Hyponik: 2020 Highlights…Selected by Artists
At last! We’re on the homeward sprint. The end of 2020, the year of all years. Like always, this closing…
Features
Afterthoughts: No Bounds Festival 2020
2020 has been a year of huge happenings and change across the world. In the live music sector, operations ground…
First Listen: Inner Zone – ‘The Last Arpy (Alec Falconer Madge-E-Mix)’ (The Bricks)
UK trio Inner Zone debut on The Bricks with a hefty Alec Falconer rejig on the flip. Since its beginnings…
One To Watch: Hassan Abou Alam
The sound of Cairo-based producer, Hassan Abou Alam is immediately gripping. An arresting synergy of noise-inflected club and traditional folk…
First Listen: Xyla – ‘Usage’ (Rec Room)
Berlin collective Rec Room step out with their first label release featuring San Francisco’s Xyla. Formed in 2013 by Kepler,…
Ela Minus: ‘I’ve been defying things all my life.’
When speaking with Ela Minus you really feel every word she says. She means every word too. Upon my first…
First Listen: Syz – ‘Bunzunkunzun’ (Control Freak Recordings)
Control Freak Recordings are back with a fiddly selection of soundsystem techno. London label, Control Freak have made quite the…
Detroit In Effect: “I’m not in a box. I do what I feel…”
Detroit In Effect. Formerly the dual project of both Tameko J Williams a.k.a Maaco and Odell Perry a.k.a DJ P-Dog,…
First Listen: Kindimmer – ‘Poignant’ (Dawn State)
Kindimmer enters higher states with a shimmering minimalistic number. When you look for any information on Kindimmer, you quickly realise…
Introducing: Nico
From Mexico City, producer Nico is an artist clearly engrossed in his work. His music presents a unique intricacy that…
First Listen: Tracing Xircles – ‘Transmission’ (Blue Hour)
Tracing Xircles are back with their first full EP since 2017. Tracing Xircles is the collaborative project of Luke Standing…
First Listen: Escape Two – ‘Sunday Street’ (Parasol Culture)
Anna Wall and Alec Falconer link up as Escape Two to bring a breezy Sunday shuffler. In London’s Hackney Wick…