London-based electronic label Hyperdub are set to release a 34-track compilation of rare ‘80s and ‘90s Japanese video-game music this November. The compilation was curated by the label’s boss Kode9 with the help of Nick Dwyer, writer and co-director for Red Bull Music Academy’s Diggin In The Carts documentary series.
Diggin In The Crates / Hyperdub / Kode9 / Koji Morimoto / London / Morimoto / Motohiro Kawashima / Nick Dwyer / Nintendo / Redbull / Yuzo Koshiro
Dan Snaith has announced the release of second album entitled Joli Mai under his dancefloor-centric alter ego Daphni. Featuring extended versions of tracks from Dan Snaith’s Fabriclive mix, the LP is set for release 6 October following Daphni’s 2012 Jiaolong. Included in the 12-track LP are unreleased tracks such as
Canada / Caribou / Dan Snaith / Daphni / Jiaolong / London / United Kingdom
Interview by Tamara Arden Bryan Black, aka Black Asteroid is a London/New York-based electronic musician, producer, DJ and former sound designer / keyboard tech for funk-rock legend Prince while working at Paisley Park Studios. Also acting as one half of the critically acclaimed MOTOR, Black Asteroid has been an influential
Black Asteroid / CLR / electronica / Industrial / Interview / Last Gang Records / London / Techno
An exploration of intimacy, ‘Petty Passion‘ is a symbolic take on the nature of human relations in an overly dissociated and desensitized climate; exhibiting a curious and at times bizarre exchange. Subtly portraying deep-seeded human emotions and instinctual traits, or lack thereof, the film examines the peculiar relationship that is
Brainfeeder / Downtempo / electronica / glitch / Lapalux / London / music video
Review by Shannon Lawlor Experimental electronic music has always been top-talk in the underground scene, but some artists don’t necessarily capture such essence, or achieve high-acclaim in fields of experimentation as this can be such a broad, ambiguous term. From splicing together different sub-genres or sampling pre-existing sounds to create
Art-pop / electronica / experimental / James Blake / king krule / London / Micachu / mount kimbie / Review / Warp Records
A few weeks back we almost witnessed the closure of London’s Fabric. We rejoiced when we heard that its doors would remain firmly open. However it seems that where one club stands, another falls. Having served over 10 years in the game, Plastic People is to shut its doors forever. The team
