UK trio Denham Audio have become known for their emotional rave productions, releasing on the likes of Frendzone, Beat Machine Records, Durkle Disco, Secret Rave and Club Glow – a tape series they run alongside Borai, LMajor and Mani Festo. Their next release, ‘Caviar Cordial’ out on the 19th June, lands on the relatively
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The kaleidoscopic world of Basic Rhythm
Basic Rhythm’s contribution to the electronic music scene, specifically in the UK, is far-reaching. Coming through in the 90s when every aspect of the hardcore continuum was exploding, Basic Rhythm is closely connected with the community in East London, having spent most of his early days at record shops such as Boogie Times in Romford,
Untitled 909 Podcast 038: Bit Folder
The next mix in our series is from mysterious producer Bit Folder who made his debut on Sheffield-based imprint Central Processing Unit earlier this month with the ’Silicon Frontier’ EP. There’a a divide in rumours about the producer, some say it’s a young new artist whilst others think it’s an old head producing under a
The Lowdown: Klein Zage
A friend recently said to me that I “get so juiced up on pop music”, and it’s so true. Pop music was my first love, they were my first concerts and it was my first obsession. So when I find hints of poptimism in dance music, I’m overjoyed. From cheesy bootlegs, tasteful blends and house
Untitled 909 Podcast 037: Local Group
~???????? ???? ????? ???~ Continuing to explore the realms of hardcore, our next guests for the podcast series is UK duo Local Group (LMajor & Corporeal Face). Keeping the rave spirit alive with hands-in-the-air euphoria, the mix showcases the sound they’ve forged as residents at UK festival Field Maneuvers – an 700-capacity event held at
Untitled 909 Podcast 036: Foul Play
Next in our podcast series is Foul Play – the 90s rave legends who helped pave the way for the transition from hardcore through to jungle and drum & bass. There are many phases to Foul Play’s story but the founding members were John Morrow, Steve Bradshaw and Steve Gurley who came together as
Tristan Arp: Slip
Scrolling through Tristan Arp’s Instagram feed you are fed with warm, colourful imagery from his paintings to record sleeves to the environments he finds himself in. It’s a cluster of inspiration and an insight into his creative mind. This vibrancy seeps into his productions as he often looks to natural elements and creatures, shapeshifting them
Influences: Low End Activist
At the tail end of last year, Low End Activist made his return to production with his debut EP ‘Low End Activism’ on Sneaker Social Club. Before that, he had only released a single featuring grime MC Trim on the Bobby Donny imprint under this alias. This is not counting his releases under his many
Influences: MagicFX
A topic of conversation lately has been how isolation has changed our listening habits and how we’re moving towards music that uplifts and comforts us in times of extreme stress. And MagicFX’s debut release ‘Clarity’ does just that. It’s colourful, shimmering and bubbly, a wonderful first release from the London-based sound engineer, produced and trained
Untitled 909 Podcast 035: Squane
Squane is the co-founder of Californian label Jelly Bean Farm alongside Ganesa who we’ve previously profiled on the site. Following releases on District Sound, Bunk Audio and Sapyens Records, in December last year he made his first solo debut on JBF with the ‘Vesta’ EP. A dynamic release, it showed Squane’s playful side and