Interviews

Watergate family member Matthias Meyer returns with his first original material in more than a year, teaming up with rising Dutch talent Budakid for a debut collaboration. Matthias Meyer’s contributions to Watergate’s imprint are never short of supreme; from his link-ups with Ryan Davis ‘Love Letters to Sicily’ and ‘Crying June / Cafuné’, to his... Read more »

RAMMÖ makes his debut on XYZ alongside a pillar of the label’s output thus far – Jim Rider. The ever-reliable British / French connection is on full display, as the two production partners conjoin their staples of sound, which have graced the likes of TRYBESof, Klassified, and Kindisch. For their first project together, they’ve set... Read more »

DJ Tomer & Ricardo are two artists making a name for themselves in the Afro House music scene over the last few years and always providing music packed with rhythm and beautiful vocals. Their recent release “Vika Dlozi” on My Other Side Of The Moon does exactly that and we spoke to them recently to... Read more »

Following our premiere of Luca Agnelli’s special remix of Joy Kitikonti and Luca Pechino’s ‘Musica’ we got to speak directly with Joy on the release, specifically about the new label launch of Graffio and what the ethos is behind it. Joy Kitikonti, a standout producer since the early 90’s, is best known for delivering quality... Read more »

Lost on You has been collecting money since the beginning of 2020 to build a school in Sierra Leone with the organisation Street Child, Spain for the project Schools For Tomorrow, a Programme to build 1000 schools across Sierra Leone. Children living in rural Sierra Leone are missing out on their right to basic education.... Read more »

Movements is the long-awaited forthcoming release from burgeoning producer and composer Mazoulew, set to drop in October. An accomplished balance and variation of sounds, the record shifts deftly from the shimmering, sun-infused melodic techno sounds of ‘Ditto’ and ‘Ki Lo’; to the stunning, sultry and affecting themes of ‘Overture’, ‘Burnt’ and ‘Tourist’ — each cinematic... Read more »

Our conductor for episode 126 of the When We Dip Mix Series is one of the most interesting DJ and producers coming out of the American West Coast scene in the past couple of years: Rinzen! In this set of over an hour, he takes us with him on his journey at the crossroads of... Read more »

As August takes its last breath, TOR reconnects with the Barcelona-based Brazilian – Pedro Capelossi. Pedro is an important figure in both the thriving Sao Paulo electronic scene, as well as the quintessential dance community in the Catalonian mecca. Capelossi has launched onto the international scene with a production style rooted in jazz-driven melodic house.... Read more »

28-year-old Berlin composer and pianist Meredi has missed clubbing during the last year (and haven’t all of us?!) Inspired by the longing and collective yearning of her city’s famed nightclub scene, she has composed her new album “Trance”, translating some of those feelings into her own words – that is, the black and white keys... Read more »

WLAD is a Parisian DJ/Producer who also runs the esteemed minimal label hedZup Records. We caught up with him recently to talk about what has been a busy year for him in the studio with his debut LP “Call Lab” having come out in March, and numerous other releases coming out on the likes of... Read more »