Interviews
Five Essentials: Borrowed Identity
January 13, 2016 | John Donovan
Chameleonic Freiburg producer and DJ, Borrowed Identity first blew into prominence back in 2012 with his inaugural outing, Stimulation on Foul & Sunk. Ever since he’s built up an impressive array of releases, with the likes of Ostgut Ton, Circus Company, … Read More
Five Essentials: Dark Sky
January 11, 2016 | Jack Smith
2016 is set to be a landmark year for Dark Sky. Having displayed an impressive strength in musical versatility via a plethora of singles and EPs on key labels such as Mister Saturday Night, 50 Weapons and Tectonic … Read More
Talking Numbers With: Kornél Kovács
December 2, 2015 | Alex Rennie
Needless to say, Sweden’s been doing big things in the dance music cosmos for quite some time now. One man riding the crest of this delectably Scandinavian sound-wave is Kornél Kovács, a DJ-producer who’s been enraptured with all things electronic … Read More
In Conversation With: Waifs and Strays
December 2, 2015 | Avneet Takhar
Waifs & Strays have been a household name for a minute now. Originally a duo comprised of two already established DJs in their own right, Amos Nelson and Richard Beanland, the pair have amassed quite the back catalogue of pulsating … Read More
Five Robert Owens Essentials: Felix Dickinson
December 2, 2015 | David Clayton
Flashback to fabric’s 16th Birthday: Sunday evening, ravers begrudgingly waiting for Room 3 to open up again to experience what is one of the highlights of the weekend’s birthday celebrations. Unexpected back-to-backs are commonplace and, soon, party vibes fill Room … Read More
In Conversation With: Jay Haze
December 1, 2015 | John Donovan
Nomad, philanthropist, photographer, filmmaker, artist. 17 years as a touring DJ, producer and label head.
Born in Philadelphia, Jay Haze left in the early 00s to reside in Berlin – also home to his labels TuningSpork and Contexterrior. With a … Read More
Five Essentials: Alan Fitzpatrick
November 23, 2015 | David Clayton
Memories Of A Tme Once Past But Long Forgotten was my first introduction to Alan Fitzpatrick, a piece that expertly blended emotive and thought-provoking chords and synths with the driving undercurrent of kick drums. It was clear this was an … Read More
Five Essentials: Krywald & Farrer
November 13, 2015 | John Donovan
Next up in our Five Essentials series are London mainstays Krywald & Farrer. Long-time residents of inimitable party collective Percolate, their most recent outing ‘The People’s Asafo’ was released to wide acclaim on Rob Da Bank’s Silver Bear Recordings. Just … Read More
Digging Deep: Deadbeat
November 12, 2015 | Rhemayo Brooks
This month sees the release of Scott Monteith aka Deadbeat’s highly anticipated new album Walls and Dimensions. Far from just another dancefloor-aimed record, the inspiration for this latest collection comes from a much more difficult place for the seasoned producer.
Five Essentials: Gacha Bakradze
November 3, 2015 | Jack Smith
Another week, another Five Essentials selection. Stepping up this week is R&S/Apollo affiliate and co-founder of vinyl-only, Parisien-cum-Georgian imprint Transfigured Time – Gacha Bakradze. Difficulties with distribution has unfortunately pushed the label’s third release back to mid-November at the time … Read More