Catching up with Remi Mazet as he readies his deep and driving new live show

French-born London resident Remi Mazet has been on a steady yet consistent rise to prominence over the past couple of years, with vibesy releases on Jamie Jones and Lee Foss’ Hot Waves compilations Volume 2 and 3. His collaboration with … Read More

Five Steps: Maxime Dangles

Nowadays the term ‘album’ has become a dirty word, used by record companies to tie artists down with a contractual obligation to release a new long-player every year. So it’s unsurprising to find artists putting a few good tracks onto … Read More

A Final Farewell: In Conversation with Southport Weekender’s Alex Lowes

We received the news of Southport Weekender‘s retirement with great sadness – a British institution with a decidedly worldly musical aesthetic and an even bigger heart that prides itself on living up to and surpassing its reputation as the ‘world’s … Read More

Five Essentials: Wouter de Moor

Wouter de Moor’s straightforward approach to production is mirrored in the strength of the music he’s been putting out of late. Hailing from Amsterdam, de Moor honed his craft as a mentee to the city’s infamous techno prodigy Steve Rachmad, … Read More

Digging Deep: Tenderlonious

As you’ll have seen from our recent review of Henry Wu’s Negotiate EP, the tight-knit Peckham-based collective drawn together under the banner of 22a Records have really been catching our fancy of late. Musically speaking their sultry organicity is becoming … Read More

UE.24: Chet Matuto

Every so often you stumble across a track that has you scrambling for an ID on contact. That track for me a few weeks ago was Zurich-based Chet Matuto‘s ‘Mund Rethink’ (via Lek‘s consistently quality podcast series) – cinematic 170 … Read More

Matthew Styles picks some heavy hitters ahead of Hideout

Having appeared on a slew of high-profile labels in recent years including Gerd Janson’s Running Back, Tamed Musiq and Ostgut Ton, English-born Berlin resident Matthew Styles draws influence from a melting pot of sound both in his productions and in … Read More

Five Essentials: Total Science

True chameleons of Drum and Bass, Total Science, consistently adapt to the environment around them, which goes a long way to explain their illustrious career that has spanned over 20 years, 400 tracks and records on the most iconic labels … Read More

Five Essentials: The Boo | ClekClekBoom

ClekClekBoom is fast becoming the premier exponent of finely-crafted Parisien techno, a sound that replaces the somewhat erstwhile French House’s playful bravado for a more rugged, subterranean feel in 2015. Adrien Creuse aka. The Boo has been co-running ClekClekBoom since 2011 with … Read More

Spotlight: RQ

Auckland-based Ryan Quinlivan is something of a rarity in the 170 scene. A renowned graphic artist contributing diverse, interesting artwork for some of the biggest labels in the scene such as Samurai, Commercial Suicide and V Recordings.

RQ also juggles running … Read More