Electronic
Victims Music Company celebrate 7 years of existence
Canadian Imprint Victims Music Company, from Montreal, is releasing a Best Of compilation from 2013-2020. One thing for sure, label head, DJ, promoter and music producer François Lebaron had a pretty busy year considering the pandemic. This compilation, marking the 18th release of the label, features some of the best artists from Montreal but also... Read more »
Premiere: Sakorka presents new two-track EP on Rewarewa
Rewarewa‘s most highly anticipated release of the year brings two exclusive new tracks by Avi Sakorka, one of the most forward thinking artists in dance music. This Berlin-based composer incorporates a cross section of genres, including a blend of progressive house, movie score themes, melodic techno and dark disco. This diverse representation of electronic music... Read more »
Montreal artist Lost In City delivers first edition of Sol Sessions chillout series
Montreal based producer Lost In City initiates the SOL Sessions podcast with an hour long selection of chill-out and ambient cuts. Tune in below! After kickstarting the SOL imprint with the captivating first chapter in the Reveries series, Canadian producer Lost In City returns to deliver the equally emphatic second instalment. The enigmatic newcomer evolves... Read more »
Lost In City returns to SOL with emphatic second instalment in the ‘Reveries’ series
After initiating the SOL imprint with the captivating first chapter in the Reveries series, Canadian producer Lost In City returns to deliver the equally emphatic second instalment. The enigmatic newcomer evolves the story with three cuts of sleek, emotive electronica. ‘’Wild Sea” offers a mesmerising and, now signature, cinematic experience with calming organ notes... Read more »
Vancouver’s Max Ulis debuts on EARUHAVEIT [Premiere + Interview]
Max Ulis makes a debut this month on emerging imprint EARUHAVEIT. Ulis, also one half of Sabota, has played an instrumental role in the building of Vancouver’s underground, curating the likes of Bass Coast Festival and the renowned SLAB Parties. EARUHAVEIT label boss and DJ Due Diligence aka Francis Ledisko takes over the Q&A reigns... Read more »
Le Youth debuts on Armada Music with first single of upcoming four-track EP ‘Other Voices’
Out of all the names that became synonymous with genre-crossing dance music in the past decade or so, Le Youth remains one of the most lauded ones. The American DJ and producer has been turning heads since he first made waves with his trademark progressive-meets-melodic-techno hybrid tracks in 2013, and now joins forces with Armada... Read more »
Uone & Western announce their new album ‘The Lone Wranglers’
We are all the product of our influences. This is a mantra Uone and Western honours on their debut full length ‘The Lone Wranglers’. The ten track release is a bricolage of various media: the pulp fiction of Quentin Tarantino films; the drama of Ennio Morricone scores; the psychedelia of The Doors and Pink Floyd;... Read more »
Interview: HOKI talk 2020 so far, creative process and upcoming album ‘Today’
2020 sees Montreal duo HOKI continue their impressive rise following breakout album ‘Strangest Of Us All’ in 2019. The pairing, which brings together the talents of Canadian-Armenian producer Varti Deuchoghlian and Australian vocalist Brent McCormick, has garnered a reputation for emotive electronic cuts, a label cemented by their standout early 2020 EPs ‘Memories Of Love’... Read more »
Premiere: Yulia Niko gets remix treatment by YokoO & Francesco Mami
Hotly tipped newcomer Yulia Niko joins the Watergate collective, delivering an exciting label debut to mark the occasion. The Russian-born, Berlin-based artist has piqued the ears of heads with quality releases on Crosstown Rebels, Get Physical and her own TochnoTechno imprint. She steps up for Watergate Records with an inspiring maiden EP, augmented by remixes... Read more »
Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs announce collaborative ‘Heartbreak’ on Bonobo’s new OUTLIER label
Heartbreak sees Simon Green, aka Bonobo, team up with fellow producer Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs to deliver a dancefloor-driven 12” that builds on some of the foundations of electronic music, tracing a line from 1980’s NYC through to the warehouse parties of today. Lead single “Heartbreak” is a breakbeat-driven ode to one of electronic music’s formative... Read more »