Amongst the sea of festival announcements, Secret Garden Party recently added another series of artists to their line-up. Joining the likes of Little Dragon and Clean Bandit will be a raft of talent include Maya Janes Coles, Foxes, Bipolar Sunshine, Kwabs, Sub Focus, Kyla La Grange and the brilliant MØ. The festival has also revealed that...
April will see the third annual London Electronic Music Event return to Rich Mix in Shoreditch for two days of in depth discussions, seminars, workshops and performances by some of electronic music’s leading figures and artists. Today the event added even more names to it’s already impressive programme. LEME have revealed that house legend Theo...
The award winning Wilderness Festival has made its first line-up announcement for 2014. In recent years the festival has brought an eclectic mix of music, food, theatre and the literary arts to Wychwood Forest in Oxfordshire’s Cornbury Estate, and this year is no different. The musical line-up will feature the likes of Burt Bacharach, London Grammar, Metronomy, Jessie Ware, Sam Smith and Connan Mockasin, whilst theatrical...
This is something very special indeed. Chet Faker has not only debuted a stunningly slick new single, but the Aussie has also delivered a beautiful stop motion video to go with it. Talk is Cheap launches with a chorus of saxophones before descending into an infectious drum loop, vocal samples and jazzy keys. It’s an inspired mix...
In December Resident Advisor and SONOS teamed up for #ORIGINS, a series exploring electronic music artist’s roots and their most memorable and life-changing moments. The first episode featured Chris Liebing and was followed by Dan Pearce, aka Eats Everything. In the third episode Magda Chojnacka opens the door to #ORIGINS and talks about the difficult time she had emigrating from Poland to Detroit, the whirlwind rise...
He may only be 19 but Jamie Isaac really knows how to pen a good track. She Dried is haunting and emotive with Jamie’s vocals immersed in scattered production and otherworldly samples that are grounded only by cascading piano riffs. The track is taken from his new EP Blue Break, which will be launched at a rare...
It’s only January but that doesn’t seem to be stopping festival organisers from teasing us with announcements for the summer festival season. It seems that in 2014 they are really pulling out all the stops with some of the most exciting bookings in recent years. We’re already counting down the days so we’ve done a...
Having recently teamed up with Manchester’s Albert Hall, The Warehouse Project will soon be launching Late Night Sessions. The Albert Hall, newly restored by the Trof group, will play host to a series of club nights featuring Hot Since 82, MK, Annie Mac, Redlight, Mele, David Rodigan and a headline show from Moderat. Having recently announced reduced programming for 2014, these...
Absolut have launched a limited edition range, inspired by the magic of carnival. Flavoured with passion fruit and orange blossom, Absolut Karnival features artwork designed by Brazilian graphic novel artist and writer Rafael Grampá. Spurred by the love of his country’s festival, Grampá has created weird and wonderful characters to parade around each bottle including a blue-faced giant which Grampá calls the ‘Smooth Gentleman’,...
Field Day have today announced another wave of acts to join them as they take over Victoria Park in London on June 7th & 8th. Having extended the festival to two days instead of one, organisers will have to pull out all the stops to ensure the quality stays high and so far they’re on...
When: Friday 7th – Sunday 9th March. Where: Pontins Resort, Southport. In under two months Bugged Out, one of the country’s leading and long standing club nights will kick off a year of 20th anniversary celebrations with their flagship three-day event, Bugged Out Weekender. It’s the third time for the winter festival, which has moved to...
We’ve had this infectious new single from multi-talented producer Mar on repeat all week. Taken from his upcoming EP Form on Bad Manor, Man x Woman is laced with house synths, smooth breakdowns the Dutchman’s super soulful, r&b vocals. The production’s impressive and sure to keep anticipation at fever pitch by the time the EP is released. And to...
