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EP Review – Altern 8 – E-Vapor 8 (Remixes)
Network Records, in collaboration with electronic music pioneers Altern 8, proudly unveils a thrilling remix package of the iconic rave anthem ‘E-Vapor-8.’ Originally produced by Mark Archer and Chris Peat, as Altern 8, in 1992, the track is a cornerstone of electronic music history, transporting us back to the early days of the UK rave …
EP REVIEW: DJ ARKLEY brings the euphoria of acid house on new EP Channel A
Scottish DJ and producer ARKLEY drops his Channel A EP on 10 February via Spirit Of Rave Records. It follows the Origins EP which was released in the summer of 2022. Channel A was produced by ARKLEY in his home studio, with mastering input from Mike Marsh (The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, The Shamen and Bizarre Inc). Channel A continues his drive …
News: Fresh from trepanning with Squarepusher, SCALPING announce British headlining dates for the start of the year
BRISTOL’S quite literally skull-reshaping post-rave quartet Scalping, fresh from what must’ve been a sonically mental tour in support of Warp Records bass ‘n’ breaks genius Squarepusher, are back out on the road early next year, with a string of UK dates just announced. 2021 has been a stellar year for SCALPING: it all began with …
See: SCALPING whirl you through 360° in the crunch and spin of ‘Empty Cascade’
BRISTOL’S post-rave sonic guerillas SCALPING have followed up May’s single drop, “Empty Cascade” by doubling down and supplying that dark, heavy breaks muscle with a new 360° video, directed by Jason Baker; and a busy old summer has begun, with their FLOOD EP out on new home Houndstooth at the end of last week. FLOOD is …
Bristol’s post-punk-rave scorchers Scalping drop ‘Empty Cascade’, announce a June EP and dates, including Squarepusher shows
BRISTOL’S groove-heavy post-rave, post-punk sound system scorchers Scalping are celebrating signing to Houndstooth with a first full EP drop next month; from which they wish to whisk you deep into their eternally strobe-lit 2am tent with a first reveal, “Empty Cascade”. Melt your mind below. The track, we’re told, is a mission statement, mixing the …
Track: Eli Brown remixes Sub Focus & Wilkinson’s ‘Just Hold On’
Out now is the incredible new track ‘Just Hold On’ from electronic music royalty Sub Focus and Wilkinson. Don’t just take my word for it – between them they’ve racked up one billion streams. In its original form, its this hopeful shaft of electronic light, with bubbling synths and earworm melodies and Vula Malinga of …
TRACK: Internet Death’s ‘NOT YOUR DOG’ is industrial gabba fury
CHARTING the times we are in, with all the fear, anger, hostility and frustration inherent, is something of a mission for Finlay Anderson – the man behind those purveyors of sonic terror, Internet Death. Still a teenager, the Christchurch, New Zealand producer has distilled down the dark matter of our times into a sandstorm of …