Digging Deep: Monika

March 30, 2015 | Matt Clough

New blood (often finds it hard to break into the established order of many labels’ rosters with only truly unique and exciting talents being given an opportunity. Step forward Maxwell, better known as Monika who seems to be on a … Read More

REVIEW: Exit Records presents Mosaic Vol. 2 Album Launch

July 12, 2013 | Jack Smith 1

First of all, I’d just like to give a huge big ups to the following: gyrating couples; the ever-present oversized rucksack and briefcase (!) crew; the sweaty ogres who thought they were at a Ram night; and all those who … Read More

PREVIEW: HVL – Flats EP [Voyager]

May 9, 2013 | Jack Smith

The Crescent had really hit the floor running in 2012, with a trio of exceptional releases from a collection of key players – including Mode, Troy Gunner, eleven8 and Clarity – who reside under the loose UK-electronica umbrella term as … Read More

eleven8 – Changing Colours EP

December 16, 2012 | Adam Tiran

Meditative London-based label The Crescent return with a trio of pure unadulterated futurism from the ever-ambivalent eleven8, who brings his typically progressive and unrestrained ethos to the table once more for the Changing Colours EP.

Following on from the frankly … Read More

Clarity & Overlook – Other Sights / Rohypnol

June 18, 2012 | Jack Smith

Presha’s reputation for notable tastemaking has evolved even further than Samurai’s catalogue of dynamic, innovative beats, with the final stages of the previous year ushering in a new, yet no less distinguishable side project: the exclusive, vinyl-only Samurai Horo series. Horo has moved … Read More

Med School – Blood Pressure LP

March 5, 2012 | Jack Smith

Hospital Records’ sister label Med School, managed by Ash ‘Med School’ Howard, has been upstaging its more established sibling as an advocate of quality electronic music for quite some time now. We can look as far back as at its … Read More