Interviews
Five Essentials: Alexi Delano & Butane
October 21, 2015 | Jack Smith
Swedish producer Alexi Delano and Stateside’s Butane are certainly no strangers to the odd collaboration or two. The last few years have a seen the two combine for a handful of raucous, functional releases – firstly via Butane’s alphahouse imprint … Read More
Five Essentials: Phil Gerus
October 16, 2015 | John Donovan
A musician at heart, Phil Gerus’ heady and at times emotive fusion of cassette pop, house, soul and funk, has seen release on the likes of Sonar Kollektiv, ManMakeMusic, Symbols and Bastard Jazz.
A Moscow native, the young Gerus trained … Read More
UE.31: Philou Louzolo presents ‘Afrigalactic’
October 14, 2015 | Adam Tiran
While the dance music world descends on Amsterdam for ADE this weekend, the nearby city of Rotterdam will also be buzzing with the arrival of Afrofuturism Now!
A new event run by multimedia arts centre and creative space WORM, Afrofuturism … Read More
In Conversation With: Todd Terry
October 11, 2015 | Adam Tiran
Closing out our coverage of last month’s Ceremony Festival, our third and final interview was with legendary New York DJ and producer Todd Terry.
A key component of the East Coast house scene for the best part of 25 years … Read More
In Conversation With: Geddes
September 30, 2015 | Adam Tiran
It’s been a helluva summer for FOUND. Earlier in September, we headed down to Finsbury Park for what would be their fifth and final event of the season. Presenting a lineup that exhibited the very London-centric crux between US and … Read More
In Conversation With: Dana Ruh
September 29, 2015 | John Donovan
We spent some time catching up with Berliner and Cocoon affiliate Dana Ruh, to talk about her album, how she goes about carving out a unique sound, and Cocoon – for whom she’ll be appearing this Saturday at Greenwich’s Studio 338.
Digging Deep: Bastien Keb
September 28, 2015 | Avneet Takhar
Following the fabulous offering by Rich Medina in the last Digging Deep, we continue in our quest to explore the minds and roots of some of the scene’s most compelling musicians. Hailing from the exotic environs of Royal Leamington Spa, … Read More
In Conversation With: DJ Sneak
September 23, 2015 | Adam Tiran
Having been invited down to Finsbury Park’s Ceremony a short while ago, we were lucky enough to catch true house legend DJ Sneak before his set to discuss vinyl vs. digital, ‘House Gangster’ parties, Seth Troxler’s grilling ability and that Twitter outburst…
Lifted Sounds: Pennygiles
August 7, 2015 | Jack Smith
Taking a particularly lo-fi, retrospective attitude towards production technique is almost certainly moving against the tide when you look at how Drum & Bass has evolved from Jungle towards the accessible digital era of DAWs and sample packs.
An artist … Read More
Digging Deep: Chassol
June 28, 2015 | Alex Rennie
When it comes to originality, few are more gifted than Parisian pianist-cum-composer Christophe Chassol. Trained at Paris’ renowned Conservatoire National de Musique and Boston’s Berklee College, Chassol has developed the insight and technical ability of a proper maestro. However, … Read More