Roxie Ray returns this week, this time away from Dojo Kicks. Pumping and funky, Roxy Ray's voice meets smoooooooooth basslines.
Published: Sunday, 24th September 2017
Author: Guy Paxman
Ahead of this Friday's first ever Blah Records showcase in Manchester, hosted by yours truly, we fired some quick questions at the man who started it all...Sum up Blah records to an alien. I wouldn...
Published: Thursday, 21st September 2017
Author: Frederick Sugden & Patrick Mulhall
This week's editor's pick unearths Aportrait's The Home EP (Honest Electronics). Cypriot producer Portrait's wave-like grooves caught the attention of the team earlier this year. Liquid...
Published: Wednesday, 20th September 2017
Author: Loose Lips
It’s the beginning of September, the twilight of the summer, and, for me at least, of another year on this earth: as the season drew to a close, so did my 23rd year. Driving down to Field Maneuvers...
Published: Monday, 18th September 2017
Author: Franklin Dawson
Out of the mists of online clouds of sound, a mysterious entity emerged with a collection of electronic music memories from various sources and periods. Brainwaltzera’s recordings first appearedas...
Published: Sunday, 17th September 2017
Author: Ognen Spiroski
Reassuring...Lou Reed-esque...
Published: Sunday, 17th September 2017
Author: Guy Paxman
It is a well known fact that certain synths or pieces of hardware have changed the course of dance music throughout the genre’s history; however, only the committed enthusiasts know why these bits...
Published: Friday, 15th September 2017
Author: Jack Bradbury
This Monday September 11th Kitkatone’s new label ENOTAKTIK was born. The first EP on the label has been playing on repeat on my iPod for the past couple of weeks and the more I listen to it, themore...
Published: Friday, 15th September 2017
Author: Clara Tehrani
This Tuesday, our editor Matt Hardy looks back to Ross' insight into Blah Records' finest...You get to know Stinkin Slumrok and his producer collaborator Morriarchi quite well over the 9 tracks...
Published: Tuesday, 12th September 2017
Author: Ross Devlin
Following Zuz's more general review of Experiment Intrinsic Festival that we published last week, we're now proud to present this focus upon the creatives whose performances made it such a special...
Published: Monday, 11th September 2017
Author: Zuz Friday
This week is Arthur Russell's Arm Around You, taken from his 'Calling out of Context' EP. Interesting and entertaining melodies...
Published: Sunday, 10th September 2017
Author: Guy Paxman
Following Taurtollo's recent Bounded Palm EP on Manchester's Ad Hoc records, Frederick Sugden gathered some indispensable knowledge from the man himself and his 2 label bosses, Sid & David...-...
Published: Thursday, 7th September 2017
Author: Frederick Sugden
This week's Editor's Pick by Blaise proves that quantity doesn't always equate to quality. A subtly short creative piece by Blake Creighton, it looks between the lines of each track on PEEV...
Published: Tuesday, 5th September 2017
Author: Blake Creighton
“The word 'nature' and the word 'techno' mean the same thing. Depends if you look at it from the past or from the future. For example, a little cabin in the mountains: an ape thinks...
Published: Tuesday, 5th September 2017
Author: Zuz Friday
This week's Sunday Jam comes from Brazilian guitarist and singer Milton Nascimento. Famous for his tonal range & falsetto, he gained worldwide attention with his appearance on jazz saxophonistWayne...
Published: Sunday, 3rd September 2017
Author: Guy Paxman
August 25th was certainly an auspicious day for rap music. The day’s release schedule reads like a who’s-who of the contemporary scene, replete with hype acts and heavyweights alike: Lil Uzi...
Published: Saturday, 2nd September 2017
Author: Franklin Dawson
Ahead of his third full-length album, on his own RF imprint, we sat down with one of North America's finest...Rennie Foster!Hello Rennie! Thanks for chatting to Loose Lips today. We’re on a slightly...
Published: Friday, 1st September 2017
Author: Frederick Sugden
In many ways, the trajectory of music since the 20th century has been one of questioning the boundaries between man and machine, the line between them a site of perpetual contestation. From the utter human...
Published: Friday, 1st September 2017
Author: Franklin Dawson
As an owl calls out through the dense bushland that surrounds the local village, amidst the soft chirps of the crickets and rustling greenery, a small gathering of locals partake...
Published: Thursday, 31st August 2017
Author: Blake Creighton
Erstwhile operating as a riot grrl channelling spoken word poet, Romance for the Lonely sees Kitty Got Claws (KGC) trade in her rhymes for a more vocal delivery with a quartet of emotionally charged songs.It...
Published: Thursday, 31st August 2017
Author: Franklin Dawson
It's barmy and fucking wonderful. Today's premiere is one of enchanted distortion. The Dilian remix of Mezzanine Swimmers has a wonderful music video to match, which we are also delighted to be...
Published: Thursday, 31st August 2017
Author: Loose Lips
This week's editor's pick revisits Clara Tehrani's feature on the identity and process of JANICE.Clara Tehrani joins Loose Lips to share DIGGINGS - a series of stories that take a deeper look...
Published: Wednesday, 30th August 2017
Author: Clara Tehrani
Proceeding the well received Model 56k & DNoize EPs, Variant Electronic's new EP is a dual artist encounter, featuring Italy's DRT and UK's Dean Vincent.Our premiered selection is 'Somewhat...
Published: Wednesday, 30th August 2017
Author: Loose Lips
Bristol-based House and Techno night Greenhouse Effect has been going from strength to strength over the past few months. At their summer event on the 11th of August, Loose Lips resident and editor Max...
Published: Tuesday, 29th August 2017
Author: Max Dade
Seagrave Records has been running since 2014 and has racked up an impressive output in its relatively brief lifespan. A cassette-focused record label that also presses vinyl, it has attracted contributions...
Published: Tuesday, 29th August 2017
Author: Alex Davidson
The Skoop boys are a fun-loving, hardworking group of MCs and producers operating in Scotland’s picturesque and perpetually wet capital, Edinburgh. A “mad God’s dream” for mostof...
Published: Tuesday, 29th August 2017
Author: Ross Devlin
Its a 'bank holiday jam' for this week only - partly because there's no work for y'all today..but partly because we were all on a mad one yesterday!Paxman's selection is from one very...
Published: Monday, 28th August 2017
Author: Guy Paxman
This premiere explores post-industrial glitch, post-rock guitars, and post-apocalyptic lyrics...The album is released via Abstrakt Reflections on August 31st. Creative commons licence!ARTIST PROFILE:https:...
Published: Thursday, 24th August 2017
Author: Loose Lips
This week Hardy selects one of our earliest interviews. Loose Lips caught up with Dara Smith, half of Lakker, at his flat in Berlin. We talked about their new concept album ‘Struggle & Emerge...
Published: Wednesday, 23rd August 2017
Author: Matt Hardy, Fred Sugden, Romek Boyer
Following up on his engaging guest appearance on our radio show a few weeks ago (loose-lips.co.uk/radio-shows), we are now delighted to premiere this abstract excursion from Stace's new 5-track EP.The...
Published: Tuesday, 22nd August 2017
Author: Loose Lips
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