Plans for a three-storey memorial dedicated to the late David Bowie are underway. The ZiggyZag, as it has been termed, will be erected in Brixton, London, the singer’s place of birth.The memorial is being designed by artistic duo This Ain’t Rock n Roll in collaboration with Bowie’s London team, with backing from the Lambeth Council.The [Continue]
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One of the UK’s last and best-loved independent music festivals, Beat-Herder has made its first line-up announcement. The eccentric three-day event returns to Lancashire’s Ribble Valley on July 14th-16th this year, and fans can look forward to a programme that includes some true heavyweights from a variety of musical genres. Headlining on Saturday night, [Continue]
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Shoreditch club XOYO have announced The Black Madonna (real name Marea Stamper) as their next quarterly resident DJ. She will play the East London venue every Friday night through the months of April, May and June. According to Resident Advisor, Stamper will also play three all-night slots during her 13-week XOYO stay: “the first is [Continue]
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American electronic duo Teengirl Fantasy will release their first album on Mike Paradinas’s record label on March 24th. It is their first full-length album since 2012’s Tracer, though its title seems to suggest that it will be a natural follow-up to 7am, the band’s 2010 breakout effort. East Coast rapper Khalif Jones a is confirmed [Continue]
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Into The Valley has expanded its lineup, adding a few new names to its 2017 roster of artists. Among the new additions to the Estonian festival are Ricardo Villalobos and Rhadoo. Last year, it was announced that the core group behind Into The Valley, Music Goes Further, would be grow its offering, announcing six new [Continue]
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Ghostly International is set to release the lastest Lusine LP. “Sensorimotor” is Jeff McIlwain‘s fourth solo album on Ghostly, a solid four years from his previous full-length offering “The Waiting Room”. In the words of the label, it’s “an introspective turn” for the Seattle-based producer from Texas. Fans of Lusine will likely note the expansive [Continue]
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Berlin-based electronica label !K7 is set to launch a new sub-label in the new year. German electronic trio Brandt Brauer Frick will act as flagship act of the new 7K! label, which will serve as an umbrella for all projects within the neo-classical genre. Since before the contemporary classical movement even had a name, !K7 [Continue]
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Pavel’s Dovgal’s new release The Aura has been released via Project Mooncircle. The album features collaboration with previous co-creators Mujuice and Graciela Maria as well as Los Angeles rapper BLU and Azari III ex-vocalist Starving Yet Full. According to Dovgal, The Aura was inspired by extensive trips around Asia, hip-hop, jazz music of the 70’s, indie [Continue]
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The onslaught of file sharing / piracy / technology (call it what you want) has forced even the biggest names in music to find innovative ways to keep them benjamins coming in, and French electro juggernauts Daft Punk are the latest to do something fresh in the name of making it rain: selling a limited [Continue]
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Portland-based electronic duo ECHOS will be releasing their self-titled debut EP, via Seeking Blue Records on the 14th October. ECHOS have worked with the likes of Illenium and Crywolf and garnered previous support from the likes of Mr Suicide Sheep, Indie Shuffle, Nest HQ, The Waxhole, Impose amongst others. Reaching over 20 million views on [Continue]
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