Little Dragon releases new song ‘Are You Feeling Sad?’ featuring Kali Uchis

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December 17, 2019

Esofact think out of the box on ‘Blocks’

Esofact is the combination of Urple Eeple (Peter Farr) and Isturite’s (Kevin Welch) creative labours. Their new track ‘Blocks‘ is the first from an upcoming self-titled EP, which looks set to rustle the feathers of all the genre-purists out there.

Based in California and Los Angeles respectively, Farr and Welch have known each other since their teens, and traversed the landscapes of the early rave culture together. Naturally, they decided to make music together and in 2014 Esofact was born.

‘Blocks‘ is a genre-defying mosaic of sounds and styles – free from the shackles of labels. Esofact expains: “Blocks is a piece we wrote about grappling with modern society’s obsession with putting you into a box. The music industry has this obsession with labelling you. “Oh, you make bass music.” “Oh, this sounds like future bass.” “Oh, this is beats.” We wrote blocks to break genre boundaries as our way of breaking out of the predefined labels the music industry seems obsessed with sticking onto you. Sometimes music is just music, and you need to sit back and enjoy it. Turn off the part of your brain that wants to label what it is, and simply enjoy it.”

‘Blocks’ on – Apple Music

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NEVER NOT MAKING NOISE – ’20 Years of fabric’ 20th Anniversary celebration of the beating heart of EC1.

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December 17, 2019

NEVER NOT MAKING NOISE – ’20 Years of fabric’ 20th Anniversary celebration of the beating heart of EC1.

Using the platform of fabric and FABRICLIVE that the London club have lovingly nurtured over the past 20 years, fabric Records present the past and future with 20 artists across 20 tracks, for the 20th Anniversary celebration of the beating heart of EC1. 1999: the beginning of the story. 1,000 weekends and 3,000 events, together with a seminal CD series that wrapped up last year with closing instalments from fabric residents Craig Richards and Terry Francis with club founder Keith Reilly, alongside London underground innovators Burial & Kode9 for FABRICLIVE. This special 20th Anniversary release reflects the history of the club from the very beginning to the current crop of residents. Here you’ll find artists who helped shape the sound of the club, grew up in the club, have been inspired by the club and have become part of the fabric family.

FABRICLIVE represents the finest in dubstep, drum & bass, jungle, breaks and experimental beats. Houndstooth’s Special Request leads the charge in trademark style, opening the floor to Friday night luminaries Source Direct and J Majik. Shackleton and Pinch & Trim started playing the club during the birth of the UK dubstep scene and give a taste of the hugely disparate evolution of bass music. Daniel Avery and B.Traits show off their dancefloor versatility, while Rupture co-founder Mantra plants a flag for London’s vibrant musical future. Closing are two of the club’s longest associates Groove Armada and original FABRICLIVE resident James Lavelle as UNKLE.

fabric has been responsible for nurturing the underground London house and techno scene, inspiring and revolutionising the clubbing landscape by confidently proving that you don’t have to book commercial acts to be a success. The breadth of talent here displays the far reaching arms of the night – with an opening spread of melodic techno from Nina Kraviz, the shuddering electro of Steffi, and evolving experimental house of Margaret Dygas. New resident IMOGEN veers things in a darker direction towards Cassy’s pumping house and Marcel Dettmann’s classic late-night techno. Anastasia Kristensen drives ahead while Houndstooth’s Call Super takes things down a deeper notch with a track reminiscent of many a classic night in room 3, and Maya Jane Coles steps up with a playful slice of house. British dance music pioneer Sasha closes out on a euphoric high with layers of building vocal and melody.

NEVER NOT MAKING NOISE.fabric
1/ A1 – Nina Kraviz – Da [fabric]
2/ A2 – Steffi – Ankertje [fabric]
3/ A3 – IMOGEN – Bizant [fabric]
4/ B1 – Marcel Dettmann – Taste 2.0 [fabric]
5/ B2 – Cassy – Joey [fabric]
6/ B3 – Anastasia Kristensen – Go Getter [fabric]
7/ C1 – Margaret Dygas – Zeitgeist [fabric]
8/ C2 – Call Super – Echothread [fabric]
9/ D1 – Maya Jane Coles – Reason [fabric]
10/ D2 – Sasha – Comet Chaser [fabric]

FABRICLIVE
1/ A1 – Special Request – Codename Turbo Nutter [FABRICLIVE]
2/ A2 – Source Direct – Vigilante [FABRICLIVE]
3/ B1 – J. Majik – The Lost Tribe [FABRICLIVE]
4/ B2 – Shackleton – Drawn and Quartered [FABRICLIVE]
5/ B3 – Pinch & Trim – That Wasn’t It [FABRICLIVE]
6/ C1 – Daniel Avery – Whilst We’ve Got Metal In Our Blood [FABRICLIVE]
7/ C2 – Mantra – Embers [FABRICLIVE]
8/ C3 – B.Traits – Mameya [FABRICLIVE]
9/ D1 – Groove Armada – Wesley Nightshade [FABRICLIVE]
10/ D2 – UNKLE – Catch Me When I Fall (fabric Club Mix) [FABRICLIVE]

Music producer Kimyan Law announces his new LP ‘Yonda’

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December 13, 2019

Having made serious waves with the release of his debut album ‘Coeur Calme’ in 2014 and the incredible 2016 follow up album ‘Zawadi’, Kimyan Law steers his sound in a darker, more introspective direction with the twelve heavily themed set-pieces of his new album, ‘Yonda’.

