Category Archives: Artists

Labels: Border Community, Studio !K7, Silver Planet Recordings

British techno sorcerer and psychedelic shaman James holden is a man of many talents: zeitgeist-defining label boss, trend-setting producer, hugely in-demand monster remixer, and last but by no means least, he can count himself amongst that very modern breed of disc jockey with a special knack for layering seemingly divergent records with an unparalleled musical ear. Founded in 2003 as a restriction-free outlet for his own music and launch pad for the production careers of his band of talented friends, Holden’s Border Community…

Labels: Made to Play, Front Room Recordings

Jesse Rose was raised on Motown soul, jazz and eighties funk in London, moving to Bristol to begin throwing club nights with old friend Jamie Anderson at the beginning of the nineties. In 1997 Jesse moved back to his hometown London and soon started playing regularly around the capital, honing his particular blend of Chicago house and early Detroit techno. He releasing his first mix CD ‘Tec-House Living’ on the Subversive label under his Deeper Sound Of Bristol moniker before founding…

“By the time I was ten years old my bedroom looked like a nightclub. There were strobes, multi-coloured flashing lights, a disco ball, a DJ booth and a dance floor. When I switched on my equipment hundreds of tiny white lights would flit across my bedroom ceiling and walls. I switched on my disco ball every night. I only dreamt of one thing: making people dance.”

Laurent Garnier in “Electrochoc” by Laurent Garnier and David Brun-Lambert (Flammarion)

Laurent Garnier has been making the planet dance for 25 years. And,…

Labels: DMZ, Tectonic

The seminal work of producer pioneer, Loefah has been formative in the creation and development of the now worldwide scene of dubstep. Along with his partners, Mala and Coki, he started and continues to run the now infamous DMZ brand. His own production was initially well known for his much respected bass weight and half time beat patern, well illustrated by his productions such as ‘Horror Show’, ‘Mud’ and ‘Ruffage’.

Though still part and parcel of DMZ, in 2009, he started his own…

Labels: R&S, Werk, Dealmaker, Magic Wire

Over the past year, Nottingham-based producer Lone (a.k.a. Matt Cutler) has undertaken quite the reinvention, leaving behind the hip-hop flavored abstraction and hazy beatscapes of his notable Ecstasy & Friends and Lemurian albums for a quicker-paced sound that’s much better suited for the dance floor.

Last summer’s “Pineapple Crush” single was the first demonstration of Cutler’s new-found love affair with Detroit techno and classic rave, but with his new mini-album, Emerald Fantasy Tracks, the transformation just might be complete as he showcases upbeat vibes, warm synths,…

Labels: Aus Music, Tectonic, Revolve:r, 3024

Martyn’s unique strand of bass defies easy categorisation – to his fans and admirers, it’s known simply as ‘Martyn Music.’ With a sound that has become emblematic for all that’s forward thinking in dubstep Martyn pushes a defiant out-of-the-box mentality into his every artistic venture, scorning genre convention and relentlessly embracing the new.

Informed by a love for Detroit techno, Chicago house and hip-hop, encountering drum & bass in its mid-90’s golden era was the catalyst for him to develop his musical ideas and begin…

Labels: 2020 Vision, Hypercolour, Mobilee, Dogmatik, Real Tone

2010 was certainly the year that 23 year old Maya Jane Coles announced herself as one of the most talented up and coming artists in electronic music.

In the years preceding a steady output of techy cuts on labels such as Dogmatik and 1trax simmered away catching the attention of cluded up heads and savy A&R people alike. It was her debut EP on Franck Roger’s Real Tone though that ignited the fire of hype and boosted her profile on the…

At the age of 17, Lucy ‘Monki’ Monkman first took to the decks, discovering her innate talent for mixing and immersing herself in it. Hobby turned career  when she was pulled straight out of the Rinse office team to fill an empty slot – and since, the excitable and experimental sets she hosts on her weekly spot have earned her a devoted bass-loving following which includes the likes of Annie Mac!

You can catch Monki at Eastern Electrics on 28th August!

Who – or what – is Mount Kimbie, really? “That’s a hard question,” muses Dom Maker. “The hardest. It’s…” “It’s hard to say,” chimes in Kai Campos. “It’s an unspoken thing.” Unspoken, or barely even there at all? The duo’s first two EPs – Maybes and Sketch On Glass, both out in 2009 through Hotflush – seemed like explorations of spaces so private that all within earshot were turned instantly into voyeurs. The experience was less like listening to music and more like…

Labels: Intimacy, 2020 Vision & Phonica

Experimentalist DJ and producer Paul Woolford is a leading light in today’s dance music scene, and a true artist in every sense of the word. His craft is making music of the highest quality – and injecting true emotion into his sound.

His insatiable appetite for musical stimulation has driven Woolford to explore far beyond the cutting- edge house and techno that is his stock-in-trade, and led him down more experimental paths, embracing aspects of improvised jazz through his collaborative work with Paul Hession,…