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A weekend in review: Houghton Festival 2023
Houghton is a special place. We’ve said it time and time again, but that once-a-year weekend fills us with a fulfilment that few other places can attest to. The experience is magical, where music and nature come together in perfect, unadulterated harmony. Houghton may have been three weeks ago now, but our memories of the... Read more »

Houghton Festival 2023: Here we go again
It was half a decade ago now that we first attended the tucked-away woodland retreat known as Houghton. Five years in and back around we come, ready once again to dive head first into the wondrous world of Houghton. Music enthusiasts the world over will be familiar with this small pocket of East Anglia. For... Read more »

A weekend in review: Houghton festival 2022
Four years in the making. Four years of dancing to make up for. Houghton 2022 was everything we imaged it to be, picking up exactly where 2018 left off. Many things come together in harmony at Houghton. Nestled away woodland stages; extended DJ sets; crystal clear soundsystems and music all day and night. It’s a... Read more »

Promoter spotlight: April to July tell us what it’s like to run an event brand in London
April to July (stylised a2j) are at the forefront of London’s melodic dance community. An established promoter, they’ve hosted showcases across some of the Capital’s leading venues, including E1, Orange Yard and Studio 9294 to name a few. We sat down with Ana and Ringo, April to July founders, to dive deep into how the... Read more »

Review: Alex Medina delivers the raw and emotive AlgoRhytm on Labyrinth Records
We’ve had Labyrinth Records on our radar for a good few months now. Regular readers will remember us shining a light on young French talent Cedric Sheva back in May, the rising artist who inaugurated the label’s discography with Tour D’Velo. Now we look to one of the more recent releases on the imprint, this... Read more »

Review: Cédric Sheva steps up on Labyrinth Records once again with the Tronica EP
We first came across Cédric Sheva in March of this year, when his debut offering on Labyrinth Records arrived subtly in our inbox. The young Frenchman may be early on in his career but his sound stretches far beyond his years – that was the assertion we made in our last review and it’s a... Read more »

Review: Cédric Sheva inaugurates Labyrinth Records with feel-good club cut Tour D’Vélo
Labyrinth: the London party starters that have been making heads turn in the capital since 2017. From E1 to The Steelyard, the crew have hosted sell-out takeovers in some of the UK’s most iconic venues, welcoming the likes of Gerd Janson, Fort Romeau, Pional and a myriad of other talents in recent times. Now, the... Read more »

Review: Buraye – Space Fauna EP (Varme). Spacey sounds from Bucharest.
There are good things coming from Romania’s capital. For two years, a little known collective named Varme have been pushing a stripped-back, underground sound. Drawing influence from vintage tech-house and minimal, the latest offering on the imprint comes from Buraye, the enigmatic Colombian producer who also heads up his own label, From The Void Above.... Read more »

Review: Generali Minerali and RNBWS step up on RFR Records with Beton EP
We’ll be the first to admit: we’d never heard of RFR Records before this promo landed in our inbox. And to be honest, we’re pretty glad that was the case. Why? Well there are few things more satisfying than discovering a new label, especially when their output is as good as RFR’s. In the case... Read more »

Picnic’s Someplace, Somewhere: the grassroots party giving back to its community
London’s minimal scene wouldn’t be what it is today without Picnic. The resident party starters have been hosting events across the capital for years, locating hidden-gem locations as they go. Forgotten woodlands, untouched parks and major club venues have all played host to them in recent times. Now, the crew get set for another summertime... Read more »