Review: Melé – Dark EP

7

Rating

Simply put, Krissy Peers – aka Melé – has an uncanny knack for crafting records and playing sets that can whip up the most reserved of crowds into frenzy. After a prolific year both on the tour circuit and … 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: Sam KDC – Survive/Exist / Erogenous

8.5

Rating

Emotion is not something typically associated with Drum & Bass but neither is Samuel Wood, aka Sam KDC for the uninitiated, your typical producer. Music is written from the soul, deep within the heart to create a truly unique listening … 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: Clark – Superscope [Warp]

9

Rating

Some six months since Clark released the aptly-titled remix fest Feast / Beast and he’s back with a single on home-from-home Warp that sheds its inhibitions whilst staying true to the wonderful unconventionality upon which he’s built his career so … 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

Event Review: Felabration! London

On a bitingly cold night in December, we made our way down to 229 Great Portland Street for a celebration of a man from much warmer climes, Nigeria to be exact, and his music which stands, without doubt, as one … Read More

ROTW: VA – Evolution Of The Giraffe LP [Diffrent Music]

I’d like to say Diffrent really have stepped it up a gear with Evolution of the Giraffe but that would be a huge disservice to the countless, quality releases to have come from the label since their somewhat telling debut … Read More

REVIEW: Various – Brazilian Beats 7 (Mr. Bongo)

10

Flawless

If you’re not already familiar with Brighton-based label Mr. Bongo, you’ve got some important homework to do. As a record label, film and publishing company specialising in music from all corners of the globe, the admirable crate-digging activities of Mr. … Read More