GAGARIN is a solo project by musician Graham Dowdall who has a long career of performing and collaborating with the likes of Nico, Pere Ubu, Roshi ft. Pars Radio and Suns of Arqa among others. Starting off as a drummer, his music crosses boundaries of sound art to dance music to free improvisation to ambient.
Crazy P to release new album ‘Age Of The Ego’ on Walk Don’t Walk / K7 Records
The lead single ‘SOS’ is available to stream now. To be released on the 3rd May, ‘Age Of The Ego’ is the eight album from Crazy P, a band that consists of Danielle Moore, Chris Todd, Jim Baron, Tim Davies and Matt Klose. With the album influenced by their feelings of the state of the
The Lowdown: VTSS
There’s a new wave of exciting energy at the forefront of the underground techno scene. Pummelling, high-powered performances teamed with progressive ideas and a community-minded attitude serve as the backdrop for fast BPMs and heartbeats to dance in tandem until well past sunrise. Contributing to this refreshing landscape is Berlin-based Polish producer Martyna Maja aka
The Lowdown: SPFDJ
Swedish-born, Berlin-based SPFDJ has come storming into the scene, all guns blazing, with her ferociously energetic sets. Bringing the chaos of club culture to the internet with mixes in collaboration with Discwoman, Hessle Audio and Herrensauna’s Boiler Room session, it’s easy to see why SPFDJ is quickly becoming an in-demand artist and deservedly so. Cutting
The Golden Filter: ‘We truly, and maybe naively, believed that all you needed was good music and a way to get it heard, but times change, and now it’s equally about the personality making the music.’
Formed in the days of blog house, Stephen Hindman and Penelope Trappes have been releasing music under their The Golden Filter alias for over 10 years now. With their debut record ‘Solid Gold’ influenced by Italo and the CDs gifted to them by Josh Cheon of Dark Entries, the duo have gone on to release
Kala Festival reveals full line-up for 2019 with Midland, Job Jobse, Sassy J, Jane Fitz, D. Tiffany and more
Midland & Job Jobse, Hunee, Theo Parrish and Derrick May will all be playing special 5-hour sessions. Held in the idyllic coastal village of Dhërmi on the Albanian Riviera, the second edition of Kala will also see live performances from Inner City, Jordan Rakei, Hercules & Love Affair, Fatima & The Eglo Live Band, Joe
Edinburgh’s Terminal V completes line-up with Andrew Weatherall, Tama Sumo, Objekt, Jennifer Cardini, Mr. G and more
The second wave of artists joins the previously announced Helena Hauff, Nastia and Richie Hawtin. Taking place across Easter weekend on the 20th April, Terminal V will be held at Royal Highland Centre Edinburgh and see performances from Daniel Avery, Mall Grab, Young Marco, Horse Meat Disco, Mr. G, Tama Sumo, Kobosil, Derrick Carter and
Beirut’s iconic club B018 reopens
The club’s renovation features a bold new design, another exciting development in its rich history. Located in a bunker in the Lebanese capital’s Karantina neighbourhood, B018 has been completely redesigned by the celebrated designer Bernard Khoury. Paying tribute to the spot’s rocky history, the new decor reflects character and authenticity. A history of war, where
New festival UNUM heads to the Albanian Riviera with Craig Richards, Sonja Moonear, Margaret Dygas and more
New festival UNUM has announced the second wave of artists, bringing three days of 24hr house and techno to the untouched stretch of the Albanian Riviera. fabric resident and Nothing Special label boss Craig Richards will headline alongside elusive Romanian minimalist Raresh and attendees can expect stripped-back rhythms from Perlon’s Margaret Dygas, with label boss
AVA Festival announces 2019 line-up
Ireland’s biggest music festival is back for its fifth edition, with a lineup to truly secure its place in the electronic music calendar. AVA Festival and Conference will be returning to Boucher Road for a two-day bash kicking off Friday 31st May. Ben UFO, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Courtesy, Avalon Emerson, Len Faki, Call Super