It’s a textural sound that, much like his other gig in Fuck Buttons, is unlike anything you’re likely to come across. His newest album, World Eater, is being released courtesy of Sacred Bones Records …
Album Review: Ventenner- Invidia
In a whirlwind of genre bending paired with an undeniably forceful core sound, Ventenner are ready to release their third album Invidia. With this extremely bold outing, Ventenner have developed their own take on the execution of a heavier, more aggressive piece that overshadows anything they have released prior to this. Invidia- released January 20th– …