Hailing from Dublin, Swarm Intelligence has been pushing relentless, distorted techno records for more than a decade. Honing in on his skills and style, Swarm Intelligence has contributed outstanding releases to labels such as Motz, Killekill, HANDS and now NEW YORK TRAX Import. Debuting on the label with a killer four-track EP, the release is
Influences: KALLIDA Festival
Somerset’s KALLIDA Festival has proven itself to be one of the hottest tickets in the British festival calendar this summer. This year see’s the 400-capacity festival stretch its legs further in its 3rd edition with an insane roster of underground stars, including Joy Orbison, Yak, Teki Latex, DJ Bus Replacement Service, DEBONAIR, Itao, Fauzia, 2
Untitled 909 Podcast 024: Ovre
Last but not least in our Patterns resident mix series is duo Ovre. Behind the alias is Jack Harmer and Anders Swaffield who run the ATTIC club night and are in their second year of residency at Patterns – supporting the likes of Craig Richards, Gerd Janson and Horse Meat Disco. Now well into their
Mafalda: “If a song is honest and has soul, I probably need to hear it.”
Featured photo credit: Bella Fenning With her beginnings in the sun soaked, vibrant landscape of Porto, Mafalda has always been drawn emmersed in creativity. From wanting to be a painter all throughout her childhood before moving onto graffiti in her teenage, hip-hop days, art and music has always been it for Mafalda. Her journey begins
Influences: Secretsundaze
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