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INTERVIEW // Touching bass with Flatmate

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INTERVIEW // Touching bass with Flatmate
Flatmate is a french duo exploring the different faces of bass music. Confident that the french house bass sound had to be showcased, they started producing a powerful bass house sound with neuro influences, and immediately garnered support from labels and channels such as UKF, Inspected, 3000 Bass and more.
After releasing their 5 track “Robots EP” on Gold Digger – which gained support from the likes of Habstrakt, Far Too Loud and  Heroburst to name a few,  Angelz asked them to remix one of his tunes for Tchami’s label Confession.

We chatted to them about their music, inspirations and upcoming events.

Hi there, how are you and what are you up to today? 
Hello ! All good, ready for the week-end 😀

To those not familiar with you, how would you describe your sound?
At the moment, we’d say a kind of UK bass house with neuro influences.

What are the 5 albums that have influenced you the most?
Too much to keep only five, but 5 albums that inspired our sound now would be :
– Calyx – No Turning Back
– Clark – Body Riddle
– Distance – My Demons
– Vex’D – Degenerate
– Noisia – Split The Atom


Which other artists are you into at the moment and why?
We’re following more labels or channels than artists. Like Confession, Night Bass, Gold Digger, UKF…
They provide a lot of great tunes with plenty of gifted artists in different styles of house music.
Also we really like labels like Critical, Division or Neosignal for D&B, always good to hear the newcomers.
But we also like to listen to Disco Funk or Rap, old Rock, Techno… couldn’t stick to one genre !

Are there any key pieces of equipment that you are using to define your sound?
We mainly create and process our sounds into Ableton, also we use a Moog Slim Phatty and Virus TI for a few sounds.

Where do you gather songwriting inspiration? 
Most of the time when we go to see DJs. A lot of our friends are DJs or music lovers in a wide range of styles, so they bring many influences too. Also when you feel strong emotions like anger or sadness it can be really helpful to write tunes !

What’s the best gig you have ever done and why?
I think that was when I opened for I Am Legion in my city a few years ago, but I can’t forget the time I played at a sunny outdoor festival near Leicester. Not a big crowd but the people I met there and the vibe was memorable !

And the worst?
Another outdoor festival this time in the city where I come from, bad weather and there were so many problems to deal with,  I had to burn last minute CDs because they had old CDJs, it didn’t really work and I ended playing only old tunes. Crowd was cool though, and first time my mum saw me playing 🙂

 If you weren’t a musician what would you be?
We have full-time jobs apart from music, one is 3D graphic designer
and the other one is chef in a restaurant so I guess that would be the same!

Do you have any particular gigs or festivals that you dream about playing?
Any big outdoor stage with a big crowd enjoying the sound would be fine.

Do you have any information regarding upcoming releases, projects or gigs in the pipeline that you would like to tell us about?
A few tunes are ready but we can’t tell more for the moment, but yeah expect more from us! Thanks guys.

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Rad Cat shares fluorescent new EP ‘Untitled’

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Rad Cat’s EP Untitled is available for your listening pleasure.

The 21 year old artist’s appealing futuristic sound is creating waves with his versatile and multifaceted production techniques. Pacey kinetic basslines, flecked with his signature attention to detail are a strong illustration of the young producer’s idiosyncratic sound design.

The first two singles to be released from the album, ‘without u’ and ‘hater’ were extremely well received, and Rad Cat has already racked up over 1.5 million YouTube views.

Speaking of Untitled he says: “The reason behind the EP is that Summer is coming up and I wanted to release something that had a happy summer feel.  I wanted to be able to spread a really good positive vibe with this release.”

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‘I Can Hear The Light Remixes’ out now // Sex Of Insects

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Sex Of Insects have released the full EP ‘I Can Hear The Light Remixes,’ via Ylotana Music, available here. The EP consists of five tracks, with remixing by Dave Pad and Yappac.


Sex Of Insects is Anatoly Ylotana, Alexandra Bartashevich and Roman Korablove. Described by Clash Magazine as “concise, melodic, defined, concise, and contagious” they have worked with the likes of Sid le Rock, Luke vB & Hiroshi Watanabe.


Influenced by heavy rock from the seventies and eighties, Anatoly first experimented with the guitar at age 11. Citing  Since then, almost everything that happened in the music industry has experienced the musician’s taste.

