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In Conversation With: DJ Sneak
September 23, 2015 | Adam TiranHaving 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…
UE.29: Kruse & Nuernberg
July 31, 2015 | Jack SmithFlorian Kruse and Nils Nuernberg – otherwise known as Kruse & Nuernberg – are the dapper German duo making waves across the European club circuit over the last few years with a series of slick releases on some of the … Read More
Digging Deep: Chassol
June 28, 2015 | Alex RennieWhen 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
In Conversation With: Tom Ravenscroft
June 4, 2015 | Henry Miller6 Music‘s Tom Ravenscroft has magical ears. The young man has impeccable taste and there seems to be no musical genre he is not all over. Drum & Bass, Indonesian Led Zeppelin covers, hardcore country fiddle… When listened to with an … Read More
Digging Deep: Doorly
April 28, 2015 | Jack SmithStepping up to the table for this week’s Digging Deep is Cajual and Dirtybird associate and all-round bass-house maestro Doorly.
Taking us through the most treasured records in his collection ahead of his appearance at Croatia’s Hideout this year, Doorly comes correct … Read More
Digging Deep: K15
April 24, 2015 | Jack SmithK15‘s stock has been rising faster than most of recent times: a couple of stellar releases via Kyle Hall‘s Wild Oats and newly-founded No Room For Air imprints – the former, Insecurities, married sultry and danceable with an infectious vivacity (it’s … Read More
Catching up with Remi Mazet as he readies his deep and driving new live show
April 15, 2015 | David Clayton 1French-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
April 10, 2015 | David Clayton 1Nowadays 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
April 10, 2015 | Jack Smith 3We 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
State of Play: Samurai Music, Auxiliary & Nuage are running the 170bpm multiverse this month
March 31, 2015 | Matt CloughAnd so it is, here we are in the month of March: a month which marks the beginning of an invariable wasteland for new releases as the scourge that is Record Store Day clogs up pressing plants across the land. … Read More