electronic soul
See: Black Atlass release video for “Tonight”
Black Atlass, aka producer and multi-instrumentalist Alex Fleming has released a new video for his recent track Tonight. It’s an eerie and slightly unsettling track, propelled by his vocal, this thing of startling beauty, especially against the (initially) sparse nature of the accompaniment, this minimal synth line and stripped back percussion. As it gradually unfurls, …
Tracks: Saje – Freefallin’ Dreams
Parisian dance/chill wave duo Saje have been attacting a lot of attentions in the last year, garnering millions of soundcloud play and gaining the support of many of the influencers within dance music, so there’s some excitement about the release of their debut EP, Freefallin’ Dreams, which drops on January 15th via French label Roche …
New Music: Brooklyn’s Grumby release the breathtaking electronic soul of Refuse
Out on 15th September is the debut EP from Brooklyn based duo Grumb. Titled ‘Changes’, the pair have worked with a host of talented vocalists on the EP, including Lindsay Lowend, Hollywood Anderson, Heavy Mellow, Abbi Press, Tristan Chase and Cautious Clay. Ahead of its release, the duo have released a preview in the shape …
See: Slime releases new video for “Hotdog”, plus London live date
We were already a fan of London based, Newcastle born Will Archer, aka Slime and the stuttering indie/electronic soul of his track Hotdog, but even more so now we’ve seen the brilliant Daniel Brereton directed video for it. While the track saunters along, full of echoey layers of vocals over a soft, shuffling accompaniment, the …
Track: London duo Fine Print release new single, Can’t Lie
East London duo Fine Print have announced the release of their debut self-titled EP on August 28th via B3SCI Records. Starting out making music with the intention to blend underground electronic music with the classic old-school pop song format. About You was the first glimpse of the EP, and it was soon picked up by …
Track: Portico – 101 feat. Joe Newman, plus UK tour dates
Now minus the quartet, London trio Portico return with a new album ‘Living Fields’, out on 30th March (a week earlier than originally planned) through the constantly brilliant Ninja Tune label. The three piece, Duncan Bellamy, Milo Fitzpatrick and Jack Wyllie aren’t treating the album as a continuation of their work as/in a quartet, rather …
Album Review: Ibeyi – Ibeyi
There’s been a fair bit of fuss about Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé Díaz, known to us as Ibeyi and to some as daughters of famed percussionist Anga Díaz. Their first album, a self-titled affair is out today (February 16th) on the XL label and is a joyous mix of their own roots – the French Cuban …
Track: Alex Burey – Inside World
I’m at the age now when I can just about begin to organise the important aspects of my life, such as generally being in the right place at the right time for whats needed – work, food, sleep and suchlike. But there again, I’m staring down the barrel of middle age, so I damn well …
Track: Astronomyy releases the quietly beautiful ‘Swim Deeper’
Young Worcestershire producer Astronomyy blew up a storm with his debut EP, There For U, which was released on his own Lunar Surf label. He’d already built up something of a buzz by posting a series of tracks online, picking up over a million plays on his Soundcloud page. His new track, Swim Deeper is …
Track: Liz – Hush
Already working with the current flavours of the month of the producing game, namely Djemba Djemba, The Picard Brod and Lido, Liz mixes up her own blend of Y2K pop with a good old dollop of Aaliyah style RnB with glitchy pop and splash of garage, she follows up her debut EP ‘Just like you’ …