Premiere: FDF – Omega (Brawther’s Underwater Mix)
Hazy breaks-fuelled dub techno on Freund Der Familie.
Latest
Self-Portrait: Butter Sessions
Sleep D celebrate 10 years with a mix of label material.
Premiere: JAUBI – Zari
Spiritual jazz meets Hindustani classical on Astigmatic Records.
Monday Morning Mixtape 350
70s soul and Brazilian funk, to bass-driven blues and psychedelica.
Brainchild launch ‘Crowd Cover’ scheme, a collective solution to avoid cancellation
Ticket-holders will be asked to commit 50% of their ticket money, which will provide the festival with a lifeline.
Premiere: Kubebe – Sainte Rita
Breezy new age on Belly Dance Services.
New Music
Premiere: Slacker – Deep In The Forest, A Sacred Pool
Immersive ambient on the Pseudonym Records debut LP for Lobster Theremin.
Premiere: Qwirk – Say Shava Shava Bootleg
A donk flip of a K3G classic from the Manchester producer.
Premiere: Daytimers – Tere Dar Par Sanam (Crying in the Club Refix)
An elegant DnB flip of Anu Malik’s beautiful ’93 composition from the collective.
Mixes
Praise You: A Joshua Tree Tribute Mix by Heidi Lawden
The Dusk Camp and Recordings co-founder explores the sonics that remind her of the metaphysical landscape in California.
Monday Morning Mixtape 354
Lo-fi r&b and pop-folk, psychedelic indie, and electronic soul.
Self-Portrait: Claddy
Original raw and unreleased material from the Melbourne singer, producer and Skylab resident.
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.