Damien Cummings, Author at If-Only

“Music should always move forward”: Inside the world of DJ Marcelle/Another Nice Mess

January 23, 2020

Marcelle van Hoof cuts an instantly recognisable figure behind the decks. Forever on the move, the Dutch DJ flips records like they're going out of fashion, and in the world of DJ Marcelle, they probably are. W...

Premiere: Oslo Karamell – Kvirrevitt

Damien Cummings

December 18, 2019

There are few better suited to the call of Music For Dreams' 'Serious Collectors Series' than DJ soFa. In recent years, the dust-thumbed digger’s sought after Elsewhere compilations have caught the attention of...

Premiere: Flegon – Intruder On The Loose (Private Mix)

Damien Cummings

November 5, 2019

The fifth release from Disques Flegon sees label-bosses and Rinse France regulars DJ Stalingrad, Greita, and Cebrak 2000 assemble for the first time as a three-piece hybrid dance band picking up props from Pari...

Doof It Yourself: Sleep D talk DIY dynamics and new album, ‘Rebel Force’

Damien Cummings

October 22, 2019

There’s a reason that everyone is always talking about Melbourne, and you might not want to hear it again The way that Corey Kikos and Maryos Syawish of Sleep D tell it, however, is well worth a listen – the Bu...

Premiere: Cru Servers – Henge Salt Phrasal

Damien Cummings

October 7, 2019

12th Isle is back with another lesson in out-there excellence guaranteed to be doing bits for Glaswegian label's “buy-on-sight” reputation. Touching down for the first time on ISLE002, Cru Servers' brand of min...

Premiere: Seofon – Prota-Rmx

Damien Cummings

September 4, 2019

Originally released on San Francisco-based Visible Records in '94, The Delph EP reminds us that there’s more to ambient house than lolling on the sofas of Heaven’s White Room. Remixed and repressed by Transmigr...

Premiere: Twoonky – Jasso

Damien Cummings

August 26, 2019

It pays to expect the unexpected when Sacha Mambo and Guillaume Des Bois head to the press. The Macadam Mambo duo are oracles of esoterica - playfully weaving avant-garde sounds into contemporary dance music, t...

Video Premiere: Giraffi Dog – The Temple Of Magatao

Damien Cummings

August 19, 2019

Among reports in Germany of a spike in sales of Iodine and bottled water, Berlin’s ITK party survivalists are scrambling to get their hands on the latest set of hazardous materials from Warning. The second in a...

Premiere: Vesu’s – Seven-Lined Ameiva

Damien Cummings

July 18, 2019

It takes something special to catch the attention of Going Good selectors Brian Not Brian and Salik, whose reputation as leftfield heads stretches far beyond their London stomping ground. Enter Vesu's, AKA Vesa...

Premiere: Carmen Villain – Sometimes I Love You Forever

Damien Cummings

July 12, 2019

Out on Smalltown Supersound, Carmen Villain’s Both Lines Will Be Blue is a tapestry of field-recordings, programmed drums, and synth that signal the Norwegian-Mexican songstress’ arrival at that elusive, medita...

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