Reviews

KNTXT, Charlotte de Witte’s label imprint, introduce Alignment’s upcoming Time EP that was released today. After Monoloc’s “Left The Planet EP”, Alignment is the third artist to appear on the label aside Charlotte de Witte, that debuted with the Chris Liebing collaboration EP “Liquid Slow”. “Alignment is easily one of the most promising artists that... Read more »

Matador returns to the release radar with his second single of the year, ‘Bush’. His latest offering of the new decade follows the accomplished musician’s more recent work – including his ambient album project ‘Tuesday’ and his harder-hitting RUKUS release, ‘Desire’. ‘Bush’ is out now via Astralwerks Records as a part of their ‘White Label’ series, with... Read more »

While Dirtybird’s 15-year celebration has felt a little muted given the current global situation, Claude VonStroke has kept his spirits high. In this time of isolation, Claude has gotten back to what he loves doing the most: creating amazing music. Today, the Dirtybirdboss returns with a brand new original, ‘I’m Solo’ (feat. Barry Drift), out via his legendary imprint. Claude takes ‘I’m Solo’... Read more »

It’s taken Yotam Avni a little while to get to his debut album; almost a decade, really, since his debut 12”, “That’s What The World Needs”, on California’s Seasons Limited imprint. During that time, the Tel-Aviv based producer has refined his productions, tightening the groove and paring everything back to bare essentials; the power in... Read more »

Out of darkness can only come light. ‘Unity’ is a 31-track opus, a symbol of togetherness curated by Tale Of Us, including artists already on Afterlife and some new names to the label. Accompanied by a continuous journey through this new music, mixed by Tale Of Us, this compilation brings some escape at a challenging... Read more »

Home is where the heart is, and in this case that saying rings true. Though Michael Mayer puts his love, sweat and tears into running KOMPAKT between producing music and DJing, he has managed to evade releasing anything solo on the mothership for the past 8 years (!!). There’s been no shortage of musical output... Read more »

Quattro’ is the new stylistically diverse 4xCD album curated and mixed by John Digweed, showcasing Bedrock’s bold, wide-ranging musical vision in an expansive and coherent format at the dawning of a new decade. An exhaustive 9 months in the making, the album’s meticulously assembled 45 exclusive tracks and remixes introduce a range of uniquely exciting new... Read more »

Lys, Christian Löffler’s newest album, serves as a sequel and contrast to Graal, its predecessor. Whereas the latter is the result of a six-month period spent largely on the road in between live shows, the former is a studio release in the truest sense, recorded and compiled in the serenity of Löffler’s home studio. Lys is out now via Ki... Read more »

Riva Starr’s label Snatch! records presents a new EP from Federico Grazzini who makes his debut on the imprint following releases on high flying imprints such as Hottrax, Moan, VIVa MUSiC and Defected. Alongside the two solo originals from Federico Grazzini is a track made in collaboration with label boss Riva Starr, who himself has... Read more »

Last week saw the release of a terrific EP from a new gem in the deep and melodic space. Jim Rider‘s self-run label presents the amazing El Escorpión EP as Signs’ debut release, fit with a stunning remix from Fluida. Established in London in 2020 by Jim Rider, Signs is a label born from an... Read more »