Label Friends

Emotional Tourist launches new imprint – Mixed Feelings – with sensational single ‘La Rambla’
Emotional Tourist has been firmly in the crosshairs of our scope for some time now, as someone we think is making some of the best deep and melodic sounds around. The Bucharest-bred boy has stepped onto the scene this summer with tracks full of hopes and dreams releasing on the likes of XYZ & Kindisch.... Read more »

Kora returns to Saisons with the mesmerising three track ‘Tantale’ EP
Label founder Kora returns to Saisons with a mesmerising new EP. ‘Tantale’ is the 19th release from his budding Montreal-based imprint. The three track ensembles draws on global influences, displaying a lush blend of warm colours, distant melodies and stories from the road. Tantale, Golconda and Tango are three songs that Kora started sketching in... Read more »

Interview: Brooklyn’s Underground System arrive on Razor-N-Tape with ‘Into The Fire’
You don’t forget an Underground System show, as anyone who’s ever witnessed their larger-than-life live presence will attest. The raucous Brooklyn band continues to reinvent their brand of global dance music. From an initial purist interpretive approach to Fela Kuti style afrobeat, to drawing on a legacy of NYC indie dance inspirations, the band has... Read more »

Simon Vuarambon debuts on Gorje Hewek’s Peace Symphonies with blissful Lazos [Interview]
Simon Vuarambon is well known throughout the deep and melodic scene as a producer with immense quality. His work on All Day I Dream, Souksonic, and Shanti Radio Moscow over the years has positioned Simon at the forefront of bespoke sound with no signs of slowing down. Next on the docket, the Swiss artist connects... Read more »

Jim Rider releases ‘A Door to Nowhere’ VA in support of the WHO [Interview]
Times like these showcase the immense power of the musical community to adapt to the ever changing world we live in. While the pandemic has turned electronic scenes across the world upside down, we’ve seen incredible initiatives started to combat the effects of Covid both in and out of music. “A Door to Nowhere” is... Read more »

Jim Rider launches new artist-run label ‘Signs’
Last week saw the release of a terrific EP from a new gem in the deep and melodic space. Jim Rider‘s self-run label presents the amazing El Escorpión EP as Signs’ debut release, fit with a stunning remix from Fluida. Established in London in 2020 by Jim Rider, Signs is a label born from an... Read more »