Premiere: Pooja B – Shouganai
An ethereal digital soundscape from the Berlin-based DJ and producer.
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Latest
Premiere: Somatic – Illusion (feat. Tommy Khosla)
Sitar laced breakbeat from the producer and multi-instrumentalist.
Premiere: Nahi Mitti – Mitti Attar (feat. anu)
Unfolding experimental rhythms from the performance artist and NTS resident.
Premiere: Ayesha – Chaiyya Dub
A bass and breaks heavy flip from the Brooklyn-based DJ and producer.
Premiere: Kindness – Ambience
Sweeping ambient awash with bird calls from the acclaimed songwriter and producer.
‘Making music has always been a state of play for me’: Talking Tech with Mndsgn
A look inside the studio of the LA-based beat maker and Stones Throw affiliate.
New Music
Premiere: Makéz Feat. dreamcastmoe – Phases (dego remix)
The 2000Black founder puts his signature broken beat spin on the latest The Remedy Project release.
Premiere: GIDEÖN ft. Mandel Turner – Nothing Without You
A bouncing seductive house track from Block9 founder’s new label, Homo-Centric.
Premiere: Donald’s House – Budge-E Beat
Spacious and soaring cosmic cuts on party-turned-label, Wax’o Paradiso, sophomore release.
Mixes
Monday Morning Mixtape 396
G funk soul and deep Brazilian 90’s club r&B, to smooth jazz-funk and infectious 80’s Zambian rock.
Stamp Mix 113: Kikazaru
A mix of weighty breaks and hard-hitting techno from the deaf DJ and Voices Radio resident.
Reduced By DJ Winggold
A lush ‘tapestry of sounds designed to act as an emotional balm’ from the Unbound Events boss.
Long Reads
Reflections: Are Exclusivity Contracts Holding Back Local Music Scenes?
DJs, club owners and promoters discuss whether it’s time to rethink this intrinsic part of nightlife.
Reflections: how can the music industry learn from Covid-19 to become more sustainable?
Katia Mullova explores the lessons we might learn from Coronavirus lockdown to create a more environmentally-friendly gig economy and community at large.
Reflections: is Spotify Wrapped designed to celebrate artists or big data?
Katia Mullova assesses the wider implications of this annual focus on data sharing.