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Blu-Ray Review: House (Hausu)
When it comes to iconic, baffling and outsider cinema, there’s no country in the world which can hold a candle to Japan. Ranging from the intentionally obtuse to the downright bonkers, for decades Japanese experimental film-makers have pushed the boundaries of taste and logic. Whilst the work of the likes of Miike and Sono may …
Blu-Ray Review: House
The Vietnam War was a nightmarish experience for all involved. Whilst you could write countless books on the horrors endured by the Vietnamese, Cambodians and Laotians, American cinema is more concerned with the impact on the aggressors. Indeed, American soldiers became victims themselves due to the lack of duty of care shown to them by …
EP: Helena Hauff – Have you Been there, Have you seen it
Ninja Tune have dropped a new EP from master DJ Helena Hauff, titled ‘Have you been there, Have you seen it’, which finds her building on what she has achieved in the last two years, which, at her core is her commitment to, and innate talent for, the craft of DJing. Acclaimed for her skill …
Track: Mr. Tophat feat. Robyn – Trust Me
What do you get if you put Swedish house producer Mr. Tophat in a room with serial chart botherer Robyn glorious vocals and Abba’s original drummer Per Lindvall and his bassist brother? Well, if Trust Me is to be believed, what you get is a post nine minute slice of disco/house/funk with little shards of …
Track: Elkka – Try
Newcomer Elkka has released her debut solo track Try on her own label Femme Culture, ahead of her ‘Try’ EP, which drops in December. She’s big plans for 2017, including a further two EPs as part of a series – titled Us and Them, and all three will be accompanied by a three part video …
Feature: Flemcy Music: Starting New Electronic Label in the digital age
So you are a music producer and you have just realised your make amazing tracks. Your friends seem to like them. Your dad shared his first Facebook post – that with a link to your new track. Random strangers started following you on SoundCloud and calling your work ‘dope’. It is overwhelming for a bit …
EP: Victor Norman – Hymn
Some nice laid back action here with DJ and producer Victor Norman. The Hymn EP is a warm deep-house/techno welcome to the coming winter months. Hymn sets off with simple beats and a mellow floating piano line, building up slowly with some well executed percussion and melody and with the introduction of a Gregorian type chant vocal it …
New Music: Pangaea – In Drum Play
Label co–founder of Hessle Audio Kevin McAuley, releases his Debut LP under his guise of Pangaea. Ten tracks of stripped–back techno venturing through realms of club floor fillers to more experimental ambient Zones. Fluttering frequencies greet us in the opening of the LP with ‘Mutual Exchange‘, a warm kick drum, sizzling percussion and a subtle melody carry us …
Album Review: MSTRKRFT – Operator
So let me start out by saying I’m not an aficionado when it comes to electronica. I’m really just an outsider looking in that finds himself drawn to the beats and noisy synths. I feel EDM, techno, and house music like I feel jazz, hip hop, and classical music; that is to say I feel …
EP: Rich NxT – NxT002 EP
As a regular resident at Fuse in both Ibiza and London – and a veteran of no less than five releases on the Fuse label, Rich NxT is a familiar figure on the Deep House, Techno scene, and he’s about to release the second release on his self-titled vinyl only imprint. Opener ‘Sauna De Plastico’ …