Yesterday saw the debut release from a collective of musicians called Arlet, another great band linked to Syd Arthur’s Dawn Chorus label. Drawing on folk-based acts such as the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, the Canterbury based 5-piece is the brainchild of Aidan Shepherd (accordion), and currently consists of Zoo For You’s [...]

Before 2012 came to an end, I managed to catch GoGo Penguin at a gig in Dalston. I’d only briefly listened to them on SoundCloud before their set, but could instantly hear the influence of the Esbjorn Svensson Trio and was sold. Playing their second ever London gig (the first [...]

The previews for the latest release from the ever experimental label Hessle Audio can now be heard on soundcloud. Label co-owner Pangaea treats us to an 8 track  EP come short album, and it doesn’t disappoint. The producer pushes forward his unique sound flitting somewhere between current basement style  Techno, the shattered exponential [...]

Brighton/London based collective Stray Landings have recently released their second free compilation via their website. The compilation features 9 up and coming artists and showcases a wide range of electronic styles, from Rumah’s functional techno banger “Patriarch”, to the more ambient side of electronic music with the Roawd remix of Esther’s [...]

Fresh off the back of a busy busy summer, it’s time to unleash our second compilation release in the Wizard Sleeve Beat Emporium series. Available for free download, we’re continuing our mission to spread the most recent potent electronic concoctions pouring from resident Wizards and those working around us in [...]

Whether you call it UK Bass, The Hardcore Continuum, or something else completely, the British Dance Music scene is entirely indebted to Jamaican music and culture: The mass immigration of Jamaicans throughout the 60s and 70s brought sound system culture to Great Britain, and when Acid House from the U.S [...]