On the spectrum of house and disco, The Soft Pink Truth can be found somewhere on the fringes of the left. The solo project of experimentalist duo Matmos’s Drew Daniel, what began as a dare has morphed into one of the most intriguing dance music acts (and arguably, cover artists)
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Ardent followers of Dan Snaith, AKA Caribou, will recognise the enigmatic Daphni as the producer’s more effervescent and playful side, usually brought to life behind the DJ booth. Outside of the constraints of Caribou and himself, Daphni has arguably been responsible for some of Snaith’s most outright fun and club
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As one half of the experimental electronic music duo Matmos, Drew Daniel is accustomed to what the group has referred to as a “democratic approach to music making.” The work he creates with partner M.C Schmidt is best known for their radical ‘found sound’ approach, sampling off-kilter and non-musical elements
Deep House / Disco / House / Nu-Disco / Synthwave
A lot has changed since Gorillaz first arrived on the scene. For starters, their pioneering virtual act has shifted in the age of VR and NFTs, its impact potentially lost on a new generation who lives life partly through a screen. But the band has always avoided lapsing into a
Hot Chip are in the business of crafting synthpop that exists somewhere between Kraftwerk and glam rock, with a good dose of kook to measure, a sound that for the most part provides pure, unadulterated joy. The English five piece led by Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard have been in
Musician Super Plage has shared a luminous video, which accompanies the release of his latest French Disco single ‘Forêt Magique’. The label Lisbon Lux Records released the single, which has an interesting backstory: while attending a music festival, Super Plage lost himself in a fantasy of glittering lights, enchanted by
Jessie Ware has shared a music video for her latest single, Free Yourself. The track, a continuation of Ware’s disco glam influenced sound, was first heard during her set at Glastonbury before receiving an official release last month. Free Yourself includes production credits from Stuart Price and Clarence Coffee Jr.
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Beyoncé welcomed us into what she’s calling her Renaissance with a sample of a seminal house music classic. The bassline of Robin. S’s Show Me Love would become the bassline for our expectations of the singer’s eighth studio album, which promised to be her most definitive pivot toward the dancefloor
When it comes to disco, Dimitri From Paris is somewhat of an authority. An expert selector and connoisseur, the ‘gentleman DJ’ understands the history of the music that he plays and that he’s playing it for a new generation altogether. He’s been instrumental in the establishment of popular disco nights
South African multidisciplinary alt-pop artist Angel-Ho has released a music video for her single, I Want Your Love. The track is taken from her latest album, Skitzo Ritual. The album follows last year’s `A Time To Die, and has been released independently by Angel-Ho. In her own words, the album
