If-Only Podcast #30: Kasper Marott
Kasper "Tandoor'" Marott is the principal artist, resident DJ and flag-bearer for Twin Cities, the Danish crew running a party and label out of Copenhagen. A Red Bull Music Academy inductee in 2015, he's enjoye...
If-Only Podcast #29: Lutto Lento
Lutto Lento's music is invariably idiosyncratic, retaining an experimental edge from early cassettes on Polish label Sangoplasmo Records all the way to last year's debut LP, Dark Secret World. The esoteric coll...
If-Only Podcast #28: Wilted Woman
Coining the term "anxiety rhythm" to describe an output laced with tension, Wilted Woman engages in a somewhat challenging subversion of techno, synthesising tightly coiled rhythms and discordant electronics wi...
If-Only Podcast #27: JM Moser
His Brown Rice show on Berlin Community Radio held in high regard, JM Moser has carved out a space as one of Berlin's more adventurous DJs. Handed the opportunity to curate the show, one of BCR's first, the Ger...
If-Only Podcast #26: E.L.M.S
Asahi Yamamoto; AKA the 'Brown Mushroom Hair on Acid', AKA the nomadic spirit behind the cult Beanie's mix and party series; has been evoking the soundsystem under his E.L.M.S moniker. Moving on from a period w...
Extraterrestrial Radio Signals: In conversation with Alien Jams founder Chloe Frieda
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...
If-Only Podcast #24: Front Left Life
Emanating out of Catford, Lewisham, brotherly duo Front Left Life have been infiltrating the Radar Radio airwaves since the digital station really began to make its mark. These guys aren't the type to be pigeon...
If-Only Podcast #23: Fred und Luna
Somewhere in Karlsruhe, Germany, Fred und Luna watch the world by from a fashion boutique display window. Side-by-side, they endear the furtive glances from absent-minded passersby, but when those shutters come...
Concept in Practice: Iona’s ‘Apocalmix’
A self-styled "round earth believer, vibe shepherd and purveyor of the beat," Iona honed her craft while working for London institutions CDR and sorely missed Dalston nightspot, Dance Tunnel. Reaching for acid,...
If-Only Podcast #22: Randstad
Co-founding BAKK and Rubber, Hague-born producer, visual artist and DJ Randstad played a major role in nurturing a notably singular sound with not one, but two labels. Both inspired by the tradition of iconic H...