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Oliver Gunns

Oliver Gunns is a professional copywriter. He is the Director of nailedcopy.com, a copywriting company that focuses on the music industry. A keen fan of the minimal end of house and techno, his festival highlights include Houghton, Gottwood and Sunwaves.

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07Jun

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 »

07Jun

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 »

03May

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 »

14Apr

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 »

07Apr

Review: Kasper Koman and Matthias Meyer remix ‘Where Is Home’ on Bedrock Records

Few labels are as esteemed in electronic music as Bedrock Records. Founded by John Digweed in 1999, it’s responsible for shaping dance music’s very foundations, with a string of groundbreaking releases in its twenty-two-year run. One of those came in 2019, when Guy Mantzur and Khen’s Where Is Home was released to widespread industry acclaim.... Read more »

05Apr

Review: NYC’s best Masters At Work deliver the groove-led-house ‘Mattel’

The word legendary gets bandied about pretty loosely in today’s music sphere. It’s become a cliche, overused and often unrepresentative. But on this occasion, we deem it to be wholeheartedly valid as Masters At Work have just released their first single in twenty years.  Released on MAW Records last week, the eight-minute cut is a... Read more »

02Apr

Review: Low-slung minimal flavours from hedZup label-founder WLAD

Any minimal fan worth their salt will be familiar with hedZup. The label has been dishing up stripped-back house tones since 2016, welcoming the likes of Michael James, Per Hammar and iO (Mulen) in recent times.  Now the latest release on the imprint comes from hedZup founder: WLAD, who’s just served up a whopping ten-track... Read more »

02Apr

Waterworks festival: Shunning headline slots for breakthrough talent

Gunnersbury Park. Percolate. Love International. Waterworks festival. Join the dots and you’ve got a September shindig that’s maverick in its approach: no headliners, in a woodland setting with a wholesome focus on grassroots UK-talent.  The festival brings up-and-coming performers to the forefront, shunning headline slots by putting breakthrough artists in the spotlight. It’s a much-needed... Read more »

02Apr

Printworks 2021: Redacted. No lineups, no phones, no social media.

Redact: To delete or remove information in preparation for publication. In the case of Printworks 2021, that means no billings, no lineups and no phones on the dance floor – a stripped-back revamp that’s certainly made an impact.  Two of the three opening dates are sold out. Several thousand tickets snapped up in less than... Read more »

02Apr

Field Day’s coming home: 3 acts not to miss at Field Day festival 2021

It’s coooming home, it’s coooming home, it’s cooooooming: Field Day’s coming home. Yep you read that right, London’s Field Day festival will be making a long-awaited return to Victoria Park this summer. Taking place on the 29th of August, the soiree will see an array of electronic music’s finest lay their hat in the North London... Read more »

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