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Premiere: Jorge Caiado – AP135
March 5, 2018 | Jack SmithIt’s no secret that the Portuguese capital is one of Europe’s top destinations for electronic music in 2018. Lisboa Electronica Musiculture, Primavera Sound and now Nova Batida – whose inaugural weekend in September looks positively tantalising – are just some … Read More
Premiere: Sasaki Hiroaki – Speak
February 8, 2018 | Jack SmithEven with just a handful of releases to his name, Sasaki Hiroaki‘s style is clear is day. It’s one step removed from The Mole-esque loop psychedelia, but more importantly its tone of pensivity speaks volumes within the realm of house … Read More
Preview: Gottwood & Houghton
February 1, 2018 | Jack SmithThe team behind arguably the most potent weekenders on the UK circuit in 2018 – Gottwood and Houghton – are gearing up for another mind-bending double header this summer. Here we cast a beady eye on both ahead of the … Read More
Premiere: David Gtronic – Sequence
January 16, 2018 | Jack SmithBerlin-based Colombian David Gtronic has been delivering his brand of dubbed-out minimal as a key member of the notorious Vatos Locos collective since 2012.
The producer kicks off the brand-new Black Wood imprint in some style, with an EP entitled … Read More
Premiere: Andre Salmon – Math & Candy
January 12, 2018 | Jack SmithAnother year, another stellar various artists compilation from Hector Couto‘s prolific Roush Label. A platform for label favourites and new talent alike to flex their musical muscle, the series has a reputation for leaving no stone unturned when it comes … Read More
Premiere: Dragosh – Step
January 10, 2018 | Jack SmithDragosh has been fusing club-ready functionality with soulful richness since first appearing back in 2009. Fast forward to the wintery bluster of January 2018 and it’s business as usual for the Romanian artist, who follows up a couple of EPs … Read More
Digging Deep: Rings Around Saturn
December 22, 2017 | Jack SmithMelbourne-based artist Rory McPike has had a fruitful couple of years. A meandering Live techno cassette for Altered States Tapes as 2200; a couple of club-focussed, genre-spanning EPs as Dan White; a full IDM-meets-Drumfunk long player as Pickleman amongst others… … Read More
Premiere: Amandra – Matisa Anse
December 11, 2017 | Jack SmithAhrpe Records co-founder Amandra navigates a unique space between droning ambience and polyrhythmic funk on Dame De Bahia, his first release to emerge on Italian imprint Obscura. This is the French, Warsaw-based producer’s second album and follows a string of … Read More
Premiere: Traffic Report – Velo
December 7, 2017 | Jack SmithTraffic Report are Christian Rütz from Copenhagen and Marc Brauner from Berlin. They met in the summer of 2016 in Berlin and soon after started jamming, producing and readying a live set, culminating in their debut album Traffic Jams on … Read More
Premiere: Zodiac Childs – Basic Process
December 1, 2017 | Jack SmithEvery once in a while a record comes around, stands up and makes itself noticed. A unique voice heard amongst the din of the often cacophanous shoutathon that is electronic music. A moment that gives you all of the feels … Read More