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A celebrated name within the garage scene for the better part of two decades, in recent years DJ/producer Hitty has turned his attention to house music, injecting elements of the sound that raised him and bringing house back to its roots in the process. Although he primarily made his name as a producer, he’s also got […]
Today, Nigerian Afro-pop star Simi released her new EP, Restless II, a solid gold six-track collection of simmering, Afrobeats-inflected R&B featuring fellow Nigerians singer-songwriter WurlD and highlife singer Adekunle Gold, as well as our very own Ms. Banks. To celebrate, she’s also released the EP’s second single “No Longer Beneficial”. The video, directed by Gizelle Hernandez (whose credits include […]
For the better part of a decade, Nigerian rap star Olamidé has been held up as one of the country’s biggest names in rap with a reputation for tough-talking, Afrobeats-infused hip-hop. For his latest album Carpe Diem, his second this year and eighth overall, he’s revealed a different side of himself. Lead single “Green Light”, […]
East London producer/fashionista Kwollem has shared his long-awaited sophomore project, c2c, a nostalgic “mellow grime” EP cooked up with with Essex rapper and creative Joe James. Re-arranging 140BPM productions with his own smooth take on grime, the project has a larger focus on original music compared to KwolleM’s 2015 debut EP, Mellow. Griminess, soul samples, wifey riddims, and grime OG vocals from of Crazy Titch […]
For the past few years, Bristol-based singer, songwriter and producer Felid has been blending L.A beat-style haze with the leftfield sounds of Bristol as one half of Mauwe (pronounced Mo-Wee) alongside Portia Conn, but today he’s stepping out on his own with his debut solo single “Take It Off”, a highly detailed and completely seductive piece of lo-fi alt-pop. […]
Chicago hero and Teklife mainstay DJ Earl has been a lynchpin in the world of footwork for years now, always striving to push the sound in new directions and absorb new influences. In 2020 he’s still as committed to that as ever and his new album, BASS + FUNK & SOUL (due this winter via Moveltraxx), looks […]
Putting on an event during a global pandemic is a challenge for anyone in the world in 2020, but for London-based artist Elliot Fox, creating an exhibition that requires both emotional and physical engagement has provided a much-needed antidote to what’s been a digital-heavy and socially-distanced year. Idol Hands is the name Fox’s new multi-medium show in Southwark, South London, which repeatedly uses visual and verbal […]
Next month, 19-year-old producer and rapper Asha Imuno of alt-indie-rap collective Raised By The Internet will release his second solo album, Good News, the follow-up to last year’s dreamy, genre-bending debut Full Disclosure. Ahead of the album’s October 15 release, the L.A-based rapper is today revealing the carefree, fun-filled, Lucas Chemotti-directed visuals for the album’s second single, “Caviar”, […]
Last Friday, anonymous French producer Godford — the new alias, we’re told, of a major name producer — released his debut album, Non Binary Place, a 12-track collection of atmospheric and deeply emotive electronics that he’d been teasing out since last year. Today he returns with visuals for the album’s latest single, “Downtown”, one of the LP’s more […]
Fred Perry has pulled one of its most iconic polo shirts from production in the US and Canada after it was adopted as uniform by a far-right group. The British-born brand will no longer be selling its Black/Yellow/Yellow twin-tipped shirt after the garment was adopted by the Proud Boys, a Southern Poverty Law Center-designated hate group founded in 2016. Fred […]
