The early days of writing All the Time, Jessy Lanza's first album since 2016's Oh No, marked a sea change for Jessy and her creative partner Jeremy Greenspan. After Oh No, Jessy left her hometown of Hamilton to go and live in New York. Written long distance for the first time, across Jessy’s new...
After this January’s reissue of their 1987 indie – facing compilation of early singles – ‘Where It Is’, The Beloved are back with a 30th Anniversary Reissue of this 1st album proper – Happiness. Happiness was recorded from late 1988 to summer 1989, influenced by the band’s immersion in the nascent...
Not even an ocean could stop Christina Wood and Cicely Goulder from coming together once again as Kaleida; crafters of elegant, intricate electronica and masters of mood. After the release of 2017's acclaimed, icy debut Tear The Roots – which Clash branded “fascinating” – as well as support slots...
The early 80s were prolific for Hideki Matsutake. As the go-to keyboard programmer for the Tokyo music scene, he worked on Akiko Yano's _Gohan Ga Dekitayo_, YMO's _BGM,_ Ryuichi Sakamoto's _B-2 Unit,_ Mkwaju Ensemble's _Mkwaju_ and found time to record two Logic System albums in 1981. While the...
Sam Prekop’s boundless imagination is guided by his strong sense of melody. For more than 25 years, as a solo artist or as part of The Sea and Cake, Prekop creates a singular sound that is both inventive and warm. New album Comma takes Pekop’s electronic music experiments in a surprising new...
AMMAR 808’s previous album Maghreb United (2018) – a powerful mixture of deep TR-808 bass and Pan-Maghreb beats and voices – received widespread critical acclaim and shook dancefloors throughout Europe, North Africa and beyond. This time Brussels-based Tunisian electronic producer Sofyann Ben...
At the end of the 90s, a movement began in West London that birthed a fresh direction in dance music. Though this movement never got mainstream press coverage, never had a crossover chart single, and never really transcended its community roots, there was a unique alchemy at work – a fertile moment...
Kelly Lee Owens' masterful second album Inner Song finds the convention-blurring techno producer and singer/songwriter diving deep into her own psyche—excoriating the struggles she's faced over the last several years and exploring personal pain while embracing the beauty of the natural world. It's...
The Bug aka Kevin Martin, and producer/vocalist Dis Fig aka Felicia Chen, refer to their style on ‘In Blue’ as “Tunnel Sound”; a foggy, melancholic meltdown of narco-dancehall-soul and dread-drenched, electronic dub. The 2018 prototype rhythms for this album were a continuation of Martin’s ongoing...
To celebrate their 25th anniversary, Planet Mu have compiled fifteen tracks by their current roster, showcasing a label in rude health. Committed to boundary pushing, Planet Mu’s releases are diverse and exciting, moving towards the edges of genre or creating entirely new takes. ‘PlanetMµ25’ runs...
Some of London-based electronic songwriter Ryan Lee West’s most recognised work to date comes in the shape of spontaneous EP or so-called mini album releases— clocking in just under the 40-minute mark, keeping their contents urgent, immediate and to the point. As with his 2013 EP Odyssey and 2014’s...
When Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas get together, expect the unexpected. The Norwegian production duo's third album III is also their first outing together in eleven years, since II from 2009—and as ever, Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas have crafted their own unique sonic world between the two of them. This...
“Hold Your Colour”, the debut album from Pendulum has been pressed on Heavyweight Triple Vinyl, on seminal Drum&Bass label Breakbeat Kaos, to help celebrate it’s 15th year as a label. This Limited Pressing 3 x vinyl features the full original album plus bonus track ‘Blood Sugar’ for the very first...
Erased Tapes announce Bell Orchestre’s House Music — an immersive ecosystem of an album to be released on March 19, and the first full-length work released by the acclaimed Montreal-based outfit in over a decade. House Music unfolds as one long piece, a recorded-then-sculpted improvisation that...
Taken from obscure compilations and DAT tapes, lockdown provided an opportunity for rare Dreadzone tracks from the vaults to be found and played by Greg Dread online during live sessions. Due to demand, ten of these forgotten gems from the early years of the band come together on one album to...
Kruder & Dorfmeister, named after members Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister, an Austrian duo, known for their trip hop/downtempo remixes of pop, hip hop and drum and bass songs. In 1993 they released their first EP G-Stoned featuring the hypnotic ‘High Noon’ and a cover resembling Simon &...
Richard Barbieri (Japan, Rain Tree Crow, Porcupine Tree) Returns With His New Album Under A Spell! The man whose illustrious career began in the late 70’s with synth-pop visionaries Japan and more recently as a member of influential art-rock band Porcupine Tree follows up 2017's ‘Planets +...
Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980–1988 hovers vibe–wise between two distinct poles within Light In The Attic’s acclaimed Japan Archival Series—Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980–1990 and Pacifc Breeze: Japanese City...
Looking back, Jimmy Edgar has a lot to be proud of. Over the course of the last decade-and-a- half, the Detroit native has proven both a celebrated favorite and consistent fixture of dance music in its multitudinous forms. Looking over the arc of his lengthy and diverse discography, both under his...
Mouse on Mars, the Berlin-based duo of Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma, approach electronic music with an inexhaustible curiosity and unparalleled ingenuity. AAI (Anarchic Artificial Intelligence) takes their fascination with technology and undogmatic exploration a quantum leap further. Emerging from...