Posts tagged "Synthpop"(Page 4)

Q+A: Five minutes with Rich Aucoin

Canadian musician Rich Aucoin loves a challenge. In 2007, he famously supported the release of his EP Personal Publication with a country wide tour of Canada, travelling between cities entirely by bicycle. It was a feat of endurance that appealed to Aucoin’s innate maximalism, an instinct later reinforced by the

From ambient soundscapes to unexpected remixes, we roundup our favourite releases of the week. Listen below. Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Spotify to stay updated on what we have on repeat.   Nakhane – My Ma Was Good The latest single from Nakhane’s upcoming EP, Leading Lines, continues their

In 1986, Prince recorded an album as a woman. Camille, as she and the project were both christened, saw Prince pitching his voice up and assuming a more androgynous appearance to transform into the titular persona. It was condemned by his label, and for all accounts lost to the archives

From hyperactive UKG to future bass from the past, we roundup our favourite releases of the week. Listen below.  Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Spotify to stay updated on what we have on repeat.   Sega Bodega – KEPKO On last year’s glowing Romeo, producer Sega Bodega further established

The meeting of South African alt-pop star Nakhane and American art-pop darling Perfume Genius was inevitable in hindsight. Both artists have embraced the otherness of queerness, drawing from abjection, stigmatisation, and alienation as both major themes and aesthetic vehicles in their work. In this case, Do You Well feels like

This week, we go from buzzy New Wave synthpop to firey gqom-dancehall hybrids as we roundup our favourite new releases. Listen below.  Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Spotify to stay updated on what we have on repeat.   Ladytron – City Of Angels  British Electropop outfit Ladytron are making

In July, Christine and the Queens announced that he was changing his moniker to Redcar. While details were mostly vague at the time, it was implied that this change would come off the back of a new album. Now, a few months down the line, said album Redcar les adorables

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

From Bollywood house bangers to gorgeously crafted remixes, we roundup our favourite tracks of the week. Listen below.  Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Spotify to stay updated on what we have on repeat.   Anish Kumar – Nazia  Possibly one of the coolest new acts in the UK house

Few acts in electronic music have been as thrillingly enigmatic as Fever Ray, the solo project of The Knife’s Karin Dreijer. Their 2009 eponymous and lauded debut album introduced Fever Ray as a genderless forrest spirt, a witchy and often faceless being hidden beneath primordial masks and tribalistic markings. Then,

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