Interviews
Spotlight: Congi & Occult
February 24, 2014 | Jack Smith
Today marks the release of the eagerly-awaited debut on burgeoning label Deep Heads from two sets of artists that have been making intelligent, emotive 140 beats for a good few years at least now. Congi & Occult‘s Same Kind EP bears all … Read More
Five Essentials: Grum
February 20, 2014 | Adam Tiran
Bursting onto the disco-house scene in the late 2000s, Scottish producer Grum has made a strong case for the reinvigoration of an italo-esque, trance-inspired sound with a solid range of solo productions and substantial remix work over the past few … Read More
Five Essentials: Dexta & Hyroglifics
February 17, 2014 | Jack Smith
It’s fair to say that over the years since we first began shifting our musings on music, Diffrent Music has remained a constant. A label showcase mix here, release of the week there: we’ve had nothing but pure love for … Read More
Digging Deep: Akito
February 12, 2014 | Jack Smith
London-based club night turned record label Sub Skank has been reaping the success of its foray into music distribution, pushing the sound it had been championing since its embryonic days as a radio show. Fast forward to 2014 and its … Read More
Five Steps: Nymfo
February 10, 2014 | Jack Smith
Since his debut release in 2007 Bardo Camp aka Nymfo has not only engineered some of the finest ‘rollers’ to grace the scene to date but has also cemented himself as one of its finest DJs, especially when championing the … Read More
Five Essentials: Amoss
February 7, 2014 | Jack Smith
To celebrate the launch and first release on the new Melbourne-based Plasma Collaborative imprint, we welcome Amoss to the fold with a new round of Five Essentials. It’s a pretty damn weighty selection as you might expect… Big ups to Andy and James, … Read More
Five Essentials: Gantz
January 27, 2014 | Jack Smith 1
One of the biggest exponents of that sweet, deep Dubstep sound in 2013, Turkish-born Gantz returns in 2014 with his debut on influential label Deep Medi. A sultry, lurking two-parter with brooding ambience and sub-laden goodness in equal measure, ‘Spry Sinister’ confirms … Read More
Five Steps: Voyager
December 26, 2013 | Jack Smith 1
As one of the key exponents of GLR-era atmospheric jungle with a plethora of releases reaching as far back as ’94 with his ‘Knowledge’ Remix on Lucky Spin, Pete Parsons aka. Voyager returns after a four-year hiatus with an emotionally- … Read More
Five Essentials: Sam Russo
December 14, 2013 | Adam Tiran 1
With nine releases under his belt this year, five of which came in a flurry of activity in the last three months, it’s fair to say that Sam Russo has had a solid 2013. Developing on the hypnotic driving sound … Read More
Five Steps: Dom Petrie
December 6, 2013 | Jack Smith
First off, big respect to Ingredients for throwing out a seven (!) track extended player from a relative unknown with undoubted talent who goes by the name of Dom Petrie. Very rare in this day and age indeed, as is … Read More