Electronic
Album Review: Mike Shinoda – Dropped Frames, Vol. 1
It’s a brand new innovative solo project from Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda; an album written with the help of his Twitch live-streaming community. What could be more lockdown, right? Released through Kenji Koboyashi Productions, Dropped Frames, Vol. 1 is an eclectic amalgamation of any and every genre you could think of, which is to be …
Track: The Nix – All is Well (Feat. Laetitia Sadier)
Out now on Moshi Moshi Records is ‘Until Now, All is Well’ by Nix, a collective of musicians, headed by Nick McCarthy, formerly of Franz Ferdinand. ‘All is Well’ is based around an original composition by Mal Waldron and features on vocals, Laetitia Sadier, founding member of Avant-Pop band, Stereolab. The track itself, has a dub-reggae edge, …
See: Dead Naked Hippies reveal new video for Eyes Wide (Night Time Version)
Dead Naked Hippies are a trio who’ve been active on the Leeds DIY punk scene since 2016. During 2020 they’ve needed to find creative new ways to work due to the limitations of lockdown, and they’ve subsequently reworked one of their previous songs, with moody electronics replacing the previous live instrument parts. The resulting track “Eyes Wide …
See: Glass Animals reveal new video for ‘Heat Waves’.
Right in time for the British Summer comes an equally sizzling new banger from Glass Animals. It’s the latest from their recently-announced, forthcoming third album Dreamland and, while it’s more introspective than the randy ‘Your Love (Deja Vu)’, it’s a pop trip nonetheless. No one sounds like Glass Animals and here their full-bodied production shines – thumping R&B-fused …
Album Review: Attraktors – Attraktors
Made up of former members of Julian Cope’s band, Six By Seven, Bivouac, The Selecter and The Nectarine No. 9, we’ve already given some love to Nottingham space/krautrock trio Attraktors on more than one occasion on these pages. They take little elements of all of those bands in their new self-titled album, with elements of …
See: Anna of the North reveals new video for Dream Girl
Norwegian singer-songwriter Anna of the North has released a new version of her track Dream Girl, along with a new video. You might recognise the track was in the Global Apple iPad Pro commercial earlier in the year, and in less than a week was charting on iTunes in over 30+ Countries, Daily Spotify Streams …
Track: Hey Elbow – Nurture/Aptitude
Swedish dream-pop outfit Hey Elbow are back once again to share another wonderfully broad and ethereal offering, “Nurture/Aptitude”, lifted from their forthcoming full-length “We Three” due 18th September via Adrian Recordings. With an almost 2 minute intro of floaty choral voices looped together. The tracks kicks into life with rapid drums and dreamy synths interwoven with the …
Track: Eli Brown remixes Sub Focus & Wilkinson’s ‘Just Hold On’
Out now is the incredible new track ‘Just Hold On’ from electronic music royalty Sub Focus and Wilkinson. Don’t just take my word for it – between them they’ve racked up one billion streams. In its original form, its this hopeful shaft of electronic light, with bubbling synths and earworm melodies and Vula Malinga of …
Track: Sparkle Division – You Go Girl!
An unusual partnership it may be, that of renowned composer and tape loop pioneers William Basinski, and young up and coming studio assistant Preston Wendel, but nevertheless, the pair got together under the moniker Sparkle Division and Basinski hauled out his Saxophone as the pair made an album – To Feel Embraced, which mixes up …
Track: Warriors of the Dystotheque / Howie B – No Borders
Released this month in aid of the Black Minds Matter Charity is a new collaboration between Warriors of the Dystotheque and Howie B, made remotely under lockdown, and put together remotely. It’s exclusively on Bandcamp for free or a charity donation. Warriors of the Dystotheque are composed of DJ, Producer, Engineers and Musicians: Jonny Mac …