As someone who’s recently moved to Berlin from London, writing about Secretsundaze makes me feel incredibly homesick. As a Londoner, part of the dance music community, Secretsundaze is your go-to label and party. It’s a promoter you’re introduced to very early on by your friends, waiting for each bank holiday to come around the corner
Cosmin TRG: “I’m reluctant to re-visit places that are no longer there”
Romanian artist Cosmin Nicolae’s back catalogue is a rich tapestry of different styles, highlighting specific phases of his life. His beginnings are linked to Hessle Audio, being the first artist to release on their label over a decade ago under the moniker TRG. Following that, Cosmin continues to house productions on some of the best
Album Review: Anthony Naples – Fog FM
Since a vaunted, Four Tet-fostered debut ‘Mad Disrespect’ seven years ago, Anthony Naples has been on a steady, powerful ascent to the premier of American house and techno. Youth spent in Miami’s iconic bass scene and teeth cut in New York’s heady club culture have crafted an oeuvre, and sound, in clear relief. It seems
Tracks of the Month, July 2019
This is an overview of the music that the 909 crew are feeling this month. Not focused on new releases, it serves as an insight to our musical journeys and the discoveries we make on the way. Edson Natale – Nina Maika Music From Memory continue their excellent track record by finding some of
The Lowdown: Christopher Joseph
Christopher Joseph’s early musical experiences revolve around the rich history of New Orleans, where he grew up but his first stepping stones into exploring music as a hobby or career were formed around metal bands. Playing the drums in these bands gave him the rhythmic experience he needed to transition into electronic music where he
Untitled 909 Podcast 023: Hoshina Anniversary
We’ve previously featured Hoshina Anniversary around his brilliant EP ‘A Cid’ on Jack Dept. late last year. Since then, the Tokyo based artist has released on Youth, Safe Trip and more recently Musar Recordings with ‘Zangai’. His music often incorporates Japanese traditional music which Hoshina has coined as ‘Watechno’ – ‘Wa’ meaning Japanese. This is
Dasha Rush collaborates with designer UY for ZONE
The performance will take place at Halle am Wriezener Bahnhof on Friday 5th July. Russian-born, Berlin-based artist has teamed up with UY Studio – a Berlin designer collective who recently collaborated with Staatsballet and the Deutsche Opera – for a new performance called ZONE 005. Cited in the press release as ‘a spiritual journey –
The Lowdown: Katerina
I first discovered Katerina through her release on Cómeme, ‘Just When You Thought It Was Over’ and was encapsulated by the eclecticism shown on one project. Flowing through the five tracks, you never knew what the next one would hold as it spanned across haunting tribal-esque rhythms on ‘Solitude Survivor’, hints of acid house on
Influences: Territroy
For our most unique Influences feature to date, Greek duo Territroy talks us through the art forms that helped create their debut album ‘Skulls & Plants’. Landing on DKMNTL UFO imprint, the label named after the techno-focused stage at the mother festival, ‘Skulls & Plants’ combine the two opposing producers traits for a truly unique
Untitled 909 Podcast 022: Riccardo Villella’s Grid Cycle Mix
Riccardo Villella is one of the legends behind the sick Truants site and also a DJ, producer and graphic designer – someone we’ve been hoping to get on our podcast series for quite some time. Having contributed mixes to the likes of Rinse FM, Upperberry, Hypnotic Groove, and Lowlife Cartel, we’re well versed on his