Brighton-based Producer & DJ Just Her returns to Anjunadeep with the stunning four-track ‘Beautiful Nothing’ EP. ‘Beautiful Nothing’ EP is a deeply personal and carefully crafted study of how the global events of 2020 affected Just Her, along with the collective issues that we have all had to face. The EP showcases Just Her’s impressive […]
Alternative chill producer Nuit Oceān has released his Fire Divine Extended EP via ROUGE NEON RECORDS. This edition features two stunning new tracks – ‘Fearless’ and ‘Tears’ in addition to the recently released Fire Divine EP tracks. Nuit Oceān has always carried a wanderlust spirit, born and based in Bordeaux, France but allowing his feet […]
Alliance is the German musician’s fourth album, following 2019’s Hands Rest, also on Ki Records. It sees him retreating from his recent experimentations with avant-garde pop back into the world of deep, and often dark, electronica. As impressive sonically as it is technically, Aparde used a mixture of electronic sounds, analogue equipment and his own voice either as a sound […]
Special Request continues his impeccable run of form with a typically fervent entry into the DJ-Kicks mix series. His adventurous 26 track mix takes in personal favourites, new school classics and of course a selection of his own brand new and exclusive edits, dubs and reworks next to some overlooked gems. Leeds based Paul Woolford […]
A new book from photographer Marie Staggat and journalist Timo Stein has captured Berlin’s iconic clubbing venues during lockdown. As the pandemic led to an involuntary silence descending on what were once the city’s loudest locations, Staggat and Stein visited 40 clubs between April and December 2020, interviewing those that keep the German capital’s club […]
Optic Nerve – Far Away EP [Soma] SOMA Records American producer Keith Tucker’s alias Optic Nerve has released his new EP Far Away. Recorded in Optic Studios Detroit, Michigan. Optic Nerve delivers an EP filled with a movie score sound for the future and the club. The EP builds on his previous vision of dramatic, […]
Next month, Echocord will release the latest EP from Harvey Bones (a.k.a. El Choop), titled Insane Sends. The EP is Bones’ first outing on the Danish label and will feature two originals and a remix from Sven Wisemann, who returns to the label for his second appearance. For those familiar with Bones’ work as El […]
Ambient Meditations Podcast A Winged Victory For The Sullen Magnetic Our complete podcast series is available on these fine platforms and on Mixcloud + Soundcloud – below at the end of the post is our complete Ambient Meditation Series and Spotify Playlist that is updated weekly: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Acast | TuneIn […]
A selection of our favorite music submitted by XLR8R+ members last month. Our submissions portal was overflowing in January, making it our busiest month yet, but not at the expense of quality. It’s taken us some time to listen and digest all the submissions, but after some consideration—and some intense debate—we’re ready to share our […]
SHE Spells Doom Courtesy Photo Experimental electronic Zambian producer, Wamya Tembo aka SHE Spells Doom is next up in our Magnetic Mix series. Drawing influences from 80s Sci-Fi/Horror movies, Congolese Rhumba/Soukousand, Gqom and early 2000s rap production, SHE Spells Doom combines all of that with house in techno into a unique sound. With releases on […]
UNKNOWN ME, the Japanese ambient quartet of Yakenohara, P-RUFF, H. Takahashi, and Osawa Yuda, will release Bishintai, a new album. Bishintai is “made for the maintenance of the minds of city dwellers,” we’re told. We can expect “a sublime synthetic suite of cosmic wellness transmissions” that explores “the unknown beauty of your mind and body.” […]
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