New Release: Juk Juk – Thinking Too Much / Where The Helios
Man like Juk Juk is back with another new release on Nommos Records. The London producer has gone a bit meaner with a definite Mosca feel to the A-Side.
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‘I am mostly driven by my overall energy and feeling’: Talking Tech with Coco Em
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Diggers Directory: Liv Ayers
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A Brief History of South Yemeni Music
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Reflections: Are Exclusivity Contracts Holding Back Local Music Scenes?
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Stamp Mix 112: Azu Tiwaline
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Self-Portrait: Osunlade
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Latest
Stamp Mix #4: Zack Christ
Signed to Brooklyn’s multi-coloured label Moodgadget…
New Artist: Dan Croll
Here’s a nice one to sit back to on a Sunday evening. Dan Croll came to our attention thanks to his activity with one our favourite labels, Communion. Whether he’s signed to them or not is not entirely clear, but he’s appeared at a few of their nights and also features on their recent compilation New Faces, showcasing a host of their own artists and some talented friends.
Festival Alert: The Great Escape
Seen as Europe’s answer to South By South West, The Great Escape is taking to Brighton for another year with a steller line-up. Click for more info.
New Artist: Sekuoia
Copenhagen’s Patrick Alexander Bech-Madsen (a.k.a Sekuoia) sure is a tough one to find out about and not much easier to pigeon-hole, but by golly he makes good music.
Competition: Win 2 tickets to Covert, London w/ fLako and Arkist
Clothing line, promotions company and music-label Cloak and Dagger Operation have generously given us 2 tickets to their night at Covert (London’s newest music venue) in Vauxhall on Good Friday (06/04/2012). Included in the line-up are two of our favourite Electronic artists around, fLako (Project:Mooncircle) and Arkist (Apple Pips/Hotflush), bringing…
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.