Features
In Profile: xxxy
If there existed a list of the most overused phrases and adjectives in a music journalist’s vocabulary, ‘cutting-edge’ would be near the top. It’s a clichéd descriptor that’s very useful...
Opinion Roundup: Skrillex In India
Not many people in the international music industry tend to polarize opinion as much as ‘EDM’ megastar and key figure in the international brostep revolution - Skrillex.People either tend to love...
In Conversation With: Flying Lotus
Good God, this interview made me nervous. I mean, it’s FlyLo isn’t it? The Los Angeles based experimental producer, rapper and DJ has released 5 studio albums so far, to increasing acclaim from...
Compa's 7 Most Influential Dubstep Tracks
Compa – real name Will Brown, was born busy. He started making and releasing music very early on - after hustling hard to get himself heard, the Manchester native managed to release his debut 12”...
Tehran: SET Festival 2015
Siavash AminiWhile Iran is no stranger to electronic and experimental music, the revolution certainly caused it to stagnate for many years. Only in the last 5-years has the scene started to move and...
5 Minutes With: Smoke Inc.’s Nishit Arora
Kolkata – land of Tagore, Sandesh and all the other stereotypically Bengali things we can think of also shelters some of the most forward thinking acts in the subcontinent. Think outfits like Skinny...
Stop Saying EDM: The Rookie’s Guide To Electronic Music (Part II)
***The Rookie’s Guide To Electronic music picks up from Part I. We recommend you read it first before moving on.*** Last I left you, we were talking about IDM in Part 1 of the Rookie’s Guide, and...
Sulk Station: Being heard
**Toto Funds The Arts is currently calling for applications for the 2016 awards. The last date to apply for the Toto Music Award 2016 is August 25th. More information here.** When UK Young Artists...
Stop Saying EDM: The Rookie’s Guide To Electronic Dance Music (Part I)
What do you think of when you hear the term ‘EDM’? I asked a bunch of people and got an interesting selection of answers, from the predictable (“DJs”, “dance”, “untz untz untz”,...
Dekmantel 2015: Review
Dekmantel, which means cloak in Dutch, started as a series of underground parties in Amsterdam, run by two music-obsessed friends called Casper Tielroij and Thomas Martojo. In a few short years, the...