Berlin-based producer, Yapacc’s take on the original ‘I Can See The Light’ see’s him transferring the song into a dancefloor-ready track whilst subtly maintaining the ambience of the original. Off-beat house-esque sub-rhythms and a melodic bassline helps to keep the energy of the track moving forward, whilst the top end guitars and vocals keeps the listener interest up until the very last second.



Russian-based Dave Pad’s remix also helps the original move onto the dancefloor with this incredibly funky, groove-laden back beat which simultaneously manages to hold onto the original tracks esthetical ambience. Euphoric house stabs and a continuous layered texture sits behind the tracks groove, adding a sense of nostalgia and depth to an already emotive original.

EP Tracklist:
01 I Can Hear The Light (Original Mix)
02 I Can Hear The Light (Yappac Remix)
03 I Can Hear The Light (Yappac Instrumental Remix)
04 I Can Hear The Light (Dave Pad Remix)
05 I Can Hear The Light (Dave Pad Instrumental Remix)


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Kachina share bonus track from upcoming EP ‘Love Hz’

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UK trio Kachina have announced their new EP Love Hz, to be released on the 4th August via NexGen Music’s sub-label Affectionate Grooves.

The EP features a bonus track which will be available as a free download via Nexgen Music’s Soundcloud and website. The atmosphere and theme of the EP sees the trio exploring darker realms, and the album’s definite tribal undertones are an outstanding vehicle for Kachina’s basslines and rhythms. Laced with deep atmospheric sounds, Love Hz encompasses the same rhythmic decadence we’ve come to know from Kachina.

Kachina formed in Leicester in 2014 after Rob Sparx and Zurcon found common interest in drum and bass, dubstep, grime and dub. Zurcon has shared festival bills with Prodigy, Orbital, Dave Angel, Judge Jules, Paul Oakenfold, BT, JFK, Carl Cox, Grooverider, Finley Quaye whilst Sparx has performed supporting slots for the likes of Skream, Benga, Fresh, Borgore, Qbert, Chase n Status, Nero and Phalaeh. Together, Kachina has collaborated with Synkro, Nero, Bar9 and Distance.

“Love Hz” EP Tracklist:  
01 Number 1 Sound
02 The Devil
03 Tribes
04 Love Hz

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INTERVIEW // We catch up with Back2Black

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Back2Black is a duo consisting of two young Italian producers, Samuel e Fabrizio. They met by accident on the internet via social networks and thanks to the passion for the same musical taste.

It’s a project born about a year ago, during which they released several tracks and signed remixes on labels such as GURU Recordings, BIG & DIRTY, Gold Digger, EGO, and Doner Music amongst others. They’re last track has been also supported by great DJs like Oliver Heldens, Mightyfools and many more.

Hi there, how are you and what are you up to today?
We are great, thank you . As always we’re working hard in the studio.

To those not familiar with you, how would you describe your sound?
Groovy. An energetic sound but with a dark mood .

What are the 5 albums that have influenced you the most?
Daft Punk – Homework
50 Cent – Get Rich Or Die Tryin’
Blink 182 – Enema Of The State
Green Day – American Idiot
The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready To Die

Which other artists are you into at the moment and why?
We are always focused on Tchami’s stuff , and all the artists under his label Confession. They all have their unique style and they always release tracks with a never heard sound .

Are there any key pieces of equipment that you are using to define your sound?
We mainly use computer based virtual instruments . We love Serum plugin , we use it a lot .

What would you say some of the challenges artists face today in the music industry?
The biggest challenge is to achieve originality . Nowadays there is just so many people that make electronic music , so I know there is the risk of resembling each other . Everyone tends to imitate world famous producers but an artist should try to propose his own sound to break through .

Where do you gather songwriting inspiration?
Generally what we create comes from our mood at that moment , a sort of energy that makes us to pull out our emotions , turning them into tracks .

Take us through your songwriting process. Are there any particular steps you take when putting your music together?
There are no particular steps in our producing process . We could start from a sample , from a weird sound, anything . There are no rules when you make music . Just express yourself and what are you feeling at the moment .

What’s the best gig you have ever done and why?
As Back2Black we haven’t performed anywhere yet , but we’re really looking forward to it .

And the worst?
….worst is yet to come!

If you weren’t a musician what would you be?
Samuel – Interior designer .
Fabrizio – I never had a plan B .

Do you have any information regarding upcoming releases, projects or gigs in the pipeline that you would like to tell us about?
We have an upcoming release on Klosman label (GURU Recordings) on July . We are also working on a collab with a cool Swiss duo . We are working very hard . Can’t wait to show you our new tracks.

