UE.45: Strange New Generation

Hailing from Katlehong, a small neighbourhood on the eastern side of Johannesburg, are Strange New Generation. A three-strong collective of exuberant producers and rappers, SNG are a new voice on the alternative rap scene, as much influenced by LA beats … Read More

UE.44: Kenneth Christiansen

Having casually shaped the modern dub techno sound to such a degree so as to contribute to its synonymity with the Danish region, Echocord will be celebrating nearly seventeen years in the game in 2018. Some achievement for the label and its … Read More

Digging Deep: Rings Around Saturn

Melbourne-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

In Conversation With: Future Beat Alliance

Matthew Puffett doesn’t strike us as an underground techno deity. Read More

In Conversation With: The Mole

We’ve been fans of The Mole for some time and his wiggly, digger-indebted collage house has been a mainstay in our record bags.

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Press Play: submerse

Introducing the first in a new UE series called Press Play. Join us as we take a step back from our usual audiophilic musings to speak with artists about a different artform entirely: gaming. We’ll be covering their history of, the … Read More

In Conversation With: Voigtmann & Tristan Da Cunha

Let’s hark back to the halcyon days of British clubbing, when acid and breaks went hand-in-hand with anti-establishment and the rave was not merely an escape but a hedonistic lifestyle with an 808 pulse. This pleasure ride carried through the … Read More

In Conversation With: Nhan Solo

Hailing from the Berlin underground, Nhan Solo is known for his unfailingly positive outlook and charming personality – as well as a penchant for up-front, feel good music. It’s a recipe that’s treated him well over the past few years, … Read More

In Conversation With: Prosumer

During a set at London’s Dance Tunnel (R.I.P.), a young man snaked his way through the sprawling mass to the front of the dancefloor to watch Prosumer work the decks. You could spot his game a mile off, … Read More

In Conversation With: Anané Vega

Anané Vega is a music powerhouse. Singer, songwriter, producer, radio host, club DJ, label manager: it is all music magic that happens in Anané’s World. She walks the lands of electronic dance music with giant steps fuelled by her devotion … Read More