It’s back! After more than two years of inactivity, we have decided to rekindle this feature and venture back into the weirdest, wackiest and wankiest album covers we can find. Untitled 909 anti-connoisseur Rory Tanner takes up the mantle once again to offer questionable analysis and unquestionably bad chat. Outro Tempo II: Electronic and
Influences: Saine & Smith
Following their debut release ‘Laughing Kids’ on 2MR in 2017, Stockholm duo Saine & Smith return to the label with ‘Dirty Games’, out today. Consisting of Jaja Saine and Leo Smith, both are diaspora kids with Jaja’s background in West Africa and Leo’s in Barbados. Within their productions, they seek to reflect their heritage whilst
VTSS announces new EP ‘Identity Process’ on REPITCH
The EP will be released on the 4th July. Following her recent 12” on Haven, VTSS’ ‘Identity Process’ continues to build on her industrial sound with four heavy hitting, fast-paced records. Known for her long-standing residency at Warsaw’s Brutaz party, VTSS released her debut EP last year on SPFDJ’s Intrepid Skin. REPITCH Recordings is a
Identified Patient debuts on Dekmantel’s UFO label imprint with ‘Signals In Snakes’
The EP will be released on the 3rd June. Following two performances at Dekmantel’s parent festival, Identified Patient lands on their UFO imprint with four industrial cuts. The opening track ‘The Drip’ features vocals from long-time collaborator Sophie Du Palais. Identified Patient is one of the most in-demand artists coming out of Amsterdam at the
Omnidisc announce Brazil tour and new EP from São Paulo-based RHR
‘Nocturnal Fear’ is to be released on the 7th June. RHR’s first solo release for Omnidisc is a four-track club focused record made on an array of analogue machines and vocoders. The Brazilian producer has previously collaborated with label founder Danny Daze on Warung Recordings in 2016. His productions are heavily influenced by Brazil’s funky
Anthony Naples announces new LP ‘Fog FM’ on Incienso/ANS
The album will be released on the 14th June. Described as ‘a house music transmission filtered through fluorescent static, from a station out of place and time’, ‘Fog FM’ follows on from the 2018 album ‘Take Me With You’ which saw Anthony Naples explore a warm dub house and spaced-out records. Released as a cassette,
Sophia Saze announces debut album ‘Self’ on Kingdoms
The two-part release will be out on the 14th June and 12th July. A daughter of political refugees who lived a very nomadic lifestyle fluttering between cities, Sophia Saze’s debut LP ‘Self’ is a memoir reflecting the places she’s lived during her journey including Georgia, Russia, USA, France and Canada. Going down a more downtempo
Video premiere: FABRIK – 23:32 (Nowtro Remix)
Following the self-released debut album ‘City Islands’ in 2017, FABRIK are back with a remix EP ‘Other Islands’ comprising of four tracks from their award-nominated project. Released on the 16th May, the EP includes remixes from Nowtro, Galaktlan, NO SKIN and Gagarin. Premiering on the site today, we have Kansas City vaporwave maestro Nowtro reimagining
Infiné to release a compilation of electronic maloya from the island of La Réunion
The compilation is to be released on the 21st June. Focused on the electronic side of maloya, a style of music native to La Réunion, the featured songs date back as early as the 80s. Showcasing the many different shades of the genre, the compilation is a mix of more established artists like Jako Maron
Noncompliant: “Finding people who relate to your experiences both as a DJ and just as a person, dealing with the things you deal with, is really important.”
Once known as DJ Shiva, Noncompliant is a veteran in the Midwest electronic music scene with over twenty years of experience behind her. In the age of the internet and regular dates at Chicago’s Smartbar, Noncompliant’s worldwide breakthrough moment only happened a few years ago after landing key dates at De School, Concrete and Berghain