Coming from a musical family, Brighton-based DJ Alex Downey has always been surrounded by the culture. With his parents filling the house with jazz and classic vocalists, Alex’s early experiences with electronic music include Kiss FM, Universe raves such as Tribal Gathering and Big Love and the infamous London techno party Knowledge. It wasn’t until
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Influences: Silas & Snare
Silas & Snare first met in Leeds several years ago and since then have been taking up residencies at nights such as Vagabondz, Subdub, Hit&Run and Bigger than Barry. Leeds is a city that is well known for its competitive club culture and Silas & Snare first stood out with sets exploring the realms of
Influences: Silent-One
Cutting his teeth with the From Another Mind crew, Stuttgart’s Silent-One has become known for his outstanding emotion-led and personal performances. Understanding music as art in its purest form, Silent-One creates an intimate setting even in the most immense buildings. This attitude flows into his productions and label, Intimate Silence. Launched in 2016, Silent-One’s imprint
Label Love Affair: Jelly Bean Farm
Founded in LA, Ganesa’s Jelly Bean Farm has been bringing the sound of the UK to the states for a few years now. Between 2014-2016, Ganesa was playing UK bass and techno sets at dubstep, techno and footwork nights like Juke Bounce Werk’s night Rocksteady when there were no nights for the UK dominant sound.
Untitled 909 Podcast 015: Oisin
Paving his way in the Dublin scene, Oisin has previously hosted a regular show on Dublin Digital Radio – spotlight some of his favourite labels – and has been booked for parties such as Bodytonic and at The Bernard Shaw. Now based in London, Oisin selections span across the board taking inspiration from early Chicago
The Lowdown: Jing
Debuting on Steve Bicknell’s 6dimensions label last year, Berlin-based Taiwanese artist Jing has been turning her stories into audio performances with a conceptual mystery project trilogy. The first in the series, ‘Adularescene’ focused on moonstones, the effect of light and the optical phenomenon whilst the latest second edition ‘Diffraction’ (released late last year) tells the
Influences: PSYCHOPLASMICS + ‘Berlin Nights’ video premiere
Lord Pusswhip and Alfred Drexler are the producers behind the Icelandic project PSYCHOPLASMICS who, recently released their debut self-titled album. Known as pioneers in their local scene, the pair brings together hip-hop, IDM, trap and breakbeat to create scattered, chaotic sounds – think Flying Lotus and the Brainfeeder crew. The rawness in their productions presents
The Lowdown: Jordan
Belfast producer Jordan came to our attention last year with his killer AVA Boiler Room stream and since then, he has been booked across Europe and beyond with key gigs in Berlin, Tokyo, Copenhagen, and London alongside his weekly residency at The Night Institute at The Art Department. When it comes to his productions, his
The Lowdown: FYI Chris
There’s an air of romanticism to record stores, much like book shops, whereby the people who visit and work there are equally as interesting as the item you pick up and explore. As you enter the store, you’re equally intrigued by the music to dig through and the people to get to know. This sentiment feels
David Vunk: “But most importantly the Rotterdam spirit inspired me, the people and the love here, and the 160 different nationalities, multicultural life here.”
David Vunk is one of those rare artists in the electronic music world that has an air of old school rock and roll sensibility to him – perhaps influenced by his Dad who introduced Vunk to the likes of Beastie Boys, The Rolling Stones and Frank Zappa from an early age. Hailing from the harbour