Video Premiere: Alek Lee – Girl Dealers
Low-slung guitar-laced boogie from the Antinote producer.
Latest
Premiere: KVRVBO – Celestial Dreams
Deep South African house on Stay True Sounds.
Monday Morning Mixtape 361
Harmony-full 70s soul and electronic 80s funk to joyous free-jazz and 2004 neo-soul.
Self-Portrait: Fears
Haunting folk demos and originals from the Irish singer-songwriter.
Premiere: Pink Shabab – You’re Still In Love
Boogie-funk meets ethereal pop on Methods Of Mellow.
Monday Morning Mixtape 360
Guitar-led ambient and drone folk to dark electronic and soul-steeped rap.
New Music
Premiere: Sangre Voss – Mendl15
Hypnotic bouncy rhythms come via Al Zanders’ A-Z Records.
Premiere: Hassan Abou Alam – Cluttered
Lifted from Needs Not For Profit’s compilation which marks the world’s first 100% recyclable vinyl.
Premiere: Glenn Fallows & Mark Treffel – Who Knows When
An ode to 60s and 70s soundtrack and library music on Mr Bongo.
Mixes
Self-Portrait: Krunk Kulture
A 100% label mix from boss Rafiki spotlighting contemporary South Asian artists.
Diggers Directory: Les Disques Bongo Joe
Label and record shop boss Cyril Yeterian spotlights music from all corners of Switzerland.
Praise You: A SOPHIE Tribute Mix By River Moon
Cape Town’s ‘Rave Princess’ pays homage to the visionary producer on what would have been her 35th birthday.
Long Reads
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.
“A tiny parallel universe”: inside ELSE, Renate’s open Berlin party space, in mindset and makeup.
A behind the scenes look at Berlin’s unassuming open air party spot.