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
Live Review: Junction 2
Year after year, we as rave mongering Londoners flood to the local greenery to gun lagers, sloink doinks and wrap our pretty little heads around what is arguably some of the more carefully curated, pulse-raising festival programming in Europe. Junction 2 might not be considered a big daddy in 2019 yet, but it’s doing something
DJ Okapi: “Life in South Africa is a constant paradox, music can provide an escape or some sense of direction or identity.”
When you are looking for the best of something, you generally know where you need to go to find it. If you want the best wine you go to Bordeaux, if you want the best sushi you go to Tokyo and if you want the best cigars you go to Havana. But if you want
Influences: Kujo
Lebanese artist Kujo is the creative mind behind one of the only experimental noise/techno labels coming out of the country, Modular Mind. The imprint is described as ‘an exponent of sonic exploration; a byproduct of a lost doctrine. The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend’. There’s an air of mystery
Influences: A Sagittariun
In his bio, A Sagittariun’s music is described as ‘astrological techno’ with themes of spirituality and sci-fi a constant fixture via release titles such as ‘Across The Celestial Sphere’, ‘Dream Ritual’, ‘Elasticity’ and ‘The Jupiter Chronicles’. His latest album, ‘Return To Telepathic Heights’, is no different. Cited in the press release as an album which
The Lowdown: Rhyw
Having started the Cassegrain project with Hüseyin Evirgen around six years ago, it wasn’t until 2016 that Alex Tsiridis decided to launch his solo project, Rhyw. Stepping away from the experimental minimal techno sounds of Cassegrain, Rhyw’s style moves towards glitching breakbeat, heavy bass and IDM influenced beats. The Rhyw project launched on Tar Hallow
Playlist: 25 Years of Sunset Sound System
“Building community through dance” is the motto of Californian crew Sunset Sound System who started 25 years ago by throwing parties in local parks in Berkeley every Sunday with a truly DIY set-up with a generator and speakers. The aim of Sunset Sound System was to be able to play records that the founder Galen
Untitled 909 Podcast 021: Faro
Our 21st edition is from another Patterns resident, Faro, who got into electronic music in her early teens. Growing up on her Dad’s old R&B and soul records, Faro’s influences now are across the board from Chicago and Detroit inspired house to nu-disco and garage. Kickstarting her DJ career in 2015, Faro joins Patterns in
Review: Cosmin TRG – SPORTIV005
Romanian genre-spanning Cosmin TRG adds to his Sportiv label with an accomplished and playful release. In February, Berlin-based producer Cosmin Nicolae released ‘I Hope This Finds You Well’ under his Cosmin TRG moniker. An ambient album poking fun at monolithic corporate culture, it’s a far cry from his dubstep roots and, later, the brooding techno he
Review: Special Request – ‘Vortex’
Paul Woolford, who performs under his rave and jungle-inspired alias Special Request, is prodigious. Drawing on his extensive back catalog of ‘2300-ish tracks stretching back 15 years’, his 2017 release Belief System ran to more than 100 minutes. This time around, he’s opted for a more digestible format, releasing four shorter albums on Houndstooth. The