Shanghai-based musician Laughing Ears has an incredible approach to contemporary club music, creating immersive worlds for her listeners to get lost in. With previous releases on Ran Music, Function Lab and Chinabot, Laughing Ears lands on Infinite Machine with her second album ‘Blood’ earlier this year – also her lengthiest work to date. What
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Untitled 909 Podcast 066: Kagami Smile
Continue to get lost in the blissful world of Kagami Smile with this stunning, immersive mix to celebrate the release of his next album on Kudatah Sound, out next week 2nd April. Based in Shenzhen, Kagami Smile has released nearly 30 full-length albums since 2016 and manages the Forgot Imprint label. His production style floats
Untitled 909 Podcast 065: Teakup
Teakup brings the wafters. Teakup’s ‘Lose My Mind’ was on repeat for most of last year. After hearing it in Doc Sleep’s Truancy mix, I was instantly hooked. It became a sort of comfort track for me during the first wave of the lockdown, weird as that might sound as it’s very much a dancefloor
Eye On Design: Enayet
Next up in our Eye On Design series is Enayet, resident of NYC-based party and label SLINK. Last month Enayet released his debut EP, ‘Chokkor’, on the SLINK label which was recorded during a trip home to Dhaka, Bangladesh, seeking to capture the motion and density of the city. The release also included a limited
Cocoon ~ a lockdown zine
As I’ve scrolled through social media over the last few days, people have been sharing memories of their last gig, last clubbing experience and the last weekend of normalcy before the world went into the first lockdown. With no idea of what we were about to experience, those who lost their jobs or furloughed turned
Untitled 909 Podcast 064: SIM
Nervous Horizon’s latest signing SIM takes us through his musical journey for podcast 064 – a rich tapestry weaving together his influences from Plastikman to Equiknoxx with a selection of his own productions. Based in Montreal, SIM found his entry point into electronic via the crunching US dubstep sounds of the late 00s before
Untitled 909 Podcast 063: Lårry
Our first mix of the year is an all-production mix from mysterious artist Lårry. Over the course of an hour, Lårry takes us on an ice-age sci-fi voyage, starting with rolling bass wobblers before showcasing a more cinematic and climatic side to their productions. Lårry first appeared five years ago through a contribution to
Pacing it: running mixes for winter 2020
After being tormented with ankle injuries for most of the Summer during marathon training, I have finally found my feet again with running. It may be the worst time to pick up the sport as Berlin dips down into the minus and London is showered with constant torrential rain recently, but I’m determined to get
Untitled 909 Podcast 062: Cora
A trance-inducing session from Chengdu’s Cora. Following artists based in Asia on social media at the moment is an outlook of what life could be like at the end of All This. A light at the end of the tunnel whilst the rest of the world figures out how to get a handle on the
Spotlight: Seoul Community Radio’s guide to Seoul’s hard dance DJs
Over the last nine months, we have seen the music industry transform what it means to host events in a socially distanced world. What started off as a humble live stream hosted on a social media platform of their choosing, from Facebook, Twitch, YouTube and Instagram, has transformed into immersive experiences that allow viewers to