Belfast producer Jordan came to our attention last year with his killer AVA Boiler Room stream and since then, he has been booked across Europe and beyond with key gigs in Berlin, Tokyo, Copenhagen, and London alongside his weekly residency at The Night Institute at The Art Department. When it comes to his productions, his
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The Lowdown: FYI Chris
There’s an air of romanticism to record stores, much like book shops, whereby the people who visit and work there are equally as interesting as the item you pick up and explore. As you enter the store, you’re equally intrigued by the music to dig through and the people to get to know. This sentiment feels
David Vunk: “But most importantly the Rotterdam spirit inspired me, the people and the love here, and the 160 different nationalities, multicultural life here.”
David Vunk is one of those rare artists in the electronic music world that has an air of old school rock and roll sensibility to him – perhaps influenced by his Dad who introduced Vunk to the likes of Beastie Boys, The Rolling Stones and Frank Zappa from an early age. Hailing from the harbour
The Lowdown: Sofia Rodina
Sofia Rodina is a fast rising star in the new wave of artists coming through the Russian techno scene. We discovered Sofia when Nina Kraviz sung her praises on Instagram during Present Perfect festival earlier this year. Having previously held a residency at Mosaique, Sofia has now joined the acclaimed Arma17 crew where artists like
The Lowdown: Jensen Interceptor
Jeremy Clarkson once described the Jensen Interceptor R Supercharged as ‘the only thing fiercer than the tiger in the Life of Pi’, and that quote could also be describing the Australian producer’s vast spanning discography. Cooking up releases for the likes of Boys Noize Records, Cultivated Electronics, Bromance, Central Processing Unit and now Maceo Plex’s
Insight: Photonz’ guide to Lisbon’s emerging artists
The flourishing scene in Lisbon has been a topic of discussion for the last few years. With a variety of spotlight features on the best places to go clubbing, we hit up local legend Photonz for his selection of the city’s finest artists. Real name Marco Rodrigues, the producer and DJ has been putting out
Influences: Cardopusher
Next up in our influences series is Venezuelan producer Cardopusher who, for the last the decade has been creating a wide variety of dancefloor weapons from the wild and scatty ‘Unity Means Power’ EP, PC and IDM influenced ‘We Want Ca$h’ EP, explorations of EBM and New Beat on ‘Manipulator’ and ‘New Cult Fear’ whilst
The Lowdown: Kiwi
Starting off as a club photographer for DURRR, London-based DJ and producer Kiwi (real name Alex Warren) soon moved to the other side of the booth after a conversation with Erol Alkan which sparked the new motive. Launching two parties – Orlando Boom and Kate Boss – during his time at Goldsmiths, both events became
The Lowdown: Lia Mice
Graced with the title of an experimental pop pioneer, for Lia Mice her fascination with sound came early in life due to being partially sighted. Constantly aiming to create immersive soundscapes that reflect the ones she grew up around, Mice’s productions are quirky and innovative with her high-energy live sets a testament to that. Incorporating
Posthuman: “Everything we do is about the future, in a way – it’s the driving mechanism behind humanity, for better or worse.”
You could say that Posthuman have become acid veterans over the years, having been in action since the late 90’s. A duo formed of cousins Rich Bevan and Josh Doherty, they are part of the a group of artists who are leading the way for the UK Acid House Revival with their decade spanning I