Words by Léa Ben Saïd So this is it – the European summer festival season is basically over. Spending your days among the trees, on the shores of lakes, in massive fields, or even in human-sized mazes, will soon be replaced by spending your days mooching around in between different venues in the centre of
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Dekmantel Festival 2022: Six Special Picks
Like many festivals, this year marked a long anticipated return for Dekmantel and it feels safe to say they pulled out all the stops. From the off, it was clash central and although this wasn’t by any stretch a bad problem to have, when you looked at that festival timetable the fomo was through the
Untitled 909 Podcast 125: Michelle Manetti ‘Gay Dreams, they can come true’
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Untitled 909 Podcast 122: High Hoop’s ‘Trippin in the cubicle’ mix
Longstanding love-in, High Hoops has been pushing all inclusive and musically eclectic late night raves in Manchester for the last six years. Bringing in the likes of Eris Drew, Powder and DJ Sprinkles to the city, the residents and co-founders Robbie and Marcos have a natural born love for all things electronic and all things
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Untitled 909 Podcast 114: Dr Dubplate
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Live Review: New Forms Festival
Nihilism permeated the fresh mountain air at Vancouver’s New Forms Festival, which capped its 20th year at the end of September. Those who came to Beautiful British Columbia, as the province’s license plates self-proclaim, expecting the breezy grooves of lo-fi house that briefly christened this coast the Canadian Riviera in the mid-2010s would leave disappointed.
The Lowdown: Netsh
Citing Aphex Twin and Venetian Snares as influences, French musician Netsh has been capturing attention with his robotic, otherworldly productions that are reminiscent of the early Detroit electro days. Releasing his debut album ‘Neural Netshworks’ on La Chinerie’s Comic Sans Recordings late last year, the inimitable producer has quickly followed up with an outstanding collection
Nascain – ‘Double Album’
9/10 Don’t let the uninspired title fool you, Nascain’s ‘Double Album’ is a serious piece of work. A 20-track digital only release that has spent 3 years in the making – rife with ups and downs with tempos spanning from 80 to 180bpm. I found this album browsing Reddit for more obscure Aphex Twin releases