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Eyes Everywhere Release ‘Talk / Cold Bug Out’ via Psycho Disco

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Eyes Everywhere Release ‘Talk / Cold Bug Out’ via Psycho Disco


Eyes Everywhere teamed up with Treasure Fingers’ Psycho Disco! label to release their new EP “Talk / Cold Bug Out.” The two track project fuses house and tech-house pulling it’s influence from Chicago and Detroit style four on the floor.

“Talk,” is a vivid tech-house heater that pays homage to the energetic and dark modern electronic music scene where they developed their techno and house leanings.


Brian and Kyle were raised in and by the City of Buffalo, a place known as much for humble and honest work as it is for raucous parties. Rooted in everything from crust punk to trance, they aim to approach dance music with an attitude free from pretentious discord, and love a dj booth at ground level with an intimate crowd as much as a full production festival stage setup.


Having played globally recognized events like Holy Ship, Camp Bisco and HARD Summer while riding on the shoulders of popular electronic fusion giants like Fools Gold and Main Course, the boys have recently settled down to more organic sounds of techno and house, closer to the music of the Toronto clubs of the 2000’s where they got their introduction to dance music.


2016 and beyond have welcomed this change, with recent signings to hallowed California label Desert Hearts and groovier original and remix work for bassier imprints such as Sweat it Out and Box of Cats. Bookings from Los Angeles to Brooklyn and everywhere in between bring crowds, large and small, the natural byproducts of seven years of collaborative efforts with a message of love and remaining to true to self.


Last year the duo released with tastemaking labels Desert Hearts, Sweat It Out, and Box of Cats.  This year, they’ve already teamed up with Golf Clap on a collaboration (“Bout That”) out now via Toolroom, that debuted as Pete Tong’s Essential New Tune on Radio 1.


Out now, the EP’s first single, The B-Side, “Cold Bug Out” bounces across different influences, with a bassline and drums that carry an 80’s influence to soaring 90’s rave synths.




INTERVIEW // We Catch Up With … Forbid

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21-year old DJ/producer  Forbid has spent the last few years experimenting with different styles and genres. His sound has emerged as a unique blend of stripped back house and bass music. Having performed all across the UK and in Europe, he has garnered support from the likes of AC Slater, Chris Lorenzo, Sinden and Maximono. With multiple DJ residencies throughout the UK, Forbid is proving himself to be a producer with a laser precise focus on his career in the industry.

We chatted to him about his music and future plans…
Hi there, how are you and what are you up to today?
Hey! I just got back from a short trip to Rome so I’m catching up on laundry and spending the day with my family as it’s Father’s Day in the UK 🙂
To those not familiar with you, how would you describe your sound?
Mainly anywhere between 120bpm & 130bpm, sexy, raw, stripped back house & bass music.
What are the 5 albums that have influenced you the most?
There’s so many more than 5 to count, BUT if I had to rank them in no particular order they would be Madonna’s Self-Titled Album in 1983, Nicki Minaj’s ‘The Pinkprint’, Skrillex’s ‘Bangarang’ EP, Busta Rhymes’ album ‘The Big Bang’ and Chris Lorenzo’s ‘Destroy The Image’ LP.
Which other artists are you into at the moment and why?
My brother’s Albzzy, Ben Rainey & Dion Timmer are all slaying the scenes they’re involved in so it’s super inspiring to see that.

Are there any key pieces of equipment that you are using to define your sound?
I produce digitally, so for me the Korg M1 plugin is (most of the time) my go to weapon, but it can get repetitive fast so trying new plugins and software can benefit in keeping things fresh and also boosts my creativity.

What would you say some of the challenges artists face today in the music industry?
Getting recognition! The currency of the underground music scene today is “recognition” and “exposure”, but they don’t pay the bills unfortunately ¯_(ツ)_/¯ I think that has a majority to do with the fact that so many young and new producers will DJ/perform for free, it’s now kind of become a granted.

Where do you gather songwriting inspiration?
Anywhere, I can be asleep and think of a track idea, or walking down the street – mainly my ideas never come to me when I’m IN the studio, so I’ve learned my creative process is to quickly craft ideas on the go and finish the best ones when I’m in the studio.

Take us through your songwriting process. Are there any particular steps you take when putting your music together?  
Mainly it’s first the drums or melody line – but it can vary from song to song, I think that’s a given for all producers that there’s no set way we make a song.