The album title, ’Yonda’, homophonically flits between a location in Kimyan Law’s native Congo and definitions of something situated at a distance but still visible, foreshadowing the artist’s move away from his typical uplifting palette into less playful territory.

While previous work seemed to be a personal exploration of joy-tinged melancholy, ‘Yonda’, feels much more sober and pensive, infected with external events. In conversation with Kimyan Law, the artist described one piece (‘Krieg’) as his “portrait of war”, with the music moving through phases of violence, silence, panic, redemption, and peace. Ever the allegorist, Kimyan Law relates themes of conflict and war not just to obvious geopolitics but also to his own physical struggles, and even an obsessive battle with the music itself, (‘Yonda’ has been more than three years in the making). In 2017 the artist wrote, “I’ve reached a point where I couldn’t sleep because it bothered me so much…I have found myself unable to make any music except for Krieg”.

An accomplished drummer in his own right, Kimyan Law’s intricate rhythmic sensibility is the lifeblood that runs throughout the album, incorporating ever more outlandish sources of percussion recorded from his natural surroundings and filtered through technology.

‘Yonda’s opener, ‘Jaardin’, is deceptively gentle, with off-kilter rhythms and pianos providing fertile ground for Elyn’s delicate singing before the whole piece careens off into what can only be described as orchestral proto-jungle territory. It soon becomes apparent that this placid introduction is misleading, with subsequent tracks fluctuating between pounding tribal beats (‘Arboreal Epitone’ / ‘Kin’), chilling orchestration (‘Byo’ / ‘Krieg’) and rehabilitated jungle forms (‘Seven Ant Foley’). A constant mix of light and dark, futuristic yet primitive atmosphere hangs over the album, with waves of luscious synths and deeply musical string arrangements lovingly cloaked over the razor-sharp drum work.

Unusual conceptual themes litter ‘Yonda’; ‘Dor Rhythm’ is about a Dung Beetle’s journey, ‘Lampion’ is about paper lanterns, ‘Nova’ is about plant growth while ‘Kilele’ is a song about peace, featuring Kimyan Law’s own vocals in a new language he created himself, conjuring memories of Cocteau Twin’s Liz Fraser.

While ‘Yonda’ contains moments of incontestable beauty it can often be a difficult listen, an illustration of a restless mind yearning for peace. An obsessive and intricate musician, Kimyan Law’s use of African percussion, finely honed polyrhythmic patterns and celestial sprinklings of keys melded with slabs of sub-bass power and sheer energy makes for an intoxicating listen. As ever, Kimyan Law has delivered a profoundly serious piece of work that expands the vocabulary of his genre. Despite the darkness saturating the work, a soft light still breaks through the window. It is the east, and Kimyan Law is the sun.

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obylx defies genres with new offering ‘Flicker’

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December 5, 2019

Bristol-based producer obylx creates bass music with elements of neo-classical swing. His latest track, ‘Flicker‘ is one such offering. Released via Guise Records, the track is a genre bending collage of sound.

Since January 2018, obylx has released a new song on the first day of each month. These monthly tracks combined with his first album, Once and his upcoming offering, Twice has culminated in the output of an impressive 37 songs in the space of 24 months.

Twice will be available on December 13.

‘Flicker’ on – AppleMusic

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Music producer Paul C announces new EP ‘Coney Island’

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December 3, 2019

Paul C is the co-founder of Posh Records and has already released on the likes of Hot Creations and Terminal M amongst many others. He has done so over the last 15 years, all while clocking up Beatport hits and playing in Europe’s best clubs. His forward-thinking sound is tinged with influences from his homeland and that’s laid bare once more here.

First up is the fantastic ‘Coney Island,’ which rolls on a warm and hooky groove that stays deep. The rugged bass stabs add texture as spoken word snippets bring the drama. After a breakdown filled with tension, it drops again and the floor is sure to go off as laser-like synths fire across the mix and the percussion gets raw.

Then it’s the brilliant ‘Combination‘, a much more textured and freaky track with a weird lead synth phrase and skeletal drums. It’s one that drags you down the rabbit hole and late into the night on subtle effects and with plenty of detailed sound design really making it pop.

These are two high-grade underground club tunes once more from this essential label.

