EP Review: LOXY & INK – SPRAY TRAINS OF THOUGHT – on R&S
Stalwarts of the drum & bass scene for nearly three decades, London duo Loxy & Ink open up their 2022 account with a new single ‘Spray Trains Of Thought‘. The UK breakbeat pioneers have racked up an arsenal of releases for breakthrough labels such as Metalheadz, Hospital Records and Renegade Hardware, as well as their …
EXCLUSIVE: BOBLEBAD EXCLUSIVE TAKEOVER MIX FOR BACKSEAT MAFIA AHEAD OF HIS NEW LP ‘Rund I Kantene’
Ahead of the release of his new LP, ‘Rund I kantene’ which drops 27th of May on Beatservice Records, we are delighted to have a Takeover Mix from Oslo based DJ/Producer Ulf Moen Denneche, AKA Boblebad. Backseat Mafia · Backseat Mafia Takeover Mix: Boblebad Boblebad: Some old and some new favorites, many of them contemporary …
Album Review: Rhys Fulber – Brutal Nature
Rhys Fulber is a Canadian electronic musician and producer best known for his lengthy (and ongoing) tenures with industrial standard bearers Front Line Assembly and ambient pop exponents Delerium (both with Bill Leeb), his solo project Conjure One, plus a series of recent dark techno-based albums released under his own name. As a producer, he …
Album Review: Sid Le Rock – Invisible Nation
The idiosyncratic musical style and production practices by Sheldon, Sidney Thompson (aka Sid Le Rock) are shaped by the DIY electronic-music movement that has encouraged his creativity to develop and thrive since the late ’90s. This is a contributing factor to his impressive discography that currently stands at twelve albums under his various aliases, including …
Album Review – Francis Harris – Thresholds
Beginning with 2012’s ‘Leland’ New York artist Francis Harris has been doing a deep dive into the sonic swells and contrapuntal granularities that articulate our most abstract, and sometimes slowest moving, virtualities. Through found sound, analog synthesis, and concise instrumentation Harris has delivered works that transcend the diagram-matic exposition often found in electronic music in …
Album Review – The Allegorist – Blind Emperor
For one empire to rise, another must fall.For us to reach the highs, through dark holes we must crawl.For the vision in the deep, we need,we sacrifice and bleed, to make the leap. The Sacrifice – Poem Written by The Allegorist As a holistic artist, Anna Jordan (The Allegorist) encapsulates a myriad of her talents within her …
Exclusive: Borka & The Gang takeover mix for Backseat Mafia ahead of Heideton Records release ‘Green Part One’ (Various Artists)
Ahead of the release of Heideton Records ‘Green Part One‘ (Various Artists) we’re delighted to have a Takeover Mix from German DJ / Producer Borka & The Gang. Lower Saxony’s best-kept secret, Heideton Records, returns with their most ambitious and comprehensive release to date, a double pack titled Green. Greentaps into the rich history of …
Exclusive: Goeran Meyer exclusive takeover mix for Backseat Mafia ahead of his new EP ‘Keep Asking’
Ahead of the release of his new EP, ‘Keep Asking’, which drops soon on his ever-excellent MYR label (February 18th), we’re delighted to have a Takeover Mix from German DJ / Producer Goeran Meyer. Goeran Meyer: Thanks a lot for inviting me onto to the Backseat Mafia Takeover mix series and the opportunity to create …
See: Jeroen Hoogaars official video for the track Dwelling taken from the Sam A La Bamalot album Reminisce
Dutch filmmaker Jeroen Hoogaars elicits curiosity through his vision of a rich and strange visual world that draws on the nostalgia of cosmic horror and eerie mysticism with technological lashings. Created for the track ‘Dwelling’ from Sam A La Bamalot’s ‘Reminisce’ album. Check it out here: REMINISCE (FINAL-50) A perfect visual trip to compliment the …
Exclusive: Alex Over records exclusive takeover mix for Backseat Mafia; listen to his new 003 release
Out right now on his own Perpetual Collective is the new release from Alex Over, 003 aka The People. Known for his remixes, experimental productions and for hosting the U-Turn podcast, Over’s new release shows two sides of his work, with the more experimental original track, contrasted by the club version on the flip. Synths …