The Lowdown: SPFDJ

Swedish-born, Berlin-based SPFDJ has come storming into the scene, all guns blazing, with her ferociously energetic sets. Bringing the chaos of club culture to the internet with mixes in collaboration with Discwoman, Hessle Audio and Herrensauna’s Boiler Room session, it’s easy to see why SPFDJ is quickly becoming an in-demand artist and deservedly so. Cutting

The Golden Filter: ‘We truly, and maybe naively, believed that all you needed was good music and a way to get it heard, but times change, and now it’s equally about the personality making the music.’

Formed in the days of blog house, Stephen Hindman and Penelope Trappes have been releasing music under their The Golden Filter alias for over 10 years now. With their debut record ‘Solid Gold’ influenced by Italo and the CDs gifted to them by Josh Cheon of Dark Entries, the duo have gone on to release

Edinburgh’s Terminal V completes line-up with Andrew Weatherall, Tama Sumo, Objekt, Jennifer Cardini, Mr. G and more

The second wave of artists joins the previously announced Helena Hauff, Nastia and Richie Hawtin.  Taking place across Easter weekend on the 20th April, Terminal V will be held at Royal Highland Centre Edinburgh and see performances from Daniel Avery, Mall Grab, Young Marco, Horse Meat Disco, Mr. G, Tama Sumo, Kobosil, Derrick Carter and

Beirut’s iconic club B018 reopens

The club’s renovation features a bold new design, another exciting development in its rich history.  Located in a bunker in the Lebanese capital’s Karantina neighbourhood, B018 has been completely redesigned by the celebrated designer Bernard Khoury. Paying tribute to the spot’s rocky history, the new decor reflects character and authenticity.  A history of war, where

Alex Downey: “And at free parties, you wouldn’t know if it was gonna be House, Psy-Trance, Techno, or Acid. It was more about experiencing this new thing that was going on than being pigeonholed.”

Coming from a musical family, Brighton-based DJ Alex Downey has always been surrounded by the culture. With his parents filling the house with jazz and classic vocalists, Alex’s early experiences with electronic music include Kiss FM, Universe raves such as Tribal Gathering and Big Love and the infamous London techno party Knowledge. It wasn’t until