Access Autonomic 003: DAAT

The latest in our fledgling Access Autonomic series comes from Canadian duo Jason oS and Joe Mnemonic aka. DAAT, and what a podcast it is..

DAAT’s exceptional debut HVAC released on their own imprint Detuned Transmissions back in June was … Read More

UE.22: Arshaw

This Monday saw the release of the latest EP from Sheffield-born London-based producer Arshaw, his first for hometown label Itchy Pig Records. Arshaw’s is a sound defined by 2014, all footwork kicks and juke claps fused together by a string … Read More

Reliving Nas’ seminal hip hop album in ‘Time Is Illmatic’

7

Rating

Nasir “Nas” Jones of Queensbridge, NYC has a reputation as one of the fiercest lyricists throughout the East Coast. So it’s for good reason that Time Is Illmatic, the latest biopic on one of hip hop’s foremost and most formative … Read More

Spotlight: Akin

Talk about hit the ground running: Samwell James aka. Akin has just released on R&S‘ prestigious sister-label Apollo with only a handful of releases under his belt. A sound that undermines his relative newcomer status, and one that channels the … Read More

Access Autonomic 002

After Tiran‘s superb inaugural first, and a brief (or rather lengthy?) hiatus, we’re back with the second Access Autonomic – our fledgling mix series that revisits and celebrates anything and everything that made the Autonomic movement so special. Mixed by … Read More

Five Steps: Bop

To carve a niche out of today’s vast musical landscape is no mean feat. As the pioneer and driving force behind the meticulous ambience that is Microfunk, Bop‘s catalogue is simply wonderful. His fantastic debut album on Med School Clear Your Mind was his … Read More

Five Steps: Riva Starr

On the 20th July 2014, BLOOP Proactive Arts Festival will be launching its month long program of art and music based activities, taking place across the unique island of Ibiza, and all completely free. Pretty good eh? Headlining the festival’s … Read More

Repress Roundup #2

Delroy Edwards – 4 Club Use Only EP [L.I.E.S.]

Not to be confused with the RSD version – which, disappointingly, turned out to be rather flimsy and a little warped (get an EU distributor L.I.E.S!) A real belter of an … Read More

Repress Roundup #1

Vinyl Addicts Anonymous – this one’s for you. Collating the hottest represses in stores now – blink and you’ll miss em! Or blink, and save yourself from spending any more money than you already have done. Sounds boring doesn’t it…..

… Read More

State of Play – July: House & Techno

Internet crusaders unite! Our picks for the month from the lovely land of House and Techno in one handy playlist – aren’t we nice eh? Keep ’em peeled for State of Play – July: Drum & Bass edition!

So first … Read More