What’s the best gig you have ever done and why?
Probably Belgium, the room was huge and it was packed full – I was playing and didn’t know there were pyrotechnics so when they went off during my set I almost burnt my eyebrows off in the process of getting a tan *insert shades emoji*

And the worst?
Never had a bad gig! All gigs are so much fun whether 3 people or 300 people turn up!

If you weren’t a musician what would you be?
A drag queen.

Do you have any particular gigs or festivals that you dream about playing?
Leeds Festival, Shambhala, Sonar Festival, Parklife.

If you could perform alongside any other band or artist, living or dead, who would it be?
Probably RuPaul, that could turn into SUCH a f***ing performance.

Do you have any information regarding upcoming releases, projects or gigs in the pipeline that you would like to tell us about?
Everything is under wraps at the moment as I’ve learned it’s better to announce things when they are set in stone and 100% confirmed.
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Rad Cat To Release Self-Produced Single ‘hater’

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Christian Ariza, aka, Rad Cat, is known as a producer with a vision. Utilising his signature sound and carefully constructing it to complement a diverse range of styles, his insightful approach to production separates him from his peers. ‘hater’ is his new single – to be lifted from UNTITLED, his self-produced EP which will be released on 20th July.

Drawing influence from the likes of Flume, Mura Masa and Jai Wolf, amongst others, UNTITLED engages the listener with its evocative future bass potency. Its pacey kinetic basslines, flecked with his signature attention to detail are a strong illustration of RAD CAT’s idiosyncratic sound design.

Having played Crssd Festival (with headliners Flume, Duke Dumont, AlunaGeorge and Bob Moses) Rad Cat has garnered support from the likes of ElectroPose, YourEdm, Stereofox, This Is My Jam and others.  With over 1, 5 million Youtube views and production credits for artists such as Blackbear, Kevin Gates, Travis Mills and even adding a Mike Posner feature in the mix, the sky’s the limit for Rad Cat’s potential.

Listen to ‘hater’ below, see what all the fuss is about and buy here:

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Website: https://www.radcatmusic.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rad.Cat.Music/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/radcatmusic
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/radcatmusic
Instagram: http://instagram/iamradcat

Listen To Das mörtal’s ‘Always Loved’ – OUT NOW!

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Das mörtal’s much anticipated album,  Always Loved  has been released via Lisbon Lux Records. ‘Midnight Rendez-Vous’ (ft. French Fox) – the first single taken from the album,  has already garnered attention with its edgy music video, featuring a balaclava-wearing couple creating mayhem on a night out. 

Drawing influence from the 80s (Depeche Mode and Skinny Puppy) and 90s (The Chemical Brothers, Aphex Twin and Boards Of Canada), Das mörtal’s individual style brings together the best elements of Berlin’s techno scene and 80s movie soundtracks: driving beats and rich, expansive synths – two aspects that are very apparent on this album.

Described as “a moody, emotive album full of rubbery arpeggiated synths and explosive drum hits” Always Loved was produced with the help of French Fox (one half of Lisbon Lux Records, who has previously aided bands such as Le Couleur and Beat Market.)

Always Loved Tracklist:
01 Midnight Rendez-Vous (feat. French Fox)
02 Backseat Love Affair
03 Bedtime Intimacy
04 Dark Valley Intercourse
05 Jennifer
06 Risking My Life (feat. Ghost Twin)
07 Youth Escape
08 The Curse
09 Final Survivor Girl
10 Midnight Rendez-Vous (Outro)

Listen to Always Loved and buy here:


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FEATURED VIDEO // Clark’s ‘PEAK MAGNETIC’

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“For a record to have such a bizarre, profound (and not always entirely pleasant) impact is a rarity; for the same record to boast such a catalogue of eminently danceable, cathartic moments is astounding.”  – Loud And Quiet

This the review of Clark’s new album Death Peak, released on 14 May by Warp Records. The video for ‘Peak Magnetic’ was directed Sander Houtkruijer and features dancers Kiani del Valle and Sophia Ndaba who are currently touring with Clark and his stunning live show featuring the choreography of Melanie Lane.


Catch Clarke Live. Tickets here.
July
07 –  Katowice, PL @ Nowa Musijka Festival
08 – Manchester, GB @ Manchester International Festival
16 – Cluj-Napoca, RO @ Electric Castle Festival  
22 – Brescia, IT @ MusicalZoo festival at Castello di brescia
August
24 – Montemor-o-Velho Castle, PT @ Festival Forte

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