Shobaleader One, the electronic group set up by Squarepusher, will tour live across selected dates this Summer. The masked musicians will perform two dates in the UK, with a trip to the Berlin Jazz festival sandwiched in between.
Författararkiv: Mike Whyte
Warp released special split 12″ featuring Clark for Record Store Day
To celebrate last Saturday’s Record Store Day, Warp released a special 12″ in its classic purple series sleeve.
Bloc Weekender 2016 – Minehead – UK – March 11-13 2016 – report
Release reports from the very last Bloc fest in the old holiday camp at the Somerset coast. The impressive UK electronic music festival had invited celebs like Daniel Miller, Thom Yorke, Four Tet, Goldie, Metalheadz, Holly Herndon, Radioactive Man – and snooker star Steve Davis. Mike Whyte’s report makes for an excellent read.
Release will report from the last ever Bloc festival
Release will report from the last ever Bloc, taking place between the 11th to the 13th of March. Our long association with the festival, which has lasted a number of years now, will take in such acts as Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke’s latest project, as well as numerous Release faves.
Last Bloc Weekender ever with Thom Yorke and Andrew Weatherall
It seems that the next Bloc Weekender, to be held 11th-13th March, could be the last one ever. The UK festival, a personal favourite of recent times, has decided to call time on the festival after 10 years.
Jean-Michel Jarre to Sonar Barcelona
Sonar 2016 looks to be as spectacular as ever as it announces another wave of additions to its line up.
Chemical Brothers release new video in collaboration with Beck
”Wide Open”, the new video from the Chemical Brothers is available today. Watch it below.
”Syro” nominated for Mercury Music Award
An album that I have been reporting on since its first announcement by air balloon over East London, Aphex Twin’s ”Syro” has now been nominated in the UK for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize.
Sonar – Barcelona – June 18-20 2015 – report
It’s always good to be back at Sonar, after all it means being back in the centre of Barcelona, probably one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Also, Sonar is one of those festivals that doesn’t pander to commercialism as such – it’s true, you do have the big names (this year Chemical …
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Distortion Festival brings electronic and club music to Copenhagen
Distortion Festival, which will take place between the 3rd to the 7th of June this year, is a festival of emerging dance music. Located across 44 (!) streets and harbour of Copenhagen, the festival takes in everything from street parties to a two-day rave in the harbour called Distortion Ø.