Pinch
When Pinch’s Reality Tunnels was announced last month, many headlines focused on the fact that it was Bristol producer Rob Ellis’ first new solo album in 13 years. That’s a long time for any genre, but by electronic music standards,… Read More
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YATES – End of an Era
Indie electro artist, YATES, was first featured on Indie Shuffle in 2016 with “MERCURY” from his debut EP, Mercury. Fast forward four years and he has finally made a return to our front pages; two of three songs from his… Read More
Nídia
Few words and little fanfare accompanied the release of S/T, Nídia’s latest EP on Lisbon dance label Príncipe. It made a surprise landing in early June, while across the U.S., collective rage about police brutality and state-sanctioned racism was boiling… Read More
Brigitte Barbu
Brigitte Barbu, better known as French deep-house enigma Pépé Bradock, is an impossible man to pin down. After a brief scuffle with the mainstream at the end of the 1990s thanks to “Deep Burnt,” a jazzy house classic of immaculate… Read More
Agar Agar – Nap
Two art students making music together. What does it sound like? Eccentric, galactic, extraordinary and futuristic– Agar Agar! The synth-pop duo from France, Armand and Clara, both attended the École de Beaux-Arts de Cergy – an art school near Paris… Read More
Porches – Do U Wanna
Are you so happy you could die? I’m not sure how I’m feeling, but Porches certainly is. New York-native, Aaron Maine, formed his musical project, Porches, back in 2010 and has been releasing synth-pop tracks ever since, including this song… Read More
DJ Boring
In the fall of 2016, YouTube tastemaker Slav posted a video of a track by someone called DJ Boring. It quickly went viral; currently, it has more than six million views. With its soft pads and acid glow, “Winona” is… Read More
TENGGER
When the Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō began the journey he would immortalize in The Narrow Road to the Deep North, he carried only a paper coat, a bathrobe, rain gear, pen and paper, and a few mementos. TENGGER makes their… Read More
Space Afrika
Space Afrika, the Manchester duo of Joshua Inyang and Joshua Reid, have always made music that directly responds to their surroundings. In the past, they’ve spoken of the way that Manchester itself, a city of grey skies and concrete, has… Read More
Sonic Boom
Pete Kember has been playing more or less the same song for almost 40 years. It’s built on blues swagger, but slowed down until it sways. It’s informed both lyrically and melodically by minimalism, insisting on simplicity. And though it… Read More