Patch Notes: Poly Chain
Electro meets ambient on a set from the Ukrainian artist. Poly Chain is the alias of Sasha Zakrevska, a multi-disciplinary artist from Kyiv who has played at the city’s CXE
New radio station, EastEast.Radio, to highlight music and artists from Middle Eastern and North African countries
A new online radio station with an emphasis on artists and music from Middle Eastern and North African countries (MENA) has launched this week. Delivered by EastEast.World magazi
Zo create a virtual universe from sound and light in Ka’et
Tarik Barri and Lea Fabrikant navigate a 3D audiovisual space in an improvisational performance. Interdisciplinary artist Lea Fabrikant and self-described visual musician Tarik Bar
New immersive virtual event combines raving with theatre
A new interactive club and immersive theatre experience will open its virtual doors in February 2021. Produced by experiential agency Hyperactive, BBL CLB, pronounced ‘bubble c
Digital music tech event week for women and non-binary people announced for January
A new week-long programme of educational events for women and non-binary people looking to break into the music tech industry will take place at the end of next month. Titled 7 D
Fact Mix 788: Posh Isolation
Christian Stadsgaard and Loke Rahbek look back on a standout year for the Copenhagen label. For over a decade, Copenhagen’s Posh Isolation label has explored the space betwee
AIR APPARENT – Wonderland (ft. Kcdeeya)
Up and coming Indian-American indie-pop musician, AIR APPARENT, is hitting us with this latest glitchy indie electronic track via “Wonderland”. The rising San Francisco
Alex Czetwertynski & Jessica Mitrani traverse the womb of the universe in Vesica Pisces
Featuring the Spring Summer 2021 Collection from fashion collective threeASFOUR and a score from Brian Close of New York experimental duo Georgia. New media artist Alex Czetwe
82% of artists earn less than £200 a year from streaming
82% of musicians earned less than £200 from streaming in 2019, according to a new poll by the UK’s independent body for music creators, The Ivors Academy and the Musicians’ Un
Ninski, COOL KICKS & Nino Lucarelli – Speeding
Racking up millions after millions of streams before the summer, Ninski started out 2020 on a whole new level. The Croatian producer took it down a notch during the summer months b
Performing artists and musicians exempt from quarantine regulations in England
DJs and performing artists travelling for ‘business’ will no longer need to self-isolate for two weeks when entering England from a high-risk country – thanks to new rule
The Avalanches announce virtual live show to celebrate new album release
The Avalanches have announced a virtual live show to celebrate their forthcoming album. Australian electronic group The Avalanches, who recently shared the tracklist and details fo
Nurko Teams Up With Devon Baldwin on 'Blindspot, Pt. 1'
Highly talented producer and DJ, Jack Leech, known professionally as Nurko, has had a career year in 2020 despite a distinct lack of live gigs. His brand of
Four Tet, Burial and Thom Yorke drop new vinyl-only collaboration
Four Tet, Burial and Thom Yorke have dropped a new project. Earlier this week, Phonica and Sounds Of The Universe record stores shared a plain black vinyl featuring a project from
Charlotte de Witte announces headphone collaboration with AIAIAI, vinyl box set
Charlotte de Witte has collaborated with headphone and audio company AIAIAI on a special branded pair of DJ cans. The new headphones which will bear the logo of her label KNTXT on
Dublin Digital Radio announces fourth anniversary compilation and 24-hour audiovisual livestream
Dublin Digital Radio will celebrate four years on air this month with a 24-hour audiovisual livestream and the release of a new compilation. Since launching in 2016, the independen
Anz announces self-released Spring/Summer Dubs 2020 tape bundle
Anz will release her Spring/Summer Dubs 2020 mix as part of a new tape bundle later this week. Manchester’s purveyor of radiant club sounds, Anz, will release the second instalme
Against The Clock: Mikael Seifu
Against The Clock is a series where we give an artist 10 minutes in the studio and see what they come up with. Born and raised in Addis Ababa, Mikael Seifu is one of several p
Watch a documentary on UK drill MC, Digga D
A documentary has been released about Digga D. Produced for BBC iPlayer, a new documentary following 20-year-old drill MC Digga D, who was released from prison this year, is now av
Ash Koosha Presents: YONA Part I – (Under Your Skin) Synthetic Emotions Of a Virtual Poet
This week we explore the artificial intelligence of Ash Koosha. Ash Koosha wants to kill the ego of artists as we know it. By utilising hybrid models of sequential arrangement, gen