If-Only Podcast #44: Karima F
In a former Porsche repair shop, just streets away from the University of Oslo's botanical garden, Karima Furuseth, AKA Karima F, can be found plotting her label's next move. It's worth mentioning that the Jaeg...
If-Only Podcast #43: Bear Bones, Lay Low
With over twenty releases credited to various projects, Ernesto González has churned out fetid techno, gnarled punk and absorbing drone, but he’s best known for his output as Bear Bones, Lay Low. Under that nam...
If-Only Podcast #42: Mr Assister
Dialling the tempo in either direction, the enduring quality of Mr Assister's output has been a keen fascination with rhythm and percussion. There are ties to James Blake and the 1-800 Dinosaur imprint, notably...
“The richness of versatility in curation”: In conversation with Kalahari Oyster Cult
A slew of new labels materialising on the racks of reputable record stores week in, week out, it's proven increasingly difficult to sort the wheat from the chaff. Heading up Amsterdam's Kalahari Oyster Cult, Re...
If-Only Podcast #41: P Relief
When Parker Harris started out, he was known for playing a brand feel-good house in-keeping with the idyllic backdrop of his native Altadena, California. It wasn't long though before he assumed the alias P Reli...
If-Only Podcast #40: Woody’92 & Spekki Webu
From beyond the Mirror Zone, Woody'92 and Spekki Webu forged their respective paths through the Dutch underground with a joint appreciation for the lysergic, tribal and meditative. Both hailing from Delft, the ...
Concept In Practice: Hysteric’s ‘Sunscreen Tears’ Mix
He's known as the brains behind Mothball Record, AKA the "Italo connection down under," but Hysteric's tastes extend far beyond the eccentric, synth-fuelled disco sounds of 1970s and '80s Italy. As electronic o...
If-Only Podcast #39: Local Group
Intrepid explorers of the hardcore continuum past, present and future, they might take their name from the galaxy group we inhabit, but Local Group are odds-on to discover some long-forgotten warehouse ordnance...
If-Only Podcast #38: River Yarra
Music drawing together influences from varyingly esoteric sounds always runs the risk of taking itself too seriously, but there's a charming playfulness to River Yarra's Antinote debut that has little interest ...
Concept In Practice: Chrissy’s ‘Alternative Halloween Jams’ Mix
Chrissy Shively is an unsung hero of sorts, a Chicago native whose reputation as a killer DJ precedes him for those that know, but something of an unknown quantity as far as many, far too many, are concerned. A...