On New Years Day Electric Minds begin the second innings of their two day celebration with a 12-hour showcase that sees the end of Broken & Uneven’s ‘The Hydra’ series. In the spirit of innovative and inspired producers, Henrik Schwarz is due to headline the main room.
By Ben Romberg
Europe’s most renowned residency arguably sits with Ricardo Villalobos and Fabric - a contract that has given the club exclusive rights to one of the most prestigious DJs and producers of the last decade.
By Ben Romberg
Founded in Hamburg, Dial Records has been carefully run by Carsten Jost and Peter M Kersten (a.k.a. Lawrence) for over a decade, delivering stand-out releases from some of the most talented and creative names in electronic music.
Matmos return to the Southbank Centre two years on from their last performance at Ether Festival alongside Moritz Von Oswald, as part of Anthony Hegarty’s Meltdown 2012 festival. US-based producers Martin Schmidt and Drew Daniel came to fame after working with Björk on Vespertine
by Ben Romberg
Based on their much-praised collaborative live show at this year’s Labyrinth Festival in Tokyo, Italians Donato Scaramuzzi (Dozzy) and Giuseppe Tillieci (Neel) will release ‘Voices From The Lake’ in late February via the Munich-based Prologue imprint. About as deep as house gets.
Mohn, meaning “poppy” in German, is the experimental brainchild of Wolfgang Voigt (aka Gas, co-founder of German electronic label Kompakt) and Jörg Burger (aka The Modernist). The duo have a history of collaborating together under the names Burger/Ink and Burger/Voigt.
By Ben Romberg
From the outset a husband & wife electronic duo producing deep vocal house - although it worked for Matthew Herbert and Dani Siciliano - doesn’t exactly bowl you over with excitement. However, the latest project from Sascha Funke and his wife Julienne Dessagne Saschienne (compounding their names and faces on the front cover of the album) blends some of the better and lighter aspects of his sound with her resonating vocals and classical influence in an interesting and carefully sculpted way.
One of the most talked about producers of the last two years, Nicolas Jaar arrives in London on his ‘Don’t Break My Love’ Tour to play at The Roundhouse. Jaar uses Ableton to match live vocals (sung through a vintage Shure Super 55) alongside a supporting band.
In Romania, house music continues to flourish, with underground labels popping up such as Tzinah Records and fresh acts like Egal 3, the credit for this scene has to go to its founding forefathers - a:rpia:r.
Alpha-ville enters its third year in 2011 with an impressive lineup headlined by Matthew Dear (pictured) and an ambitious theme relating to Nicholas Negroponte’s point that we now live in a post-digital age. Alongside a wide variety of workshops, lectures, events, performances and interactive exhibitions …
By Ben Romberg
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