Archives for June 2011

Perc ‘Wicker & Steel’

With all the subtlety of a bulldozer marauding through a country village Perc finally delivers his debut album of solid, sledgehammer techno that’s part Robert Hood, much Birmingham, and a little Berlin. Distant epic tones and juggernaut kicks then.

Lilian Hak ‘Rebels Outlaws Misfits (with Matthew Herbert remixes)’

Alternative nu-school electro jass songstress Lilian Hak’s done plenty to turn the heads of those outside her regular Dutch haunts, as she manages to get crazed studio genius Matthew Herbert in for a couple of remixes. Suffice to say it’s not for the average dancefloor

CocoDaSilva ‘Don’t Say Nothing (Say Something)’

Rui Da Silva and Chris Coco team up once again for another instalment of superstar producer dance music. Tinged with Balearic sunshine and contemporary whispered vocal house music in equal parts, it’s not half bad either.

Sonar festival gets underway – Catch the coverage.

Sonar, the acclaimed music and multimedia arts festival opened today in Barcelona. Sonar is renowned for presenting some of the most ground breaking music and visual artists and projects in the world, and ranks as the ultimate thinkers music festival. With acts such as Aphex Twin, Four Tet, Cut Copy, Underworld, M.I.A and James Murphy […]

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CHOICE CUT – Dosem ‘Parallel’

A huge double album of ethereal downbeat, spanking progressive house, dubby techno, deep vocal house, and jacking tech should appeal to more than a few people. That’s why we’ve taken it upon ourselves to recommend Dosem’s latest… it’s very, very good.

Sweden’s first lady – A few words from Ida Engberg

Plain & Simple catches up with one of techno’s finest femme fatale’s, Truesoul and Drumcode’s Ida Engberg.

Sven Vath talks Cocoon in the Park.

Väth is a ruler of the techno world and has been for decades.  With his revered label and club of the same name, Cocoon, he has brought techno to the masses all over the world and, most famously, at Amnesia, Ibiza, since the turn of the millennium.  His learned vinyl sets included sounds from a […]

David Lynch to open surrealist Parisian hangout

That’s right, as if he hadn’t turned his hand to enough, what with all the richly textured yarns he has spun over the years, his animated work, and art work, now American cinematic rebel David Lynch is opening a venue in Paris. Be scared, but also very, very excited.

Kinky Malinki set for another season in Ibiza.

2011’s Ibiza season has officially kicked off and Kinky Malinki have announced their eagerly-anticipated return to the White Isle. After spending two seasons at El Divino a few years ago, this time round they will be teaming up with Manchester giants, Sankeys. Sankeys has consistently been Manchester’s finest nightclub since 1994 and celebrates its 17th […]