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Plastician: “It Feels Like I’m Starting All Over Again”
Since 2002, Plastician has been an ambassador for British bass culture, producing classic cuts such as "Cha," "Japan," and "Intensive Snare," hosting shows on BBC Radio...
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Coma’s In Technicolor Is a Debut Worth Waiting For
Name: Coma
Where They’re From: Cologne, Germany
When They Started: 2007
Genre: Electronic, House, Techno, Pop
For Fans Of: Simian Mobile Disco, Hot Chip, LCD...
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Emika On Producing Dva, Fighting Oppression, and Being Inspired by Czech Surrealism
Words and Interview by DJ Pangburn
On June 10, Emika dropped her latest album, Dva (“Two” in Czech). Self-produced and experimental in approach, the album is a...
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British-Ghanaian Singer Tawiah Is Here To Refresh Your Soul
Name: Tawiah
Where She's From: London, England
When She Started: 2010
Genre: Future Soul
For Fans Of: Me'shell Ndegeocello, Corinne Bailey Rae, A K U...
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French Riff-iera: 10 Bands Bringing Gallic Savoir-Faire to Rock ‘n’ Roll
Words by Jhoni Jackson
Maybe the first chapters of rock history aren’t filled with French names, but the country’s certainly got a grip on today’s incarnation of...
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Lion Sitté, King of Spain’s Reggae Jungle
Name: Lion Sitté
Where He's From: Madrid, Spain via Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
When He Started: 2006
Genre: Dancehall reggae/R&B
For Fans Of: Cultura...
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The Sound You’re Carrying: An Interview with Fred Falke
France-based producer and instrumentalist Fred Falke debuted on the electronic dance scene in 2000 alongside former collaborator Alan Braxe. In "Intro," Falke's...
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Congo Natty is Here to Open Up Our Minds
Words and interview by Jake Hanrahan
Congo Natty, the dreadlocked jungle legend, is better known to some as Rebel MC. Under that name, he and his group, Double...
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PREMIERE: Pablo Nouvelle — “You Do Me Wrong”
Pablo Nouvelle has an obvious obsession with French New Wave cinema. This is evident in his name (a reference to the French term for the genre, nouvelle vague) and also...
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Tigerstyle — “Boss” f/ RK Mendhi
In their video for "Boss", Glasgow duo Tigerstyle have created a world in which zombies and humans alike are moved by their beats. Come for the zombie dance off, but...
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Dan Black — “Hearts” f/ Kelis
Dan Black has a crazy amount of endurance in this video for "Hearts," which strands him on a Parisian rooftop for 24 mesmerizing hours. At least a coquettish cutout of...
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Spend a Minute with Woman’s Hour
Name: Woman’s Hour. Fiona Jane (vocals), Will Burgess (guitar /vocals), Josh Hunnisett (synth/percussion) and Nick Graves (bass).
Where They’re From: London,...
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Eats Everything Fears Nothing
Eats Everything is the modern day Cinderella of house music. He was just a poor bloke on the government dole dreaming of being a princess (er, DJ) for many long years,...
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Gorgon City — “Intentions” f/ Clean Bandit
"Intentions" by the UK's Gorgon City is that top-down, speakers-on-max, driving-to-the-beach jam you've been waiting for this summer. The video doubles as a soothing...
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London’s Wolf Alice Show Their Teeth
Name: Wolf Alice (Ellie Rowsell, Joel Amey, Joff Oddie, and Theo Ellis)
Where They’re From: London
When They Started: 2010
Genre: scatterbrained rock
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Five Women Out to Save British Rock
Words by Laura Studarus
It’s not that we doubt the British music scene. (After all, My Bloody Valentine just put out an excellent new album earlier this year—so...
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Dean Blunt Is an Experimental Electronic Enigma
Name: Dean Blunt
Where He's From: London, England
When He Started: 2009
Genre: experimental lo-fi electronica
For Fans Of: Ariel Pink, James Ferraro, Ian...
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Crookers Talks Ciao Records and How YouTube Has Evolved Music
Words and interview by DJ Pangburn
Crookers (nèe Francesco "Phra" Barbaglia) is a busy man. For years he's been producing tracks, DJing, making albums, and touring...
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Lady Chann: UK Dancehall’s Leading Female Voice
Lady Chann is taking the world of dancehall by storm. From Suncycle Crew days to her recent Dun Dem trilogy releases, she has become a force to be reckoned with. The...
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Yadi — “The Blow”
We dare you not to become instantly addicted to "The Blow" from London's Yadi. The promising pop songstress takes us away to Casablanca, Morocco in this stunning video...