Washington DC’s Vjuan Allure is widely considered one of the innovators of ballroom music, to the point of being recognized as the originator of the genre’s “new sound,” setting the standard as well as raising the bar while steadily taking over dancefloors all over the world. Having released hundreds of tracks over the many years […]
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Feature: Elgato
Elgato, a name which we hope is a portmanteau of the Spanish word el gato, has not released a lot of music, but what we have heard has certainly piqued our interest. This should not surprise anyone familiar with his work: he makes very good and very interesting music. So far, Elgato has only released […]
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Recommended: Jon Convex – Idoru EP1
“Idoru” is the title of both the latest Jon Convex EP and a book released in 1996 by science fiction writer William Gibson. Gibson’s novel describes a man, Rez, who wants to marry an artificial intelligence pop idol, Rei, who runs on a composite database consisting of information about all pop idols. Convex’s EP has […]
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Vault Review: Surgeon – Balance LP
One of the main figureheads in British techno, Tony Surgeon, has produced a large catalog of great music throughout the years. That catalog includes one album using his own name in collaboration with Andrew Read, 6 EPs with Regis as British Murder Boys, and seven albums and large number of singles and remixes as Surgeon. Many consider “Balance”, […]
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Recommended: Stroboscopic Artefacts – Stellate 2
Supporters who spend their money on music often find themselves explaining to others why they buy music. We know very well that we can spend our whole lives listening to a lot of good music without ever having to pay for any of it. We sometimes do have to ask ourselves why we really buy […]
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Review: Jam City – Classical Curves LP
Dance producers, for the most part, undertake putting an album together in a variety of ways, with each artist finding varying levels of success. Some artists choose to make a statement altogether different from their previous work. James Blake took this approach, releasing his self-titled solo album last year, a work so removed from his […]
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