Tracklist:
01 Coney Island
02 Combination

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Music duo SQWAD released new song ‘Big Ting Vibe’

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December 3, 2019

French duo SQWAD have unveiled their new single ‘Big Ting Vibe’, out on Friday 29th November via DJ Snake’s record label Premiere Classe.

Harnessing a sound that SQWAD have made their own over the past few years, ‘Big Ting Vibe’ is an imposing, bass-heavy release that pairs speaker-shuddering bass with mutated Patois vocals to devastating effect.

The single marks SQWAD’s first release on Premiere Classe, DJ Snake’s record label that has previously put out music from the likes of Da Vinci, Plastic Toy, Malaa, Gammer and SAYMYNAME.

Making waves in the bass house scene since launching in 2015, SQWAD is made up of high school friends Etienne and Antoine, both from Toulouse, France. Their first real buzz was created by 2017 track ‘Damn Right’, which received support from fellow acclaimed producers JAUZ, Habstrakt, Ekali, and NGHTMRE.

The following year they remixed Zeds Dead & JAUZ’s ‘Lights Go Down’ for a remix package that also included Sikdope, Gentlemans Club and Subtronics. This, in turn, led to gigs and shows for the pair, who shared stages with Taiki Nulight, Getter, Tony Romera, Sikdope, Bellecour and Bad jokes.

2019 has already proven to be SQWAD’s biggest year yet, performing at several clubs and festivals – including Lollapalooza Paris, E-WAX Festival and SANS MERCI Toulouse – and releasing on labels such as Mad Decent, Monstercat, Nightbass and Confession.

Delivering the kind of bass-heavy sound that they are renowned for, ‘Big Ting Vibe’ sees SQWAD at their uncompromising best.

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Step out of your comfort zone with music producer JKP’s latest release

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November 27, 2019

Sometimes we like to explore other genres as they can surprise and enlighten us. Avante-garde house producer, JKP does this with his double A-side single ‘Blue Sun/ Quiet Place’. The tracks were released on the 15th of November, with a premiere in Clash Magazine giving them a jump start.

Clash Magazine were clearly fans from the beginning as the gave JKP a beautiful write-up, “London’s JKP goes into another realm of the minimalism electro with his new track. The contrast is deceiving and would almost be seen as surreal. Organic sounds are still the basis of his work but slightly more industrial influences have been thrown into it.” You can read the full interview here.

JKP was also featured in an exclusive interview with The Playground in which he takes the time to describe his time in the recording studio, “I experiment more when I’m by myself as I often get into a very deep into trial and error mode, it can be quite an alienating experience for some…” You can read the full interview here.

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Music trio Meduza, Becky Hill and Goodboys share a new song ‘Lose Control’

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October 15, 2019

Global artist Meduza returns with Goodboys to collaborate with chart-topping singer-songwriter Becky Hill on the intoxicating new single ‘Lose Control’, out 11th October.

The now-iconic signature sound of Meduza immediately draws anticipation, as the emotive and powerful vocals and songwriting from Becky weaves through the smooth and effortless cool of Goodboys harmonies and adlibs.

It follows on from the global summer smash ‘Piece Of Your Heart’, a track that has clocked up over 600 million streams and 69 million YouTube hits since its release. The song is multi-platinum and gold worldwide, including in the UK selling over 900,000 units and peaking at #2 in the UK Singles Charts and #1 in the US Dance Charts.

Within a few weeks of release, the single was added to the Radio 1 A-List, amassing over 60,000 plays on UK radio alone. It also featured as Spotify’s 16th most streamed track this summer globally and hit #1 on the Apple Music & iTunes, placing top positions on Capital Radio’s Big Top40, Spotify UK and Shazam UK charts. The debut single from the production trio remains one of the biggest hits of 2019 to date.

British Artist and Songwriter Becky Hill is one of the UK’s upcoming stars and hitmakers, known for her heartfelt, powerful vocals and songwriting on tracks like 2019’s breakthrough solo hit ‘I Could Get Used This’, recent top ten hit ‘Wish You Well’ (With Sigala), worldwide hit ‘False Alarm’ (with Matoma), certified platinum hits UK #1 single ‘Gecko (Overdrive)’ (with Oliver Heldens) and top ten hit ‘Afterglow’ (with Wilkinson) and 2018’s UK top 20 gold-certified hit ‘Back & Forth’ (with MK and Jonas Blue), Becky’s second collaboration with MK, following the pair’s success with their 2016 Gold-certified hit ‘Piece of Me’.

After an electric debut with Meduza, Goodboys who featured on ‘Piece Of Your Heart’ style their signature vocal hooks throughout with a harmonic tone, perfectly balancing the energy of the track and further cementing reputation as one of the most in-demand artists in dance music through their understanding of how to write incredibly catchy hooks to mesmerize the audience into repeating as soon as the first listen.

The follow up to one of the biggest songs of the year, ‘Lose Control’ sees three of the most in-demand acts in dance music come together for what’s set to be another global sensation.

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Music duo Prospa releases new song ‘Control The Party’

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October 15, 2019