Electronica
Album Review: Jack Garratt – Phase
Jack Garratt at first sight and listen is a swirling mass of contradictions. Aged just 24, he’s the latest recipient of both the BRIT award Critics’ Choice (previously won by Sam Smith, Tom Odell, Emeli Sande, Jessie J, Ellie Goulding, Florence + the Machine, Adele) and the BBC Sound of… (previously won by (Years & …
Say Psych: Album Review How’s Your Favourite Dream by Wooden Indian Burial Ground
Wooden Indian Burial Ground first came to my attention earlier this year when I came across a video of the lead track from this album, ‘Burnout Beach‘. At the time I thought that if the track was in anyway representative of the album then it would be very good indeed and now I’ve heard it …
Album Review: Alex Smoke – Love Over Will
Mendelssohn just wanted to be Mendelssohn. So said my essays at University. All of them. Admittedly in a music degree where performance and composition were given (at least by me) more credence, there wasn’t an abundance of them to do, but after discovering the line in my first essay and liking how it made me …
See: beGun reveals new video for ‘Dora’
Ahead of his January 2nd appearance at XOYO in London with Booka Shade amongst others, Barcelona producer beGun, aka Gunsal Moreno has released a new video for his single Dora, which drops on December 18th via Ham House Records. Explaining the African influence behind the track, Moreno says “As with my previous releases, the song …
Track: Brothertiger – Beyond the Infinite
Brothertiger is actually Brooklyn based musician and producer John Jagos. Releasing his first music under the moniker whilst still a sophomore at Ohio University, the Vision Tunnels EP in 2009. Since then he’s released a couple of well received albums, and is now preparing for the release of his third full length, Out of Touch, …
New Music: KNAME – Dynasty
KNAME, if you didn’t already know, is one half of Mt Eden. He has his own identity as well though, and he’s revealed his debut track, Dynasty that shares some of the traits of his partnership, laced as it is with intricate layers and thoughtful production. He’s recently played his first show, at a secret …
Track: Unalaska – Unalaska
What started of as a fictional band in the cult vampire film ‘Afflicted’ has now turned into a real EP releasing duo. Comprising of musicians Edo Van Breemen and Zachary Grayth the now real Unalaska join ‘Light Organ Records’ to bring us their first self-titled EP. Working through cross-continental correspondence from their separate studios in Brooklyn …
Track: Shelter Point – Glass Into Gold
Nottingham duo Shelter Point are set to release two new tracks, Glass Into Gold and Pale on December 11th, via Sony RCA sub-label Space+Time Records. Having already gained fans such as Zane Lowe, Huw Stephens and Annie Mac and playing a long list of festivals over the summer (including Tramlines and Bestival) the band are …
Track: Nicolas Jaar – Fight (Nymphs IV)
Chilean born, New York based producer Nicolas Jaar is back with the latest in his Nymphs series – “Fight (Nymphs IV)”. It follows (unsurprisingly) his Nymphs I – III 12″, and comes in the wake of his Pomegranates album. Describing the track only as “This nymph swam to gent”, it opens with these slightly watery …
Track: Abby – Hexagon
Hexagon is the second album from the German four-piece band Abby, here we see Abby venture into a more electronic spectrum throughout the album, a departure from their Indie Pop labeling which sees them more than comfortable in their new surroundings. This is first present on the third track ‘Halo’ with some nice vocal manipulation, it’s …