Premiere: Stillhead – Nirvana

Back in 2011 when we first decided to start this website, electronic music was at a fascinating intersection. dBridge and Instra:mental were pioneering Autonomic, a new strain of IDM- and ambient-infused half-step drum & bass. That was simultaneously being fed … 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

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

Review: Sam KDC – Survive/Exist / Erogenous

8.5

Rating

Emotion is not something typically associated with Drum & Bass but neither is Samuel Wood, aka Sam KDC for the uninitiated, your typical producer. Music is written from the soul, deep within the heart to create a truly unique listening … Read More

UE.15: Silent Dust

Silent Dust are an act we’ve had tabs on ever since they first burst onto the scene with their unique brand of spacey, ambient electronica back in late 2010. Having first made a name for themselves as adept liquid producers … Read More

PREVIEW: Exit Records presents Mosaic – Volume Two

It’s finally arrived. After 2 and a half years of waiting, the follow-up to the seminal various artists LP Mosaic – Volume One, a compilation that defined a whole new sound in the spectrum of d&b, is almost upon us.

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UE.11: Fade

Having explained his musical journey from past to present and future in his Five Steps, Ukranian badman Fade steps up to deliver the 11th UE guest mix.

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UE.8: Monika

Next up in our mix series is Maxwell Guise aka Monika, an exciting young producer of ambient 170bpm soundscapes that have had us beguiled ever since we first encountered them. We got Max in for a quick chat to find … Read More

SPOTLIGHT: Until Silence

Aficionados of Autonomic, the futuristic and minimal offshoot of drum & bass pioneered by dBridge and Instra:mental, will recognise the name Mode from his inclusion in the seminal Mosaic Volume One LP. His track Stepping Stones was one of the … Read More

SPOTLIGHT: Narratives Music

Narratives Music first appeared on our radar at the start of this year, introducing itself with an impressive debut 12” consisting of two slices of militant tech-jungle by label’s co-owners, Blocks and Escher. We reviewed it here. Both Sagan and … Read More