Review: Electric Minds x The Hydra

I’m loathed to begin this review with reference to the venue, but a lot has been said about Studio Spaces. If it’s not the sound, it’s the layout, or the heat, or the toilets etc.

OK, it’s not the logistical … Read More

Electric Minds enlist Levon Vincent, Mr. G and Move D for The Hydra

Just a couple of weeks after hosting the UK leg of Innervisions’ “Lost In a Moment” series on the remote Osea Island, The Hydra traverses the causeway, and hops on the A12 back to Wapping, resuming their London residency at … Read More

Spotlight: Colors

East London party collective Colors have been making substantial waves over the past 18 months, throwing some of the most talked about nights in the East end. Whilst they have had the likes of Boo Williams, Move D and Dan … Read More

Digging Deep: DrumTalk

Usually a man of few words where press is concerned, DrumTalk tends to let his music do the talking. The anonymous East London DJ-producer is steadily making a name for himself establishing his distinctive sound; a rambunctious blend of Afrobeat … Read More

Digging Deep: Tall Black Guy

Detroit is the home of musical legend: a once fertile city that even when bulldozed to the ground, can yield the most inspiring and exciting sapling of musical ingenuity. Terrel Wallace, aka Tall Black Guy, is one of those artists … Read More

Review: Voigtmann – The Interlude Archives [Yume 002]

8.5

Rating

Half way through last year, Yumé Records introduced itself with a lush and melodic two-track release from Berlin-based producer Neinzer, exhibiting their ethos to put out dreamy and introspective dance music.

This second installment continues in a similar vein of … Read More

Review: Tobias – A Series of Shocks

8

Rating

Tobias Freund is not your average MacBook producer. Whilst many, over the past decade, have been reliant on software and patches, Freund’s background within musical engineering and mastering leave you with a man and his machines, plugging and unplugging sonic … Read More

Review: Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie – KVK700

7

Rating

With a relentless schedule of output that has stretched back to the early part of last year, one can be forgiven to approach releases by this Swedish pair with scepticism. Quality over quantity is the preferred mantra of those opting … Read More

Review: Untold – Black Light Spiral

Jack Dunning has been an ever-present figure in the rise of the distinct UK sound that has evaded genre and sat in a class of its own for the past half-decade.

Bass, post-dubstep, future garage, tip-topple-asuraus sound; whatever people have … Read More

REVIEW: Global Roots presents Owiny Sigoma Band

9

Vibes

After all the excitement that surrounded it, the inaugural Global Roots’ showcase had a lot to live up to. Events as widely publicised as these are always at risk of failing to fulfil the snowballed anticipation surrounding them, but thankfully … Read More