Reviews

Tale Of Us and Afterlife co-founder Carmine Conte debuts his fearless solo project, MRAK. A consummate artist, Conte’s unwavering commitment to constantly creating music has led to the conception of MRAK – An extension of Tale Of Us that will feed back into the duo’s ethos. On this inaugural release, we get a taste of... Read more »

Working alongside some of the biggest names in the industry is becoming the norm for rising star, George Smeddles. Based in the dance music hub that is the UK’s capital London, George has been immersed in music since a young age and has built an impressive understanding when it comes to the creation of the... Read more »

Head Of Cloud Records is a new record label that has been making a series of single-track releases that sit somewhere between melodic, deep house and ambient electronica. Each of the label’s releases have been from the namesake owner of the label, Head Of Clouds. We don’t know much about the artists background, but his... Read more »

ARTBAT build on the success of the first single on their newly launched UPPERGROUND label, with the follow up ‘Horizon’. Despite only starting to work together in 2015, the prolific pair has put out a steady stream of high quality and innovative sounds. After steady releases on many respected outlets, it was time for their... Read more »

Maceo Plex introduces his forthcoming artist album with the dynamic debut single ‘Revision’ feat Giovanni. Maceo Plex has been Eric Estornel’s flagship alias for over 12 years. In that time, he has spearheaded the melodic techno revolution with his always astral, widescreen sounds. He has taken them to landmark festivals and clubs around the world... Read more »

Italian modular synthesist David Castellani is back on his Noetic imprint this week with the thrilling ‘Electrochemical’ EP. The release is Castellani’s most dynamic and impactful yet, and features a rework from the revered US artist Matrixxman. Kicking off the EP is the title track, which fuses a booming kick drum and distorted synthwork with... Read more »

Deep Therapy is a Canadian techno label with a rich back catalogue of music featuring tracks and remixes from the likes of Loco & Jam, Dok & Martin, StoKed, Matt Sassari and many others. Retuning after a short break with another show stopping release, Deep Therapy’s latest offering is an EP by Syrian artist Karim... Read more »

After over 25 years in the music industry, prolific producer John Grant, known to most as Quivver, has honed in on his sound to create his most career-defining work to date, ‘Revelate’. A fan favorite of John Digweed’s illustrious imprint, Bedrock Records, Quivver spent the past 12 months pouring his heart, soul, and musical prowess... Read more »

Surrender sees RÜFÜS stridently building their own world; an album written on their own terms. The band’s electronic roots offer a proud point of separation from other stadium selling live artists, even as they write songs and play to crowds that break the traditional glass ceiling for dance acts. Previously released singles from Surrender including ‘Alive’, ‘On My... Read more »

Sam Paganini is back with the brand new double album “Light + Shadow” on his own Jam label in October 2021. The fantastic 12 track concept is his fourth full length after 2020’s Reflections and is split into two halves, Light and Shadow, with each showcasing different sides to his sound. This superb new album... Read more »