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Peter Graf York’s 10 tracks to accompany an imagined train ride

February 21, 2020

Peter Graf York makes hard-to-define, genre-hopping weirdness. Many styles spanned, sources of inspiration numerous, his debut release demonstrated a truly global perspective. Drawing from B-boy electro and amb...

Fortnightly Freebies #98

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February 11, 2020

Dancefloor catharsis, ambient noise, deconstructed club and plenty more... SPNT001 - For The Rave / When The Rave Is Not Enough NYC-based zine, mix series and occasional party-starters Spontaneous Affinity sw...

“Major key but minor tradition”: A Joyful Andras joins dots between folk and trance

Matt Blair

February 5, 2020

Be it house or new age ambient, Andrew Wilson, AKA Andras, conveys a sense of open emotion in his music. Out now on Beats In Space, Joyful continues in this vein, while breaking new ground as the Australian pro...

Fortnightly Freebies #97

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January 30, 2020

Reflective ambient, Egyptian drum tracks, warehouse ordnance and plenty more... Hassan Abou Alam - T44 Naivety, the sub-label to Violet's Naive imprint, drops a pair of bass-heavy drum tracks from Egyptian ex...

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

Damien Cummings

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...

Fortnightly Freebies #96

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January 15, 2020

Midwest ambient, '90s hardcore edits, mesmeric krautelectro and plenty more... Ciel - Stronger & Wiser Parallel Minds co-founder Ciel gives an uplifting '90s classic the edit treatment for a breaks-heavy ...

Laila Sakini picks 5 tracks that give shape to sadness

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January 13, 2020

Laila Sakini's new self-released EP feels like a reflection of trying times. Where the collaboration with poet Lucy Van was an exercise in restraint, Like A Gun's engrossing, dreamlike ambient continues in this...

Fortnightly Freebies #95 (Xmas 2019 Edition)

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December 24, 2019

All we want for Christmas is uncompressed lossless audio... Clouds - Until We Come Glasgow techno stalwarts Clouds going hammer and tongs for Casual Gabberz with a 'name your price' download – get it here. ...

A Colourful Storm founder Moopie shares 5 formative mix CDs

Matt Blair

December 20, 2019

I recently overheard some Australian friends waxing lyrical about the DJing prowess of Moopie, the guy behind Melbourne label, A Colourful Storm. The way they spoke about his sets at Inner Varnika, it's the stu...

Fortnightly Freebies #94

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December 13, 2019

Verdant electro, third eye cleansing ambient, shadowy techno and plenty more... Massive Attack - Atlas Air (Coiffure Edit from Tim Goldsworthy Remix) A big fan of the into from Tim Goldsworthy's 'Atlas Air' ...