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Israel-via-Amsterdam duo Juju & Jordash trade in an eccentric, jazz-infused and emotionally involving form of electronic psychedelia. In advance of a London show this weekend, they catch up with Rory Gibb to discuss free jazz, improvisation and the politics of personal experience
Israel-via-Amsterdam duo Juju & Jordash trade in an eccentric, jazz-infused and emotionally involving form of electronic psychedelia. In advance of a London show this weekend, they catch up with Rory Gibb to discuss free jazz, improvisation and the politics of personal experience
London's Anthoney J. Hart crafts dark and mind-altering electronic music, steeped in a love of UK rave culture and the psychedelic properties of looped sound. He speaks to Rory Gibb about old drum & bass 12"s and inner space, and has recorded us a mix - listen below
London's Anthoney J. Hart crafts dark and mind-altering electronic music, steeped in a love of UK rave culture and the psychedelic properties of looped sound. He speaks to Rory Gibb about old drum & bass 12"s and inner space, and has recorded us a mix - listen below
In this month's electronic music column, Rory Gibb delves into fathomless darkness, paranoid sub-bass and circuitry gone haywire, from Cold War techno and alien mandibles to abstract grime and new forms of dark UK sound system music
In this month's electronic music column, Rory Gibb delves into fathomless darkness, paranoid sub-bass and circuitry gone haywire, from Cold War techno and alien mandibles to abstract grime and new forms of dark UK sound system music
Rory Gibb takes you on a detailed trip through some of the year's defining tracks in electronic and dance music - from reductionist garage and construction-site ambient to junglist collage and quicklime grime - plus listen to a mix containing all 25 tracks
Rory Gibb takes you on a detailed trip through some of the year's defining tracks in electronic and dance music - from reductionist garage and construction-site ambient to junglist collage and quicklime grime - plus listen to a mix containing all 25 tracks
Dusk & Blackdown's new album Dasaflex is a seamless synthesis of the last near-decade's worth of UK dancefloor innovation, from garage and grime through dubstep and funky. They speak to Rory Gibb about finding new twists on established formulae
Dusk & Blackdown's new album Dasaflex is a seamless synthesis of the last near-decade's worth of UK dancefloor innovation, from garage and grime through dubstep and funky. They speak to Rory Gibb about finding new twists on established formulae
Using effects, processors and old buildings as resonance chambers, Emptyset's stripped-down electronic music plays tricks with space and time. They speak to Rory Gibb about new EP Collapsed, hardware imprinting and allowing machines to take control
Using effects, processors and old buildings as resonance chambers, Emptyset's stripped-down electronic music plays tricks with space and time. They speak to Rory Gibb about new EP Collapsed, hardware imprinting and allowing machines to take control
Chicago's Jamal Moss sinks the legacies of house music and Sun Ra into abrasive and acutely psychoactive takes on club music, noise and industrial. In advance of a UK/Europe tour, he speaks to Rory Gibb about expressing the ambiguities of real life
Chicago's Jamal Moss sinks the legacies of house music and Sun Ra into abrasive and acutely psychoactive takes on club music, noise and industrial. In advance of a UK/Europe tour, he speaks to Rory Gibb about expressing the ambiguities of real life
Even as the UK's club scene has changed around him, David Kennedy's music has continued to embody the rhythm-focused and adventurous approach that also characterises his label Hessle Audio. He speaks to Rory Gibb about the compulsion to keep exploring new avenues
Even as the UK's club scene has changed around him, David Kennedy's music has continued to embody the rhythm-focused and adventurous approach that also characterises his label Hessle Audio. He speaks to Rory Gibb about the compulsion to keep exploring new avenues
Australian musician and audiovisual artist Robin Fox locks human nervous systems to the rhythms of the machine. Ahead of his laser show at Cafe Oto on September 16th, he speaks to Rory Gibb about scoring for dance and cracking technology
Australian musician and audiovisual artist Robin Fox locks human nervous systems to the rhythms of the machine. Ahead of his laser show at Cafe Oto on September 16th, he speaks to Rory Gibb about scoring for dance and cracking technology
Bristol's Sam Kidel battles with his computer to create constantly evolving club tracks with a hand-played sensibility. He speaks to Rory Gibb about the "strange abstraction" of producing music on a screen, and has recorded us a mix
Bristol's Sam Kidel battles with his computer to create constantly evolving club tracks with a hand-played sensibility. He speaks to Rory Gibb about the "strange abstraction" of producing music on a screen, and has recorded us a mix