Various music organisations including the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW), Secretly Group Union, the NYC-DSA, Bandcamp United, and the Music Workers Alliance gathered at the offices of Penske Media Corporation in New York last week. According to Pitchfork, they gathered for a rally in support of UMAW’s Fair
Content warning: This article discusses sexual harassment and could potentially be triggering for some readers. According to a report by Deadline, well-known UK DJ Paul Oakenfold has been accused of sexual harassment in a lawsuit filed by his former personal assistant. The lawsuit was filed on June 2nd at the
From Y2K inspired pop to 90’s trance inspired techno, we roundup our favourite releases of the week. Listen below. Dom Dolla, Nelly Furtado – Eat Your Man Dom Dolla’s latest banger also serves as somewhat of a comeback for Canadian pop star Nelly Furtado, who contributes the track’s repeated
Alt-Pop / electropunk / House / hyperpop / Industrial / Tech-House / trance
Sometimes a collaboration comes about that can feel as electrifying as a lightning storm in a disco ball factory. That’s sort of the case with Nikki Nair and Hudson Mohawke, two known agents of chaos who’s joint EP, Set The Roof, was surprise dropped from the ether. It’s no surprise
Bass / experimental / French-touch / House / two step / wonky
When the ex-duo, now solo act, Crookers dropped a new EP out of thin air following years of reclusion, I immediately texted one of my best friends. “I don’t like it!,” was his almost immediate response. This friend’s taste and instinct for what’s hip and happening is something I’ve come
Bass / bloghouse / Electroclash / fidget / jacking house / Tech-House
In a move aimed at tackling the long-standing issue of fair pay for artists, a working group has been established in the UK to delve into the matter and propose potential solutions. The decision to form the industry working group came after a recommendation made earlier this year by the
A classically trained pianist, vaghy (who we interviewed) has set his heart on composing a project in an undeterred stream of improvisation. Having mined the ore of inspiration, he has managed this behemoth task and shared the work he forged, his new 9-track album titled granum, via Théque Records. The
Producer Ed is Dead strides forward into the unknown, boldly exploring the landscape that is the rapidly changing music industry, a place now inhabited by AI enthusiasts and critics alike. Having embraced this relatively new technology, however, he has tinkered with a prompt-based search engine WolframAlpha to compose his latest
AI / Electronic / Future Garage / Interview / synths
A musician since youth, Dutch singer Lilith Merlot has taken what she has learned over the years, her Jazz vocal studies at the Rotterdam Conservatory, her musical upbringing, and her personal experience with breakup grief, and combined it all to create a gentle and open-hearted EP titled Shades Of Blue.
If Australian producer Flume’s last album Palaces had a crowning jewel, it’s undoubtedly the haunting Sirens, featuring the sylphlike mermaid call of Caroline Polachek. With its fractured, hydraulic bass and oscillating chords, Sirens was a hypnotic dirge that showcased the most brilliant parts of Flume’s artistry. For his remix of
