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Sim Hutchins reminisces on the ’90s nostalgia that inspired rave requiem, ‘Clubeighteen2thirty‘

April 20, 2018

Sim Hutchins comes through with a requiem to his formative years on latest release Clubeighteen2thirty. Swathed in his singular, hazy textures he remembers the tropes and traditions of raving, from dizzy, taste...

Hybridisation of Culture: Talking polyrhythms and physical modelling with Don’t DJ

Matt Blair

April 18, 2018

Acolyte of the polyrhythm and practitioner of physical modelling, Florian Meyer, AKA Don't DJ, cuts a curious figure in electronic music. Where some are content taking an orthodox approach in the studio, Meyer ...

Fortnightly Freebies #56

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April 13, 2018

Effervescent house, Italo edits, noise-infected techno and plenty more... I'm a Cliché Edit Service 90 – Tronik Youth I'm a Cliché's in-house edit series rarely lets you down. Nein Records co-founder Tronik Y...

Moire Shimmers and Loop-Finding Jazz Records: Jan Jelinek in conversation

Elliot Stevens

April 11, 2018

Jan Jelinek’s Loop-Finding Jazz Records got a reissue last year. One of those great records that is masterful in its nuance, it wanders hazily around in the overlapping venn sectors between dreamy sustained amb...

Acid House Corner #15

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April 9, 2018

I Love Acid bosses and TB-303 enthusiasts Posthuman select and review a handful of the best new acid releases and tweakers each month… De Sluwe Vos – Judas EP This is the soundtrack for all the best warehou...

Fortnightly Freebies #55

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March 30, 2018

Earth-shaking techno mutations, vocoder-led chug, industrial timbres and plenty more... Kris Baha – Dead To Romance Industrial timbres from Power Station mastermind Kris Baha, made available as a free downloa...

Extraterrestrial Radio Signals: In conversation with Alien Jams founder Chloe Frieda

Elliot Pearce

March 27, 2018

In a busy London café, tucked behind the Tate, I meet Alien Jams founder, Chloe Frieda. Through her NTS radio show, and the eponymous record label, Frieda has become renowned for her ability to conjure dark, an...

Sign Libra prepares you for warmer weather in 10 balmy tracks

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March 23, 2018

The liner notes from Sign Libra's Antinote debut declare the BBC's celebrated nature documentaries as a significant influence, and it shows. Receiving a formal education at the Latvian Academy of Music before h...

Fortnightly Freebies #54

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March 16, 2018

303-riddled mutations, Maltese electro, a German 'world beat' edit and plenty more... Seven Davis Jr – Super Model (Bonus Edit) If you didn't catch it, Seven Davis Jr dropped the self-released Sev Was Here EP...

Acid House Corner #14

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March 6, 2018

I Love Acid bosses and TB-303 enthusiasts Posthuman select and review a handful of the best new acid releases and tweakers each month… Silicon Scally – Live at Scand I’ve been a fan of Carl Finlow, AKA Sili...